The Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife

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Sane Man showing in Portland, Oregon March 13th

2010-03-08T10:30:00.002-06:00

The Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife with 5th Avenue Cinema present:

Bill Hicks: Sane Man
Sat March 13, 2010 - 9:30pm.
Sponsored by KUFO.

5th Avenue Cinema
510 SW Hall Street,
Portland, Oregon 97201 503-725-3551

Feb 26, 2010 marks the 16th anniversary of the legendary comic's passing. Bill was best known for his biting wit and spot on social commentary. He had 2 HBO specials, numerous appearances on The David Letterman Show, and a BBC pilot in the works before his untimely passing at age 32 from pancreatic cancer. He has been lauded by rock bands Tool and Radiohead and numerous fellow comics, from Eddie Izzard to Jay Leno, as a major influence and inspiration.He was also recognized by the Bristish House of Commons on the 10th anniversary of his passing. There are currently 2 major film projects about Bill, one completed : "The American" and another untitled in the works.

To honor his memory, and share his genius , The Bill Hicks Foundation teams up with 5th Ave Cinema and KUFO to screen Sane Man, one of the seminal comic' s best works.

A suggested $5 or more donation is requested at the door. All attendess will be entered in a drawing for a Hicks Gift Pack consisting of a Tshirt and coffee mug.

For more info about tickets/location please call the box office at 503-725-3551

All proceeds from the door will be donated to the Bill Hicks Foundation For Wildlife, a A Not for Profit Texas Corp founded in 1994,which aids in the rescue, rehabilitation and release of orphaned, ill and injured Central Texas Wildlife. In 2009 alone the foundation's team of licensed rehabbers assisted over 500 animals and continued their care and placement of 8 Wolfdogs.

For more information, please visit our website at billhicks.org or the wildlife page of www.billhicks.com or call foundation director Lynn Raridon @ 512-461-2355.

Lynn played Shotzi in Ninja Bachelor party and was honored to call Bill a friend. She is happy to conduct interviews about the foundation.

"Until you can name all of the animals, shut up and go back to the garden" -Bill Hicks

First clip from American: The Bill Hicks Story!

2010-03-04T20:05:00.003-06:00

The first clip of American The Bill Hicks Story has been posted by SXSW in anticipation of the North American premiere next Friday.

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Official trailer coming very soon - we'll let you know!
Please post this to your blogs/forums and get the word out.

American: The Bill Hicks Story North American Premiere at SXSW

2010-03-02T13:11:00.002-06:00

American: The Bill Hicks Story will be shown at the South by Southwest festival in Austin Texas on March 15th and March 20th.

From the official American: The Bill Hicks Story site:

We are extremely proud to announce that AMERICAN The Bill Hicks Story has been invited to hold its North American premiere at SXSW!

Bill has a very strong cult following in the US, but nowhere more so than Austin, and as British filmmakers, we are very excited to be taking the story of one of America’s most important cultural icons back to his homeland.

The SXSW festival is one of America’s leading festivals, and runs from the 12th – 20th March. We are pleased to be mentioned in their opening paragraph, alongside Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart, and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine.

Event details: American: The Bill Hicks Story at SXSW

Bill Hicks: Sane Man - 16th Anniversary Memorial

2010-02-26T19:28:00.002-06:00

The Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife Rehabilitation with the PSU Film Committee present:

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the legendary comic's passing. To honor his memory, and share his genius, The Bill Hicks Foundation teams up with the PSU Film Committee and KUFO to screen Sane Man, one of the seminal comic's best works.

Entry is first come, with a suggested donation of $5 or more is requested at the door. All proceeds will be donated to the Bill Hicks Foundation For Wildlife.

RSVP on Facebook

Bill Hicks: Sane Man
Sat March 13, 9:30pm.
Sponsored by KUFO.
5th Avenue Cinema 510 SW Hall Street, Portland, Oregon 97201
503-725-3551

Bill's 16th anniversary Friday - its Bill Twitter day!

2010-02-25T13:50:00.000-06:00

Bill's 16th anniversary is Friday Feb 26th.

It is officially Bill Hicks Twitter Day, so please tweet away about Bill - favourite lines, opinions, remembrances - keep the flame alive and get him onto the trending topics!

Vote for Bill in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups

2010-01-28T09:53:00.006-06:00

Channel 4 in the UK are running their 100 Greatest Stand-ups vote again. Back in 2006, they ran this vote and Bill came 6th... maybe we can do better this time.

"The vote will be open until 23:59 on the 29th of January 2010 (that’s tomorrow!). You can vote as many times as you like, and you can select up to 10 comedians per submission."

It appears you can vote for Bill as many times as you like. So please vote as many times as you think Bill deserves.

VOTE FOR BILL HERE

Sorry we didn’t get this to you earlier, we found out about it late – please post to your Facebook, Twitter and blogs!

Thanks to Matt Harlock of American:The Movie for letting us know about this.

Redesigned website goes live!

2010-01-06T22:53:00.004-06:00

Welcome to the new Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife website!

The Bill Hicks Birthday Comedy Night

2009-10-28T13:48:00.005-05:00

The Well, Chorley Lane, Leeds, LS3 1AB, UK - 9pm16th December 2009

A Night to Celebrate Bill Hicks on what would have been his birthday. At The Well in Leeds. Free Car parking available at the venue. Drinks deals on the night and t-shirts and other items to be raffled off as donated by The Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife. Come down and join the party, bring your friends, make sure this is a night to remember at a proper rock and roll venue.

Show starts around 9pm till 11.30pm

There will be 12 comedians:
(there is a mix of established, up and coming, and new acts)

Rob Alexander
Jojo Georgiou
James Christopher
Mark Hayden
Kahn Johnson
Tony Basnett
Chris Taylor
Dave Baird
Pete Marshall
Sarah Profit
David McAndrew
Andy walton

The Well..
Chorley Lane, Leeds, LS3 1AB
Tel: 0113 2440474

Tickets £4
NUS £3

American: The Bill Hicks Story

2009-10-01T15:16:00.004-05:00

"American: The Bill Hicks Story" is a groundbreaking new animated documentary that
will be released worldwide in 2010. For the first time, Bill’s unique story is told by the people that knew him best, using a stunning new animation technique that fully reveals the worlds that shaped his character and featuring the rare archive footage from Bill’s own collection...

“a deeply perceptive, fittingly honest tribute...” London Film Festival

“inventive and daring...one of the few great docs for 2010 that has balls.” SheffDocFest

• LONDON FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS

We are very excited that we have been invited to show the film at the London Film Festival...and Bill's family are coming over to join us for the event.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning to the general public at 9.30 am!
Call 020 7928 3232 or here's the link to our page:

http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/node/335

There are two screenings, but Monday Oct 26th at 2pm is the

• SPECIAL FAN SCREENING...

Why is it the special fan screening? Because after the screening:
- extended Q&A/meet and greet w Bill's family.
- exclusive memorabilia/gift for each attendee
- get first access to the 'Bill champion' initiative to help spread the word about Bill and the film in advance of the release next year.

We really need your help with this, so please come and get involved!

• NEW WEBSITE IS UP

Please check it out, subscribe, leave a comment - www.americanthemovie.com

Everything you need to know about the film, exclusive clips, video footage from the families archive, please subscribe to the news feed, leave a comment.

Hope to see you at the festival!

Team American