Billy Joe Shaver

Secondhand Lions -- This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles.

The Apostle -- In his Academy Award-nominated performance, Robert Duvall is Sonny, a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community until he commits a crime of passion and is forced to run from the law.

This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles.

This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles.

This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles. At first shocked by his uncles' unconventional behavior that includes ordering African lions through the mail, the boy soon becomes enthralled with unraveling the mystery that has followed the uncles for years. Hearing tales of their exotic adventures involving kidnapped princesses, Arabian sheiks and lost treasure, not only brings him closer to his uncles but also teaches him what it means to believe in something... whether it's true or not. Starring Academy Award-nominee Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense,” “Artificial Intelligence: AI”), Two-time Academy Award-winner Michael Caine (“Batman Begins,” “The Prestige”), and Academy Award-winner Robert Duvall (“The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now”).

He was touched by the power and filled with the spirit. A man of faith. A man of the flesh. A man plagued by the darker side of human desire, and rage. In his 1998 Academy Award®-nominated performance, Robert Duvall is Sonny, a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community. When Sonny loses control and commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law. Hiding out in the small town of Bayou Boutte, Sonny adopts a new identity and sets out on a new mission - to find the road to redemption. With powerful performances by Billy Bob Thornton, Farrah Fawcett and Miranda Richardson, The Apostle is "nothing short of astonishing!" - Jeffery Lyons, WNBC-TV

When charismatic but troubled Pentecostal preacher Euliss "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) discovers that his wife (Farrah Fawcett) is having an affair, he promptly puts the other man in a coma and flees his home state of Texas for Louisiana. Once there, he takes on a new name, renovates an old church and brings new life to a congregation. Written and directed by Duvall, the film also earned an Oscar nod for Duvall's complex, captivating performance.

In his Academy Award-nominated performance, Robert Duvall is Sonny, a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community until he commits a crime of passion and is forced to run from the law.

In his Academy Award-nominated performance, Robert Duvall is Sonny, a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community until he commits a crime of passion and is forced to run from the law.

After brutally attacking a man who has an affair with his wife, a popular preacher flees the law and ends up in a small bayou town. Seeking forgiveness from God and personal redemption, he begins a mission to build a church and gather a congregation.

He was touched by the power and filled with the spirit. A man of faith. A man of the flesh. A man plagued by the darker side of human desire, and rage. In his 1998 Academy Award -nominated performance, Robert Duvall is Sonny, a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community. When Sonny loses control and commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law. Hiding out in the small town of Bayou Boutte, Sonny adopts a new identity and sets out on a new mission - to find the road to redemption. With powerful performances by Billy Bob Thornton, Farrah Fawcett and Miranda Richardson, The Apostle is 'nothing short of astonishing!' - Jeffery Lyons, WNBC-TV