by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 21, 2012 | Films
Directed by Oren Moverman Written by James Ellroy There have been many adaptations of James Ellroy’s work: Cop, starring James Woods which was based on Blood on the Moon, The Black Dahlia with Josh Hartnett, LA Confidential with Russell Crowe, and Street Kings with...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 10, 2012 | Films
Directed by James Watkins Written by Jane Goldman based on the book by Susan Hill Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Misha Handley I saw this movie as a play in London in 1995 and remember enjoying it quite a bit. The part played by Daniel...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 3, 2012 | Features, Films
A Dangerous Method Directed by David Cronenberg Written by Christopher Hampton, based on his play “The Talking Cure” and the book A MOST DANGEROUS METHOD, by John Kerr. Starring, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Vincent Cassel PLOT: “A Dangerous...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2012 | Features, Films
Written by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, based on the novel by John LeCarre Directed by Tomas Alfredson Starring: Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch I don’t have the head for movies or books about money. And I...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 20, 2012 | Features, Films
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Directed by David Fincher Written b Steven Zallian, based on the novel by Stieg Larsson Starring: Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Robin Wright, Joelly Richardson Third...