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American: The Bill Hicks Story

Some say that real humor is usually fueled by strong emotions. That may help explain why Bill Hicks was one of the best comedians our country’s ever seen, since at his best his comedy was fueled by his rage, ripping apart a world he saw as full of inescapable stupidity and laziness. One of the main questions being asked by American: The Bill Hicks Story is how exactly Hicks became so angry, not to mention how much of the anger was an act and how much was genuinely who he was.  read more

The 20 Best Documentaries of 2010

This was perhaps the deepest year in history for documentary features. It was a year when many of the best films uncovered lies, theft and fraud.   read more

Ryko Remembers Bill Hicks With Box Set

Ryko plans to posthumously release The Essential Collection, a four-disc set spanning the brief but significant career of potty-mouthed satirist Bill Hicks on Sept. 14....  read more

Little Rock Film Festival 2010: Down to the Bone

If standards used in measuring a film festival's success are solely based on the fruition of its films, the Little Rock Film Festival continues to surpass those measurements. In its first three years, pre-distribution screenings like Knocked Up, That Evening Sun, Touching Home, Breaking Upwards and (500) Days of Summer have all gone on to further acclaim. This year is no exception.Having already snatched the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Winter's Bone opened the Little Rock festival and went on to win Best Narrative. Co-writer/director Debra Granik continues the high quality of recent Southern films with her gripping Appalachian tale of Ree, a...  read more

David Letterman airs "lost" Bill Hicks stand-up

Those of you who caught the Late Show with David Letterman last Friday may have noticed that a perfectly formed time capsule from 1993 was cracked open that night: previously-unaired stand-up material from funnyman/satirist/chainsmoker Bill Hicks. ...  read more

Russell Crowe to star in Bill Hicks biopic?

Australian actor (and sometime rocker) Russell Crowe talked briefly with the Sydney Morning Herald last week about a project he is working on based on the life of the late comedian Bill Hicks.Crowe, who is currently on break after filming for Ridley Scott's Nottingham, which was postponed until March '09, has not confirmed that he is set to star as Hicks in the biopic but is rumored to be considering taking on the role. If the Aussie does portray Hicks, he will be at least 10 years older than the comedian was at the time of his death in 1994. The...  read more