by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 22, 2009 | TV
Time for another U.K. hit to get Americanized.According to THR, David Fincher (SEVEN, ZODIAC) is working on turning the BBC mini-series HOUSE OF CARDS into an hour long drama for U.S. television.The original series, based on the novel by Michael Dobbs, was set right...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 21, 2009 | TV
ITV has announced that filming has begun on VERA, a made for television film based on Ann Cleeves’ HIDDEN DEPTHS. Julie Armstrong (Gina McKee) arrives home from a rare night out in Newcastle with boyfriend Gary Wright (Neil Armstrong) to find her son murdered....
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 20, 2009 | TV
A while back, I reported that Dominic West (THE WIRE) was going to play Jack Taylor in the U.K. television series of Ken Bruen’s THE GUARDS.Sadly, West ultimately had to pull out. It was not a major shock because we had rec’d a few anonymous comments...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 17, 2009 | Features
Release date: October 16th, 2009 Director: Spike Jones Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Forrest Whitaker, Catherine O’hara, Chris Cooper, Mark Ruffalo As a fan of children’s literature, I was excited and terrified when I learned...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 14, 2009 | Films
Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones is in discussions to co-star in and direct the film version of Michael Connelly’s THE LINCOLN LAWYER.”Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of theback seat of his Lincoln Town Car,...