MacGillivray Freeman Films has announced that Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey will narrate the company’s newest 3D giant screen film, Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels. The film will be released in select IMAX and giant screen theatres starting April 12, 2024.
The movie, which will combine CGI with live-action cinematography and an immersive 3D giant screen experience, explores the inner workings of the human body and reveals some of the incredible scientific breakthroughs that are changing the course of human health, as told through the inspiring stories of people who have benefitted from these groundbreaking innovations and the scientists and bioengineers who brought these innovations to life.
“Matthew McConaughey is a super talent, and his storytelling artistry will add warmth and personality to our film about the marvels of the human body and the human ingenuity behind these new technologies that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives,” said director Greg MacGillivray,...
The movie, which will combine CGI with live-action cinematography and an immersive 3D giant screen experience, explores the inner workings of the human body and reveals some of the incredible scientific breakthroughs that are changing the course of human health, as told through the inspiring stories of people who have benefitted from these groundbreaking innovations and the scientists and bioengineers who brought these innovations to life.
“Matthew McConaughey is a super talent, and his storytelling artistry will add warmth and personality to our film about the marvels of the human body and the human ingenuity behind these new technologies that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives,” said director Greg MacGillivray,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
(Welcome to Did They Get It Right?, a series where we look at an Oscars category from yesteryear and examine whether the Academy's winner stands the test of time.)
We all have Oscar wins that we love, where the Academy decides to step out of line with convention and give it to someone doing truly exceptional work. Olivia Colman taking home Best Actress for "The Favourite" is a recent example I still cannot believe happened. We also have the awards we despise, where we cannot even fathom how the stars aligned to push something we consider to be truly terrible to the winners' circle, like "Crash" winning Best Picture.
Far more common are the awards given out where we understand how and why they won but vehemently disagree with the selection. Just from this past year, I'd put Brendan Fraser winning for "The Whale" and Jamie Lee Curtis winning for...
We all have Oscar wins that we love, where the Academy decides to step out of line with convention and give it to someone doing truly exceptional work. Olivia Colman taking home Best Actress for "The Favourite" is a recent example I still cannot believe happened. We also have the awards we despise, where we cannot even fathom how the stars aligned to push something we consider to be truly terrible to the winners' circle, like "Crash" winning Best Picture.
Far more common are the awards given out where we understand how and why they won but vehemently disagree with the selection. Just from this past year, I'd put Brendan Fraser winning for "The Whale" and Jamie Lee Curtis winning for...
- 6/4/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Matthew McConaughey delivered one of his most praised performances as the melancholic and somber officer Rust Cohle in True Detective.
He’d also developed a bond with the show’s creator Nic Pizzolatto. It was a bond that might have only gotten stronger after the two spent the night out drinking.
Matthew McConaughey was brutal with his ‘True Detective’ showrunner after a night out drinking Matthew McConaughey | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
McConaughey forged an open friendship with the True Detective series showrunner Nic Pizzolatto. To McConaughey, one of Pizzolatto’s most endearing traits was his honesty, which the showrunner seemed to value over manners.
“That’s one of the reasons I really like the guy,” McConaughey said in a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone. “It’s not about manners and grace. That’s part of where he and I get along, because we can be brutally honest, and we don’t think it’s brutal.
He’d also developed a bond with the show’s creator Nic Pizzolatto. It was a bond that might have only gotten stronger after the two spent the night out drinking.
Matthew McConaughey was brutal with his ‘True Detective’ showrunner after a night out drinking Matthew McConaughey | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
McConaughey forged an open friendship with the True Detective series showrunner Nic Pizzolatto. To McConaughey, one of Pizzolatto’s most endearing traits was his honesty, which the showrunner seemed to value over manners.
“That’s one of the reasons I really like the guy,” McConaughey said in a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone. “It’s not about manners and grace. That’s part of where he and I get along, because we can be brutally honest, and we don’t think it’s brutal.
- 5/16/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of bikers come from across the country to the Black Hills of South Dakota for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally — and the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t stopping them in 2020.
Now in its 80th year, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a massive event, a kind of combination trade show, carnival, and music festival centered around Sturgis, South Dakota, a town off I-90 on the eastern edge of the state. Activities ripple across the region,...
Each year, hundreds of thousands of bikers come from across the country to the Black Hills of South Dakota for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally — and the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t stopping them in 2020.
Now in its 80th year, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a massive event, a kind of combination trade show, carnival, and music festival centered around Sturgis, South Dakota, a town off I-90 on the eastern edge of the state. Activities ripple across the region,...
- 8/12/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
On Sunday, movie fans will find out if Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his performance as trans woman Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Should Redmayne be victorious, he'd not only score back-to-back Oscars but he would also become the latest in a long line of actors who have courted Oscar attention by playing the opposite sex, playing a trans person or in some other way playing a character whose gender differs than the one of which the actors themselves identify. Not that it comes without some criticism, of course. Also up for an Oscar this year is the...
- 2/25/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
Hot off the success of Wild and Dallas Buyers Club, French-Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee is back with Tiff’s opening night selection, Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper.
The director who has recently brought us two wonderful films of self-discovery, and who garnered major awards attention for Reese Witherspoon (as Cheryl Strayed in Wild) and Matthew McConaughey (as Ron Woodruff inDallas Buyers Club), looks to be following in his own footsteps with Demolition, which looks to be just as emotional, uplifting, and Oscar-worthy.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Davis Mitchell, a man whose life has not turned out at all how he expected, as he is working as an investment banker (seemingly not according to his plan), and he now has to struggle with the loss of his young wife Julia, played by new-comer Heather Lind (Mistress America, "Boardwalk Empire"), after a sudden car accident. Clearly a malfunctioning...
The director who has recently brought us two wonderful films of self-discovery, and who garnered major awards attention for Reese Witherspoon (as Cheryl Strayed in Wild) and Matthew McConaughey (as Ron Woodruff inDallas Buyers Club), looks to be following in his own footsteps with Demolition, which looks to be just as emotional, uplifting, and Oscar-worthy.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Davis Mitchell, a man whose life has not turned out at all how he expected, as he is working as an investment banker (seemingly not according to his plan), and he now has to struggle with the loss of his young wife Julia, played by new-comer Heather Lind (Mistress America, "Boardwalk Empire"), after a sudden car accident. Clearly a malfunctioning...
- 9/8/2015
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
A radically beefed-up Jared Leto has proudly unveiled his Superman vest-clad, muscular physique for his forthcoming role as the Joker in Suicide Squad.
The Oscar-winning star has become renowned for taking on 'anti-vanity' parts which often render him unrecognisable in most of his adventurous acting roles to date.
Often going to unbelievable lengths for a part, we celebrate his constant movie metamorphosis with 6 incredible on-screen transformations.
1. Fight Club (1999)
"I feel like destroying something beautiful", Edward Norton's Tyler Durden reasons before pulverising Jared Leto's pretty face in David Fincher's dark drama Fight Club.
Leto played the platinum blonde Angel Face, whose handsome looks are transformed after he's left toothless and grotesquely deformed following Norton's brutal beating.
The actor toned up for the role and bleached his hair and eyebrows - aspects which bear some similarities to his recent transformation into the frightening, green-haired Joker.
2. American Psycho (2000)
Ok, so...
The Oscar-winning star has become renowned for taking on 'anti-vanity' parts which often render him unrecognisable in most of his adventurous acting roles to date.
Often going to unbelievable lengths for a part, we celebrate his constant movie metamorphosis with 6 incredible on-screen transformations.
1. Fight Club (1999)
"I feel like destroying something beautiful", Edward Norton's Tyler Durden reasons before pulverising Jared Leto's pretty face in David Fincher's dark drama Fight Club.
Leto played the platinum blonde Angel Face, whose handsome looks are transformed after he's left toothless and grotesquely deformed following Norton's brutal beating.
The actor toned up for the role and bleached his hair and eyebrows - aspects which bear some similarities to his recent transformation into the frightening, green-haired Joker.
2. American Psycho (2000)
Ok, so...
- 4/29/2015
- Digital Spy
Hollywood is known for physical transformations, and stars often take pride in losing tons of weight - sometimes for a role and other times just to get healthier. But for a few actors, the results of the rapid weight-loss are downright startling.
Here's a look at six celebs who lost a shocking amount of weight.
Zach Galifianakis
The Hangover star's dramatic weight-loss first made headlines in October when the once-portly comedian showed up to the screening of Birdman, on the closing night of the New York Film Festival, having gone down a few clothing sizes.
His new, slimmer look also surprised people when he was featured in the opening of the 2015 SAG Awards. It's estimated that Galifianakis may have lost as much as 50 pounds.
Photos: Before & After: Celebs' Most Dramatic Transformations
Jake Gyllenhaal
The Prisoners star famously dropped 30 pounds for his role as the deranged freelance crime photographer Louis Bloom in the Oscar-nominated thriller Nightcrawler. Gyllenhaal, who has...
Here's a look at six celebs who lost a shocking amount of weight.
Zach Galifianakis
The Hangover star's dramatic weight-loss first made headlines in October when the once-portly comedian showed up to the screening of Birdman, on the closing night of the New York Film Festival, having gone down a few clothing sizes.
His new, slimmer look also surprised people when he was featured in the opening of the 2015 SAG Awards. It's estimated that Galifianakis may have lost as much as 50 pounds.
Photos: Before & After: Celebs' Most Dramatic Transformations
Jake Gyllenhaal
The Prisoners star famously dropped 30 pounds for his role as the deranged freelance crime photographer Louis Bloom in the Oscar-nominated thriller Nightcrawler. Gyllenhaal, who has...
- 1/28/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
With Michael Keaton winning the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy and Eddie Redmayne winning for best actor in a drama, both men continue establishing themselves as the frontrunners in this year’s lead actor race at the Oscars.
Though not new to films, Redmayne starred in Oscar-nominated films such as Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008) and Les Miserables (2012). His performance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, however, propelled him to widespread acclaim and put him on the radar. He is one of four best actor nominees — along with Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch and Steve Carell — to receive their first nomination this year.
For most of his career, Keaton was known for his comedic roles, such as Mr. Mom (1983) and Beetlejuice (1988), and for his turn as Batman in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). These roles earned Keaton praise and...
Managing Editor
With Michael Keaton winning the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy and Eddie Redmayne winning for best actor in a drama, both men continue establishing themselves as the frontrunners in this year’s lead actor race at the Oscars.
Though not new to films, Redmayne starred in Oscar-nominated films such as Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008) and Les Miserables (2012). His performance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, however, propelled him to widespread acclaim and put him on the radar. He is one of four best actor nominees — along with Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch and Steve Carell — to receive their first nomination this year.
For most of his career, Keaton was known for his comedic roles, such as Mr. Mom (1983) and Beetlejuice (1988), and for his turn as Batman in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). These roles earned Keaton praise and...
- 1/19/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
No one is more efficient or merciless about punishing us than ourselves. The older I get, the more regrets I accumulate, and there comes a point where you can either let yourself get crushed by the weight of them, or you can figure out a way to forgive yourself and let things go. "Wild," the latest film from director Jean-Marc Vallee, is not what I expected. I knew it was about a woman hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. That's 2,663 miles, from the Us border at Mexico to the Us border at Canada. I didn't know why she was hiking or what kind of drama the film would try to wring from the trip, and honestly, the concept didn't hook me in a way that made the film a priority. What I saw, though, was something tough and honest and unsentimental, and it's a pretty major piece of work for star Reese Witherspoon.
- 12/6/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Last night, for the first time in several months, Matthew McConaughey wasn’t at home watching his favorite show on TV: HBO’s True Detective, in which he stars as the brilliant but deeply troubled homicide cop Rustin “Rust” Cohle. “I’m doing what the public’s doing,” he says. “I received all eight episodes, but I said, ‘You know what? I’m gonna check them out each Sunday night and then sit on each episode for a week.’ I’ve found myself going back and watching each one of...
- 3/3/2014
- by Jonathan Ringen
- Rollingstone.com
Last night, for the first time in several months, Matthew McConaughey wasn't at home watching his favorite show on TV: HBO's True Detective, in which he stars as the brilliant but deeply troubled homicide cop Rustin "Rust" Cohle. "I'm doing what the public's doing," he says. "I received all eight episodes, but I said, 'You know what? I'm gonna check them out each Sunday night and then sit on each episode for a week.' I've found myself going back and watching each one of them about three times during...
- 3/3/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Last night, while Matthew McConaughey was busy winning the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club, HBO was busy screening the penultimate episode of True Detective – the critically acclaimed mini-series starring McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. While the episode set the stage for an epic finale, HBO delivered their teaser trailer to whet our appetites further.
Premiering to great reviews in January 2014, True Detective is a mini-series crime drama created and produced by award-winning novelist and screenwriter, Nic Pizzolatto (The Killing). With Cary Joji Fukunaga (Jane Eyre) directing each of the eight episodes in season one, the story uses multiple timelines to follow the 17 year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana, led by two State Police homicide detectives (McConaughey and Harrelson).
Since the show was conceived as an anthology, any potential subsequent seasons are intended to feature different casts of characters in different stories.
Premiering to great reviews in January 2014, True Detective is a mini-series crime drama created and produced by award-winning novelist and screenwriter, Nic Pizzolatto (The Killing). With Cary Joji Fukunaga (Jane Eyre) directing each of the eight episodes in season one, the story uses multiple timelines to follow the 17 year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana, led by two State Police homicide detectives (McConaughey and Harrelson).
Since the show was conceived as an anthology, any potential subsequent seasons are intended to feature different casts of characters in different stories.
- 3/3/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Frozen, Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett, 12 Years' Lupita Nyong'o and Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were among the big winners during the star-studded telecast of the 86th Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Read on for the recap...
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Frozen, Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett, 12 Years' Lupita Nyong'o and Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were among the big winners during the star-studded telecast of the 86th Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, while there was no statuette love for big contenders The Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska, American Hustle or Captain Phillips. Read on for the recap...
Click Here for the complete list of winners.
The Best Picture
12 Years a Slave, the true story of Solomon Northrup's arduous journey from free man to slave and back again, was named...
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Frozen, Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett, 12 Years' Lupita Nyong'o and Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were among the big winners during the star-studded telecast of the 86th Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, while there was no statuette love for big contenders The Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska, American Hustle or Captain Phillips. Read on for the recap...
Click Here for the complete list of winners.
The Best Picture
12 Years a Slave, the true story of Solomon Northrup's arduous journey from free man to slave and back again, was named...
- 3/3/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Ben Affleck completed his absolutely incredible career turnaround last year when his third directorial effort, Argo, took home the Academy Award for Best Picture, and now Matthew McConaughey has managed to achieve a very similar feat. After nearly a decade of being trapped in thankless, critically-reviled romantic comedies, the Texas star has rejuvenated his life as an actor and tonight has won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role thanks to his performance in Dallas Buyers Club. A passion project of the stars that took many years to get made, the Jean-Marc Vallee-directed drama stars McConaughey as Ron Woodruff, an electrician and bull rider who learns that he has been diagnosed with the AIDS virus and has only been given a month to live. Despite the lack of available medicine on the market and being shunned from all of his friends, Ron becomes determined to keep living, and...
- 3/3/2014
- cinemablend.com
Matthew McConaughey has won the Best Actor Academy Award for his role as AIDS patient Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club.
The actor cemented his career resurgence - dubbed The McConaissance - by picking up his first Oscar at the evening's ceremony.
McConaughey said on accepting his award: "There are three things I need every day: something to look up to, something to look forward to, something to chase. First I want to thank God, because that's who I look up to. He has shown me it's a fact that gratitude reciprocates.
"To my family, that's who I look forward to. My father I know is up there, he's probably in his underwear and he's dancing right now. To my mother who's here tonight, who taught me and my brothers to respect ourselves and others. To Camilla and my kids, the courage you give me every day is unparalleled.
"And to my hero,...
The actor cemented his career resurgence - dubbed The McConaissance - by picking up his first Oscar at the evening's ceremony.
McConaughey said on accepting his award: "There are three things I need every day: something to look up to, something to look forward to, something to chase. First I want to thank God, because that's who I look up to. He has shown me it's a fact that gratitude reciprocates.
"To my family, that's who I look forward to. My father I know is up there, he's probably in his underwear and he's dancing right now. To my mother who's here tonight, who taught me and my brothers to respect ourselves and others. To Camilla and my kids, the courage you give me every day is unparalleled.
"And to my hero,...
- 3/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Santa Monica - In playing real-life HIV patient-turned-activist Rod Woodruff in "Dallas Buyers Club," Matthew McConaughey transformed himself physically and emotionally. He earned a Best Actor trophy at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards for his efforts. When asked how he went about becoming Woodruff in Jean-Marc Vallée's film, the Oscar nominee noted, "I had a real man [to draw from]. I had his diary from two years before he had HIV. I got his humor from that. I got his humanity from that." The physical side of his transformation is already well-documented, but it nonetheless played a crucial role in his performance in the film. After dieting and losing a few pounds, McConaughey said, "I had no idea how far I had to go. I had no idea how much I had to lose." "47 [lbs.] was the final number," he concluded. ...
- 3/2/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Edwin, Patsey and Solomon in Steve McQueen's 12 Year A Slave Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave dominated at the Independent Spirit Awards tonight.
The film recounting the true story of a free man who was sold into slavery won the awards for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay for John Ridley, Best Cinematography for Sean Bobbitt and Best Supporting Female for newcomer Lupita Nyong'o.
Cate Blanchett continued her award-winning run ahead of the Oscars, picking up the Best Actress accolade for her performance as a down-on-her-luck socialite in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Dallas Buyers Club - which is also hoping for Oscar glory this weekend - also took home two acting awards, Best Male Lead for Matthew McConaughey, for his portrayal of AIDS sufferer Ron Woodruff, and his co-star Jared Leto, who took home the Best Supporting Male award for...
The film recounting the true story of a free man who was sold into slavery won the awards for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay for John Ridley, Best Cinematography for Sean Bobbitt and Best Supporting Female for newcomer Lupita Nyong'o.
Cate Blanchett continued her award-winning run ahead of the Oscars, picking up the Best Actress accolade for her performance as a down-on-her-luck socialite in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Dallas Buyers Club - which is also hoping for Oscar glory this weekend - also took home two acting awards, Best Male Lead for Matthew McConaughey, for his portrayal of AIDS sufferer Ron Woodruff, and his co-star Jared Leto, who took home the Best Supporting Male award for...
- 3/2/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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By this time next week Matthew McConaughey might have an Oscar. That’ll likely sound strange if you still think of him as David Wooderson, the ambiguously aged keg party enthusiast from Dazed and Confused, or as a naked conga drummer. (Let the record state that Mm still plays, he’s just more careful about closing his windows these days.) Over the last 18 months, McConaughey has delivered the best work of his career, earning a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award and proving that it’s never too late to expect the unexpected–even from a guy whose personal mantra is just to keep on livin’.
McConaughey took nearly three years off–and after The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, who wouldn’t want to reassess?–before beginning a career renaissance with moves towards smaller, smarter parts and fewer big budget features. Agent Jim Toth (Reese Witherspoon...
By this time next week Matthew McConaughey might have an Oscar. That’ll likely sound strange if you still think of him as David Wooderson, the ambiguously aged keg party enthusiast from Dazed and Confused, or as a naked conga drummer. (Let the record state that Mm still plays, he’s just more careful about closing his windows these days.) Over the last 18 months, McConaughey has delivered the best work of his career, earning a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award and proving that it’s never too late to expect the unexpected–even from a guy whose personal mantra is just to keep on livin’.
McConaughey took nearly three years off–and after The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, who wouldn’t want to reassess?–before beginning a career renaissance with moves towards smaller, smarter parts and fewer big budget features. Agent Jim Toth (Reese Witherspoon...
- 2/24/2014
- by Emily Exton
- TheFabLife - Movies
Every day, from now until the weekend of the 2014 Academy Awards, HeyUGuys will be publishing an article championing one of the nine films in contention for the coveted Best Picture Oscar. We will be collecting them all here, where you can find the previous articles.
Dallas Buyers Club showcases two actors at the top of their game, transforming before our eyes. Matt Rodgers takes it to task.
It’d be just as easy to find a list of reasons why this little ground swell awards contender shouldn’t win the Best Picture Oscar; a TV-movie-of-the week plot featuring body-morphing performances from the lead actors. It’s the kind of film that the Golden Baldies would have showered with acclaim during the 1990’s (the lazy comparison being Philadelphia), but in this more cynical age, its appearance in the Best Picture category is seen as nothing more than a token gesture, presumably...
Dallas Buyers Club showcases two actors at the top of their game, transforming before our eyes. Matt Rodgers takes it to task.
It’d be just as easy to find a list of reasons why this little ground swell awards contender shouldn’t win the Best Picture Oscar; a TV-movie-of-the week plot featuring body-morphing performances from the lead actors. It’s the kind of film that the Golden Baldies would have showered with acclaim during the 1990’s (the lazy comparison being Philadelphia), but in this more cynical age, its appearance in the Best Picture category is seen as nothing more than a token gesture, presumably...
- 2/24/2014
- by Matt Rodgers
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Name: Dallas Buyers Club
Release date: Nov. 1, 2013
DVD release date: Feb. 4, 2014
Run time: 1 hour, 57 mins
Box office: Limited opening weekend: $260,865; Wide opening weekend: $2.7 million; Total domestic box office: $24.4 million; Worldwide gross to date: $30.4 million
Rotten Tomatoes score: 94 percent
Dallas Buyers Club movie math: (And the Band Played On + No Country for Old Men) x (Blow + Glen or Glenda + The Machinist)
Tweetable description: If Ron Woodruff only had 30 days left to live, you know what he’d do? Start an HIV treatment drug ring and live for seven years. #Nbd
What Chris Nashawaty said: Thanks to McConaughey’s and Leto’s...
Release date: Nov. 1, 2013
DVD release date: Feb. 4, 2014
Run time: 1 hour, 57 mins
Box office: Limited opening weekend: $260,865; Wide opening weekend: $2.7 million; Total domestic box office: $24.4 million; Worldwide gross to date: $30.4 million
Rotten Tomatoes score: 94 percent
Dallas Buyers Club movie math: (And the Band Played On + No Country for Old Men) x (Blow + Glen or Glenda + The Machinist)
Tweetable description: If Ron Woodruff only had 30 days left to live, you know what he’d do? Start an HIV treatment drug ring and live for seven years. #Nbd
What Chris Nashawaty said: Thanks to McConaughey’s and Leto’s...
- 2/21/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
Best Actor Oscar nominee Matthew McConaughey sat down with Jimmy Kimmel last night, and was put on the spot about how he would top his drawling "All right, all right, all right" Golden Globes acceptance speech in the event he also wins the Oscar (Kimmel is convinced this is case; we at Toh! also have McConaughey slotted as the frontrunner.) Watch below. In terms of the slew of "all rights," McConaughey says he might as well stick with that formula for the Academy Awards: "First three words I ever said on film," he tells Kimmel, referring to Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused." He also talks his alarming weight loss to play Ron Woodruff in "Dallas Buyers Club," and his on-set vibe with co-lead Woody Harrelson in HBO's "True Detective."...
- 2/20/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Alright, alright, alright! Work is going pretty well for Matthew McConaughey these days, and he's not about to take that for granted. But instead of transforming into his next movie role right away, the Dallas Buyers Club star tells Variety, "For the next two months, I'm playing the character of Matthew McConaughey, an actor proud of the films he's been in." And he should be! His portrayal of Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club earned him a SAG Award and a Golden Globe, as well as an Oscar nomination. The 44-year-old Texas-native spoke about this recognition in the third person, saying, "if any of those films or his performances are in awards shows, he's going to go, heart high and...
- 2/19/2014
- E! Online
Fox Searchlight
A former bastion for heavy weight Oscar films, the Adaptation category appears to be in a bit of a weird transitional faze at the moment. At one time, the films in the Best Adapted Screenplay category were too numerous to fit into one category, lately however, the Writers branch has had enough room to accommodate practically every single major Best Picture contender that qualifies (and then some in recent years). As the craze in young adult fiction and comic books has consumed much of the time of talented writers who specialize in the art of adaptation, perhaps the willingness of studios to hire these writers for adaptations of loftier literature has decreased. Even of the films that have found award success in this category over the last few years, many have come from sources that don’t exactly qualify under the strict traditional definition of “literature”. For instance,...
A former bastion for heavy weight Oscar films, the Adaptation category appears to be in a bit of a weird transitional faze at the moment. At one time, the films in the Best Adapted Screenplay category were too numerous to fit into one category, lately however, the Writers branch has had enough room to accommodate practically every single major Best Picture contender that qualifies (and then some in recent years). As the craze in young adult fiction and comic books has consumed much of the time of talented writers who specialize in the art of adaptation, perhaps the willingness of studios to hire these writers for adaptations of loftier literature has decreased. Even of the films that have found award success in this category over the last few years, many have come from sources that don’t exactly qualify under the strict traditional definition of “literature”. For instance,...
- 2/12/2014
- by Christopher Lominac
- Obsessed with Film
Relativity Media just acquired the film rights to Ron Chernow's book "Titan: The Life of John D Rockefeller" and has hired director Lasse Hallstrom (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, What's Eating Gilbert Grape) to tell the story of America's first billionaire. Rockefeller was ruthless in building his company Standard Oil and spent thirty years dodging investigations into his business tactics until Teddy Roosevelt took him on. Rockefeller also turned into a philanthropist who gave away most of his fortune. The script will be written by Craig Borten, who was just nominated for an Oscar for "Dallas Buyers Club." Borten says that there are plenty of similarities between "Dallas Buyers Club" protagonist Ron Woodruff and Rockefeller. "Each saw capitalism as a way to divide and conquer and accumulate but ultimately became most memorable for giving back," he explained.
- 2/12/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Relativity has optioned the Ron Chernow book Titan: The Life Of John D. Rockefeller and will develop a feature on America’s first billionaire for Lasse Hallstrom to direct. Script will be written by Craig Borten, who is Oscar-nominated for Dallas Buyers Club. The patriarch of one of the country’s richest families, Rockefeller was ruthless in building Standard Oil, and spent 30 years dodging investigations into his business tactics until Teddy Roosevelt took him on. Rockefeller also turned into a philanthropist who gave away most of his fortune. Hallstrom sparked to telling the story of “the first Rockefeller, John D., and his rise to fame and fortune.” It is a sprawling undertaking, but Borten is used to that. He said he met Dallas Buyers Club protagonist Ron Woodruff in 1992 and had his first script draft done two years later, and it took nearly two decades for the film to get made.
- 2/11/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
As Hollywood heavy hitters prepare to duke it out at the Academy Awards, the 29th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards will honor the much smaller films a day before the Oscars. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Angela Bassett, Andy Samberg and Rosario Dawson are all scheduled to present at this year's ceremony, Entertainment Weekly reported exclusively. McConaughey is also nominated for his role as the HIV positive cowboy-turned activist Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club. In addition, People has learned exclusively that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Greta Gerwig, Bill Hader, Paula Patton and Diego Luna will also be presenting. The period piece 12 Years...
- 2/11/2014
- by Carlos Greer
- PEOPLE.com
Riding a tidal wave of hype and praise, Dallas Buyers Club finally makes it way into Irish cinemas. Based on the true story of Texan Ron Woodruff and his attempt to help his fellow AIDS patients, while also making a profit, by smuggling effective but unapproved drugs into 1980's America, it is Matthew McConaughey who is getting the lions share of praise in the lead role, but everything in this movie comes together to make this an extremely powerful and, at times, uplifting affair. Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée handles this with a deft touch, crafting a story that immediately grabs from the opening frame. Unflinchingly realistic in it's portrayal of the AIDS scare in the 80's, it narrows it's view to focus solely on Woodruff's plight, as we follow his change from uninformed bigot to a more caring example of humanity. The story moves at break neck speed, jumping huge...
- 2/8/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
One of the many great things about cinema is its ability to shed light on important events and crises in our history. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, Dallas Buyers Club is one such example of this capability, shedding light on the beginnings of the AIDS disease through an intimate and moving character study.
Based on true events, the film tells the story of Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey), a Texan electrician whose numerous vices include unprotected sex, smoking, and drugs. His hedonistic lifestyle catches up with him when he is diagnosed with the AIDS virus, and is given only 30 days to live.
Once the truth of his new circumstances has sunk in, Ron does anything he can to keep himself alive, whether it be acquiring Azt – the only drug showing limited success against the virus – or traveling to Mexico to get his hands on unapproved medication. Realising that alternative drugs are more effective,...
Based on true events, the film tells the story of Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey), a Texan electrician whose numerous vices include unprotected sex, smoking, and drugs. His hedonistic lifestyle catches up with him when he is diagnosed with the AIDS virus, and is given only 30 days to live.
Once the truth of his new circumstances has sunk in, Ron does anything he can to keep himself alive, whether it be acquiring Azt – the only drug showing limited success against the virus – or traveling to Mexico to get his hands on unapproved medication. Realising that alternative drugs are more effective,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
You know a film is worthwhile when Jared Leto signs up for it – as an actor who chooses his roles somewhat sparingly. His latest, Dallas Buyers Club, has earned him an Academy Award nomination for his efforts – and we sat down with the talented actor to discuss this triumph.
Having taken a lengthy break away from acting – primarily to focus on his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, Leto plays Rayon, a transgender AIDs victim, who forms an unlikely friendship with Matthew McConaughey’s Ron Woodruff. Leto tells us about his research methods, his physical transformation, and what it means to himself and the movie to be so heavily rewarded with Oscar nominations.
Dallas Buyers Club is released on February 7.
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Having taken a lengthy break away from acting – primarily to focus on his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, Leto plays Rayon, a transgender AIDs victim, who forms an unlikely friendship with Matthew McConaughey’s Ron Woodruff. Leto tells us about his research methods, his physical transformation, and what it means to himself and the movie to be so heavily rewarded with Oscar nominations.
Dallas Buyers Club is released on February 7.
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- 2/5/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Dallas Buyers Club Blu-ray Dallas Buyers Club isn.t the feel good movie of the year. It.s not a war cry for equal rights or a sobering historical narrative about the early years of HIV prevalence. It.s a film framed in rapid cut-tos, telling the story of an angular man with a vision that knew how to do a lot of things, but never how to give up. This week, Dallas Buyers Club is headed onto Blu-ray and into more theaters, just as this year.s Oscar race is really heating up. Most people faced with little time to live will spend at least a few days wallowing before deciding how to spend their last moments. Ron Woodruff only spends a few hours thusly before beginning to research a cocktail of drugs in the hopes he.ll be able to elongate his life. From there, Woodroof begins dealing...
- 2/5/2014
- cinemablend.com
Welcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. Cutie and the Boxer Ushio Shinohara and his wife Noriko have been together for 45 years, but it hasn’t been the easiest of roads. He was a 41 year old art sensation in NYC when the 19-year-old art student met and fell in love with him, and while the time since has seen them struggle and live the life of starving artists, he has always remained at the top of the relationship. This doc looks at the couple, their love and art, and the sacrifices that are sometimes necessary in pursuit of your dreams. Zachary Heinzerling‘s intimate documentary began life focused on Ushio’s life and art, but somewhere along the line, Noriko’s story, both of her art and of her love for her husband, took over the narrative. The...
- 2/4/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Matthew McConaughey has spoken about how his 'shocking' weight loss for Dallas Buyers Club changed his life.
The actor, who lost three and a half stone for his role, said that it was tough on his family, before admitting that his wife wasn't attracted to him during that period.
Speaking to The Sun, McConaughey said: "The first time I saw myself on screen I thought I looked like a reptile.
"It was an initial shock but I was able to shake that for the movie. My family saw my weight loss day by day, so they didn't have that shock — but I look back and I think perhaps it wasn't the easiest on them."
McConaughey said that although his wife Camilla Alves was supportive, "perhaps it was not so appealing to be intimate when I was in that zone".
He added: "It was tough, but what I lost physically down below,...
The actor, who lost three and a half stone for his role, said that it was tough on his family, before admitting that his wife wasn't attracted to him during that period.
Speaking to The Sun, McConaughey said: "The first time I saw myself on screen I thought I looked like a reptile.
"It was an initial shock but I was able to shake that for the movie. My family saw my weight loss day by day, so they didn't have that shock — but I look back and I think perhaps it wasn't the easiest on them."
McConaughey said that although his wife Camilla Alves was supportive, "perhaps it was not so appealing to be intimate when I was in that zone".
He added: "It was tough, but what I lost physically down below,...
- 2/1/2014
- Digital Spy
The 2013 RopeofSilicon Movie Awards I was hesitant to actually do a sixth year of the RopeofSilicon Awards for a variety of reasons, but most of all due to the deluge of awards handed out for movies at this point in our culture. As it turns out, I'm glad I waited and I'm glad I decided to go forward with the Awards. As we've moved into 2014 it became clear there were not only films and performances from 2013 that were still resonating with audiences, but there were some that hadn't gotten the attention I felt they deserved. Therefore, these awards afforded me the opportunity to highlight some of those films and performances. Looking back, 2013 was something of a strange year for movies. It was a year dominated by big budget features, but while many of those blockbusters made lots of money, they fell quite flat in terms of overall audience reception. Films...
- 1/29/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Last week we launched the inaugural Guardian Film Awards. This week, we take a closer look at the longlist in each category. Today: the best supporting actor nominees
• Vote now
You know the drill. Just as with best actor and best picture and all the rest of the categories, we need you to give this longlist a bit of a trim. You have until noon on 16 February to cast your vote; a primer is below, as well as five key contenders who failed to make the grade.
As ever, do chip into the comment thread with feedback and suggestions. And, as explained and still endlessly debated, our best actor and best supporting actor categories are open to both (all?) genders. Here's our longlist, in alphabetical order:
Amy Adams, Her
History will record that what Amy Adams was really good at this year was being fishy in a frock few loan managers could pull off.
• Vote now
You know the drill. Just as with best actor and best picture and all the rest of the categories, we need you to give this longlist a bit of a trim. You have until noon on 16 February to cast your vote; a primer is below, as well as five key contenders who failed to make the grade.
As ever, do chip into the comment thread with feedback and suggestions. And, as explained and still endlessly debated, our best actor and best supporting actor categories are open to both (all?) genders. Here's our longlist, in alphabetical order:
Amy Adams, Her
History will record that what Amy Adams was really good at this year was being fishy in a frock few loan managers could pull off.
- 1/23/2014
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto and Cate Blanchett were among the major winners at last night's (January 18) 20th annual Screen Actors Guild awards.
Lupita Nyong'o was also honoured at the ceremony, while Bryan Cranston and Maggie Smith triumphed in the television categories.
Dallas Buyer's Club celebrated a double win, with cast members McConaughey and Leto picking up the awards for 'Male Actor in a Leading Role' and 'Male Actor in a Supporting role' respectively.
Upon receiving his award, McConaughey paid tribute to his fellow nominees, saying: "There were so many fierce performances this years. I mean the choices in the characters that some of these people have made really shines a great light on this bull-ride that we take called acting."
The star, who shed 40lbs to play AIDS patient Ron Woodruff in the movie, described the "magic place" where an actor connects with a role to such an extent that "everything you see,...
Lupita Nyong'o was also honoured at the ceremony, while Bryan Cranston and Maggie Smith triumphed in the television categories.
Dallas Buyer's Club celebrated a double win, with cast members McConaughey and Leto picking up the awards for 'Male Actor in a Leading Role' and 'Male Actor in a Supporting role' respectively.
Upon receiving his award, McConaughey paid tribute to his fellow nominees, saying: "There were so many fierce performances this years. I mean the choices in the characters that some of these people have made really shines a great light on this bull-ride that we take called acting."
The star, who shed 40lbs to play AIDS patient Ron Woodruff in the movie, described the "magic place" where an actor connects with a role to such an extent that "everything you see,...
- 1/19/2014
- Digital Spy
If your wife has set a pre-dawn alarm and the two of you are awake in bed with your youngest son to watch the Oscar nominations announcement, it really would be a bummer not to hear your name called. And yet as one name after another was ticked off, Dallas Buyers Club’s Matthew McConaughey says he had a brief moment of anxiety. “They went through all four names and I said ‘there’s only 5,’” the first-time nominee tells EW. “Then I think I saw the shot of me as Ron Woodruff before I heard my name. Yeahhh, it was nice.
- 1/16/2014
- by Karen Valby
- EW - Inside Movies
Jared Leto has been busy these last few years with everything except acting.
As frontman for rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, the former star of '90s teen drama "My So-Called Life" has toured the world, released four albums (most recently 2013's "Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams"), and settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit with his record label. He also directed "Artifact," a documentary about that lawsuit, and has made a name for himself as a savvy investor in the tech arena.
Set at the dawn of the AIDS era in the early '80s, "Dallas Buyers Club" marks Leto's first movie role since filming the underrated "Mr. Nobody" in 2007. He plays Rayon, a transsexual who goes into business with Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey), an AIDS-stricken rodeo cowboy, to import AIDS treatment drugs unapproved by the government into the U.S. The role, which saw Leto drop more than 30 pounds, recently...
As frontman for rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, the former star of '90s teen drama "My So-Called Life" has toured the world, released four albums (most recently 2013's "Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams"), and settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit with his record label. He also directed "Artifact," a documentary about that lawsuit, and has made a name for himself as a savvy investor in the tech arena.
Set at the dawn of the AIDS era in the early '80s, "Dallas Buyers Club" marks Leto's first movie role since filming the underrated "Mr. Nobody" in 2007. He plays Rayon, a transsexual who goes into business with Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey), an AIDS-stricken rodeo cowboy, to import AIDS treatment drugs unapproved by the government into the U.S. The role, which saw Leto drop more than 30 pounds, recently...
- 1/16/2014
- by Sean Plummer
- Moviefone
It's fair to say Matthew McConaughey is in the midst of a career renaissance. "I have been choosing roles that shook my floor, that challenge me in a way that I go, 'oh I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with this, but I can't wait,'" said the newly-minted Golden Globe winner backstage at the awards show on Sunday. "I've been choosing directors that have original visions, I've been choosing stories that I haven't seen before, and characters...men with real identities." One of those stories, of course, is that of real-life AIDS victim Ron Woodruff, the man McConaughey portrayed to stunning...
- 1/14/2014
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Lots of fun surprises and just enough of the expected made the 71st Annual Golden Globes a rewarding awards show this year, with co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (drinks in hand) steering the ship to see 12 Years A Slave, American Hustle and Dallas Buyers Club dominate the Film category, while on the TV side, Breaking Bad went out with a bang and Brooklyn Nine-Nine shot straight -- with two former SNL stars stealing the top Comedy categories. Read on for the recap!
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The Best in Movies
In addition to Best Pictures 12 Years A Slave for Best Drama and American Hustle for Best Musical or Comedy, Italy's The Great Beauty was named Best Foreign Language Film, and Disney's Frozen was named Best Animated Feature Film. Left in the cold included such nominated heavyweight films as Gravity, The Wolf of Wall Street, Inside Llewyn Davis, Captain Phillips, [link...
Get the complete list of winners Here.
The Best in Movies
In addition to Best Pictures 12 Years A Slave for Best Drama and American Hustle for Best Musical or Comedy, Italy's The Great Beauty was named Best Foreign Language Film, and Disney's Frozen was named Best Animated Feature Film. Left in the cold included such nominated heavyweight films as Gravity, The Wolf of Wall Street, Inside Llewyn Davis, Captain Phillips, [link...
- 1/13/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
The Golden Globes. They’re my favorite. Who will win? It honestly depends on how drunk everyone is. But before the champagne flows like rich dialogue out of the mouth of Cate Blanchett, here are my seven big dreams for Sunday’s ceremony.
1. American Hustle wins nothing.
Confession: Mysteriously, I have seen this twice. I didn’t like it the first time when I saw it alone, and then my family wanted to see something together on Christmas and we chose this. Um? What an unnecessarily convoluted parade of overwrought performances and plot points? Only Amy Adams manages to shine with her character’s huge but believable shifts from self-confidence to pure nervous terror. Otherwise it’s the same David O. Russell situation: Abhorrent, ridiculous men kick ass and take names while the women lose their sh*t and holler a lot. I really didn’t understand Jennifer Lawrence‘s character,...
1. American Hustle wins nothing.
Confession: Mysteriously, I have seen this twice. I didn’t like it the first time when I saw it alone, and then my family wanted to see something together on Christmas and we chose this. Um? What an unnecessarily convoluted parade of overwrought performances and plot points? Only Amy Adams manages to shine with her character’s huge but believable shifts from self-confidence to pure nervous terror. Otherwise it’s the same David O. Russell situation: Abhorrent, ridiculous men kick ass and take names while the women lose their sh*t and holler a lot. I really didn’t understand Jennifer Lawrence‘s character,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
In the summer of 1995, a novice 26-year-old hiker named Cheryl Strayed set out to tackle the formidable Pacific Coast Trail in an attempt to rid herself of the demons that were plaguing her life: drug use, a recent divorce, and the death of her mother. Last fall, Reese Witherspoon tread upon some of the same ground to retell Strayed’s story for the film adaptation of Strayed’s memoir, Wild, which Fox Searchlight will release later this year. Director Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club) tried to re-create the hiker’s journey as faithfully as possible, shooting mostly chronologically, using natural light,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
Feature James Clayton 10 Jan 2014 - 06:24
The new year brings with it a wave of sombre dramas. James provides a solemn guide to these serious movies...
Real talk: it's high time you wiped that silly smile of your face, sunshine. We're in serious and sombre season and a cheery disposition is inappropriate during this difficult period. Please show some respectful decorum and put on your best po-face. Act accordingly, for these are grave times and we're grappling with grave issues.
Now that you've adopted the expression of an Easter Island statue you're ready to trip off to the cinema and watch all the sobering films that are being screened. Indeed, if you look at the release schedule for the next few weeks you'll found that there are a lot of solemn affairs on the slate and making their way into movie houses to exert an ominous presence. Expect much...
The new year brings with it a wave of sombre dramas. James provides a solemn guide to these serious movies...
Real talk: it's high time you wiped that silly smile of your face, sunshine. We're in serious and sombre season and a cheery disposition is inappropriate during this difficult period. Please show some respectful decorum and put on your best po-face. Act accordingly, for these are grave times and we're grappling with grave issues.
Now that you've adopted the expression of an Easter Island statue you're ready to trip off to the cinema and watch all the sobering films that are being screened. Indeed, if you look at the release schedule for the next few weeks you'll found that there are a lot of solemn affairs on the slate and making their way into movie houses to exert an ominous presence. Expect much...
- 1/9/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Making his way back to the West Coast, Matthew McConaughey showed up at Lax International Airport on a flight from New York City on Tuesday evening (January 7).
Joined by his wife Camila Alves, the “Dazed and Confused” hunk shielded his eyes from the paparazzi flashes with a pair of designer sunglasses and kept warm in a grey wool pea coat with a matching scarf.
Matthew is up for a slew of awards this season for his formidable work as Ron Woodruff in “Dallas Buyers Club,” a role he couldn’t have pulled off if not for Camila and their family.
During his speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday (January 4) McConaughey gushed, "I'd like to thank my own family, who was incredibly encouraging at 5 a.m. out the door in the morning in the dark. And you were incredibly encouraging coming home at 8 p.m. each night.
Joined by his wife Camila Alves, the “Dazed and Confused” hunk shielded his eyes from the paparazzi flashes with a pair of designer sunglasses and kept warm in a grey wool pea coat with a matching scarf.
Matthew is up for a slew of awards this season for his formidable work as Ron Woodruff in “Dallas Buyers Club,” a role he couldn’t have pulled off if not for Camila and their family.
During his speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday (January 4) McConaughey gushed, "I'd like to thank my own family, who was incredibly encouraging at 5 a.m. out the door in the morning in the dark. And you were incredibly encouraging coming home at 8 p.m. each night.
- 1/8/2014
- GossipCenter
Matthew McConaughey has his family to thank! The star, who is generating major Oscar buzz for his role as HIV-positive patient Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club, knew he was not easy to live with during the filming of his "career-defining performance." Wearing a metallic gold-colored suit jacket, 44-year-old McConaughey thanked his stunning wife Camila Alves, 31, and their three young children -- Levi, 5, daughter Vida, 3, and Livingston, 12 months -- as he received 2014's Achievement Award for his role in the movie at the [...]...
- 1/7/2014
- Us Weekly
Much has been made lately about Matthew McConaughey's career renaissance. This is a guy who, over the last ten years, has gone from the lightweight likes of Failure To Launch and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days to critically-acclaimed work in Killer Joe and Jeff Nichol's Mud. The funny thing, though, is how much hasn't changed for the Austin, Texas, native. Sure, he's lost a little weight, having dropped 50 pounds to play the AIDS-afflicted Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club, but the devilish grin, charming drawl...
- 1/6/2014
- Rollingstone.com
This morning (December 12) the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominees for the 2014 Golden Globes , and shortly thereafter the hopefuls weighed in on their chances.
Best Actor (“Dallas Buyers Club) nominee Matthew McConaughey gushed, “I'm excited and honored that the HFPA has recognized my performance in Dallas Buyers Club. Ron Woodruff was an incredible revolutionary, for HIV and the human spirit, and I was honored to tell his story. Looking forward to spending the evening with the HFPA on January 12th."
Meanwhile, “American Hustle” starlet Jennifer Lawrence was geeked about her Best Supporting Actress nod- “Thank you to the HFPA. This is so exciting. I'm thrilled that the film received so many nominations and that I get to share this with the rest of the cast.”
And Emma Thompson seemed excited to be in the running for Best Actress with her “Saving Mr. Banks” role. "Making this film was the...
Best Actor (“Dallas Buyers Club) nominee Matthew McConaughey gushed, “I'm excited and honored that the HFPA has recognized my performance in Dallas Buyers Club. Ron Woodruff was an incredible revolutionary, for HIV and the human spirit, and I was honored to tell his story. Looking forward to spending the evening with the HFPA on January 12th."
Meanwhile, “American Hustle” starlet Jennifer Lawrence was geeked about her Best Supporting Actress nod- “Thank you to the HFPA. This is so exciting. I'm thrilled that the film received so many nominations and that I get to share this with the rest of the cast.”
And Emma Thompson seemed excited to be in the running for Best Actress with her “Saving Mr. Banks” role. "Making this film was the...
- 12/12/2013
- GossipCenter
The 2014 Oscar season is shaping up to be one of the most interesting and competitive awards races in some time. With the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review awarding their top prizes to American Hustle and Her respectively, two films that, while well-liked with passionate pockets of support here and there, appeared to be slowly slipping through Oscar’s grasp when it came to the big prize, the field of possible contenders has been blown open with a myriad of possible Best Picture contenders still in play.
American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Fruitvale Station, Gravity, Her, Inside Llweyn Davis, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Nebraska, Philomena, Saving Mr. Banks, 12 Years a Slave, and The Wolf of Wall Street are all, in this humble pundit’s opinion, legitimate contenders for a slot in this year’s Best Picture lineup. That’s 14 films vying...
American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Fruitvale Station, Gravity, Her, Inside Llweyn Davis, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Nebraska, Philomena, Saving Mr. Banks, 12 Years a Slave, and The Wolf of Wall Street are all, in this humble pundit’s opinion, legitimate contenders for a slot in this year’s Best Picture lineup. That’s 14 films vying...
- 12/5/2013
- by Christopher Lominac
- Obsessed with Film
The last time I sat down with Gotham Best Actor-winner Matthew McConaughey, almost a year ago, he looked scarily thin. He'd lost 38 pounds to prep for passion project "The Dallas Buyer's Club," about a straight man fighting HIV who becomes a dealer in unapproved drugs to stave off AIDS. The actor was fasting and subsisting on a diet of fresh fish and a daily glass of red wine. He was down from 182 to 143 pounds as he was just about to start filming. Now his weight is up and he's doing interviews for the Focus Features hit based on a true 1987 story. "Dallas Buyers Club" focuses on a heterosexual man with AIDs, Ron Woodruff. "He's not a crusader, he's not waving a white flag, he's a businessman trying to get rich and trying to survive himself," says McConaughey. "In doing that he's fighting the powers that be, he's an activist, 'You...
- 12/3/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Update:The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Fest will honor "12 Years a Slave" director Steve McQueen with its Director of the Year Award. The honor will be presented to McQueen on January 4 at an awards gala that also includes honorees Bruce Dern ("Nebraska"), Sandra Bullock ("Gravity") and Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club").Past recipients of the Director of the Year Award include Stephen Daldry, Ang Lee, Anthony Minghella, Alexander Payne, Sean Penn, Jason Reitman, David O. Russell and Robert Zemeckis.Earlier: Matthew McConaughey will be honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for an Actor at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival's annual Awards Gala on January 4. Palm Springs is a stop on the obligatory Oscar promo tour; McConaughey has generated awards buzz this year for his role as real-life AIDS patient and under-the-table pharmacy runner Ron Woodruff in "Dallas Buyers Club." Each year the festival selects an actor and.
- 11/21/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
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