American: The Bill Hicks Story
The rants of the late, great stand-up comic Bill Hicks sound as fresh and brilliant as ever.
"...Directed by: Paul Thomas and Matt Harlock. When Bill Hicks was really on – which, toward the end..."
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April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Bill Hicks Doc Screens Tonight
AFS presents a special screening with filmmakers in attendance
"...Harlock had to say about his documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story last year when the Chronicle spoke with..."
April 20, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Bless Bill Hicks
"...Here is something I wrote 'bout the legend himself (Bill Hicks): One opens his eyes to what he believes..."
Dec. 9, 2005 Postmarks
The Genius That Was Bill Hicks
"...Dear Editor, I am 47 years old. I saw Bill Hicks ["Requiem for a Sane Man," Comedy, March 12]..."
March 16, 2004 Postmarks
'Bringing Bill Back to His Cultural Home'
'American: The Bill Hicks Story' co-director talks post-SXSW success
"...SXSW 2010 smash American: The Bill Hicks Story returns to Austin this week. Co-director Matt..."
April 23, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Hicks Day
Feb. 26 marks 15th anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks
"...26, was the 15th anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks...."
Feb. 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Bill Dingus Makes Our Heads Hurt
Craddick challenger taking Dems to court
"...loses, right? Wrong. The ever-more complicated legal kerfuffle around Bill Dingus, Democratic challenger to House Speaker Tom Craddick for..."
May 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Requiem for a Sane Man
Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing
"...the Destroyer, toppling idols no matter what they are," Bill Hicks declared in an interview with The New Yorker's..."
March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham
Rant, Revisited
A new doc explores the life and times of underground comic Bill Hicks
"...despised in his homeland? Until his death in 1994, Bill Hicks was a cultural exile in the United States,..."
March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
A Tale of Two Comics
Comedy Contrast: Bill Hicks & David Letterman
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March 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Harvey Pekar
The ABCs of VOD
Bill Hicks, video on demand and the future for indie film finances
"..."How many people here have heard of Bill Hicks?" asked Matt Harlock, and a sea of hands..."
March 12, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
#HappyBirthdayBill
Bill Hicks' birthday becomes Twitter meme
"...If Bill Hicks was still alive, he would have turned 49..."
Dec. 16, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
The legend of Texas journalism gets the coverage she deserves
"...spirit. If only she were around today – alongside Bill Hicks, maybe – we’d all sleep a little better..."
Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
ATX Film News
Bill Hicks, vampires, and slime
"...Focus Features based on the life of groundbreaking comedian Bill Hicks. The Houston-raised comedy pioneer, often regarded as one..."
Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker
The Ref
"...that's been flowing a long time. Leary rehashes his Bill Hicks persona for the umpteenth time, but if you..."
March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
In Print
On Thursday, Feb. 24, the Alamo Drafthouse Village
will host the third Bill Hicks Night, in part to celebrate
the release of this collection
"...by Bill Hicks, foreword by John Lahr..."
Feb. 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder
Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-Up Comedian
"...'Bill Hicks Live'Rykodisc, $19.95 Bills Hicks for president. The Oct...."
Oct. 29, 2004 Screens Review by Courtney Fitzgerald
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the
Austin film community.
"...demise from pancreatic cancer, Austin's all-time favorite comedian/visionary -- Bill Hicks -- continues to make the rounds, appearing in..."
June 9, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
Bill Hicks
Talk Box
"...Bill HicksFlying Saucer Tour Vol. 1 (Rykodisc)Bill HicksLove Laughter and..."
Nov. 29, 2002 Music Review by Ken Lieck
Bill Hicks ... Sane Man
"...BILL HICKS ... Sane Man D: Kevin Booth (1989; remastered,..."
June 2, 2000 Screens Review by Ken Lieck
May I Have This Laugh?
What are you laughing at? Cable network Trio -- will release "Uncensored Comedy," three meditations on the state of our sense of humor, in June, to help us figure it out.
"...That's Not Funny! (premieres June 8, 8pm). Colin Quinn, Bill Maher, Sarah Silverman, Matt Stone and Trey Parker (South..."
May 30, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
SXSW Film
Daily reviews and interviews
"...American: The Bill Hicks StoryDocumentary Feature, Emerging Visions D: Matt Harlock, Paul..."
March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Robert Faires
Livin' Lavaca Loca
In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.
"...opening act that week was a young comic named Bill Hicks. Imagine that. Your first live comedy experience and..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis
Bonus Tracks
"...BILL HICKS..."
March 14, 1997 Music Feature
When Comic Do Good
Thanks to the benefit 'Stand-Up Is Dead,' some Central Texas wildlife won't be.
"...Anybody remember Bill Hicks? Sure you do. Without question a legendary figure..."
Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
Big Fat Independent Movies
Sending Off SXSW Film 04
"...The Life and Times of Bill Hicks Tuesday, March 16..."
March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald
Dancing About Architecture
Boats, Planes, and 'Dillos
"...Chris Rogers, known for his work with the Dixie Chicks and Junior Brown, will direct the film, which will..."
Aug. 27, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Bill Hicks: An American Icon Remembered
SXSW Panels
"...Bill Hicks: An American Icon RememberedAustin Convention Center, Saturday, March..."
March 26, 2010 Music Review by Michael Bertin
Belushi
More than laughs, more than addiction: a charming, tragic portrait of the Blues Brothers star
"...with another bio-doc about a comedy great, American: The Bill Hicks Story. There was less than a year's age..."
Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Where There's Smoke …
Across the country, perspectives on the smoking bans offer a very mixed bag
"..."I'm Bill Hicks and I'm dead now because I smoked cigarettes...."
