by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 17, 2008 | Films
Paramount Home EntertainmentRelease date: November 11th, 2008MSRP: $24.99Director: Billy WilderStars: Humphrey Bogard, Audrey Hepburn, William HoldenThe folks at Paramount love me. I can think of no other explanation for the launch of their Centennial collection line....
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 17, 2008 | TV
USA Network has announced that it has ordered an eighth and final season of Monk.The series is a cornerstone of the network’s “characters welcome” attitude and garnered critical praise almost immediately after it started airing in 2002. The show has...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 17, 2008 | Comics, Reviews
Black Summer Avatar Press This was a really wild read. It at first seems like another deconstruction of the superhero genre, but very soon it becomes obvious that it is more. It is also a look at the world today and the politics involved with running the world. A team...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 16, 2008 | TV
In September, Lee gave us his initial thoughts about Fringe. Here are his thoughts mdiway into the season.Dr. Walter Bishop is one of the great characters in series television. You can find him in Fringe on Fox Tuesday nights at eight and I wish you would. It’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 16, 2008 | TV
Tom Selleck is returning for a sixth Jesse Stone teleflick.In Jesse Stone: No Remorse, Stone (Selleck) is on suspension from his regular job, helps out State Homicide Captain Healy (Stephen McHattie) by heading to Boston to investigate a series of murders.Kathy Baker,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 15, 2008 | TV
We are about a third of the way through the season, so the merry gang at Crimespree thought it was a good time to take a look at where shows are.Over the course of the next week or two, Lee, Gerald, Rev, Naomi and myself will offer up some thoughts on various...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 14, 2008 | Home Entertainment
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that The French Connection and The French Connection 2 are coming to Blu-ray on Feb 24th. Each will contain new bonus features.The French Connection:New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 14, 2008 | TV
“Petty Cash, the latest episode of The Shield is another episode from the show that has multiple meanings in context. In this case the petty cash refers to the hundred grand that Shane and Mara had stolen from them in last week’s episode (Party Line). It’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 13, 2008 | TV
Warner Home VideoRelease date: November 11th, 2008MSRP: $49.99Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam BaldwinGerald already reviewed the DVD set of season one of Chuck, so I am not going to spend too much time explaining the premise of the series. For those not...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 13, 2008 | TV
Paramount Home VideoRelease date: October 14th, 2008MSRP: $39.98Stars: Don Johnson, Cheech MarinOk, so not everyone has been waiting for this show to come out on DVD, but I for one am thrilled. I love this show. Don Johnson is beyond a doubt the one the show is all...