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This one's heavy on Oscar winners and nominees like Julia Roberts, Tom Wilkinson, Billy Bob Thornton. The plot's two corporate spies who shared a romp and now share a heist. (New York Post -- Gossip)
All SXSW news Mar 15, 2008
SXSW News - Get The Latest Music And Movie News From Austin's South By Southwest Festival. Fans hold nothing back from Eisner, Zuckerberg With its music, film and interactive conferences, SXSW is many things to many people. (Variety)
Actor Billy Bob Thornton praises George Lindsey at film fest Mar 9, 2008
(AP) - Film star Billy Bob Thornton calls George Lindsey 1 of his early-career inspirations because of his portrayal of the dimwitted but good-hearted garage mechanic Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show.". Thornton says while growing up in Arkansas, he idolized Lindsey for that role, saying it's 1 of the reasons he became an actor. (KSLA.com, LA)
The Circuit at SXSW Mar 7, 2008
In addition, acclaimed journalist Elvis Mitchell is scheduled to moderate our Conversation with Billy Bob Thornton. " Ain t It Cool News founder and chief Harry Knowles will moderate the Conversation with Harlan Ellison on Sunday, March 9. | February 25, 2008 Perhaps the highest form of flattery for a festival is to have its own angry spinoff. As Sundance has Slamdance, SXSW has SouthSlam. Yet we wondered what festival in their right mind would . A closer investigation reveals a not-so-hidden... (Variety)
South by Southwest film festival bets on '21' for opening night Mar 7, 2008
Also on the schedule are discussions with Helen Hunt, who will be at the festival with her directorial debut Then She Found Me ; Harold & Kumar stars John Cho and Kal Penn; Billy Bob Thornton; and former Disney chief Michael Eisner, who will be interviewed by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in what could be a riveting clash of the titans. At the same time, a lot of the other programming that's not Hollywood stuff is further establishing us as a place where unique, innovative independent... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Friday Night Lights Mar 1, 2008
The high school's American football team is the town's rallying point - a fact of life made all too clear to the team's coach, Gary Gaines (an understated Billy Bob Thornton). Based on the non-fiction book by Berg's cousin, H. G. Bissinger, who spent the 1988 season with the team and townsfolk, the screen adaptation takes the setting and storyline and replaces reportage with a steady intercutting of mere moments and casual asides that builds with inexorable fury as the team's campaign heads for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Oh brothers ... Feb 26, 2008
Billy Bob Thornton fit the lead of The Man Who Wasn't There like a glove. But their partnership with George Clooney produced two curate's-egg films: O Brother, Where Art Thou. (Guardian Unlimited)
Check out other offerings from Oscar's top filmmakers Feb 25, 2008
Next up for Gilroy as writer/director is Duplicity, a corporate-spy drama with a killer cast: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Wilkinson. There Will Be Blood. (USA Today -- Life)
Hollywood screenwriter turns LA novelist Feb 24, 2008
"I spent two years on the book, and the first seven months was just research," said Epperson, who co-wrote the screenplay for 1992's "One False Move" with longtime friend Billy Bob Thornton. As a small-town boy at the University of Arkansas, Epperson fell for Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" and later fell into "a daze" over the rest of the Russian-born mandarin's work. (Boston Globe)
Jolie collapses during flight Feb 22, 2008
Jolie was previously married to British actor Jonny Lee Miller and Hollywood star Billy Bob Thornton. Pitt and actress Jennifer Aniston finalized their divorce in 2005. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'American Gangster' Only Got One Nomination, So Why Should You See It?: Oscar Honor Roll Feb 22, 2008
Halle Berry became an awards-season juggernaut with 2001's "Monster's Ball." Still, there was no serious discussion of director Marc Forster, co-stars Heath Ledger and Billy Bob Thornton, or even the film itself being worthy of a little gold guy ... "It was great, because she raised the bar for the Academy to look outside the box a bit. But personally, I thought Billy Bob Thornton's performance had such an emotional impact, and I was surprised when he wasn't nominated and neither was Heath... (VHI.com -- Music News)
A Nude Lease On Life Feb 21, 2008
Halle Berry went from eye candy to Oscar-winning thespian by making it appear that she could enjoy sex with Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball." Charlize Theron, Rachel Weisz and even Reese Witherspoon bared their breasts when they were struggling. Sharon Stone, who had already gone starkers in seven movies, finally got people to notice her (or at least a few square inches of her) in "Basic Instinct" in 1992, says the boffin of buff, Jim McBride, a. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Code of Coens: How to succeed in filmmaking Feb 20, 2008
Billy Bob Thornton plays the taciturn title role in The Man Who Wasnt There, then an irrepressible motormouth in Intolerable Cruelty. . (MSNBC -- News)
Amber Heard Q&A Feb 16, 2008
She played the young Charlize Theron in North Country and has so far worked with Judd Apatow, Justin Timberlake, Mickey Rourke and Billy Bob Thornton. Twice. (IGN FilmForce)
SXSW unveils full slate of panels Feb 13, 2008
MORE FESTIVAL ARTICLES Fest sets face time with Thornton, Yoakam2/12/08 6:03pm Actor to play Spanish playwright Lope de Vega2/12/08 6:00pm Event in association with London festival2/12/08 2:55pm Festival appoints duo as co-directors2/12/08 2:55pm Film will be released in the U.S. in the spring2/12/08 2:49pm The South by Southwest Film Conference val has unveiled its complete slate of panels and workshops, which include "A Conversation With Billy Bob Thornton t Yoakam.". Other panels in the... (Variety)
Movies on demand get fresher Feb 13, 2008
Woodcock,' starring Billy Bob Thornton, is one of the new releases offered by Comcast ... New releases include "Invasion," starring Nicole Kidman, Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" featuring Janet Jackson and "Mr. Woodcock," starring Billy Bob Thornton. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Get schooled with care-free comedy 'Mr. Woodcock' (1) Feb 11, 2008
Woodcock' By LUKE GLOECKNER, Pulse Movie Reviewer There's a movie out in theaters right now that features three-time Oscar nominee Billy Bob Thornton and five-time Oscar nominee Susan Sarandon ... Billy Bob Thornton completely swallows this role up and portrays a sadistic gym teacher flawlessly ... M3Staring:{M3 Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Seann William Scott. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Child Actor From "The Client" Dies Feb 10, 2008
Before he died, Renfro had just finished filming "the Informers" with Winona Ryder, Brandon Routh and Billy Bob Thornton. . (KWTX.com, TX)
Brad Renfro Died Of Accidental Heroin Overdose: Coroner Feb 9, 2008
He later went on to star in such films as "Sleepers," "Apt Pupil," "Deuces Wild" and "Bully." Most recently, Renfro filmed "The Informers," with co-stars Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger and Billy Bob Thornton. The movie is set to open later this year. (VHI.com -- Music News)
IGN Eyes Eagle Eye: Part Two Feb 8, 2008 Remembering Heath Ledger Jan 25, 2008 Remembering Ledger Jan 25, 2008 More of this story Jan 25, 2008 Thornton, Wilkinson join 'Duplicity' Jan 24, 2008 Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead Jan 24, 2008 Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger found dead Jan 23, 2008 'Untimely Death' Jan 23, 2008 FRIENDS DENY SUICIDE Jan 23, 2008 Heath Ledger dies aged 28 Jan 23, 2008 Heath Ledger found dead in New York Jan 23, 2008 Actor Heath Ledger found dead in NY building Jan 23, 2008 Ledger Autopsy Scheduled For Wednesday Jan 23, 2008 Games-to-Film Update! Jan 22, 2008 Writers strike won't be a showstopper for the Oscars Jan 19, 2008 New on DVD: 'Mr. Woodcock,' 'Good Luck Chuck' Jan 18, 2008 'The Jacket' Actor Brad Renfro Dies at 25 Jan 17, 2008 'The Client' Actor Found Dead in LA Home Jan 16, 2008 Monica's a mom; Soulja: I'm no dad Jan 10, 2008 A farewell to 2007's biggest bombs Jan 5, 2008 2007 MOVIES: Good & bad Dec 31, 2007 Europe extends B.O. festivities Dec 29, 2007 2007: The year of big-star movie flops Dec 28, 2007 Lukas Haas Pulls A Keanu: Actor-Turned-Musician Making His 'Dream' LP Dec 27, 2007 Tinseltown decorations recycled Dec 24, 2007 Holiday movies: Our critics have made a list and checked it twice Dec 19, 2007 Check out five modern Christmas favorites Dec 14, 2007 Stalking the stars: 'This is my high' Dec 8, 2007 Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Will Ferrell, Cher, Steve Nash, Former President George H.W. Bush and Other Celebrities Rally Around the Kite Runner Charity Auction Dec 4, 2007 TV Highlights for Week Ahead, Dec. 2-8 Dec 1, 2007 Writers' strike started early for 'Mama's Boy' Nov 30, 2007 Movies Rock Celebrates Chevrolet's 'Gas-Friendly to Gas-Free' Initiative With Emerald Green 100 Percent Recycled Arrivals Carpet Nov 30, 2007 Could the best movie Santa be from 1947? Nov 27, 2007 Offbeat flicks for the season Nov 26, 2007 Keep your hand on the TV clicker Nov 24, 2007 Santa has a jolly long history on screen Nov 24, 2007 Singleton to direct 'Executive Order' Nov 20, 2007 Coen brothers keep it real Nov 16, 2007 Movie reviews 11-15-2007 Nov 16, 2007 Coen brothers combine humor, violence Nov 16, 2007 Review: Get Wrapped Up In 'Fred Claus' Nov 10, 2007 Santa: The good, the bad and the best Nov 9, 2007 Billy Bob Thornton spies 'Eagle Eye' Nov 8, 2007 Giamatti joins a list of on-screen Santas Nov 7, 2007 Which on-screen Santa gets you in the holiday spirit? Nov 7, 2007 'Fred Claus' Has Us Counting Down Our Favorite Cinematic Santas, In Rewind Nov 6, 2007 'Lights' isn't just football Oct 26, 2007 Helmer's Horror Oct 25, 2007 FBI: Thieves held bank manager, wife overnight Oct 23, 2007 3 sought after $400,000 heist Oct 22, 2007 Trump criticizes Jolies looks Oct 19, 2007 Movie: Indy filmmaker brings movie to Cine Oct 19, 2007 Basinger's 'Burning' with Theron Oct 18, 2007 Laura enjoying the journey Oct 15, 2007 Celeb humanitarians got whole world in hands, wallets Oct 14, 2007 Scenic drive: Florence Junction to Superior Oct 13, 2007 Heartbreak Kid tops UK box office Oct 10, 2007 Game Plan remains top of US chart Oct 9, 2007 One from the heart Oct 6, 2007 At the movies Oct 6, 2007 "Fat boy" notches up fourth week at the top Oct 4, 2007 No rah-rah needed Oct 4, 2007 Run Fatboy Run still atop the UK box office podium Oct 3, 2007 The best movie made in Georgia is ...? Oct 3, 2007 From a 'Woodcock' low to a 'Real Girl' high Oct 2, 2007
January 24, 2008 - In recent years Billy Bob Thornton has cultivated a reputation for being a comedic rather than dramatic actor ... Billy Bob Thornton: I don't remember exactly when it was. (IGN FilmForce)
Casey Affleck 'One' with noir drama Feb 6, 2008
Epperson frequent collaborates with his boyhood friend Billy Bob Thornton. They co-wrote the screenplays for "One False Move," "A Family Thing" and "The Gift." "The Kind One," which marks his literary debut, was published Jan. 22 by Five Star. (Variety)
Monster s Ball (2001) He played Billy Bob Thornton s son in one of the first films he made to remake his screen image. A Knight s Tale (2001) The rock music was a little odd, but Ledger sure looked dedicated to what he was doing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
I'll always associate Ledger with his powerful supporting role in Monster's Ball, playing the ill-fated son of Billy Bob Thornton -- a performance that will seem all the more haunting now. I read he was also working on a new Terry Gilliam project. (The Palm Beach Post)
Based on the like-titled book by Berg s cousin, H.G. Bissinger, Lights keeps it real almost to a fault, as we follow the team, its coach (Billy Bob Thornton) and a handful of parents and guardians through a season of tremendous highs and depressing lows that culminate with a trip to the state playoffs. (As a sidelight, let me also recommend renting the entire first season of the ratings-challenged TV series, produced by Berg, which is even better than the movie. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Wilkinson are set to star with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in "Duplicity," the Universal Pictures drama written and to be directed by Tony Gilroy. Laura Bickford is producing. (Variety)
He's had starring roles in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot, and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball. Ledger grew up in Perth, and began doing amateur theater at age 10. (Time.com)
"Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson were among a host of other film industry people who expressed their shock and sadness at the news.Ledger's death cut off at its prime an acting career that saw a young man emerge from Perth, Western Australia and rise to become one of the most sought after and accomplished actors of his generation.He started out in small roles in little known Australian independent movies, but reached wider attention in 1999 when he played a school heart-throb in 10 Things I Hate... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
His other roles include the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball," a heroin addict in the 2006 Australian film "Candy" and starring turns in "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot.". Mel Gibson, Ledger's co-star in "The Patriot," said in a statement: "I had such great hope for him. He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Ledger finished filming his role as the Joker this year in "The Dark... (Fox News)
But the choices were unusual, such as a small part in Marc Forster s Monster s Ball with Halle Berry, playing Billy Bob Thornton s son. He s only in the movie briefly, but he knew it was an important film and wanted to be part of it. (Fox News)
Lead roles in The Patriot and A Knight's Tale followed, and he played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball. But it was Brokeback Mountain, the 2005 Ang Lee movie based on an E Annie Proulx short story about two teenage cowboys who fall in love one heady summer, that propelled him to stardom. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
He played a heroin addict in Candy, the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball and had starring roles in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot. His most recent role was in I'm Not There, in which he played one of the many incarnations of singer Bob Dylan - as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Ledger also had starring roles in "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot," and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball." He also played a heroin addict in the 2006 Australian film "Candy.". Before settling down with Williams, Ledger had relationships with actresses Heather Graham and Naomi Watts. (International Herald Tribune)
Ledger's roles included the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball" and he had starring roles in "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot." He was nominated for an Oscar for the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain.". The actor is scheduled next to appear as the Joker in the "Batman Begins" sequel "The Dark Knight," scheduled for release in July. (Click2Houston, TX)
There's been no official announcement as far as casting goes, but one rumor has Billy Bob Thornton and Bruce Willis up for the title roles. Max Payne, adapted from the 3DRealms game, is in preproduction at 20th Century Fox. (IGN FilmForce)
MR. WOODCOCK As a youngster, John Farley (Seann William Scott) was abused by his sadistic gym teacher, Mr. Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton). Returning as an adult to be honored by his hometown, Farley discovers his mother (Susan Sarandon) is planning to marry the bane of his childhood existence. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Woodcock" New Line Home Entertainment ($28.98)The lowdown: A comedy that can't take advantage of its premise: the lifelong trauma created by taking P.E. from that gym teacher from hell.Despite a first-rate cast that includes Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon and Sean William Scott, the movie goes nowhere.Critics agreed with that assessment as the movie garnered a woeful 14 percent approval rating at Rottentomatoes.com. Bruce Bennett, film critic at The Spectrum in St. George, Utah, wrote, "One... (Florida Today)
Renfro recently completed a role in "The Informers," a film adaptation of a Bret Easton Ellis novel that stars Winona Ryder, Brandon Routh and Billy Bob Thornton. "Brad was an exceptionally talented young actor and our time spent with him was thoroughly enjoyable," Marco Weber, president of the film's production house, Senator Entertainment, said in a statement. (Fox News)
Renfro just finished filming a movie,"The Informers," with Winona Ryder and Billy Bob Thornton. According to TMZ, Renfro has had a rough time personally since moving from Tennessee to Los Angeles. (Click2Houston, TX)
They don t want to rush to marriage with their past divorces (Pitt to Jen Aniston, and Jolie to Billy Bob Thornton) I see them getting married in the year 2008 though. The fact is the black culture is digging itself into deeper and deeper into a hole that eventually will lead to a Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson intervention regarding welfare, gov t intervention for out of wedlock black kids etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Billy Bob Thornton played his un-funniest jerk yet in Mr. Woodcock, in which he starred as a bullying gym teacher opposite Susan Sarandon and Seann William Scott. Come on, Susan- you're better than this. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
DREAMWORKS Eddie Murphy stars in the No. 1 stinker "Norbit." UNIVERSAL PICTURES Diane Keaton stars in the script-silly "Because I Said So." NEW LINE CINEMA Billy Bob Thornton plays a jerk in "Mr. Woodcock.". Share this story. (Fresno Bee)
Also hitting Teutonic screens are Koch Media/Neue Visionens The Astronaut Farmer, starring Billy Bob Thornton, and Kinowelts French tyke pic The Fox hild. . (Variety)
9 million), Jennifer Connelly (Reservation Road, $122,000), and Billy Bob Thornton (Mr ... Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton), $25. (MSNBC -- News)
After all, he's not Keanu Reeves, nor is he Russell Crowe, Kevin Bacon, Bruce Willis or Billy Bob Thornton all of whom have tried their hands at music with laughable results. When it comes to Haas, music has always been in his blood. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Special mentions also go to criminals mending their wicked ways (Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa, 2003) and genuine tear-jerkers (Joyeux Noel, 2005). That's not to mention remakes of classics such as Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and the Miracle On 34th Street (1947), long credited as the film that helped propel the fat man in the red and white suit from Coca-Cola marketing tool to cultural icon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"BAD SANTA" (2003) Good old Billy Bob Thornton is a con man pretending to be Santa. The offenses and obscenity are piled way up high (a colleague began her review: "a Christmas movie Lenny Bruce could love"). (Boston Globe)
As the titular, potty-mouthed bad Santa, Billy Bob Thornton finally found a role that utilizes his everyman sympathies while showcasing his very dark comedic talents. And when the Father Christmas finds just a teensy bit of a heart in the end, well, that s just icing on the Christmas cookie. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
He scored a photo with Richard Dreyfuss at a private charity function, fell to his knees and begged before Paul McCartney, and caught Billy Bob Thornton - "probably one of the nicest celebs out there" - landing at the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport last spring. (Globe and Mail)
Among those celebrities who have autographed the 25 kite tails are Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Cher, Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Kate Winslet, Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, former President George H.W. Bush, Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling, Steve Nash, Lauren Bosworth, Lauren Conrad, Hans Zimmer, The Kite Runner director Marc Forster and actor Khalid Abdalla. In addition to receiving a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Also on hand: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Cuba Gooding Jr., Danny Devito, Harrison Ford, Jenna Fischer, Jennifer Lopez, John C. Reilly, Josh Duhamel, Matthew Broderick, Quentin Tarantino, Rita Moreno and Shirley MacLaine. Taped at Los Angeles' Kodak Theater, it airs 9 p.m. Friday on CBS.. (Newsmax)
That's Jeff Daniels, playing the heck out of motivational speaker Mert Rosenbloom, a character with so little edge you wish Billy Bob Thornton had come by for a re-write, or at least a lecture on how this version of "Mr. Woodcock" should be written and played. Mert is one of those "positivity" guys who tells corporate groups his story of colon cancer survival (the funniest and edgiest bit in the movie), a cheerleader who peppers conversations with borrowed aphorisms that he punctuates with "I... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Hollywood and music's elite including Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Usher, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Hudson, Harrison Ford, Tony Bennett, Billy Bob Thornton, Fergie, Carrie Underwood, Kate Hudson, among others, will each arrive at the Kodak Theater on December 2 in a variety of vehicles demonstrating Chevrolet's broad range of fuel solutions, including the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid -- Green Car Journal's 2008 Green Car of the Year, the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell and Chevrolet Tahoes and Suburbans... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa (2003) Simply the naughtiest ... Billy Bob Thornton Bad Santa ... Billy Bob Thornton was great in Bad Santa. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The filmmakers approached Jack Nicholson and Bill Murray before scheduling conflicts led them to settle on Billy Bob Thornton as the titular character in this adult comedy. Despite my love for the actors he replaced, Thornton is the perfect choice for Willie T. Stokes, the alcoholic con-man who rips off the malls where he works as Santa Claus. (Stamford Advocate)
Billy Bob Thornton as Cuz. Carrie Underwood as Cuz s girlfriend. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- In Hollywood, Santa Claus comes in all stripes, from the childlike Edmund Gwenn in "Miracle on 34th Street" to North Pole draftee Tim Allen in "The Santa Clause" flicks to gutter-mouth Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa." ... " 'Bad Santa' with Billy Bob Thornton," said Bridges, whose head was digitally grafted onto an elf's body as the North Pole's DJ in "Fred Claus," in which he plays "Here Comes Santa Claus" over and over to inspire Santa's helpers. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Project marks the first foray into extraterrestrial turf for Singleton, who last directed "Four Brothers." Singleton expected to direct "Tulia," with Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton, but that picture got pushed because of Berry's pregnancy. Eisner's scripting credits include 1997's "Event Horizon" and "The Mutant Chronicles," which is in post-production. (Variety)
Still, thesps like Billy Bob Thornton ("The Man Who Wasn't There"), Jeff Bridges ("The Big Lebowski"), George Clooney ("O Brother Where Art Thou?") and Tom Hanks ("The Ladykillers") line up to be in their movies. And the brothers know when to press their case with the studios. (Variety)
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, Ethan Suplee, Melissa Sagemiller. Synopsis: For students at Forest Meadow Middle School, P.E. class is not playtime, but rather an exercise in mental and physical humiliation administered by the tough as gristle Mr. Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton). (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
It's horrifying at the same time it's funny," Joel Coen said. The Coens' next film leans more toward funny than horrifying, though Ethan Coen guaranteed that both qualities will be well-represented. "Burn After Reading" is a comic adventure reuniting them with "O Brother" star George Clooney, who co-stars with McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich and Richard Jenkins. True to that Coen feeling, the brothers describe it as a yarn set in motion by the collision of two diverse cultures: the CIA and... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Think Tim Allen in "The Santa Clause" or potty-mouthed Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa.". But "Fred Claus" takes a tired story and puts a new twist on the tale. (Click2Houston, TX)
Billy Bob Thornton (2003). -- He makes the role his own, although he is "Bad Santa." Very, very bad. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Billy Bob Thornton spies 'Eagle Eye ... Billy Bob Thornton has joined the cast of the DreamWorks' Shia LaBeouf starrer "Eagle Eye.". (Variety)
Paul Giamatti and Vince Vaughn in "Fred Claus." Over the years Santas have ranged from naughty to nice, from Edmund Gwenn's portrayal of Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street," to Billy Bob Thornton's gutter-mouthed drunk in "Bad Santa." ... LOS ANGELES - In Hollywood, Santa Claus comes in all stripes, from the childlike Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street to North Pole draftee Tim Allen in The Santa Clause flicks to gutter-mouth Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa. (MSNBC -- News)
Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa (2003)The scrawny, foul-mouthed, fornicating alcoholic cuss who gets a job as a mall Santa so he can pull off a heist with testy elf accomplice Tony Cox still manages to reflect the spirit of the season while guzzling spirits. Santa speaks. (USA Today)
Ed Asner, Billy Bob Thornton are among top 10 actors ever to wear the red suit ... Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa" (2003) One can only imagine the catharsis this film holds for anyone who's ever had to don a Santa suit and endure the mewling queues of avaricious children crawling all over them ... As the thief who, with the aid of his elf accomplice, uses Santa jobs to gain access to department stores in order to rob them, Billy Bob Thornton is gloriously profane, a drunken slice of pure id... (VHI.com -- Music News)
In the film version, Billy Bob Thornton played the coach. The husband/wife relationship was different, Britton says, but equally intriguing. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
A similar situation prevails in stores selling DVDs of Troma's films (including early efforts by Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Costner, Samuel L. Jackson and Billy Bob Thornton, the latter in "Chopper Chicks in Zombietown"), which haven't been shown on TV in many years. "It's economic blacklisting," says the 61-year-old Kaufman. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Reminiscent of film plotThe invasions bore a resemblance to "Bandits," a 2001 movie in which characters played by Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton spend the night at the homes of bank managers before accompanying them to the bank to rob them without security guards or patrons getting in the way. Police said two of the real-life thieves wore black tactical-style clothing, including hoods, while the third posed as a construction worker in a mustard-yellow hard hat and an orange reflective vest. (MSNBC -- Crime)
The heist bares a striking resemblance to Bandits, a 2001 movie in which Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton kidnap bank managers the night before their robbery, spend the night with their families, and then all go to the bank in the morning to get the cash. An FBI agent called the real-life suspects brazen and dangerous, and referred to the home invasions as "particularly extraordinary.". (AZCentral -- News)
And she had just said she made love to Billy Bob Thornton in the back of the limousine on the way over, Trump explained. And I wouldnt want to shake her hand, by the way. (MSNBC -- News)
" McKinnon hit indie gold with his first film, the 39-minute comedy "The Accountant," which won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action, and his second stint as actor, writer, producer and director resulted in the creation of the 2004 drama "Chrystal," starring Billy Bob Thornton and Blount. "All three of my films have started out in small Southern towns and rural places," says McKinnon during a Monday afternoon telephone interview from his home in Little Rock, Ark. "This film... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Basinger will shoot "The Informers" opposite Billy Bob Thornton later this month. She will next be seen in the indie thriller "While She Was Out.". (Variety)
" Dern, in fact, played the daughter of her real-life mother in five movies: White Lightning, Wild At Heart, Rambling Rose, Citizen Ruth and Daddy And Them. Daddy And Them was directed by Dern's then boyfriend, Billy Bob Thornton, who left her for Angelina Jolie. "I left our home to go and make a movie and while I was away my boyfriend got married and I never heard from him again," Dern once said. Good things come to those who wait and Dern has found a kindred spirit in the outspoken Harper,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Before her humanitarian work, Jolie was regarded as a bit of a weirdo; she was best known for marrying Billy Bob Thornton, for carrying a vial of his blood around her neck, for her public feud with her father, Jon Voight, and for suspected incest with her brother, some guy. Her charity has benefited her in countless ways, and it certainly didnt hurt when she was trying to bag Brad Pitt. (Yale Herald, CT)
Filmgoers may remember it as the location for the 1997 movie U Turn, which starred Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez and Billy Bob Thornton. Things to note along the way. (AZCentral -- Travel)
But Mr Woodcock, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Susan Sarandon, climbed one place from eight to seven. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Mr Woodcock, starring Billy Bob Thornton, completed the top 10. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Each film she makes, it seems, has brought her to some kind of turning point: she met and married Jonny Lee Miller, quite disastrously, while making Hackers (1995), and Billy Bob Thornton on Pushing Tin (1999). She fell for Brad Pitt, the other half of what is now perhaps the most watched couple in the world, on Mr and Mrs Smith (2005). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
While there, John learns, to his horror, that his widowed mother, Beverly (Susan Sarandon), is engaged to be married to none other than Mr. Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton), the gym teacher whose sadistic exploits were the bane of John s youth. Abetted by his nerdy old pal, Nedderman (Ethan Suplee), John plots to break-up the relationship. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
New at eight was Billy Bob Thornton comedy "Mr Woodcock" while "The Bourne Ultimatum" was down four places in ninth spot. Coming in at 10 was Triads versus Yakuza action movie "War". (Reuters UK)
No speech that pulled at the heartstrings the way Billy Bob Thornton did as Gary Gaines with his fictionalized Friday Night Lights perfection speech. Allman was on point. (Odessa American, TX)
Even further down the chart, Mr Woodcock, starring Billy Bob Thornton as a bullying gym teacher, made 483,000 in eighth, while the Jet Li and Jason Statham action flick War debuted in 10th with 207,000. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
I vaguely recall a Billy Bob Thornton movie filmed here. Was it Sling Blade. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gillespie's real debut isn't "Lars and the Real Girl," but "Mr. Woodcock," the long-delayed Billy Bob Thornton clinker about a gym teacher from hell that opened to dismal reviews three weeks ago. Gillespie had left the project after several poor test screenings, replaced by David Dobkin (of "Wedding Crashers" fame), who shot several weeks of new, more broadly comic footage. (Los Angeles Times)
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