Aside from the contemporary Westerns that the Coen Brothers have made, like No Country for Old Men, they have also done their own interpretation of a classical Western that just so happens to be one ...

True Grit gave John Wayne his one and only Academy Award and, in his opinion, his role in the movie ended a 20-year career rut. John Wayne was arguably the greatest Western star of all time, and ...

The point is that True Grit, unlike The Wild Bunch and a distressing number of other recent films, allows its story to speak for itself without self-righteous editorial comment.

Is ‘True Grit’ based on a true story? The 1969 movie was based on a book of the same name, written by Charles Portis. True Grit tells the story of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Wayne), who is ...

On Rotten Tomatoes, True Grit 's average score reflects how appreciated the movie was — it stands tall with an 88% critic raiting, and revieers agreed it was Wayne's movie all the way.

The Coen Brothers have remade the movie True Grit, and it stars Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon. The 1969 version starred John Wayne.

Anatomy of a Contender: ‘True Grit’ First, Joel and Ethan Coen had to persuade Jeff Bridges to take an iconic role then they sifted through 15,000 audition videos to find a great unknown.