Author: Will Harris

He was the star of one of the most popular syndicated series of all time (“Hercules”) and followed it up with another long-running show (“Andromeda”), but Kevin Sorbo isn’t the kind of guy who’s ready to just sit back and spend the rest of his life on the sci-fi fantasy circuit. (And we know, because we asked him if he was considering it.) Sorbo recently wrapped up a seven-episode stint on “The O.C.” – an appearance completely coincidental to the show’s cancellation, we swear – and he’s currently busy promoting his role as the lead in the straight-to-video semi-sequel to…

Although some still look at Jim True-Frost and immediately recall his small but memorable role in one of Cameron Crowe’s earlier flicks, that number is growing smaller and smaller with each successive season that he plays Roland “Prez” Pryzbylewski on HBO’s acclaimed series, “The Wire.” We spoke with True-Frost on the occasion of “The Wire” being selected for the top spot in the latest edition of Bullz-Eye’s TV Power Rankings – an honor he deemed “fantastic” – and it gave us the opportunity to ask him about the surprising arc of his character over the course of the series, how…

One of the most talked-about films of 2006 – for all the right reasons, fortunately – was “Hollywoodland” (on DVD Feb. 6), which explored the death of actor George Reeves, best known for playing TV’s Superman in the 1950s. For years, Reeves’ death has been under scrutiny by conspiracy theorists who’ve claimed that it wasn’t suicide, as declared by the Los Angeles Police Department, but, rather, murder…and there were more possible suspects than you might suspect. Bullz-Eye had a chance to chat with the film’s director, Allen Coulter, about his experiences on “Hollywoodland” (including whether he hesitated at all before…

When it comes to live-action motion pictures based on their superheroes, it’s fair to say that Marvel Comics kicks DC Comics’ ass, if only because Marvel is so much more prolific. If you look at two companies’ track records over the last ten years, here’s how things stack up: Marvel: “Blade”/“Blade II”/“Blade: Trinity,” “X-Men”/“X2: X-Men United”/“X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Spider-Man”/“Spider-Man 2,” “Daredevil,” “Hulk,” “The Punisher,” “Elektra,” and “Fantastic Four.” DC: “Catwoman,” “Batman Begins,” and “Superman Returns.” Wow, that’s embarrassing. Not content to rest on its laurels, Marvel’s continued to maintain its advantage by building an all-new market with a series…

Considering that he’s become such a recognizable face in comedy through his roles as Mike Brady in the “Brady Bunch” movies, Bill Lumbergh in “Office Space,” and, most recently, as Will Ferrell’s father in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” it’s sometimes easy to forget that Gary Cole maintains a healthy career as both a dramatic actor and the voice of many an animated character. As such, although we recently had a chance to speak with Cole about his turn as Reese Bobby in “Talladega Nights,” we didn’t miss the opportunity to quiz him about his stint on “American…

You probably don’t recognize him by name, but if you’re an aficionado of the perennial Yuletide favorite, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” you may know Jimmy Hawkins, even if you don’t know you know him. Hawkins played Tommy Bailey, the young son of George Bailey, immortalized by Jimmy Stewart. (Tommy was the kid who, when George comes home after realizing that Uncle Billy has lost the $8,000 and is freaking out, repeatedly says, “Excuse me!”) That was 1946, and since then, Hawkins has moved behind the camera, serving as a producer for several films; he’s also become the unofficial biographer for…

“Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown… the mysterious. The unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you, the full story of what happened on that fateful day. We are bringing you all the evidence, based only on the secret testimony, of the miserable souls, who survived this terrifying ordeal.…

Why is it, just when you’re certain that everything about the Beatles that needs to be written has already been written, someone has to go and prove you wrong? If you’re a Beatle obsessive, it’s likely you already have a couple of titles on the tip of your tongue when someone asks you to recommend your favorite book about the band. Personally, I’ve always sworn by the late Nicholas Schaffner’s 1977 book, “The Beatles Forever,” because it was the first in-depth look at the Beatles’ career that I ever owned. (That, and it comes sans the depressing ending of most…

If you think Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio aren’t the foremost experts on cinematic pirate adventures, you must not have checked their résumés; the duo has composed the screenplays for the first two “Pirates of the Caribbean” films – “The Curse of the Black Pearl” and “Dead Man’s Chest” – and they’re currently hip deep in the post-production of the final chapter in the trilogy, “At World’s End.” In addition to the “Pirates” flicks, Elliot and Rossio have collaborated on “Shrek,” “The Mask of Zorro,” and Disney’s “Aladdin,” and Rossio joined forces with Bill Marsilii on the script for the…

Peter Krause first came to major television prominence through his role as Casey McCall on ABC’s “Sports Night,” then made a surprisingly simple transition from comedy to drama when he secured the plum part of Nate Fisher on HBO’s “Six Feet Under.” Now, Krause has returned to television in a project that may surprise some: “The Lost Room,” a miniseries for the Sci-Fi Network. We had a chance to chat with Krause as well as one of the show’s co-writers, Christopher Leone, about the upcoming miniseries – airing Dec. 11th, 12th, and 13th – as well as about his work…