Author: Will Harris

In England, the pirate radio station known as Radio Caroline is legendary, its broadcasts serving as a significant turning point in the history of rock and roll and ultimately inspiring broadcasters in the UK to increase the highly insufficient amount of rock music that was being played in the 1960s. As such, it’s no surprise that a film about the concept – even if it’s a work of fiction which plays off of an approximation of the actual facts – would be the sort of thing to quickly receive the green light from a British studio. Over there, the film…

Jonathan Ames is still known first and foremost as an author: he’s served as a columnist for the New York Press, penned several books (I Pass Like Night, The Extra Man, and Wake Up, Sir! among them), and even taken a dip into the world of graphic novels with 2008’s The Alcoholic. In 2009, however, his biggest claim to fame has been as the creator of the HBO series “Bored to Death,” starring Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, and Ted Danson. Bullz-Eye chatted with Ames about the origins of the so-called “Noir-otic” comedy, the process of casting it, and the challenges…

As the man responsible for the screenplay for “Dark City,” David S. Goyer has long since earned his sci-fi stripes, and when you throw in his contributions to the “comic book movie” genre (he wrote all three of the “Blade” films, co-wrote “Batman Begins,” and contributed the story for “The Dark Knight”), his street cred is well above board. Now, however, he’s picking up considerable respect for his work as the executive producer of ABC’s “FlashForward.” Bullz-Eye chatted with Goyer in conjunction with the show’s appearance in the TV Power Rankings, and he discussed the origins of the series, what…

Although Bullz-Eye had hoped to be able to speak to writer / director Richard Curtis in person whilst attending the press junket for his latest film, “Pirate Radio,” things didn’t go as planned: he was called away suddenly on a family emergency, necessitating the cancellation of his interviews. Being the trooper that he is, however, Curtis was back on the promotional trail within a few days time, and he was glad to take a few minutes on the phone to make up for our lost time in London. The primary topic of conversation was “Pirate Radio,” of course, but we…

When Bullz-Eye was invited to participate in the press junket for Focus Features’ new film, “Pirate Radio,” which took place at the Mayfair Hotel in London, you can imagine that we jumped at the opportunity. This wasn’t simply because of the location…though, to be fair, that was a hell of a nice benefit. But the concept of “Pirate Radio” – the pirate radio scene in England during the 1960s – combined with the director (Richard Curtis, “Love, Actually”) and the stars (Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, January Jones, Chris O’Dowd, Rhys Darby, Rhys Ifans, and the list goes on) had…

When Bullz-Eye was invited to participate in the press junket for Focus Features’ new film, “Pirate Radio,” which took place at the Mayfair Hotel in London, you can imagine that we jumped at the opportunity. This wasn’t simply because of the location…though, to be fair, that was a hell of a nice benefit. But the concept of “Pirate Radio” – the pirate radio scene in England during the 1960s – combined with the director (Richard Curtis, “Love, Actually”) and the stars (Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, January Jones, Chris O’Dowd, Rhys Darby, Rhys Ifans, and the list goes on) had…

“Weird Al” Yankovic has been around long enough to be defined not only as the leading parodist of his generation but, indeed, of several generations. It’s enough to make most guys feel old, but Al’s nowhere near slowing down: in addition to offering up regular digital single releases through iTunes (five of which have been compiled as the Internet Leaks EP), he’s the subject of a new 2-disc compilation entitled The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic. Bullz-Eye had a chance to chat with Al about the sources of his inspiration, some of his guest appearances on other people’s material (including Brian…

Although Chiwetel Ejiofor quickly became a recognizable face in his native England through his work in such films as “Dirty Pretty Things,” “Kinky Boots,” and “Love, Actually,” his name still proves to be a mouthful for the average American. That has not, however, kept him from working with a veritable laundry list of top-shelf directors, including Steven Spielberg (“Amistad”), Spike Lee (“She Hate Me,” “Inside Man”), Woody Allen (“Melinda and Melinda”), Ridley Scott (“American Gangster”), and, yes, even Joss Whedon (“Serenity”). Currently, Ejiofor can be seen in “Endgame,” based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in…

Prior to 2008, Jonny Lee Miller had been best known for his roles in such films as “Trainspotting,” “Mansfield Park,” and “Hackers” (as well as for later marrying his “Hackers” co-star, Angelina Jolie), but he’s now known to most American TV viewers for his titular role on the ABC series “Eli Stone.” The series may be gone, but Miller moves ever onward: in addition to a run on Broadway with “After Miss Julie,” he’s also part of the cast of “Endgame.” Based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa, the film will have its…

In July, Bullz-Eye chatted with John Oates, and now that he and his longtime partner…no, not J-Stache…are receiving the box-set treatment from Legacy Recordings with the 4-disc Do What You Want, Be What You Are, it’s time for us to chat with Daryl Hall. Given the lengthy history of the duo (their debut album was released in 1972), there simply wasn’t time to discuss every single album in their discography, but we did manage to speak about quite a few of them – including War Babies, Hall & Oates (the so-called “silver album”), and even Marigold Sky – as well…