Author: Will Harris

No, you’re not imagining things: it hasn’t been that long since Bullz-Eye last chatted with Henry Rollins. When we talked to him about “National Geographic Explorer: Born to Rage?” in December of 2010, however, we closed the conversation by forewarning him that we were already in the mix to chat with him in the new year about his contributions to Don Letts’ documentary, “Punk: Attitude,” which was on the cusp of a deluxe-edition reissue through Shout Factory. Rollins’ immediate response: “Sure, anything you need on that, too. Just book it and we’ll talk.” Fast-forward to January 2011. Beating Shout Factory…

William Sanderson describes himself as a journeyman actor, and that’s not entirely inaccurate, but whatever way you choose to describe him, you can’t say he isn’t a success on the small screen. He first came to prominence through his role as Larry on “Newhart” – you know, with his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl – and in recent years has come to be recognized for his work on “Deadwood” and “True Blood.” Although Sheriff Bud Dearborne has since retired from his post, Sanderson continues to work steadily, having just picked up a position on Current TV’s new series,…

Everyone warned me about Tommy Lee Jones. They said, “He’s not a good interview, he hates doing press, and if you’re not planning to bring your A-game, then you might as well not come at all.” But, dammit, it’s Tommy Lee Jones. If you know he’s going to be in attendance for the TCA Press Tour, how do you turn down the chance to sit in the presence of that guy? Better yet, I’d watched and really enjoyed his adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s play, “The Sunset Limited,” which he’d directed for HBO and starred in as well, along with Samuel…

With the demise of “Running Wilde,” Fox found itself with a hole on its schedule and a need for a sitcom to fill it. Enter “Traffic Light,” based on the Israeli series “Ramzor” and adapted for American audiences by Bob Fisher, co-writer of “Wedding Crashers.” For reasons known only to the gods of television, “Traffic Light” is hitting the airwaves at almost exactly the same time as a trio of other romantic-comedy sitcoms, including ABC’s “Happy Endings,” CBS’s “Mad Love,” and NBC’s “Perfect Couples.” Fox has felt strong enough about their entry, though, that they sent out not only the…

Shawn Ryan has a solid history with the folks at 20th Century Fox and the police genre, having been responsible for creating FX’s “The Shield.” This time, he’s bringing his gritty sensibilities on the subject to Fox with his new series, “The Chicago Code.” Bullz-Eye had a chance to chat briefly with one of the stars of the show, Delroy Lindo, during the 2011 Winter TCA Tour, and got the scoop on his character. Delroy Lindo: Go ahead, Will, do your thing! Bullz-Eye: (Laughs) Okay, well, first of all, I’d be remiss if I didn’t start by telling you that…

Chalk up another reason to love Bryan Cranston: even though the guy could just sit around and coast on his “Breaking Bad” Emmy wins between seasons of the AMC series, he so misses the chance to do comedy that, during his down time, he’s been working on a new web series for Atom.com called “The Handlers.” In the series, Cranston plays hapless politician Jack Power, who – along with his team of political consultants – is turned every which way but loose in an attempt to get elected, and new episodes of the series will continue to be rolled out…

It’s one thing for a guy to be a writer, director, and producer, but how often do you see someone with those credits make further jumps to comic book author and, from there, to network president? That’s Reginald Hudlin for you: always leaving ‘em guessing. After doing the writer/director thing on “House Party” and “Boomerang,” along with writing “Bebe’s Kids” and directing “The Great White Hype” and “The Ladies Man,” he stepped into the world of television, helming episodes of “The Bernie Mac Show” and serving as executive producer on “The Boondocks.” Even Hudlin was surprised, however, when Marvel Comics…

Megan Ward is hardly a household name, but chances are you’ve seen in her something – maybe even many things, as her list of credits is long and varied. Movies? “Encino Man,” “PCU,” “The Brady Bunch Movie,” “Glory Daze” and “Joe’s Apartment” to name but a few. How about TV? “Melrose Place,” “Sports Night,” “Sleeper Cell,” “Party of Five,” “Class of ‘96” and those are the just the shows in which she had recurring roles. Let’s not even get into her one-off appearances, or we could be here for a long, long time. She’s always working, doing something of note,…

Oh, God, not again. It was a kinder, gentler, funnier time when “Meet the Parents,” the first of the Focker films, hit theaters in 2000. Ben Stiller was still more or less basking in the glow of 1998’s “There’s Something About Mary,” and the idea that Robert De Niro could be funny was still somewhat of a novelty, with the actor having only just come off the success of 1999’s “Analyze This.” If “Meet the Parents” wasn’t what you’d call a comedy classic, there was still a reasonable amount of humor to be had in watching DeNiro square off against…

For a guy who’s spent most of his 15 years as a film actor in supporting roles, Barry Pepper doesn’t really have that many credits to his name…less than two dozen, if you can trust IMDb…but he’s got some real doozies in there, including two with Tom Hanks (“Saving Private Ryan” and “The Green Mile”), two with Will Smith (“Enemy of the State” and “Seven Pounds”), and efforts which found him directed by Spike Lee (“The 25th Hour”) and Clint Eastwood (“Flags of our Fathers”). Even now, he’s continuing to rack up his accomplishments: when Bullz-Eye spoke with him about…