Matthew McConaughey talks about questioning authority and obsessing on the details of charismatic Ron Woodroof in Jean-Marc Vallee’s “Dallas Buyers Club.”
Matthew McConaughey on Ron Woodroof and fighting the power in 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:49 pm · October 28th, 2013
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'12 Years a Slave,' 'Before Midnight' in line for gold at Gotham Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:20 am · October 24th, 2013
And there’s good news for ‘Before Midnight’ and ‘Inside Llewyn Davis.’
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Director Jean-Marc Vallée saw beauty in contrast with 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:28 pm · October 21st, 2013
“Dallas Buyers Club” director Jean-Marc Vallée talks to HitFix about being moved by the script for his latest film, being sold on actor Matthew McConaughey to headline it and how it resonates with what’s happening in the socio-political sphere today.
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Matthew McConaughey recalls his biggest fear going into Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:35 am · October 15th, 2013
Matthew McConaughey tells HitFix what gave him trepidation when he was handed the opportunity to headline a major Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
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Roundup: 'Mud' wins the Oscar screener race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:07 am · September 23rd, 2013
Also: The greatest short speeches, and the successful anonymity of Ron Howard.
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Matthew McConaughey bursts into crowded Best Actor field with career-best 'Dallas Buyers Club' portrayal
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:42 am · September 10th, 2013
Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club,” but he enters a Best Actor conversation that is already in full swing and stuffed with strong contenders. Where’s the wiggle room?
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Toronto: Best Actor contenders McConaughey and Elba debut back-to-back
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:12 pm · September 7th, 2013
Potential best actor nominees Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba entered awards season with the world premieres of their respective films, “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night.
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Matthew McConaughey dares to live in the trailer for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:32 am · August 27th, 2013
We’ve had our eyes on this one for over a year now. With Matthew McConaughey in full swing of a career revival — the McConaissance, as he calls it — the actor seemed poised to leap to the front of the Best Actor race with Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Dallas Buyers Club” on paper. The new trailer for the film only adds fuel to the assumption.
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Performances on the lead-supporting bubble dance with category placement this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · August 14th, 2013
This week’s report about Meryl Streep potentially being campaigned in the supporting actress category for her performance in John Wells’ “August: Osage County” reminds of a slew of actors in a similar boat this year, dancing with category selection with arguments to be made on both sides.
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John Lithgow joins the cast of Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:46 am · July 16th, 2013
The cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “Insterstellar” is, well, stellar. There are a handful of amazing ensembles out there these days, from “12 Years a Slave” to “Out of the Furnace,” but this one is just jam-packed with prestige, movie stardom and just about anything you’d want out of a cast. And now we can add John Lithgow to the ever-expanding list.
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'The Avengers,' 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' win at the 2013 Saturn Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 pm · June 26th, 2013
The 39th annual Saturn Awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films tonight in Burbank, Calif. Top prizes for film went to “The Avengers,” “Life of Pi,” “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Skyfall,” while “Revolution,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” triumphed in the television categories.
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3 on 3: Will 'The Wolf of Wall Street' be a new Martin Scorsese classic?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:58 pm · June 17th, 2013
In a new installment of our “3 on 3” series, three HitFix staffers answer pressing questions about Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” after getting a load of the new trailer.
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Hans Zimmer (who else?) to score Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:35 am · June 3rd, 2013
The sci-fi epic will mark Zimmer’s fifth collaboration with the director.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Mud'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:25 am · April 26th, 2013
Jeff Nichols’s latest hits theaters today.
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With 'Dallas Buyers Club' is Focus Features getting its awards slate in order?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:28 pm · April 23rd, 2013
When actor Matthew McConaughey was doing the awards circuit press rounds last year for his Independent Spirit Award-winning work in “Magic Mike,” he was strikingly thin. The reason for the physical transformation was his role Jean-Marc Vallée’s upcoming “Dallas Buyers Club,” which has just found a home at Focus Features.
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Jeff Nichols on puppy love and writing 'Mud' for Matthew McConaughey over a decade ago
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:49 am · April 11th, 2013
“It’s been a long wait,” writer/director Jeff Nichols says about his upcoming film “Mud,” and indeed it has, on so many levels.
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Jeff Nichols' 'Mud' with Matthew McConaughey gets a poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:32 pm · February 4th, 2013
Roadside Attractions has begun its roll-out of “Mud,” which is set for an April 26 release, first with a trailer in advance of the North American premiere at Sundance and now with a sweet poster that puts the film’s star, Matthew McConaughey, front and center.
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'Mud' trailer with Matthew McConaughey reignites the fuse in advance of Sundance bow
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · January 16th, 2013
Jeff Nichols’ best film to date is primed for its North American debut.
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