The Alamo
There is only one reason to see "The Alamo," and it is Billy Bob Thornton. His portrayal of Davy Crockett is magnificently vibrant, fully imagined, and so breathtakingly evocative of the essence of the...
View ArticleEagle Eye
A promising premise, some intense action, and a lively appearance by Billy Bob Thornton might have been enough to squeak this one by as a summer movie but when the days grow shorter and the wind blows...
View ArticleGreat Movie Moments: ‘The Apostle’— Billy Bob Thornton Wants to Bulldoze a...
As I wrote earlier, my new book, which should be out by the end of the year, is about some of my favorite movie moments. I'm having a lot of fun writing about them but one thing I can't do in a book...
View ArticleInterview: Katherine LaNasa of “Jayne Mansfield’s Car”
Katherine LaNasa stars in "Jayne Mansfield's Car," a new 1960's Southern family drama co-written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. LaNasa, Thornton, Kevin Bacon, and Robert Patrick play the children...
View ArticleThe Astronaut Farmer
Once upon a time there was a farmer who wanted to build a rocket ship and orbit the earth. And there were some evil ogres who wanted to stop him. That's the best way to describe this slight fairy tale...
View ArticleOur Brand is Crisis
As we gear up for one of the most improbable and even outlandish Presidential campaigns in US history, we get a movie based on a real-life Presidential campaign in Bolivia, with imported American...
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