Matthew McConaughey
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Movies based on Plays – II
Here is the second installment of my series of articles on movies based on plays. I suggest that my readers read the first part of this series, where I cover the pros and cons of adapting a play to the big screen or TV. The Letter (1940) This adaptation of ‘The Letter,’ a play by Read more
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Movie Review: Lone Star(1996)
“Lone Star,” directed by John Sayles, is a hidden gem, a powerful neo-western starring Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Morton, Elizabeth Peña, Ron Canada, and Kris Kristofferson. The plot is set in the fictional border town of Frontera, Texas, where the white population is a minority and the Mexican population is the growing majority. Some Read more
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Movie Review: The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
“The Lincoln Lawyer” is a great legal thriller directed by Brad Furman, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly. With Matthew McConaughey in the lead, the cast of the movie also includes Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, William H. Macy, and Bryan Cranston. The plot is the tale of a Read more
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Two Southern Gothic Movies with Matthew McConaughey
Today, we’ll look at two great Southern Gothic movies, starring Matthew McConaughey. Academy award winner McConaughey is one of the elite actors in Hollywood who has lasted almost three decades in the industry. His good looks have been, atleast in my opinion, both a blessing and a curse. In the early 2000s, as one would Read more
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