by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 7, 2008 | Home Entertainment
Rough Diamond (Acorn Media) aired in England as Diamond Geezer, a title I feel they should have kept, but knowing how phobic we in the US are about age I understand the change. The series contains four episodes, runs just under five hours, and stars David Jason (Sir...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 5, 2008 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Once upon a time Leo McCarey made a movie. It did very well. 18 years later he remade it, and it did even better. 37 years later it was remade again …and sucked. I guess I can’t really say it sucked, I never watched, but I heard bad things [editor’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 29, 2008 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Caroline Quentin continues her excellent performance as DCI Janine Lewis, a woman who must juggle messy crimes with a messy home life as a single mother of four kids. Watch just one episode of this dandy British detective series and you’ll be addicted the the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 26, 2008 | Home Entertainment
This long running police drama was a huge success in it’s run from 1968-1980. Over the years the cast would see some changes, even losing Dano in the last season. The one constant was Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett. Jack Lord had been acting for a while, he played...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 20, 2008 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Until about a year ago, I had little use for David Cronenberg. His stuff was simply not my cup of tea. That was until A History of Violence blew me away. That film showed me that there was a lot more to Cronenberg than I had thought. He proved a real skill for filming...