Friday, January 17, 2014

Hot News: Dallas Buyers Club Oscar Featurette 'Look Inside'


When the 86th Annual Academy Awards nominations were announced today, Dallas Buyers Club landed five nods, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Supporting Actor (Jared Leto), Best Original Screenplay (Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack) and Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews). On the heels of this big news, Focus Features has released a behind-the-scenes featurette that will be included on the Blu-ray and DVD release arriving February 4. Watch as Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner discuss their experiences on the set of this critically-acclaimed drama based on an incredible true story. You can also take a look at the special features details for the Blu-ray and DVD release.

Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) sees his free-wheeling life overturned when he's diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. Determined to survive, Woodroof decides to take matters in his own hands by tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. After his journey to find a cure leads him to an unlikely ally in Rayon played by Golden Globe Award winner Jared Leto (Lord of War, Alexander), he establishes a hugely successful "buyers' club" and unites a band of outcasts in a struggle for dignity and acceptance that inspires in ways no one could have imagined.

Also starring Jennifer Garner (The Odd Life of Timothy Green), Denis O'Hare (J. Edgar) and Steve Zahn (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Dallas Buyers Club is "deeply moving. A livewire of a movie!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

The Blu-ray Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD with Ultraviolet.

  • Blu-ray unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
  • DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.
  • Digital HD with Ultraviolet lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download movies to watch on iPad, iPhone, Android, smart TVs, connected Blu-ray players, game consoles, and more.

Bonus Features on Blu-ray and DVD

Dallas Buyers Club was released November 1st, 2013 and stars Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn, Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Griffin Dunne. The film is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.

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