Author: Will Harris

David Boreanaz isn’t quite at the point where people see his face and immediately think, “Hey, it’s that guy who plays FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth on ‘Bones’!” But with the Fox series resuming its second season after a World Series-induced hiatus, he’s certainly getting there. Bullz-Eye had a chance to talk with Boreanaz for a few minutes on his cell phone while he was driving to the set; he discussed the evolution of his character on “Bones,” his recent film work with Alan Cumming (that’s Nightcrawler from the second “X-Men” movie, kids), and, although we were led to understand…

I’m downright chagrined to admit this, but before sitting down to review the latest reissue of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” I had never before seen the film in its entirety. I’m sure I’m not the only one who hasn’t, but, still, it almost makes me feel like a card-carrying Grinch to admit that I’ve made it to the age of 36 without making it a point to have seen an inarguable holiday classic. So why did it take me this long? Well, my parents never really went out of their way to watch it. Mind you, I do have friends…

Friends and family might know her as Cassandra Peterson, but to fans of bad horror movies, she’ll always be Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Ms. Peterson’s Elvira persona keeps busy every October without fail, and this year is no exception. In addition to her usual public appearances, she’s also seeing six of her best “Movie Macabre” moments being reissued through the fine folks at Shout! Factory, as well as hosting viewings of several Something Weird flicks – that’s a home video company – through Comcast’s video-on-demand program. Elvira — I mean, Cassandra — took a few minutes out of her…

The man referred to as Mr. Loaf by The New York Times has a new album coming out, and…hey, were you just about to sneer, “What is it, Bat Out of Hell III?” If so, good call. Yes, that’s right, Meat Loaf has returned with the final chapter of the Bat saga (subtitled The Monster Is Loose), and he took a few minutes to chat with Bullz-Eye about it. Sure, it shows that he’s already spoken with about 350 different journalists about the record – as you’ll soon see, he steamrolled through a monologue about the various folks responsible for…

You have to respect a man whose ego is so under control that, when serving as narrator of a comedy scene of which he was a part, he willingly admits, “You have no idea who I am.” Admittedly, it’s kind of true…although when you watch the rapid-fire montage of Fran Solomita’s various gigs on television – both in shows and commercials – that appears at the beginning of his directorial debut, “When Stand Up Stood Out,” you’ll almost certainly recognize his face, if not his name. The film, which details the rise and inevitable fall of the Boston standup comedy…

Perhaps the most striking thing about the 25th Anniversary Special Edition of “Taps” is that it’s emblazoned with a sticker that trumpets how it features “Tom Cruise in his second film role!” It immediately begs several questions: In this current climate, with Tommy boy experiencing no love from Paramount and having just about everyone convinced that he’s a big ol’ nutball, is anything Cruise-related really all that great a selling point? What’s so impressive about it being his second film role, anyway? Will “Losin’ It” be reissued with a big sticker reminding everyone that it was Cruise’s fourth film role?…

I so did not want to like this show. The back of the box made it sound like this decade’s “Beavis and Butthead,” with two dumbasses walking through life and, between adventures, watching TV and making smart-aleck comments about what’s on the screen. (Gee, can’t imagine anyone else would make such a comparison.) What made me give it chance, however, was the fact that it’s the creation of Orlando Jones, probably best known for his work on “Mad TV” and in the movie “Evolution.” Jones’s comedic abilities always seem to be underrated – in fact, his most recent gig was…

These days, Lisa Edelstein is predominantly known for her role as hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy, but many diehard TV fans have been familiar with her work for years. She’s played comedic roles on “Mad About You,” “Frasier,” and “The Larry Sanders Show,” gotten dramatic on “Judging Amy,” “The Practice,” and “Without a Trace,” and even written a musical…and even before all of that, she was arguably the Paris Hilton of her day, spending some time in the ‘80s as a NYC party girl. Edelstein took a few minutes to chat with Bullz-Eye about some of her past roles, the…

Even before the opening credits began to roll on “The Wicker Man,” a remake of the 1973 cult British film starring Edward Woodward (best known from TV’s “The Equalizer”), two questions kept running through my mind: who in God’s name came up with the idea of remaking this thing, and how on earth did they convince enough people at Warner Brothers that it was going to be a box office success? It must surely come down to two things: 1) Nicolas Cage was attached to the film. 2) No one working at Warner Brothers has ever seen the weird-as-shit original.…

Of all John Hughes’ work in the teenage comedy genre during the 1980s, the film that falls between the cracks more often than not is “Some Kind of Wonderful.” So dismissed is the film that, within the biography in Hughes’ Wikipedia entry, the film isn’t even mentioned. In a sense, you can see why it’s fallen into relative obscurity; there’s no Molly Ringwald, there’s no Anthony Michael Hall…in fact, there really isn’t anyone in the cast who’s generally considered to be part of “The Brat Pack,” so it stands apart via that aspect. Plus, it’s a pretty blatant thematic retread…