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True Grit

In 1970, John Wayne won an Academy Award for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed US Marshall, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man… Continue reading

True Grit (Blu-ray)

True Grit (Blu-ray) Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: So it turned out that the notion of the Coen Brothers remaking True Grit wasn’t such a stretch after all. Marshall Reuben “Rooster” Cogburn may be one of John Wayne’s most recognizable characters,… Continue reading

Books in consideration: ‘True Grit’

Books in consideration: ‘True Grit’ Novels in consideration (sort of) at the Oscars: True Grit. Read more on Los Angeles Times

Race host Keoghan’s mercy dash THE Amazing Race host and Canterbury boy made good Phil Keoghan has made a… Continue reading

Hailee Steinfeld Cast In First Post-‘True Grit’ Movie, ‘Forgotten’

Hailee Steinfeld Cast In First Post-‘True Grit’ Movie, ‘Forgotten’ In just a few days, Hailee Steinfeld could be an Academy Award-winning actress thanks to her breakthrough performance in the Western “True Grit.” Whether or not she actually goes home with… Continue reading

‘True Grit’ spurs Berlin film fest start

‘True Grit’ spurs Berlin film fest start BERLIN (AFP) – “True Grit”, an Oscar-nominated remake of the classic western, on Thursday kicks off the 61st Berlin film festival, a 10-day extravaganza of glitzy entertainment and explosive political fare. Read more… Continue reading

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