Author: Will Harris

Over the course of three seasons playing DEA agent Hank Schrader in AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” actor Dean Norris has found his character moving from semi-comic relief status to an emotional basket case. The turning point may have come early in Season 2 (in case you still aren’t watching but maintain good intentions about doing so, let’s just say it revolves around this dude named Tuco), but it’s only been in Season 3 that we’ve really seen the effects of that turning point come into play. Bullz-Eye had a chance to chat with Norris about how things have been going for…

If you don’t know Geoff Stults, then you’re just not watching the right shows because the guy’s been keeping pretty busy for the past several years: from 2001 to 2006, he appeared as Ben Kinkirk in almost two dozen episodes of “7th Heaven,” and he moved from there into a full-time gig, playing Eddie Latekka on the ABC drama “October Road.” The latter show only lasted for 19 episodes, but the network must’ve liked him well enough, because he’s now starring in a new ABC series: “Happy Town,” which premieres at 10 PM on Wednesday, April 28. Yes, it’s a…

Allow me to begin the introduction to this interview with an unabashed boast: it is a testament to my burgeoning ability to separate my work as a journalist from my sideline as an unabashed fanboy that I was able to sit down with Patrick Stewart for an interview about his work for PBS’s “Great Performances” – first as Claudius in “Hamlet,” then as the title character in “Macbeth – and not fully acknowledge my love of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” until just as I was standing up to leave. To some, this may seem like a waste of a…

Actress Brenda Vaccaro was a staple of motion pictures and television throughout the 1970s and 1980s, appearing in such films as “Midnight Cowboy,” “Airport ’77,” and “Capricorn One,” even earning an Academy Award nomination for her work in the adaptation of Jacqueline Susann’s “Once is Not Enough.” In recent years, however, her presence in those mediums has been limited to voiceover work (she can be heard on everything from “Johnny Bravo” to “Spawn”) and one-off guest appearances on series like “Ally McBeal,” “The King of Queens,” “Becker” and, most recently, “Nip/Tuck.” (She has, however, continued her work in the theater,…

As an actor, one has to be willing to accept the fact that not everyone will be able to separate you from the character that you play. Few know this quite as well as Susie Essman, who – thanks to several seasons playing Jeff Garlin’s wife on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” – is rarely able to walk down the street without someone recognizing her and…well, basically, if she doesn’t act like a crazy bitch, they’re disappointed. The real Susie Essman, however, is a sweetheart, and she was pleased to chat with Bullz-Eye in conjunction with “Curb” making an appearance in the…

As Bullz-Eye’s go-to guy for most things TV-related, I’m the first person to be understanding when people say, “I’ve heard good things about (INSERT SHOW HERE), but there just aren’t enough hours in the day to watch everything I hear good things about.” With that said, however, I’m still surprised that I don’t hear more people talking about ABC’s “The Middle.” No, it’s not as raucously hilarious as “Modern Family,” nor does it have a Big Time TV Star as its lead actress like “Cougar Town” does with Courtney Cox, but it sure seems to come a lot closer to…

Cheech and Chong are back, man! Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong had been threatening a reunion for several years, but it wasn’t until 2008 that the duo transformed their vague assurances into a full-fledged tour. For those who were unable to catch the so-called “Cheech & Chong Light Up America” tour (its name adjusted accordingly for other countries, of course), the guys captured one of the evenings on film and have just released it on DVD as “Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This,” which is being appropriately advertised as “their first joint venture in 25 years.” I’d originally been booked…

First things first: no, it’s not a sequel to “Repo Man.” It’s a valid question, though, as anyone who lived through 1984 and possessed even a modicum of cool at the time will immediately find themselves thinking of that Emilio Estevez/Harry Dean Stanton classic. Better Universal Pictures should’ve gone with the film’s original title, “The Resurrection Mambo.” (If there was anyone over the age of 35 in the studio’s marketing department, perhaps they would have.) There was a time when it would’ve been laughable to imagine Jude Law as an action hero, but between “Sky Captain and the World of…

David Koechner has been appearing in comedic roles since the mid-1990s, when he was part of the “Saturday Night Live” ensemble, but it’s arguable that his real breakout role didn’t occur ’til 2004, when he played Champ Kind in “Anchorman” and made the word “whammy” into a catchphrase. Since then, Koechner has appeared on several TV series, including “The Naked Truck and T-Bones Show,” “The Office” (he plays Todd Packer), and ABC’s short-lived sitcom “Hank,” but his most notable roles have been in films like “Talledega Nights,” “Get Smart,” “Sex Drive,” and, most recently, “Tenure,” co-starring Luke Wilson. Bullz-Eye talked…

As a member of the comedy troupe known as Broken Lizard, Kevin Heffernan has been making movie audiences laugh since playing Grogan in the group’s debut: the 1996 film, “Puddle Cruiser.” (No, it wasn’t “Super Troopers.” That didn’t hit theaters ‘til 2001.) Although their comedic sensibilities are perhaps an acquired taste, we here at Bullz-Eye have certainly acquired it, and it’s nice to see that Broken Lizard’s latest film, “The Slammin’ Salmon,” remains up to the standards the group has set for themselves…even if we’re not entirely sure what those standards are. We had a chance to chat with Heffernan…