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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Billy Bob Thornton, Keith Traylor, Susan Dunn, Madre Hill, Fred Jones, Isaac Davis, Beth Clayton, Tony Ollison, Bob Burrow. Excerpt:Laura Beth Clayton is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, and a native of Malvern, Arkansas . Education and early career Beth is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and the Manhattan School of Music . She has been an apprentice artist for the Santa Fe Opera and a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. Awards and nominations 2007 Grammy nominated album, The Mines of Sulphur. Beth's awards include a William Matheus Sullivan Award , and she was a finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions. In the summer of 2003, Beth Clayton sang the role of Rosalind in the first present-day performances of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett s The Mines of Sulphur which was issued on the Chandos label and has been nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award . In 2008 Clayton created multiple roles (Officer/Medical Analyst/Cheevers) at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Howard Shore 's opera The Fly , composed by Howard Shore , directed by David Cronenberg , and conducted by Placido Domingo . Criticism 2002 Pulitzer prize winner in the category of criticism, Justin Davidson said of Beth's performance in the debut of Lilith at the New York State Theater , Lincoln Center: "Beth Clayton, making her debut with the company, slinked memorably through the title role , armed with a cloak of long, brown, shampoo-commercial hair, a fierce and glistening soprano and a shiny nightie." Personal life Beth is an out lesbian . She is living in Santa Fe, New Mexico and New York with her long-time partner, opera diva Patricia Racette . In June 2002, when Patricia Racette was featured as the cover story for the Opera News Magazine , Patricia requested that the magazine include h... ... Read more

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In this, his second book of photographs, Antonin Kratochvil turns his camera away from the human catastrophe and destruction he portrayed in Eastern Europe to reveal another side of modernity -- the broad-reaching spectrum of the entertainment industry. Kratochvil's unique take on the famous and fashionable is not the candy-coated imagery so prevalent in today's fashion and movie magazines. His work underscores the physical and psychological intensity of the creative men and women who have sat before his camera, with images not designed to flatter but rather created to reveal something, possibly hidden, below the surface. Mostly taken on assignment for Detour, W, GQ, and Premiere, Kratochvil's celebrity portraits have never before been assembled in a book. Among those who have inspired Kratochvil to do some of his best work are Liv Tyler, David Bowie, Willem Dafoe, Jean Reno, Billy Bob Thornton, Bernardo Bertolucci, Peggy Cohen, Rob Morrow, Jessica Lang, Bob Dylan, and Patricia Arquette. Incognito is accompanied by an introduction by writer, actor, and director Billy Bob Thornton and an interview with Mark Jacobson. ... Read more

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Solid
I own this book. Very good, maybe a bit too commercial but his pictures are terrific. Try also other titles under Kratochvil's name you will not be disappointed.

Reveals the spectrum of entertainment in Europe today
Incognito is the second book of photos presented by an artist renowned for his portrayal of catastrophe in Eastern Europe. In this collection he departs from this side to reveal the spectrum of entertainment in Europe today, with black and white photos mostly taken on assignment for four publications. His celebrity portraits have never appeared in book form before, making this accomplishment especially notable. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Billy Bob Thornton, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2706 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Chapters: Bill Clinton, Billy Bob Thornton, David Ruffin, Kenneth and Mamie Clark, Alan Ladd, Alford L. Mcmichael, Henry Glover, Henry M. Britt, Lynn A. Davis, Nannerl O. Keohane, Mary Lou Studnicka, Lon Warneke, J. T. Rutherford, Carl Ford, Raynal Bolling, Daniel Lincoln, Gauge, Q. Byrum Hurst, Paul T. Adwell, Roger Clinton, Jr., James Rector, James White, Landon Trusty, Grover M. Moscowitz. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 158. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. At 46 he was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when entering office. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and as he was born in the period after World War II, he is known as the first baby boomer president. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is currently the United States Secretary of State. She was previously a United States Senator from New York, and also candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Both are graduates of Yale Law School. Clinton was described as a New Democrat and was largely known for the Third Way philosophy of governance that came to epitomize his two terms as president. His policies, on issues such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and welfare reform, have been described as centrist. Clinton presided over the longest period of peace-time economic expansion in American history, which included a balanced budget and a federal surplus. The Congressional Budget Office reported a surplus of $236 billion in 2000, the last full year of Clinton's presidency. On the heels of a failed attempt at health care reform with a Democratic Congress, Republicans won control of the House of...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3356 ... Read more

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Chapters: Elizabeth Gracen, Billy Bob Thornton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Joe Bob Briggs, Josh Lucas, Clint Catalyst, Dick Powell, Rodger Bumpass, Joey Lauren Adams, Jeanne Carmen, Ketty Lester, Julie Adams, Peggy Shannon, Broncho Billy Anderson, Corin Nemec, Ben Murphy, Sheryl Underwood, Fay Templeton, Gail Davis, Jerry Van Dyke, Rudy Ray Moore, Gil Gerard, Bob Burns, Ashlie Atkinson, Matt Besser, Daniel Davis, Wes Bentley, Mary Matilyn Mouser, Jim Mckrell, George Newbern, Tess Harper, Barbara Castleton, Melinda Dillon, Gauge, Leon Russom, Jay C. Flippen, Luenell, Roger Clinton, Jr., Matt Cavenaugh, William Ragsdale, Minor Watson, Chester Lauck, Laurence Luckinbill, Chief Tahachee, Norris Goff, Lisa Blount, Natalie Canerday, Evelyn Francisco, Frank Bonner, Gretha Boston, Rebecca Balding, Kimberly Foster, Trevor Bardette, Fran Bennett, Wonderful Smith. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 251. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 September 12, 2003), born J. R. Cash, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and rollespecially early in his careeras well as blues, folk, and gospel. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and the synthpop band Depeche Mode. Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for his provision of free concerts inside prison walls; and for his ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11983070 ... Read more

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Sling Blade won the 1997 Academy Award for best original screenplay Karl has just been released from an asylum some twenty-five years after he committed a gruesome murder, returns to the town of his youth. His gentle manner and simple charm land him a job, and lead him into an unlikely friendship with a young boy and his widowed mother. But when the mother's abusive boyfriend appears, this simple man is thrust into a combustible situation that could have powerful, moving consequences for all.Billy Bob Thornton is one of Hollywood's most promising writer/directors, and Sling Blade was shown at the 1998 London Film Festival to great acclaim ... Read more

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Armageddon is a 1998 disaster/science fiction-action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to stop an Asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It was directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released on Disney's Touchstone Pictures label. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Stormare and Steve Buscemi. Armageddon arrived in theaters only two and a half months after a similar impact-based movie, Deep Impact, which starred Morgan Freeman. Astronomers described Deep Impact as being more scientifically accurate, and it was better received by critics, but Armageddon fared better at the box office. Due to a fire that destroyed the master print of the film, if Armageddon were to be released on Blu-ray, it would have to be remastered. ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary.Chapters: Sling Blade, All the Pretty Horses, Daddy and Them. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film set in rural Arkansas, written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars in the lead role. It tells the story of a mentally impaired man named Karl Childers who is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old. He befriends a young boy, begins a friendship with the boy's mother and eventually confronts the mother's abusive boyfriend, as well as his own dark past. In addition to Thornton, it starred Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, and Robert Duvall. The movie was adapted by Thornton from his short film and previous screenplay, Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade. Sling Blade proved to be a sleeper hit, launching Thornton into stardom. It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, and Thornton was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The music for the soundtrack was provided by French Canadian artist/producer Daniel Lanois. Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) is a mentally disabled man from Arkansas who has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for having killed his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly "institutionalized", Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world. Prior to his release, he is interviewed by a local college newspaper reporter, to whom he recounts the brutal murder of his mother and her boyfriend with a kaiser blade (During which scene he notes to the reporter that, "Some folks call it a sling blade; I call it a kaiser blade", the line fro...http://booksllc.net/?id=171522 ... Read more

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Weekly news and general interest magazine published from 2003 to 2007 and distributed by inclusion inside local newspapers across the U.S. Also, in this issue:Shark-Hunting with the New Cousteau. New, unread issue that does not have a mailing label. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! BillyBob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is anAmerican actor, director, musician, playwright andscreenwriter. Thornton gained early recognition as acast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and inseveral early 1990s films including On Deadly Groundand Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing,directing, and starring in the independent filmSling Blade, he won an Academy Award for BestWriting (Adapted Screenplay). He appeared in severalmajor film roles following Sling Blade 's success,including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan.During the late 1990s, Thornton, who has had a life- long love for music, began a career as a singer- songwriter. He has released three albums and was thesinger of a blues rock band. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on March 15, 2004. The length of the article is 3248 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Billy Bob Thornton; Arkansan bringing Hollywood home.(20 Arkansas Icons)
Author: Alicia Stogner
Publication: Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 2004
Publisher: Journal Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 21Issue: 11Page: S116(3)

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Alan Ladd, Billy Bob Thornton, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Gauge, James Rector. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Alan Walbridge Ladd est un acteur américain né le 3 septembre 1913 à Hot Springs, dans l'Arkansas, et décédé le 29 janvier 1964 à Palm Springs, en Californie (États-Unis). Sa mère, Ina Raleigh, est originaire de Grande-Bretagne. Son père était comptable et voyageur de commerce. Ladd le perdit à l'âge de quatre ans. Sa mère se remaria avec un peintre en bâtiment. Peu de temps après, la famille déménagea en Californie. À l'époque, Ladd était chétif pour cause de malnutrition. D'où le sobriquet de « Tiny Ladd », dont ses camarades de classe l'affublaient. À huit ans, Ladd cueillait des fruits et livrait les journaux. À l'école secondaire, Alan Ladd découvrit la course à pied et la natation. En 1930, à l'âge de 17 ans, il gagna des premiers prix en natation et en plongeon à l'école secondaire North Hollywood High. Il fut graduate en 1934 à l'âge de 21 ans. En 1931, Ladd s'entraînait pour représenter les États-Unis aux Jeux olympiques de Los Angeles. Malheureusement pour lui, une blessure l'empêcha de mener à bien ses projets. En 1936, Alan Ladd épousa son amie d'enfance Majorie Midge Harrold, avec qui il eut un fils : Alan Ladd Jr., producteur oscarisé. Vu leur incompatibilité de caractère, cette union fut de courte durée. Un jour, Ladd trouva sa mère alcoolique agonisante. Elle avait ingurgité du poison à fourmis. Avant d'entreprendre une carrière au cinéma, Ladd a fait du journalisme, de la radio et de la figuration (on aperçoit Ladd parmi les reporters du film culte Citizen Kane d'Orson Welles). C'est à la radio que Ladd rencontra en 1939 sa future épouse, Sue Caroll. En 1943, Alan Ladd évita le...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Sling Blade, winner of the 1996 Academy Award for best screenplay, is the powerful story of Karl, who returns to his hometown after serving 25 years in a mental hospital for committing a gruesome crime. There he befriends a young boy and develops a close relationship with the boy and his widowed mother. These relationships evolve quickly and, ultimately, Karl's feelings for the mother and son lead him to a selfless act. Writer Billy Bob Thornton demonstrates a searing insight into the lives of ordinary people, portraying with equal skill both the good and bad who inhabit the small Arkansas town. Sling Blade is both the tale of one man's struggle to reconcile his life and of love's ultimate redemptive power. ... Read more

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Great screenplay
Sling Blade is my favorite movie of all time.Even the smallest characters are so unforgettable.I've probably read this script as many times as I've seen the movie.I like that there were a few parts in the script that the movie left out.After reading this repeatedly, I realize that the movie was better off without the scenes, but there is some pretty funny dialogue concerning Doyle's friend, Randy Horsefeathers, who claims to be half-Indian.(If you don't know what I'm talking about, see the movie) There is also a pretty touching part (in the book) where Frank and Karl go to visit the girl who Frank has a crush on.It's a very emotional part of the story, but I'm glad that the scene didn't make it into the film.In the movie, the girl is mentioned and left at that.The filmed version would have thrown the film off balance, but it looks great on paper.

If you loved this movie, do yourself a favor and get the book.It's a must have for any fan and it can be read in a sitting.

"A nice home fried tater."
There are shooting scripts and there are screenplays. If you want to know more about a movie, if there's a shooting script, that's probably your best bet. If you just want the dialogue to a film, then you probably want to read the screenplay. Miramax doesn't publish shooting scripts as far as I know, so you're stuck with what they do publish. Often times, a screenplay doesn't live up to the film it's words are taken from. Fortunately, that is not the case here.This is an excellent screenplay with all the dialogue from the movie and just a tad bit more. If you've never seen the movie, this is a time when reading the screenplay before hand might be worth your while.There is a lot of great dialogue here and reading it on the page takes nothing away from the action you will see on the screen.

A must have for any Billy Bob fan
This book follows the movie pretty much word for word.I like having things in print--I love this screenplay and if you like the movie, you'll love it too.

Convinced me to see the film
I had the heard the movie was good, but one hears that about lots of movies.I ran into the screenplay at a bookstore.Now, how often does the average person buy screenplays?But I picked it up and began to read, anddecided to buy.Within the next few hours the screenplay clinched mydecision to see the film.The writing for the film deserved the Oscar andthis screenplaydeserves to be read on its own.

Some folks call it a Sling Blade- I Call it a Masterpiece
The film and the screenplay rock! I have never seen a better, darker, and more insightful independant film than "Sling Blade". For all of us film buffs out there, this screenplay is a great investment. It isreally neat to read a screenplay because there may be a few scenes thatwere cut out of the final product, as in "Sling Blade". Irecommend this masterpiece to anyone who appreciates good screenwriting andgood filmmaking. Thanks, Billy Bob! ... Read more

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BOMB 58, Winter 1997, featuring: Interviews with Michael Ondaatje by Willem Defoe, Emmet Gowin by Sally Gall, Donald Antrim by Thomas Bolt, Oumou Sangare by Zoe Anglesey, Ron Rifkin by Jon Robin Baitz, Stuart Hall by Caryl Phillips, Marjetica Porte by Goran Tomcic, Hilton Als by Coco Fusco, Milos Foreman by Liza Bear, David Rabinowitch by David Carrier, and Billy Bob Thornton by John Bowe. Fiction and Poetry by Todd Komarnicki, Francisco Goldman, Francine Prose, Karen Holmberg, Erica Hunt, Sidney Wade, Jim Grimsley, and Will Christopher Baer. Artwork by James Casebere, Douglas Beube, and Glenn Seator. ... Read more