American

Matt Harlock & Paul Thomas bring Bill Hicks' story to screen

12 May 2010

Background Having individually produced various shorts and television features, Paul and Matt joined forces for their feature debut American: The Bill Hicks Story, an innovative documentary combining animated photos with interviews and stand-up clips…

American: The Bill Hicks Story

12 May 2010

(15) 106min When Bill Hicks died of pancreatic cancer in February 1994, he left a void which the American stand-up world has found impossible to fill. The son of Southern Baptists, this comedy preacher succumbed to his addictions at the age of 32…

Soul Power

9 Jul 2009

Just when you thought there were no more films to be made about the Muhammad Ali/George Foreman bout in Zaire in 1974 there comes a remarkable film about the 12-hour, three-night-long concert which took place around the event. In 1974 musician Hugh…

Going Across The Sea

1 Mar 2009

Let me tell you a little story. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. There once was a handsome be-quiffed Scottish musician named Tim Matthew (front man of Mystery Juice and various solo projects) and in 2007 he and Betse Ellis, from Kansas…

Setting the President

Festival of Politics

22 Jul 2008

The race for a Clinton and Bush-free White House hots up. On his recent British stand-up tour, Hollywood comic Chris Rock unsurprisingly took much delight in delving into the blazing topic that is the US Presidential election. In particular, he analysed…

American Literature

Born fighting

24 Apr 2007

At the exact moment Chuck Palahniuk greets me with a hushed ‘Hello?’ his home in south-western Washington State is being invaded by a group of unfamiliar men who are chanting in unison at the author: ‘His name is Robert Paulson!’