by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 7, 2008 | Comics, Events
This is a series of photos from one our favorite staff photographers Christy Hintz. It’s a fact that storm troopers love the hot pockets Lady Death statue from Avatar Anna Mercury From Avatar You know who from DC Direct A giant banner of “The Goddamn...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 6, 2008 | TV
MPI Home VideoRelease date: June 24th, 2008SRP: $39.98Four-disc set with 22 episodesStars: Tony Crane, Susan Walters, Barry Corbin, Karla TamburrelliThis cable TV adaptation of the 1987 Dennis Quaid-Ellen Barkin film premiered on USA Network in August 1996. Produced...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 5, 2008 | Films
David Stone’s The Echelon Vendetta has been optioned by Sony pictures, with Jonathon Levine assigned to handle the writing duties.”Micha Dalton is not paid to ask questions. He’s the man the CIA sends to clean up the mess when something goes wrong-an agent...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 5, 2008 | Features
Like most conventions and shows large events like this among other things mean good shopping opportunities. With over 400 dealers and tables in artist Alley there were more than enough places to spend your hard earned money. I see the shopping breaking down into two...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 5, 2008 | Films
The words of Iconic Noir writer Jim Thompson appear to destined for the big screen once more.Thompson’s 1953 novel, Recoil, is being looked at for the big screen.”Pat Cosgrove was a convict in the state’s vilest prison, and Doc Luther gave him his freedom....
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 4, 2008 | Comics
Wizard World Chicago capped off a terrific June! And it answered an important question for me: Where would an independent graphic novel sell best? At a literary festival with a decidedly mixed crowd or a comics convention that traditionally attracts a large...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 3, 2008 | TV
Mention “Cracker” to a fan of crime fiction/television and you will likely get a warm reaction.Cracker was a series that aired, in the U.K., from 1993 to 1996, and started Robber Coltrane as a rather crusty forensic psychologist named Eddie Fitzgerald. Eddie had...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 3, 2008 | Features, Home Entertainment
Season four of this show, shown originally in fall of 1971-spring of 1972, is another masterpiece. The writing is top notch and you can see that the writers understood the need to mix things up. We have episodes with international intrigue like the two part The...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 3, 2008 | Features
We were fortunate enough to see a preview of this while we were at Wizard World Chicago.The animated shorts here are meant to bridge the gap between Batman Begins and Dark Knight. They took the right right approach and brought in some top notch writers to work on...
