by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 11, 2008 | Books, Features
Steven Sidor’s first book kicked my ass. I really enjoyed it and the second was every bit as good. He does a great job of setting mood and his description of settings blend in perfectly and really make you feel like you are somewhere familair. Here’s a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 11, 2008 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
I never read Nancy Drew as a kid. Never watched the series or movies and thus have no real attachment to the character. So my perspective on this film certainly might be different than that of others.The film starts out with Nancy catching a couple of burglars in the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 10, 2008 | Home Entertainment, TV
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that HBO has ordered 13 episodes of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.The show is based on the bestselling novels by Alexander McCall Smith.The deal is actually a split between HBO and the BBC. HBO will get U.S. and Canadian...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 10, 2008 | Features, Films
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 10, 2008 | Comics
Here’s my take on some stuff I read from the last two weeks. The reviews are rather short and to the point, but I enjoyed them all excpet one and would recommend each of these titles (excpet the one). All Star Batman and Robin #9 DC Comics This is like an...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 9, 2008 | TV
THE WIRE Episode #60: ” – 30 – ” Debut: SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) maps out a damage-control scenario with the police brass in the wake of a startling revelation from Pearlman and Daniels. Their choices: clean up the mess, or hide...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 9, 2008 | TV
I had not seen this, but I have to give a kudos to Mr. Gerald So for bringing it to my attention. This is from Harlan Coben’s newsletter: Hart Hanson, the creator and executive producer of the TV series BONES, is writing a pilot for Twentieth Century Fox studios...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 8, 2008 | Home Entertainment, TV
Arts Alliance America B.L. Stryker was one of several series aired on a rotating basis as The ABC Mystery Movie (1989-1990). Burt Reynolds starred as an ex-New Orleans cop whose talent for empathizing with violent criminals and killers almost drives him over the edge....
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 8, 2008 | Home Entertainment
Have you ever seen 12 Monkeys? You know, the Bruce Willis monkey movie that didn’t actually have monkeys in it…at least that I remember. I guess there could have been a few. Not a great movie, but Brad Pitt is fantastic in it, and steals most of the scenes he is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 7, 2008 | Features
I believe myself to be a fairly level headed person. I spend hours typing book reviews, Crimespree columns, Bouchercon e-mails, even occasional fiction. I love it all. That is the kind of column all of you expect and deserve on this blog. So if you’re not interested...
