by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 27, 2009 | Films
I seem to be spending a lot of time writing about Mr. Victor Gischler these days. Previously, we wrote about the sale of his nifty book Go-Go Girls of the Appocalype and the sale of his Pulp Boy screenplay (co-written by the very cool Anthony Neil Smith).Now word...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 27, 2009 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Acorn MediaRelease date: January 27, 2009MSRP: $24.99Full disclosure: At one point in my novel Big City Bad Blood (Editor’s note: Do yourself a favor and buy this book!), Ray Dudgeon needs a spiritual lift, and he listens to Sonny Rollins. Rollins is my favorite...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 27, 2009 | TV
Universal Studios Home EntertainmentRelease date: Jan 20, 2009MSRP: $39.98Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup,Action! Adventure! Whumping!Whumping? Fan fiction devotees know what I’m talking about. The word “whumping” was...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 27, 2009 | Features
2009 marks the tenth anniversary of The Goon by Eric Powell.Dark Horse is rolling out a celebration and in March Eric is having a party in Nashville on Friday the 13th. Details are on The Goon websiteCOMING IN LATE MAY THE GOON VOLUME 7The Goon is a wonderful book. A...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 25, 2009 | Films
Warner Home VideoRelease date: February 3, 2009MSRP: $28.99Director: Hal AshbyStars: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Dysart, Melvyn Douglas, Jack WardenIgnorance is bliss.That phrase pretty much sums up Chance, Peter Sellers’ character in the film Being...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 25, 2009 | Films
Paramount Home EntertainmentRelease date: Jan 27, 2009MSRP: $36.99Director: David FincerStars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Brian CoxBased on the book by Richard Graysmith, Zodiac looks at the infamous Zodiac killer that...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 24, 2009 | Films
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced they will be releasing a two-disc Blu-ray of Sin City on April 21st.”Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted, some call it dark. Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 24, 2009 | Features
No person is any one thing, they are an amalgam of various parts. Most people like to think that somewhere in there soul is a rebel, a hero, a scholar, someone of quality. And while people can and do exhibit these qualities, it’s not as often as we’d like, and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 23, 2009 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Recently the wonderful woman I share my life with and I ran across seasons i and 2 of NYPD BLUE on DVD for $20, a nice cheap price (Target). I haven’t seen then since they first aired and I remember digging it a lot. After watching the first two seasons I now...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 23, 2009 | Films
Warner Home VideoTheatrical release: December 17, 1993Blu-ray release: February 10, 2009MSRP: $28.99Director: Alan J. PakulaStars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony GoldwynTwo Supreme Court Justices with almost nothing in common are...
