Author: Will Harris

If you close your eyes tight and concentrate really hard, you can just about picture a time when Michael Douglas had a career beyond that of being “that old guy Catherine Zeta Jones is married to,” Danny DeVito had a virtually unblemished comedic record, and Kathleen Turner was just about the hottest thing on two legs. Now…open your eyes and prepare to be welcomed back to the era of “Romancing the Stone.” Oh, yes, and although it’s standing several paces back, don’t forget about its not-all-that-bad sequel, “The Jewel of the Nile.” “Romancing the Stone” (5 stars) was verging on…

Hey, cool, a true-story sports movie where the lead character is an older-than-average player who overcomes the odds to become a star…! Oh, no, wait, I already saw that movie; it was called “The Rookie.” It won’t be a dramatic shock to your system, then, to see that “Invincible,” the tale of an average Joe…or, in this case, an average Vince…who becomes an unlikely football hero, was produced by the same folks who were behind “The Rookie” (Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray). In the ‘70s, the Philadelphia Eagles…well, let us not mince words: they sucked, and they sucked hard. They…

“Open Water 2,” huh? Given that sharks ate the main characters in the original film, one could presume that the new movie must revolve around the tour boat company who left them to die in shark-infected waters. (“Omigod, you left another couple out there? No way! Dude, seriously, we are so going out of business this time!”) But, alas, that isn’t the case. And just in case you’re hoping that either the parents or siblings of the couple from “Open Water” are now on a quest to track down the guilty sharks and avenge the deaths of their family members,…

When “Enemy of the State” first hit theaters in 1998, it was a mainstream techno-thriller that basically combined the Big Brother concept with the reminder that you’re not paranoid if they really are out to get you. But, of course, while half the audience said, “Dammit, I knew the government was watching us,” the rest of the crowd just ate their popcorn and went, “Cool movie,” without thinking much about how real or unreal the events of the flick might’ve been. One Patriot Act later, however, and, suddenly, “Enemy of the State” doesn’t seem nearly as fictional. Will Smith plays…

As you already well know if you’ve stepped into a DVD retailer recently, the “Television” section of such stores has been growing by leaps and bounds. To look at the sprawling rows of full-season sets, you might think that there couldn’t possibly be any TV series that hasn’t yet made it to DVD…but, dude, seriously, if you really think that, you’re a naïve fool. (Sorry, nothing personal.) While it’s one thing for a show to be cancelled after less than a season and then simply vanish into the mists of time – although more and more networks are trying to…

If the name John Sloan doesn’t immediately ring a bell…well, to be honest, it probably wouldn’t surprise him. While John’s been acting for more than a decade (much more when you include his theatrical work) and has done time on both the East and West coasts, he’s hasn’t necessarily had a lot of what you’d call “matinee roles.” That’s not to say he hasn’t been keeping busy – he’s made appearances on “Gilmore Girls,” “Commander in Chief,” “American Dreams,” “Tru Calling,” and “Boston Public,” among others – but it wasn’t until 2005 that he got the job that really gave…

If the name John Sloan doesn’t immediately ring a bell…well, to be honest, it probably wouldn’t surprise him. While John’s been acting for more than a decade (much more when you include his theatrical work) and has done time on both the East and West coasts, he’s hasn’t necessarily had a lot of what you’d call “matinee roles.” That’s not to say he hasn’t been keeping busy – he’s made appearances on “Gilmore Girls,” “Commander in Chief,” “American Dreams,” “Tru Calling,” and “Boston Public,” among others – but it wasn’t until 2005 that he got the job that really gave…

Filmmakers Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro showed up with small cameras and a dream of making a film about wheelchair rugby that would be shown at Sundance. “I guess it sounded pretty ridiculous,” admits Shapiro, but the end result – the documentary entitled “Murderball” – achieved their goal and then some. Bullz-Eye had the opportunity to talk with one of the stars of the film, Keith Cavill, about the effect the film had on him, as well as how, although he’s a quadriplegic, he’s embraced life not only through athletics but as a motivational speaker. Our conversation also…

Trying to explain “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” to someone who’s never seen it is, in a word, impossible. Directed by Russ Meyer and written by Roger Ebert…yes, that Roger Ebert (like there’s more than one)…the film has regularly been described by its screenwriter as “the first exploitation-horror-camp-musical.” If that doesn’t completely confuse you before you’ve even started the film, then try this: despite its title, it’s in no way a sequel to “Valley of the Dolls.” In fact, it even begins with a written caveat to that effect appearing onscreen: “The film you are about to see is…

Man, it’s some kind of good month for fans of camp films. As if seeing the special edition of “Mommie Dearest” come out with audio commentary by John Waters, now both “Valley of the Dolls” and “Beyond The Valley of the Dolls” are hitting stores, each as a two-disc special edition as part of 20th Century Fox’s “Cinema Classics Collection.” The latter film is so totally bizarre that it deserves – and will receive – its own individual review, but, trust me, the original flick deserves one, too. As a novel, Jacqueline Susann’s “Valley of the Dolls” was a trashy…