Sling Blade is a timeless and impactful piece of Southern Gothic cinema that leaves a deep impression and is impossible to ...

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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.