Film review: DALLAS BUYERS’ CLUB, from Built For Speed

On the surface Dallas Buyers Club seems like a suspiciously familiar Oscar-friendly story as it depicts a flawed man’s redemption through a battle with terminal disease.  This film strikes powerful emotional chords, though, with its unflinching depiction of AIDS patient Ron Woodruff’s (Matthew McConaughey) confrontation not only with the disease but also his and society’s prejudices. Set in 1985, the

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 28th February 2014

It’s a huge week on Built For Speed as we speak to Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller, the Artistic Director of the Alliance Française French Film Festival, which kicks off in Melbourne on Wed 5 March at 5 Palace locations (Como, Westgarth, Kino, Brighton Bay & Balwyn).  We also preview The Academy Awards which screen on Monday, we’ll let you know our picks for

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