Author: Gerardo Orlando

If you’re looking for a new car that will get you noticed but you don’t want to break the bank, you ought to test drive the new Nissan JUKE. Nissan’s bold new entry in the sport crossover market has head-turning styling and an engine with a nice kick. The car immediately grabs your attention with a front end that turns conventional styling on its head. The turn signals are integrated into the front fenders in a spot where you might expect to find the headlights, but with a closer look you’ll see the round headlights below the turn signals. It…

The crossover market continues to grow rapidly, and Ford will be poised to capitalize on that trend with the 2011 Ford Edge. The original Edge was a hit for Ford partly due to its aggressive and distinctive styling, and the new 2011 model features a larger and bolder front grille that suits the vehicle nicely. Plus, a new Sport edition will give the guys something to get excited about with the Tuxedo Black grille and the 22-inch wheels that you won’t find anywhere else in this class. The new Edge is also the first Ford model to feature Ford’s new…

When standing next to the new 2011 MAZDA2, you’ll immediately notice that it looks nothing like the quirky subcompacts introduced over the past several years by other car brands. It isn’t boxy, and it doesn’t look like the designers scrunched up a larger model to fit this smaller class. Rather, you’ll see a sporty design that evokes the “Zoom, Zoom” feel that Mazda has worked so hard to establish in recent years. In a crowded but growing segment, design is critical to attract potential buyers, and Mazda appears to have succeeded in providing an option to consumers who prefer a…

Richard Roeper co-hosted “At the Movies with Roger Ebert” from 2000 – 2008 and has been a columnist and movie critic for The Chicago Sun-Times for years. Roeper also loves to gamble, so he came up with a great idea for a book after seeing Morgan Spurlock’s documentary “Super Size Me.” Roeper concocted his own 30-day challenge – he would bet at least $1,000 per day of his own money every day over a 30-day period. The result is “Bet the House: How I Gambled Over a Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports, Poker, and Games of Chance,”…

Sasha Gray became a sensation in the adult film world back in 2006 when she arrived on the scene as an 18-year-old with big ideas and practically no inhibitions. She became a huge star in the adult industry and then crossed over the mainstream world when she was cast in Steven Soderbergh’s film “The Girlfriend Experience.” The producers of “9 to 5: Days in Porn,” a documentary about the life of people working in various aspects of the adult industry, were very fortunate to discover Sasha just as she was starting out in the industry, and she’s labeled as “The…

Bullz-Eye.com’s publisher, Gerardo Orlando, caught up with Hugh Hefner days before his 84th birthday bash that took place in Las Vegas at the Playboy Club at the Palms. Hef is a cultural icon and is widely admired for his accomplishments with “Playboy,” so it was a thrill to have the opportunity to speak with him. Hef discusses a new film project about his life being written by Diablo Cody and mentions that Robert Downey, Jr. has expressed interest in the role. He’s also excited about a new documentary about this life that will be widely released soon. Hugh Hefner: Hello…

The “Thrilla in Manila” was the third and final fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali and is widely considered to be one of the greatest fights of all time. Frazier and Ali had split the first two fights, and Ali was coming off his surprising victory over George Forman. HBO recently aired an incredible documentary, Thrilla in Manila (now available on DVD from Time Life), which tells the story of the fight and this incredible rivalry through the eyes of Joe Frazier. Frazier had helped Ali when he had been stripped of his boxing license and the two men…

Bill Maher took the time to speak with a group of writers, including Bullz-Eye, in connection with the DVD release of his film, “Religulous.” The conversation was typical Bill Maher: irreverent and hilarious, sparing no one. Bill knows how to have fun with the topic of religion, but he’s deadly serious about is as well. He noted right away how Barack Obama acknowledged nonbelievers in his Inaugural Address, and he also discussed how making a film was hard, and that he’ll never do it again. If you’re sensitive about this topic, proceed with caution, but if you have a sense…

Based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, “Jaws” hit the theaters in 1975 and instantly became a sensation. Screaming audiences kept coming back for more as the film became the highest-grossing film ever at the time. Steven Spielberg was already a hot young director at the age of 26 when he made “Jaws,” but this film turned him into a superstar. Filmed on Martha’s Vineyard, the shooting dragged on for seven months due to technical problems with the mechanical shark. In fact, Spielberg explained that the making of “Jaws” was extremely difficult and that his decision to take on…

Any list of the best sports movies has to include “Hoosiers.” This tribute to Indiana basketball was inspired by the true story of the 1954 Milan team that won the Indiana High School championship. Milan was a tiny school of roughly 50 kids, and in those days every school participated in the same high school tournament regardless of size. Basketball is a religion in Indiana, and the Milan story was told over and over again to each new generation of kids. It was the ultimate underdog story, and writer Angelo Pizzo crafted an original script around this event that he…