Here, he takes us under the hood of how he developed such a personal and distinctive storytelling style, and explains the profound impact that Billy Bob Thorton’s indie classic Sling Blade had ...

Sling Blade, which stars Billy Bob Thornton, is a haunting drama about the struggle for redemption, dark secrets, and ...

“Sling Blade,” about an Arkansas man with intellectual ... Above all, though, it is the Billy Bob Thornton show. It is funny. It is blunt. His character, Tommy, has Thornton’s trademark ...

Billy Bob Thornton reflected ... At the age of 41, Thornton directed, wrote and starred in the 1996 independent movie "Sling Blade." The crime thriller followed Karl Childers (Thornton), a ...

Billy Bob Thornton, 69, is an Oscar-winning actor, screenwriter, director and musician best known for the films “Sling Blade” and “Monster’s Ball,” and for the TV series “Fargo” and ...

Directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade is a drama about an intellectually challenged Karl Childers (Thornton), who was sent to a psychiatric hospital for killing his mom and her ...

Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Angland are stepping out for a rare date night. The Sling Blade actor, 69, hit the red carpet premiere of his new show Landman on Nov. 12. Thornton, dressed in all ...

Billy Bob Thornton has been a force in ... But it wasn’t until 1996’s “Sling Blade” that Thornton found critical and commercial success. “Sling Blade” garnered two Academy Award ...