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‘American: The Bill Hicks Story’ Trailer
We've just passed the seventeenth anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks, and in memoriam I'd like to present the trailer for American: The Bill Hicks Story. This documentary chronicles the life of one of America's most unlikely comedic stars -- Bill Hicks wasn't so much a stand-up comic as a commentator and cultural critic. He pushed stand-up to the point almost of metaphysical inquiry, but could also rant in a way that would teach even the craziest street-corner preacher a thing or two. Watch the trailer after the break.I wasn't introduced to Bill Hicks until after his death from pancreatic cancer in 1994; I discovered his material through the few officially-released recordings and a great many bootlegs. There's a line that points from Lenny Bruce through Richard Pryor and George Carlin, and right to Bill Hicks. As he became more comfortable on stage his act developed into something that»
- Russ Fischer
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SXSW: Gridiron Documentary 'Undefeated' Scores Big Weinstein Company Deal
Exclusive: After an all-night auction, The Weinstein Company closed a seven-figure deal for distribution and remake rights to Undefeated, a high school gridiron documentary that made its premiere Sunday night at South by Southwest at 9:45 Pm. Buyers began huddling up as soon as it was finished.Directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, Undefeated tells the Cinderella story of an underprivileged football team from the perspective of three student athletes from inner city Memphis and a volunteer coach. The film is a Blind Side-caliber underdog story with heart. The Manassas Tigers football team was so woefully underfunded that the school made by money by hiring the team out to serve as the punching bag team that traveled to the home stadiums of wealthy Tennessee teams for their homecoming games, where the home teams would give the visitors a whipping. Things began to change in 2004, when former high school»
- MIKE FLEMING
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