Focus Features nabs Matthew McConaughey’s “Dallas Buyers Club”April 25, 2013 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Focus Features has acquired domestic distribution rights to “Dallas Buyers Club”, Jean-Marc Vallee’s upcoming drama that stars Matthew McConaughey as an ordinary man diagnosed as HIV-positive. Focus has also acquired Latin American rights to the film, which Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack wrote. Their script follows Ron Woodroof (McConaughey), a man diagnosed with HIV at the height of AIDS hysteria. With the health industry still unsure how to treat those with the disease, Woodroof turns to self-medication and alternative treatments to delay his supposed death sentence. He amasses a stockpile of treatments and forms an organization whereby other patients can buy the products from him. McConaughey lost significant weight to play the role, which many see as an opportunity for him to claim some awards in the winter. He took home an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in "Magic Mike" and earned strong reviews for several other movies last year, such as "Bernie" and "Killer Joe." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |