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Matthew McConaughey had planned on being a lawyer. Instead, in 1996, he played one in Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of John Grisham's "A Time To Kill." He caused a sensation.

'I don't feel like I had a clear-cut moment when I left the other stuff behind,' Matthew McConaughey said of his reinvention as an actor.

Their creations are towering achievements in genre entertainment, and on June 26 the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films will recognize the continually influential work of Richard Matheson, William Friedkin, and Vince Gilligan at the Saturn Awards.

ACCLAIMED new American drama Breathe In has won the coveted opening night slot at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, organisers revealed today.

Coming-of-age tales in Hollywood are a dime-a-dozen but what makes Mud stand out from the rest is its novelistic structure, strong performances and distinctive Southern flavor which pervades every shot of the film.

McConaughey matures ; Matthew McConaughey once reigned supreme in romantic comedies, but since turning 40 the Texan's taken a less clean-cut path.... McConaughey matures ; Matthew McConaughey once reigned supreme in romantic comedies, but since turning 40 the Texan's taken a less clean-cut path.

The acclaimed, Matthew McConaughey-starring Mud opens in Irish cinemas today, Friday May 10.

Rating: PG-13 Length: 130 minutes Release Date: April 26, 2013 Directed by: Jeff Nichols Genre: Drama Stars: 3.5 out of 5 Imagine being a child living in rural Arkansas who found a small boat stuck up in a tree, tangled in the branches as the result of a recent flood.

Has anyone ever been so perfectly cast as Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused ? Sculpted entirely of charisma and cheekbones yet still seedier than a stash of gym-locker pot, McConaughey's radiant stoner exemplified high school promise gone bad.

The Brass Teapot will be making an appearance in Austin on Thursday, May 23. Ramaa Mosley makes her feature directorial debut with the movie, basing it off of her 2007 short of the same name.

FOLLOWING strong performances in Killer Joe, Bernie, Magic Mike and The Paperboy, which garnered several awards, Matthew McConaughey's renaissance continues with an eyecatching centralturn in Jeff Nichols' tender coming-of-age drama setin rural Arkansas in America's Mid-West. On an expedition to a nearby island the boys stumble upon a fugitive ... (more)

Director William Friedkin tells many good stories, if few great ones. That knack manifested itself in his career, which produced two epochal cinema classics in 1971's The French Connection and 1973's The Exorcist , and a subsequent string of noble failures, middling thrillers, and interesting experiments.

The Film Arcade and Cinedigm are proud to announce the acquisition of Afternoon Delight, a provocative comedy about sex, marriage and finding yourself again.

It is a sunny Saturday morning in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and Matthew McConaughey is flexing his impressively beefy left biceps at me.

Director William Friedkin never actually intends to make provocative films. But take one look at the Oscar winner's illustrious 50-year career, and it becomes clear that his canon is full of titles that triggered visceral reactions in audiences.

The Gratuitous B-Movie Column 5.6.13 Issue #256: Killer Joe Posted by Bryan Kristopowitz on 05.06.2013 In this issue I finally take a look at Killer Joe , directed by William Friedkin and starring Mathew McConaughey, plus a Big Question, two new batches of Things to Watch Out For This Week, a new B-Movie Babe is named, a new Douchebag of the Week ... (more)

I KNOW I'm not alone in saying that I've been enjoying Matthew McConaughey much more since he stopped appearing in mirthless romcoms and started subverting his son-of-Paul-Newman looks with roles in Magic Mike, Killer Joe and Bernie.

Reese Witherspoon as Juniper, a Britney-trashy bombshell, in Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey, opening today at Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington.

"How the heck did he get on that island? How long has he been there? How the heck did he get cigarettes? How did he get Beanie-Weenies?" Those are just a few of the urgent questions Matthew McConaughey had for Jeff Nichols once the actor had pored over the writer/director's screenplay, "Mud," and signed on to play the title role -- a fugitive ... (more)

Director William Friedkin never actually intends to make provocative films. But one look at the Oscar winner's illustrious 50-year career and it becomes clear that his canon is full of titles that triggered visceral reactions in audiences.. In his illuminating and fascinating memoir "The Friedkin Connection," the Chicago native known for bringing ... (more)