Oh, we see—you didn't know Billy Bob had a band. You were probably more familiar with his turns in film, you know, that little flick he had called Sling Blade? It won some awards, right? And what about Bandits, or Monster's Ball? Maybe even Bad Santa rings a bell? But, regardless of whether you remember that particular piece of filmic glory or not, surely you recall his star turn aside Angelina Jolie, the one where he played Angelina Jolie's husband. There was word about them wearing vials of each other's blood around their necks, and the adoption of a child from Cambodia—an act which ostensibly set running the trend of Hollywood child-collecting. There also was an epidemic of questions such as "Angelina Jolie is married to him?" BUT ALL THAT IS BESIDE THE POINT. Tonight, at Stubb's, we get to hear Thornton's musical side, as he and his band The Boxmasters lay down some tunes....

The Brave One Jodie Foster's pool-table (or was it pinball machine?) scene in The Accused was burned into our early middle-school brains, so will that make it harder or easier to watch her get brutalized again in this new movie? At least her character is totally different - this time she's an upscale New Yorker who gets beaten by unknown assailants in Central Park (and the movie is directed by Neil Jordan, of The......

Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express would like to tell you, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don't let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things we love, you included. Just be glad you're not amongst the things we hate. SFist saw their beloved mayor enter rehab, and they loved the......

According to Variety, a television series based on the film Friday Night Lights has gotten the green light from NBC. Peter Berg, who directed the film starring Billy Bob Thornton (and which we always mix up with Varsity Blues), will write and executive produce the series. We have no doubt Texans will eat it up. Of course the film was based on a most beloved book about Texas high school Football. A good portion......