Billy Bob Thornton had a fascinating rise to prominence in the 1990s, as he transformed from a respected character actor into ...

Made for just $1 million, "Sling Blade," which debuted in Arkansas as part of a fundraiser at UA Cinema 150 in Little Rock on Nov. 19, 1996, was a box office hit and a critical success.

SLING BLADE, directed and written by Billy Bob Thornton; director of photography, Barry Markowitz; music composed by Daniel Lanois; production designer, Clark Hunter; edited by Hughes Winborne ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The bar half-lit, his beer quarter-full, Billy Bob Thornton smiled like a guy fencing stolen watches. He wore a long, dark coat, hat pulled low, and one sensed he could ...

From ‘Sling Blade’ to ‘Goliath’: Billy Bob Thornton finds his peace Billy Bob Thornton at Chez Jay, where his character in the Amazon series Goliath goes to drink.

The Voyager Co.’s Criterion Collection laserdisc edition of Sling Blade (Voyager/Image, $59.95) is a typically brilliant technical wide-screen reproduction of the acclaimed picture about a me… ...

Glamor aside, Sling Blade ’s influence is still felt 25 years later. “It showed me what was possible from the state of Arkansas,” Nichols said.