I just got off the phone with my kid sister. We only talked for about 30 minutes, ’cause I had to come up here to kick off our discussion. Y’all don’t wait well. I told Jill as much. She ...

The original True Grit was a typical western film, despite its somewhat atypical hero. This film is a much darker, and more realistic look at life on the frontier. Old grudges resurface easily ...

Which is why the original picture worked so well. By 1969, movie fans had a huge emotional investment in the star — something “True Grit” (and, later, “The Cowboys,” and “The Shootist ...

True Grit is less a remake and more another adaptation of the same novel as the original True Grit film. That first movie was quite successful, but you could argue the 2010 version surpassed it.

True Grit is one of John Wayne‘s most memorable roles. ... Wayne didn’t just love the original book — he was also a huge fan of the dialogue written for the film adaptation.

It definitely works. By the way, when you really think about it, if you must redo True Grit and keep it fairly true to the original, Bridges is the only actor working today that can pull it off ...

When Charles Portis published 'True Grit' in 1968, the novel became a critically praised bestseller. Then a year later the movie, starring John Wayne, came out, and after that no one even remembered ...

Those three words -- "bold as a lion" -- perfectly describe the main character of "True Grit," which isn't the "one-eyed fat man" Rooster Cogburn, as in the original 1969 telling that earned John ...

Reel Critics: ‘True Grit’ a truly great movie. By John Depko and Susanne Perez . Dec. 30, 2010 9:39 PM PT ...

True Grit Story centers on young girl (Kim Darby) of the 1830s starting out from Arkansas to avenge the murder of her father with the aid of Wayne, whom she pays, and Texas Ranger Glen Campbell ...

I hate remakes – but the Coen brothers’ version of “True Grit” (originally a 1969 western starring John Wayne) is that rare remake that beats the original. Gritty, tough, dark and ...

LOS ANGELES — John Wayne’s original “True Grit” was a vehicle for a worldly wise actor in his 60s in another gruff Old West role he long since had perfected.