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Dallas Buyers Club - How to buy a Will to Live

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB 
How to Buy a Will to Live

July 31, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

There are two radical choices when faced with a death sentence: jolt into a potent sobriety and fight to live. Or, sink into despair so deep that drugs are a greater solace than fighting the monster killing you. Ron Woodroof, played brilliantly by Matthew McConaughey (Golden Globe Best Actor), in Dallas Buyer’s Club, chooses the …

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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