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John Wayne and Kim Darby Show Their True Grit

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 21, 2020

John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn. The year 1969 was a remarkable one for the Western genre. The biggest hit of the year was the revisionist Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Sam Peckinpah's violent The Wild Bunch earned critical raves in the U.S., while Sergio Leone's Once Upo read more

True Grit (1969)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 18, 2020

True Grit Directed by Henry Hathaway Written by Marguerite Roberts from a novel by Charles Portis 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime John Wayne certainly did have true grit until the end.  Just what we all need during Lockdown. The story takes place in the 19th Century Old West.  Mattie read more

Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: True Grit” 50th Anniversary (Giveaway runs now through April 20)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Mar 31, 2019

Win tickets to see “True Grit” 50th Anniversary on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun May 5 & Wed May 8 “Most people around here have heard of Rooster Cogburn and some people live to regret it.“ CMH continues with our 4th year of our partnership with Fathom Events – read more

Review: True Grit (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 20, 2016

My father has always maintained that two of his favorite films are The Magnificent Seven and True Grit. The first one makes sense with its stellar cast, resplendent score, and some top rate gunslinging. The second film, well, it makes sense too, but for completely different reasons. Director Henry H read more

Review: True Grit (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 20, 2016

My father has always maintained that two of his favorite films are The Magnificent Seven and True Grit. The first one makes sense with its stellar cast, resplendent score, and some top rate gun slinging. The second film, well, it makes sense too, but for completely different reasons. Director Henry read more

True Grit (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2014

Wayne is usually a given to steal the spotlight but Kim Darby gave him more than he bargained for as the stubborn, no-nonsense Maddie Ross. Following suit singer Glen Campbell showed he can do more than knock back a tune, playing the Texas Ranger. As with many of his other great westerns, Wayne is s read more

True Grit (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2014

Wayne is usually a given to steal the spotlight but Kim Darby gave him more than he bargained for as the stubborn, no-nonsense Maddie Ross. Following suit singer Glen Campbell showed he can do more than knock back a tune, playing the Texas Ranger. As with many of his other great westerns, Wayne is s read more

Silent Take: “True Grit” circa 1917

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 21, 2013

I enjoyed True Grit as a book and I loved the 2010 adaptation. The ‘teens were a golden time for the western film and so I decided to work with the year 1917 in mind. For Rooster, there was really no question as to who should play him. William S. Hart could play gruff-with-a-heart-of-gold in read more

True Grit(s): WRM Podcast With Drew Hamilton! (2)

We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Jan 30, 2013

Hey everybody! After some slight delays, we bring you the latest We Recycle Movies podcast with Anne and Drew! Tonight we discuss two versions of True Grit: the 1969 John Wayne Western and the 2010 Coen Brothers remake. Along the way, Anne shows her inner bookworm by quoting a Wesleyan scholar and read more

True Grit(s): WRM Podcast With Drew Hamilton! (1)

We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Jan 30, 2013

Hey everybody! After some slight delays, we bring you the latest We Recycle Movies podcast with Anne and Drew! Tonight we discuss two versions of True Grit: the 1969 John Wayne Western and the 2010 Coen Brothers remake. Along the way, Anne shows her inner bookworm by quoting a Wesleyan scholar and read more

True Grit

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 24, 2011

When Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) loses her father to a senseless gunfight, she steps up to take care of the arrangements for his body and to take vengeance on his murderer, Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin).  This girl is only fourteen, but with her father gone, she assumes the role as man of the house, read more

True Grit (1969)

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Oct 28, 2010

True Grit (Henry Hathaway, 1969) Famously known has the only film John Wayne has won an Oscar in his entire career, True Grit. A revenge story of a young woman (Kim Darby) who wants to kill the man responsible for the death of her father. But, she is a financial record keeper, and moreover, a woma read more

Favourite movies: True Grit (1969)

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 30, 2010

I have lost track of how many times I have seen True Grit. It is one of those films that is committed to memory. Marguerite Roberts' screenplay is filled with some of moviedom's most delicious dialogue as she drew heavily on Charles Portis' remarkably fine novel. The tone is one of dramatic authe read more

The remake of the film "True Grit".

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 19, 2010

The "True Grit" remake, is directed by the Coen brothers. Jeff Bridges, is going to play the same role that won John Wayne an Oscar for the 1969 original.The story centers on a 14-year-old girl (Hailee Steinfeld) who joins the aging US marshal, Rooster Cogburn , and another lawman to track the outl read more