Calling all Damon stans. From oldie-but-goodies to recent box office hits (Oppenheimer), see which titles made Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best Matt Damon movies. Ahead, check out Damon’s best eight films, as ranked by the Tomatometer.
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ at No. 8 Matt Damon | Valery Hache/Afp via Getty Images
Coming in at No. 8 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best Damon movies is The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). It marked Damon’s third and final time playing former CIA assassin Jason Bourne after The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
As for why Bourne Ultimatum ranks higher than its predecessors, which came in 16 and 19, respectively, critics hailed it as an “intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride.”
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘Ford v Ferrari’ at No. 7
Next is the 52-year-old’s turn as automotive designer Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari.
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ at No. 8 Matt Damon | Valery Hache/Afp via Getty Images
Coming in at No. 8 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best Damon movies is The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). It marked Damon’s third and final time playing former CIA assassin Jason Bourne after The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
As for why Bourne Ultimatum ranks higher than its predecessors, which came in 16 and 19, respectively, critics hailed it as an “intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride.”
Best Matt Damon movies: Rotten Tomatoes ranks ‘Ford v Ferrari’ at No. 7
Next is the 52-year-old’s turn as automotive designer Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari.
- 9/10/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Michael Cera is at the Berlin International Film Festival for the world premiere this weekend of Dustin Guy Defa‘s “The Adults.” In the film, Cera stars as a man who returns to his hometown as he struggles to reconnect with his two sisters (Hannah Gross and Sophie Lillis) and bridge the gap between his childhood and adult life.
Continue reading Michael Cera Eyes The Charles Portis Novel ‘Masters of Atlantis’ As One Of Two Possible Feature Directorial Debuts at The Playlist.
Continue reading Michael Cera Eyes The Charles Portis Novel ‘Masters of Atlantis’ As One Of Two Possible Feature Directorial Debuts at The Playlist.
- 2/17/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Just how much is an Academy Award worth? That's exactly what John Wayne wanted to know after he starred in the 1969 film "True Grit." In the Western, based on the Charles Portis novel of the same name, a drunken, grizzled, one-eyed U.S. Marshal (Wayne) teams with a Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) and a teenage girl (Kim Darby) to track down the killer of the girl's father.
"True Grit" is not only a throwback to director Henry Hathaway's older Westerns, but it's a drama that doesn't take itself too seriously. The movie gave audiences a respite from the gritty realism and counter-culture movement...
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"True Grit" is not only a throwback to director Henry Hathaway's older Westerns, but it's a drama that doesn't take itself too seriously. The movie gave audiences a respite from the gritty realism and counter-culture movement...
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- 8/3/2022
- by Travis Yates
- Slash Film
Actor/Producer Neal McDonough discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Masters of the Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Boon (2022)
The Warrant (2020)
The Warrant: Breaker’s Law (2022)
The Cowboys (1972) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Shootist (1976) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The French Connection (1971) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
The Sting (1973)
Jaws (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Minority Report (2002)
Red Stone (2021)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Greater (2016)
Unforgiven (1992)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Mule (2018) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2018 year-end review
Gran Torino (2008)
War And Peace (1966) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Duel (1971) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Nobody (2021)
Caddyshack (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Caddyshack II (1988)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Back To School (1986)
Stripes (1981)
Bullitt (1968) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
True Grit (1969) – Stuart Gordon’s trailer...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Masters of the Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Boon (2022)
The Warrant (2020)
The Warrant: Breaker’s Law (2022)
The Cowboys (1972) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Shootist (1976) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The French Connection (1971) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
The Sting (1973)
Jaws (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Minority Report (2002)
Red Stone (2021)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Greater (2016)
Unforgiven (1992)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Mule (2018) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2018 year-end review
Gran Torino (2008)
War And Peace (1966) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Duel (1971) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Nobody (2021)
Caddyshack (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Caddyshack II (1988)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Back To School (1986)
Stripes (1981)
Bullitt (1968) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
True Grit (1969) – Stuart Gordon’s trailer...
- 4/19/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: Mauricio Katz & Pedro Peirano have signed a two-year overall deal with HBO. As part of the deal, they will continue working as consulting producers on the second season of Perry Mason. As a duo, Katz & Peirano have developed pilot scripts for Starz, HBO and FX; and have written screenplays for Hollywood heavyweights such as Martin Scorsese and Benicio Del Toro.
On his own, Katz star has been on the rise over the past couple years most recently on HBO’s Station Eleven, where Katz served as a consulting producer. Prior to that, he co-created the global, multilingual series ZeroZeroZero for Amazon, Sky and Canal+. His other television credits include FX’s The Bridge, where he worked as a writer and consulting producer, and Cary Fukanaga’s Maniac, for which he served as a writer and co-executive producer and received a WGA and PGA nomination.
Katz is also in development...
On his own, Katz star has been on the rise over the past couple years most recently on HBO’s Station Eleven, where Katz served as a consulting producer. Prior to that, he co-created the global, multilingual series ZeroZeroZero for Amazon, Sky and Canal+. His other television credits include FX’s The Bridge, where he worked as a writer and consulting producer, and Cary Fukanaga’s Maniac, for which he served as a writer and co-executive producer and received a WGA and PGA nomination.
Katz is also in development...
- 4/18/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Elvis in "Charro!", released the same year as "True Grit"- 1969.
By Lee Pfeiffer
When John Wayne was signed by producer Hal Wallis for the role of cantankerous marshal Rooster Cogburn in the film version of Charles Portis's bestseller "True Grit", there was immediate speculation as to who would be cast as the young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf. Wayne and Wallis agreed that Elvis Presley would be an ideal choice. In fact, Wayne had approached Elvis on several occasions over the years to appear on screen with him only to have the dictatorial Colonel Parker put the kabosh on any such dream teaming. Parker always insisted that Elvis get top billing, even when it was impractical. For example, in the mid-1950s when Elvis had just emerged as a music sensation, he had the opportunity to co-star with Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn in "The Rainmaker". Yet, the Colonel...
By Lee Pfeiffer
When John Wayne was signed by producer Hal Wallis for the role of cantankerous marshal Rooster Cogburn in the film version of Charles Portis's bestseller "True Grit", there was immediate speculation as to who would be cast as the young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf. Wayne and Wallis agreed that Elvis Presley would be an ideal choice. In fact, Wayne had approached Elvis on several occasions over the years to appear on screen with him only to have the dictatorial Colonel Parker put the kabosh on any such dream teaming. Parker always insisted that Elvis get top billing, even when it was impractical. For example, in the mid-1950s when Elvis had just emerged as a music sensation, he had the opportunity to co-star with Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn in "The Rainmaker". Yet, the Colonel...
- 3/11/2022
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Director Ron Underwood discusses a few of his favorite westerns with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Speechless (1994)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Stealing Sinatra (2003)
City Slickers (1991)
Tremors (1990) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Tourist Trap (1979) – David DeCoteau’s trailer commentary
The Seduction (1982)
Puppet Master (1989)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Capricorn One (1977) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Panic In The Streets (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Red River (1948) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Johnny Guitar (1954) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Searchers (1956)
Seven Samurai (1954) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Westworld...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Speechless (1994)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Stealing Sinatra (2003)
City Slickers (1991)
Tremors (1990) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Tourist Trap (1979) – David DeCoteau’s trailer commentary
The Seduction (1982)
Puppet Master (1989)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Capricorn One (1977) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Panic In The Streets (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Red River (1948) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Johnny Guitar (1954) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Searchers (1956)
Seven Samurai (1954) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Westworld...
- 2/1/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: The creator, executive producer and showrunner of the acclaimed HBO Max series Station Eleven, Patrick Somerville, and the series’ associate producer and editor David Eisenberg, have opened the doors to feature film and television production company Tractor Beam.
Somerville and Eisenberg first met on The Leftovers, hitting it off as friends and hoping to become eventual collaborators. They reteamed for Station Eleven, where during the long, often pandemic-induced delays, they hatched the idea for Tractor Beam, with the mission of making content that centers on the creatives and empowers them to control the filmmaking process.
Hilary Flynn and Stephanie Jacob-Goldman have been brought aboard as Tractor Beam’s VP of Development and VP of Production, respectively. Somerville currently has a deal at Paramount Television Studios.
“Our mission at Tractor Beam is to help creators get home,” said Somerville. “Streamers have opened up astounding new opportunities in television and film,...
Somerville and Eisenberg first met on The Leftovers, hitting it off as friends and hoping to become eventual collaborators. They reteamed for Station Eleven, where during the long, often pandemic-induced delays, they hatched the idea for Tractor Beam, with the mission of making content that centers on the creatives and empowers them to control the filmmaking process.
Hilary Flynn and Stephanie Jacob-Goldman have been brought aboard as Tractor Beam’s VP of Development and VP of Production, respectively. Somerville currently has a deal at Paramount Television Studios.
“Our mission at Tractor Beam is to help creators get home,” said Somerville. “Streamers have opened up astounding new opportunities in television and film,...
- 1/20/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor and “Bear State” native Clark Duke (The Office, Kick-Ass, Hot Tub Time Machine) shows he has good taste by opening his directorial debut with a quote from Charles Portis, an author of such cult-inspiring comic invention that he’s been compared to Mark Twain, Cormac McCarthy, and Tom Wolfe. Most of the fuss about Portis stems from his 1968 novel True Grit, which Hollywood adapted twice, once with an Oscar-winning John Wayne and then a Coen brothers version with Jeff Bridges. But if you want the cream of this Dixie yarn-spinner’s crop,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Charles Portis, the author whose 1968 novel “True Grit” inspired two beloved big-screen Westerns, died Monday at the age of 86.
The Arkansas native had struggled with failing health for several years, according to his brother, Jonathan, who confirmed the death to the Arkansas Times.
His biggest success was the 1968 novel “True Grit,” the story of a young farm girl who hires a drunken lawman to catch the outlaw who murdered her father. They go on a quest along with a Texas Ranger to track down the villain, and on that adventure, the strength of their “grit” is tested.
The novel inspired Henry Hathaway’s 1969 film, which earned John Wayne the Oscar for Best Actor. The Coen brothers’ 2010 adaptation, starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Hailee Steinfeld, earned 10 Oscar nominations — but went home empty-handed that year.
Also Read: 'M*A*S*H' Actress Kellye Nakahara Dies After Battle With Cancer
Portis’ other work includes comic fiction like “Norwood,...
The Arkansas native had struggled with failing health for several years, according to his brother, Jonathan, who confirmed the death to the Arkansas Times.
His biggest success was the 1968 novel “True Grit,” the story of a young farm girl who hires a drunken lawman to catch the outlaw who murdered her father. They go on a quest along with a Texas Ranger to track down the villain, and on that adventure, the strength of their “grit” is tested.
The novel inspired Henry Hathaway’s 1969 film, which earned John Wayne the Oscar for Best Actor. The Coen brothers’ 2010 adaptation, starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Hailee Steinfeld, earned 10 Oscar nominations — but went home empty-handed that year.
Also Read: 'M*A*S*H' Actress Kellye Nakahara Dies After Battle With Cancer
Portis’ other work includes comic fiction like “Norwood,...
- 2/17/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Disney's decision to pull their movies from Netflix is just the latest move in a continuing trend of legacy media companies shifting their content to home-grown streaming services, in response to dwindling cable and satellite subscribers. Given that Netflix's core business is delivering movies to consumers, this would seem like devastating news, right? Turns out, Netflix hardly blinked!
Perhaps anticipating Disney's actions, Netflix has made a series of their own announcements regarding original content. In the past couple weeks Netflix signed a deal with TV icon David Letterman, purchased comics/film auteur Mark Millar's Millarworld company, and released new trailers for several of their key productions, like Bright, The Defenders, and Stranger Things 2. Netflix, like HBO, Starz, and Showtime, has long-realized that the future of their business is tied to unique and original concepts, rather than relying upon increasingly expensive, short-term licensing deals for existing movies and TV shows.
Perhaps anticipating Disney's actions, Netflix has made a series of their own announcements regarding original content. In the past couple weeks Netflix signed a deal with TV icon David Letterman, purchased comics/film auteur Mark Millar's Millarworld company, and released new trailers for several of their key productions, like Bright, The Defenders, and Stranger Things 2. Netflix, like HBO, Starz, and Showtime, has long-realized that the future of their business is tied to unique and original concepts, rather than relying upon increasingly expensive, short-term licensing deals for existing movies and TV shows.
- 8/10/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
'True Grit' 2010: Hailee Steinfeld and Jeff Bridges. 'True Grit' 2010 review: 'Far Superior' to 1969 John Wayne Western I've gotten to the point with the Coen brothers where I just expect something wonderful every time they make a movie. For me, that was the case even with an effort like True Grit. For others, however, it was different. When the Coens announced their plans to adapt Charles Portis' novel, heads turned and were scratched by many. After all, not only were the brothers going to adapt a book, something they had done only once before (twice if you count The Odyssey), but they were going to remake a movie made famous by John Wayne in 1969. To many, especially lovers of Westerns, touching True Grit was sacrilege. But the Coens weren't deterred, and thankfully so. Their adaptation of True Grit is not only far superior to Henry Hathaway's 1969 version, it...
- 12/26/2015
- by Nathan Donarum
- Alt Film Guide
Remakes…Where would Hollywood be without them? In the third of our continuing weekly series on Hollywood remakes, it’s time to look at one of those very, very rare remakes that is actually better than the original. This week Cinelinx looks at the Cohen Brother's True Grit.
Sometimes an actor can seem like the perfect casting for a role, and have you thinking “I can’t imagine anyone else in this role”, but then a remake comes along and the new actor even outdoes the original one. This week, we’re going to look at the way proper casting can actually elevate a remake above its predecessor. The original 1969 version of the Western True Grit starred Hollywood action legend John Wayne—winning the only Oscar of his long career—whereas the 2010 remake stars one of the most versatile actors of the modern era, Jeff Bridges. Yes, it’s the Dude replacing the Duke.
Sometimes an actor can seem like the perfect casting for a role, and have you thinking “I can’t imagine anyone else in this role”, but then a remake comes along and the new actor even outdoes the original one. This week, we’re going to look at the way proper casting can actually elevate a remake above its predecessor. The original 1969 version of the Western True Grit starred Hollywood action legend John Wayne—winning the only Oscar of his long career—whereas the 2010 remake stars one of the most versatile actors of the modern era, Jeff Bridges. Yes, it’s the Dude replacing the Duke.
- 11/23/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
The team behind The Lego Movie’s Lego Batman spin-off (currently known, somewhat logically as Lego Batman), already have Will Arnett back as the Dark Knight. So who would you cast as his Robin? They've picked his on-screen Arrested Development nephew, of course, with Michael Cera taking on the role. Cera feels like the perfect choice for this one, and we can already imagine his Robin as a nerdy, nervy and slightly whiny take on Bruce Wayne’s ward, most likely a little sick of his boss’s arrogant style and tired of his own sidekick status. The people in charge of bringing the new film to life include Seth Grahame-Smith on script duty and Chris McKay, animation co-director/editor on Lego, directing. Franchise overlords Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are producing. Promising to cover all aspects of the character’s long history, Lego Batman will be with us on February 10, 2017. In related Cera news,...
- 7/17/2015
- EmpireOnline
The news of the casting of "Scott Pilgrim" star Michael Cera as Robin the Boy Wonder would probably get fanboys up in arms. Well it has just happened, but it's in a context that makes sense and probably won't draw any anger.
Cera will lend his voice to the character in the upcoming "Batman"-themed spin-off of "The Lego Movie" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Cera will reunite with his "Arrested Development" co-star Will Arnett who returns as the voice of the Dark Knight and return as Batman's partner-in-crimefighting.
Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are producing while Chris McKay is directing from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith.
Cera has also acquired the film rights to Charles Portis' novel "Masters of Atlantis" with plans to act in and potentially direct the project about a young man who becomes entangled in a quasi-religious cult which focuses on the lost city of Atlantis.
Cera will lend his voice to the character in the upcoming "Batman"-themed spin-off of "The Lego Movie" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Cera will reunite with his "Arrested Development" co-star Will Arnett who returns as the voice of the Dark Knight and return as Batman's partner-in-crimefighting.
Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are producing while Chris McKay is directing from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith.
Cera has also acquired the film rights to Charles Portis' novel "Masters of Atlantis" with plans to act in and potentially direct the project about a young man who becomes entangled in a quasi-religious cult which focuses on the lost city of Atlantis.
- 7/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
[Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Movies On Demand. Catch up on this year’s Awards Season contenders and past winners On Demand. Today's selection is "Inside Llewyn Davis." This article originally ran in November.] A Coen Brothers film has a certain singular rhythm, a certain irreverently acute love for Greek tragedy and Homeric adventures. In "Barton Fink," a Hollywood producer demands that his film have "that Barton Fink Feeling." The Coen Brothers’ films all have that Coen Brothers Feeling: the malaise of modernity, an endless fascination with losers and emasculated men. Since they’ve never helmed a bad film, even the bottom-ranking entries are better than most other filmmakers’ best offerings. Read More: The Films of Alfonso Cuaraon, Ranked From Worst to Best 16. "True Grit" (2010)The Coens remain more faithful to the Charles Portis novel than the 1969 Henry Hathway/John Wayne film, but something feels flat...
- 2/13/2015
- by Greg Cwik
- Indiewire
Joel and Ethan Coen have built a reputation as two of the most visionary and idiosyncratic filmmakers working today. Dabbling in Film Noir to screwball comedy, from off-beat indies to big-budget studio pieces, their films are adored by critics and audiences alike. The two-man writer-director-producer-editor team, have long been regarded by cinephiles as masters of the craft. Choosing our favourite Coen Bros. film isn’t an easy task, but we asked our staff to rank their films from favourite to least favourite. The results were interesting, with Fargo running away with first place, and two of their 16 films not producing enough votes to justify making the cut (The Lady Killers, Intolerable Cruelty). Here are the results. Let us know which is your favourite Coen Bros. film?
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13. Burn After Reading, 2008
Leave it to Joel and Ethan Coen to follow-up their award winning mammoth No Country for Old Men just a year later with the spry,...
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13. Burn After Reading, 2008
Leave it to Joel and Ethan Coen to follow-up their award winning mammoth No Country for Old Men just a year later with the spry,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
As Jenny on "Two and a Half Men," Amber Tamblyn is brash and rash. She's the daughter no one knew Charlie had.
Coming into the CBS Thursday comedy in its 11th season was easier than one might imagine.
"What if I just realized for the first time that Jon Cryer was physically abusive and Ashton Kutcher refused to speak to me and had his entire trailer moved?" Tamblyn asks Zap2it. "They are the two sweetest guys in the whole world. They are so kind and supportive, and so is Conchata Ferrell. She is so funny. I feel like Jenny will become Berta when she grows up.
"I'll help anyone drink," she says of her character. "I will support anyone's alcoholism or drug addiction, I don't care. Holland Taylor is so extraordinary."
She likens this to joining "House" during its long run, but working on a comedy is easier.
In her spare time,...
Coming into the CBS Thursday comedy in its 11th season was easier than one might imagine.
"What if I just realized for the first time that Jon Cryer was physically abusive and Ashton Kutcher refused to speak to me and had his entire trailer moved?" Tamblyn asks Zap2it. "They are the two sweetest guys in the whole world. They are so kind and supportive, and so is Conchata Ferrell. She is so funny. I feel like Jenny will become Berta when she grows up.
"I'll help anyone drink," she says of her character. "I will support anyone's alcoholism or drug addiction, I don't care. Holland Taylor is so extraordinary."
She likens this to joining "House" during its long run, but working on a comedy is easier.
In her spare time,...
- 1/23/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Outside of Martin Scorsese, there are very few clean slates in Hollywood – and even He has Bringing Out The Dead blotting his copybook (discuss…). The Coen brothers though, have created an unbroken conga-line of stunningly original movies, mixing and mastering genres, and even creating new ones.
If there was a bump in the road in 1994 time, it seems, has since been kind to The Hudsucker Proxy. A bigger budget (courtesy of ’80s alpha-producer Joel Silver) and an initially unresponsive family audience had it labelled as the Coen’s first flop, but watched now its pleasures are myriad and unmistakably Coenesque (including a great, late-vintage performance from Paul Newman).
The Coens announced themselves to the world in 1984 with the instant neo-noir classic, Blood Simple. Now, just mull the following subsequent film titles over in your mind like a mouthful of Chateau Petrus. Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy,...
If there was a bump in the road in 1994 time, it seems, has since been kind to The Hudsucker Proxy. A bigger budget (courtesy of ’80s alpha-producer Joel Silver) and an initially unresponsive family audience had it labelled as the Coen’s first flop, but watched now its pleasures are myriad and unmistakably Coenesque (including a great, late-vintage performance from Paul Newman).
The Coens announced themselves to the world in 1984 with the instant neo-noir classic, Blood Simple. Now, just mull the following subsequent film titles over in your mind like a mouthful of Chateau Petrus. Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy,...
- 1/22/2014
- by Cai Ross
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tonight at 9 Pm, American Masters for its 200th episode unveils the Shane Salerno-directed documentary on the life of J.D. Salinger, followed by Charlie Rose’s interview with the filmmaker who spent a decade and his own money uncovering secrets of the reclusive author. The PBS version of Salinger is 15 minutes longer than the version released theatrically by The Weinstein Company last fall, and here is a fascinating new clip in which Tom Wolfe describes an encounter between Salinger and a young Charles Portis, who went on to write True Grit: Click here to view the embedded video.
- 1/22/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Tonight at 9 Pm, American Masters for its 200th episode unveils the Shane Salerno-directed documentary on the life of J.D. Salinger, followed by Charlie Rose’s interview with the filmmaker who spent a decade and his own money uncovering secrets of the reclusive author. The PBS version of Salinger is 15 minutes longer than the version released theatrically by The Weinstein Company last fall, and here is a fascinating new clip in which Tom Wolfe describes an encounter between Salinger and a young Charles Portis, who went on to write True Grit: Click here to view the embedded video.
- 1/22/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Hailee Steinfeld was Oscar-nominated for her role in True Grit at just 13. Now she's back with a gravity-defying role in Ender's Game, and the lead in Romeo and Juliet. She tells Tim Adams how to handle school bullies, stand up to Jeff Bridges, fake falling in love – and make the Coen Brothers laugh
The last time we saw Hailee Steinfeld, she had fallen down a hole and was being menaced by rattlesnakes. By that climactic point in the Coen Brothers' 2010 version of True Grit, she had so stolen the show as a debutante actor in the daunting company of Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin that you had no doubt she would face down the ordeal. Steinfeld had been chosen for the role of the pigtailed Mattie Ross, heroine of the Charles Portis novel, from an open audition of 150,000 girls in her native California. The idea of a star...
The last time we saw Hailee Steinfeld, she had fallen down a hole and was being menaced by rattlesnakes. By that climactic point in the Coen Brothers' 2010 version of True Grit, she had so stolen the show as a debutante actor in the daunting company of Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin that you had no doubt she would face down the ordeal. Steinfeld had been chosen for the role of the pigtailed Mattie Ross, heroine of the Charles Portis novel, from an open audition of 150,000 girls in her native California. The idea of a star...
- 10/20/2013
- by Tim Adams
- The Guardian - Film News
The Coen Brothers are back in a big way with their latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis. The film follows a struggling folk musician, navigating the populous music scene of 1960′s Greenwich Village in New York. The film screened for the press at this year’s New York Film Festival, and HeyUGuys was lucky enough to attend a press conference that featured both Joel and Ethan Coen, as well as two of the film’s stars, Oscar Isaac and John Goodman.
We learned a variety of different things about how the prolific directing team approaches a film, and also gained some insight into how they go about casting their projects. Here are five of the most important takeaways.
5. The Coens are aware that their protagonists almost never get “Happy Endings”.
One of the first questions asked to the Coens was about their choice of subjects, and whether or not failure was...
We learned a variety of different things about how the prolific directing team approaches a film, and also gained some insight into how they go about casting their projects. Here are five of the most important takeaways.
5. The Coens are aware that their protagonists almost never get “Happy Endings”.
One of the first questions asked to the Coens was about their choice of subjects, and whether or not failure was...
- 10/15/2013
- by Damen Norton
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Yesterday, we got the interesting(?) news that Rachel Hurd-Wood may have read for "Star Wars: Episode VII" for the role of Princess Leia's daughter. The rumor certainly came as shock since we haven't heard much from her since "Peter Pan." Yeah, it's been a while.
Since it's seems that Leia's daughter will be a main player for "Episode VII," there are a few other actresses that we have in mind that should definitely read for J.J. Abrams.
Hailee Steinfeld
The "True Grit" breakout has apparently spent the intervening three years filming every movie under the sun — 11 unreleased movies in various states of development — but "Romeo and Juliet" marks her first film since earning an Oscar nomination as Mattie Ross. Give this girl something as meaty as the lead from Charles Portis' novel. We know she can handle it, and if she takes after her dad in "Star Wars," she can definitely handle the quips.
Since it's seems that Leia's daughter will be a main player for "Episode VII," there are a few other actresses that we have in mind that should definitely read for J.J. Abrams.
Hailee Steinfeld
The "True Grit" breakout has apparently spent the intervening three years filming every movie under the sun — 11 unreleased movies in various states of development — but "Romeo and Juliet" marks her first film since earning an Oscar nomination as Mattie Ross. Give this girl something as meaty as the lead from Charles Portis' novel. We know she can handle it, and if she takes after her dad in "Star Wars," she can definitely handle the quips.
- 8/29/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
It's not hard to imagine that somewhere in the recesses of Hollywood, some development exec is pointing at the abysmal returns from Disney's failed attempt at a new Johnny Depp franchise, "The Lone Ranger," and saying that the western is dead because audiences don't care about cowboys.
That studio exec is very, very wrong.
The exec has some good evidence, though. "The Lone Ranger" may result in a loss for Disney totaling $150 million. One of last year's biggest flops, "John Carter," begins in a western setting. Even James Bond and Han Solo couldn't bring audience out to see "Cowboys & Aliens." Don't even mention "Wild Wild West."
But these aren't the movies that the exec should be looking at to gauge the vitals of the western. These are all perfectly good examples of why, of all genres, you don't mess with the western by adding crappy effects. If you really want...
That studio exec is very, very wrong.
The exec has some good evidence, though. "The Lone Ranger" may result in a loss for Disney totaling $150 million. One of last year's biggest flops, "John Carter," begins in a western setting. Even James Bond and Han Solo couldn't bring audience out to see "Cowboys & Aliens." Don't even mention "Wild Wild West."
But these aren't the movies that the exec should be looking at to gauge the vitals of the western. These are all perfectly good examples of why, of all genres, you don't mess with the western by adding crappy effects. If you really want...
- 7/8/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
The big holiday weekend has two big summer movie to keep you entertained, but what if you're looking for a little something more to enjoy your holiday weekend with? On Double Feature Friday, we offer suggestions if you're looking for something similar to either "The Lone Ranger" and "Despicable Me 2" that you can watch back-to-back or instead of.
Check out our recommendations after the jump!
"The Lone Ranger" & "True Grit"
Having not seen "The Lone Ranger" myself, I cannot speak from experience, but many reviews of the Johnny Depp tentpole have complained about the graphic violence in what is supposed to be a family film. (The villain eats a character's heart in front of his victim's brother.) If you're looking a Western that the entire family can watch and enjoy, check out one of the last financially success films in the genre — not "Django Unchained." "True Grit," while not without its scarier scenes,...
Check out our recommendations after the jump!
"The Lone Ranger" & "True Grit"
Having not seen "The Lone Ranger" myself, I cannot speak from experience, but many reviews of the Johnny Depp tentpole have complained about the graphic violence in what is supposed to be a family film. (The villain eats a character's heart in front of his victim's brother.) If you're looking a Western that the entire family can watch and enjoy, check out one of the last financially success films in the genre — not "Django Unchained." "True Grit," while not without its scarier scenes,...
- 7/5/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
‘True Grit’
1969, written by Marguerite Roberts and directed by Henry Hathaway.
Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Jeff Corey and Kim Darcy.
‘True Grit’
2010, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Screenplay by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on True Grit by Charles Portis.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and introducing Hailee Steinfeld.
It is strange to think that one genre can be closely connected to just one actor. When someone mentions silent cinema, people think Charlie Chaplin; martial arts, Bruce Lee and Westerns? It seems that the poster boy for many Western films is John Wayne. Even though his career included over 140 films, he received his only Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal as Us Marshal ‘Rooster’ Cogburn in True Grit, the 1969 adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel, directed by Henry Hathaway. The film follows young Mattie Ross (played by Kim Darcy), as she recruits Cogburn to avenge...
1969, written by Marguerite Roberts and directed by Henry Hathaway.
Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Jeff Corey and Kim Darcy.
‘True Grit’
2010, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Screenplay by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on True Grit by Charles Portis.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and introducing Hailee Steinfeld.
It is strange to think that one genre can be closely connected to just one actor. When someone mentions silent cinema, people think Charlie Chaplin; martial arts, Bruce Lee and Westerns? It seems that the poster boy for many Western films is John Wayne. Even though his career included over 140 films, he received his only Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal as Us Marshal ‘Rooster’ Cogburn in True Grit, the 1969 adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel, directed by Henry Hathaway. The film follows young Mattie Ross (played by Kim Darcy), as she recruits Cogburn to avenge...
- 1/12/2013
- by Katie Wong
- SoundOnSight
Eight noir novels to help fill your endless summer with a sense of overwhelming dread and paranoia.
Okay, so I’m the professor who wakes up three weeks before the end of the semester and hits everybody over the head with a pile of mandatory reading assignments that everybody has to crowbar in between midnight finals cram sessions and kegstands, but you know, only if they hope to make it out with a passing grade.
My list isn’t filled with breezy bicycle rides through rural Tuscany. Not a happy ending in the bunch. But let’s face it, unless you live in the fourteen square-block section of SoCal that stayed in the mid-sixties to upper seventies range this summer, you’re hiding in your goddamn house waiting for that flaming orb in the sky to duck under the horizon once and for all.
So here are eight books to...
Okay, so I’m the professor who wakes up three weeks before the end of the semester and hits everybody over the head with a pile of mandatory reading assignments that everybody has to crowbar in between midnight finals cram sessions and kegstands, but you know, only if they hope to make it out with a passing grade.
My list isn’t filled with breezy bicycle rides through rural Tuscany. Not a happy ending in the bunch. But let’s face it, unless you live in the fourteen square-block section of SoCal that stayed in the mid-sixties to upper seventies range this summer, you’re hiding in your goddamn house waiting for that flaming orb in the sky to duck under the horizon once and for all.
So here are eight books to...
- 7/22/2012
- by Josh Converse
- Boomtron
It’s been two years since Hailee Steinfeld impressed audiences as Mattie Ross in the Coen Brothers’ adaptation of Charles Portis' novel, “True Grit.” Her breakout turn earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a flurry of offers, including a role in next year’s blockbuster-to-be “Ender’s Game,” but her next big-screen appearance will be as Juliet in the newest, millennial-targeted, adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, “Romeo & Juliet.”
And now the recently wrapped production has released a first look (via 24 Frames) of Steinfeld’s Juliet with her Romeo, Brit actor Douglas Booth. There isn’t really much to the photo, other than a shared look of longing between the two leads and top-notch costume work (the film was financed by Austrian design house Swarovski). The director, Carlo Carlei, is something of wild card, having mainly done made-for-tv movies in Italy, however the screenplay...
And now the recently wrapped production has released a first look (via 24 Frames) of Steinfeld’s Juliet with her Romeo, Brit actor Douglas Booth. There isn’t really much to the photo, other than a shared look of longing between the two leads and top-notch costume work (the film was financed by Austrian design house Swarovski). The director, Carlo Carlei, is something of wild card, having mainly done made-for-tv movies in Italy, however the screenplay...
- 5/25/2012
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
There were many delights to be found in UK cinemas in 2011 both in wide release and at the wide variety of festivals that still thrive here. I watched a great many films in 2011 and there were a large number that impressed me and below are some of my favourites.
I have divided the films into released and unreleased categories, thereby allowing me to include films seen at festivals that have have not (yet) been released in the UK. Some of these films are still without a distributor (including my number one film) and therefore may never be eligible for inclusion in a ‘released top ten list’.
Released Top Ten
1. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
“Who would have thought the age of war would be like this? It’s magnificent.”
Having followed Takashi Miike’s career for a number of years there has been plenty of variety, from fantastical kid’s films to graphically violent experimentation,...
I have divided the films into released and unreleased categories, thereby allowing me to include films seen at festivals that have have not (yet) been released in the UK. Some of these films are still without a distributor (including my number one film) and therefore may never be eligible for inclusion in a ‘released top ten list’.
Released Top Ten
1. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
“Who would have thought the age of war would be like this? It’s magnificent.”
Having followed Takashi Miike’s career for a number of years there has been plenty of variety, from fantastical kid’s films to graphically violent experimentation,...
- 1/6/2012
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
ICM, which has set up dozens of option deals for its client The New York Times and which just recently started making deals for New York Magazine, this week has signed The Atlantic. The agency will package the magazine's articles for film, TV and online. Founded in 1857, the magazine has over the years published works by Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Charles Portis, Philip Roth and Dennis Lehane. They've had articles optioned for film and TV, but now they have an agency proactively shopping present and past content to Hollywood. ICM will rep all Atlantic Media Group properties, including National Journal Group and Government Executive.
- 8/10/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline TV
ICM, which has set up dozens of option deals for its client The New York Times and which just recently started making deals for New York Magazine, this week has signed The Atlantic. The agency will package the magazine's articles for film, TV and online. Founded in 1857, the magazine has over the years published works by Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Charles Portis, Philip Roth and Dennis Lehane. They've had articles optioned for film and TV, but now they have an agency proactively shopping present and past content to Hollywood. ICM will rep all Atlantic Media Group properties, including National Journal Group and Government Executive.
- 8/10/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? The Cohen brother’s remake of “True Grit”
The Story: 14-year-old Mattie Ross heads to a small town in Arkansas to collect the body of her father, who had been killed by a no-account drunk Tom Chaney. Chaney also took Mattie’s father’s horse and “two California gold pieces”. She decides to hire not the “best” U.S. Marshall to track Chaney down, but the most violent; Rooster Cogburn. Tagging along for reasons of his own is Texas Marshall Laboef (“La-Beef”). And so they ride out into the great Arkansas nothingness, looking...
The Story: 14-year-old Mattie Ross heads to a small town in Arkansas to collect the body of her father, who had been killed by a no-account drunk Tom Chaney. Chaney also took Mattie’s father’s horse and “two California gold pieces”. She decides to hire not the “best” U.S. Marshall to track Chaney down, but the most violent; Rooster Cogburn. Tagging along for reasons of his own is Texas Marshall Laboef (“La-Beef”). And so they ride out into the great Arkansas nothingness, looking...
- 8/10/2011
- by Denise Kitashima Dutton
- Atomic Popcorn
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
By now, fans know what to expect from Warners deep, dense, impressively comprehensive Harry Potter Ultimate Editions, which means the wait for the rest of the series to get the treatment has sometimes been quite a hard one to bear. Thankfully, we’re nearing the end with the release of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: Ultimate Edition & Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince...
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
By now, fans know what to expect from Warners deep, dense, impressively comprehensive Harry Potter Ultimate Editions, which means the wait for the rest of the series to get the treatment has sometimes been quite a hard one to bear. Thankfully, we’re nearing the end with the release of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: Ultimate Edition & Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince...
- 6/24/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
I didn't review True Grit when it opened in theaters late last year because I did something film critics should never, ever do: I watched the movie and then I read the book before writing my review. Details from the book jumbled with the movie and I couldn't always remember which was which. Fortunately, Mike was happy to write a review for Slackerwood instead.
So I'm pleased to have the chance to see True Grit again, now on DVD and Blu-ray, and start over with a clean slate. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen have brought us an excellent movie that plays very well on home video, although the visuals aren't quite as breathtaking as they might be on a theater screen. It's a movie I not only like but could watch with a mature adolescent or with my parents, and how often can you say that?
I enjoyed the Charles Portis...
So I'm pleased to have the chance to see True Grit again, now on DVD and Blu-ray, and start over with a clean slate. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen have brought us an excellent movie that plays very well on home video, although the visuals aren't quite as breathtaking as they might be on a theater screen. It's a movie I not only like but could watch with a mature adolescent or with my parents, and how often can you say that?
I enjoyed the Charles Portis...
- 6/23/2011
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Eli Sisters is a hopeless romantic, an armchair philosopher, an animal lover, a yo-yo dieter, and a big proponent of oral hygiene. Unremarkable in our era, he feels like a stranded time-traveler in The Sisters Brothers, Patrick DeWitt’s lightly comic Western, which echoes the odd-couple dynamic and deadpan delivery of Charles Portis’ True Grit. Eli’s sensitivities aren’t the only anachronisms here, but the book’s cool indifference to historical accuracy comes off as just more slacker charm in an unhurried, often engaging tale of men trampled underfoot during the California gold rush. While Eli is especially ill-suited ...
- 6/23/2011
- avclub.com
Chicago – With the highest domestic gross of the entire career of the beloved Coen brothers (over $170 million domestically, ranking #13 for 2010 releases) and an amazing ten Oscar nominations, “True Grit” was easily one of the most popular films of the last year. I had some issues with the piece overall but I’m ecstatic that a piece like this one outgrossed so many of the more obviously commercial entries from the holiday season. It serves as proof that quality can still be profitable and the excellent Blu-ray release from Paramount treats the film’s many fans with appropriate respect.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
Synopsis: “Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), is determined to avenge her father’s blood by capturing Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn (Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges), a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
Synopsis: “Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), is determined to avenge her father’s blood by capturing Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn (Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges), a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S.
- 6/21/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Stuck for something last-minute to buy your beloved Dad this coming Sunday? Well, fear not, for below are a few suggestions from us to show your cinephile pops exactly how much he means to you on Father’s Day.
And even better, they’re all pretty much brand spanking new, so chances are he won’t have already bought them for himself.
Warning, the following post contains way too much testosterone, and adheres to various stereotypes of masculinity. I can practically smell the stubble from here…
Apocalypse Now
It had to get a high-definition release treatment that matched the Herculean effort that it took to make the film in the first place, and in this superior special edition package that achievement has been realised in some style. The film itself is epic, and includes too many brilliant performances to count off – but most notably Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando – and the visuals are jaw-dropping.
And even better, they’re all pretty much brand spanking new, so chances are he won’t have already bought them for himself.
Warning, the following post contains way too much testosterone, and adheres to various stereotypes of masculinity. I can practically smell the stubble from here…
Apocalypse Now
It had to get a high-definition release treatment that matched the Herculean effort that it took to make the film in the first place, and in this superior special edition package that achievement has been realised in some style. The film itself is epic, and includes too many brilliant performances to count off – but most notably Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando – and the visuals are jaw-dropping.
- 6/17/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
True Grit; Paul; Sanctum; Armadillo; Inside Job
The Coen brothers describe their handsome Oscar contender True Grit (2010, Paramount, 15) as an original adaptation of Charles Portis's novel, rather than a remake of the classic John Wayne movie. Certainly, the language of the Coens' script is that of its literary source, with none of the anachronistic dialogue which beset Henry Hathaway's film. Indeed, it's occasionally difficult to understand the spectacularly grizzled Jeff Bridges as he drawls authentically through a beard which looks even older and more manky than his stained undergarments.
Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed bounty hunter (the eye patch comes from Wayne rather than Portis) on his last hurrah who agrees to track and retrieve the killer of a young girl's father. In the 1969 film, Mattie Ross was played rather more like a schoolma'am by a twentysomething Kim Darby. The Coens' ace card is newcomer Hailee Steinfeld,...
The Coen brothers describe their handsome Oscar contender True Grit (2010, Paramount, 15) as an original adaptation of Charles Portis's novel, rather than a remake of the classic John Wayne movie. Certainly, the language of the Coens' script is that of its literary source, with none of the anachronistic dialogue which beset Henry Hathaway's film. Indeed, it's occasionally difficult to understand the spectacularly grizzled Jeff Bridges as he drawls authentically through a beard which looks even older and more manky than his stained undergarments.
Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed bounty hunter (the eye patch comes from Wayne rather than Portis) on his last hurrah who agrees to track and retrieve the killer of a young girl's father. In the 1969 film, Mattie Ross was played rather more like a schoolma'am by a twentysomething Kim Darby. The Coens' ace card is newcomer Hailee Steinfeld,...
- 6/11/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
The Coen Brothers’ latest masterpiece “True Grit” has been released on DVD, digital download and Blu-ray today, June 7. The film is about a girl named Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) who is seeking revenge for her father’s murder by asking a crackshot Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to kill her father’s killer (Josh Brolin). The special features include the following, according to Amazon: Mattie’s True Grit HD From Bustles to Buckskin – Dressing for the 1880s HD Colts, Winchesters & Remingtons: The Guns of a Post-Civil War Western HD Re-Creating Fort Smith HD The Cast HD Charles Portis – The Greatest Writer You’ve Never Heard Of… HD The Cinematography of True...
- 6/8/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
The Coen brothers’ True Grit (Paramount) was nominated for 10 Oscars in 2010 and won not a one, but it’s unmissable nonetheless. Like the 1969 version that won John Wayne his only Oscar, the Coens’ take closely follows the source material (Charles Portis’ 1968 novel), filling it out with gorgeous cinematography, memorable performances (especially Hailee Steinfeld as a precocious, willful teenager looking to avenge her father’s death), and a dry humor that perfectly complements the dark themes… The Adam Sandler vehicle Just Go With It (Sony) was adapted from Abe Burrows’ 1965 Broadway hit Cactus Flower, which in ...
- 6/8/2011
- avclub.com
Last year, Barry Pepper earned glowing reviews for his portrayal of "Lucky" Ned Pepper in Joel and Ethan Coens' adaptation of the 1968 Charles Portis novel True Grit. The Canadian actor appeared in less than a third of the film, but managed to steal his scenes as an outlaw gang leader opposite Oscar nominees Jeff Bridges and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld. Perhaps it had something to do with his teeth.
- 6/7/2011
- Movieline
If the Western is a dying art form, then the 2010 version of "True Grit" is a solid argument for immediate resurrection.
This is the second film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, and both movie versions received their share of awards and nominations. John Wayne won his first and only Academy Award in 1969 playing crusty U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, and now Jeff Bridges ably dons the eye patch and speaks in the marble-mouthed manner of the unforgettable Western character.
Young Hailee Steinfeld beat out a reported 15,000 other actresses for the lead role of Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old girl hell-bent on avenging the death of her father, who was killed by Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) for two pieces of gold and a horse. She seeks out and hires Rooster because she hears he has "true grit," and that he does... along with an unconventional approach to just about everything.
This is the second film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, and both movie versions received their share of awards and nominations. John Wayne won his first and only Academy Award in 1969 playing crusty U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, and now Jeff Bridges ably dons the eye patch and speaks in the marble-mouthed manner of the unforgettable Western character.
Young Hailee Steinfeld beat out a reported 15,000 other actresses for the lead role of Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old girl hell-bent on avenging the death of her father, who was killed by Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) for two pieces of gold and a horse. She seeks out and hires Rooster because she hears he has "true grit," and that he does... along with an unconventional approach to just about everything.
- 6/7/2011
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
The Film:
As Americana was the western genre is, the face of the iconic landscape has been and always will be The Duke. His snarl, his walk, his tipped hat, John Wayne is the western genre, and while the Italians added the dirt, blood, and grime, nothing in movies today compares to the John Wayne’s shadow over a genre. In 1969, The Duke won the Oscar for his role of Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, and while that film isn’t perhaps his best film (here), it’s damn good, especially in his later films. Remaking that film somehow feels a little like burning the American flag, but if anyone had the (ahem) grit to do so, it’s the Coen Brothers, who essentially made a modern western in their Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men. Grit justified, I’d say.
Obviously, No Country for Old Men isn’t True Grit,...
As Americana was the western genre is, the face of the iconic landscape has been and always will be The Duke. His snarl, his walk, his tipped hat, John Wayne is the western genre, and while the Italians added the dirt, blood, and grime, nothing in movies today compares to the John Wayne’s shadow over a genre. In 1969, The Duke won the Oscar for his role of Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, and while that film isn’t perhaps his best film (here), it’s damn good, especially in his later films. Remaking that film somehow feels a little like burning the American flag, but if anyone had the (ahem) grit to do so, it’s the Coen Brothers, who essentially made a modern western in their Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men. Grit justified, I’d say.
Obviously, No Country for Old Men isn’t True Grit,...
- 6/6/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
When MGM hired a writer on their planned Carrie remake earlier this month, it was reported that the studio’s intention was to more faithfully adapt Stephen King’s original novel than the popular Brian De Palma film version of 1976. The Coen Brothers’ method of going back to Charles Portis’ novel for True Grit rather than remaking the famous John Wayne movie was cited as how this remake would be handled – more of an adaptation that forgets a previous film even exists.
So it’s somewhat ironic tonight that Cinema Blend are reporting from one of their trusted sources that top of MGM’s wishlist to star in the remake of Carrie is none other than Hailee Steinfeld, the Oscar nominated youngster from True Grit. She would play the tormented teenager who posses emotionally discharged psionic powers which she uses to exert revenge on those who bullied her. Sally Spacek...
So it’s somewhat ironic tonight that Cinema Blend are reporting from one of their trusted sources that top of MGM’s wishlist to star in the remake of Carrie is none other than Hailee Steinfeld, the Oscar nominated youngster from True Grit. She would play the tormented teenager who posses emotionally discharged psionic powers which she uses to exert revenge on those who bullied her. Sally Spacek...
- 6/1/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
How cool was the Coen Brothers remake of True Grit? Can it even be put into words?
Those brothers genius created an old-fashioned, straight-laced Western that sadly filmmakers long ago stopped having the opportunity to make. Their True Grit was a loving tribute to the Golden age of the genre and along with an astonishing cast (Jeff Bridges made John Wayne look amateurish), the lush cinematography of Roger Deakins and a fully realised story told majestically… the film was easily one of my favourite films of 2010.
Now thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment you have the opportunity to re-live the film via one of the 5 DVDs we have to give away, can spend countless hours listening to Cartwell Burwell’s tremendous score via the 5 soundtracks we are giving away, read Charles Portis’ inspiring source material via the 5 novels we have And win one of 3 promotional leather wallets. All are up for grabs as individual prizes.
Those brothers genius created an old-fashioned, straight-laced Western that sadly filmmakers long ago stopped having the opportunity to make. Their True Grit was a loving tribute to the Golden age of the genre and along with an astonishing cast (Jeff Bridges made John Wayne look amateurish), the lush cinematography of Roger Deakins and a fully realised story told majestically… the film was easily one of my favourite films of 2010.
Now thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment you have the opportunity to re-live the film via one of the 5 DVDs we have to give away, can spend countless hours listening to Cartwell Burwell’s tremendous score via the 5 soundtracks we are giving away, read Charles Portis’ inspiring source material via the 5 novels we have And win one of 3 promotional leather wallets. All are up for grabs as individual prizes.
- 5/31/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
From stoner to alien to all-American hero, Jeff Bridges immerses himself in every role. Here, his friends, co-stars and directors uncover the man behind the movies
Loyd Catlett
Stand-in, stunt double, assistant and/or actor in all Bridges's films since The Last Picture Show (1971)
I met Jeff on The Last Picture Show, which I had a small part in, and we hit it off really well during the rehearsal period and started hanging out together. He was trying to polish his southern accent for the film, so he was taking his cue from mine. I stayed in Los Angeles after we finished looping, and started pursuing an acting career. One day, while talking with Jeff on the phone, I mentioned that there weren't any parts coming my way; he suggested, since he was going to Europe to start a film, perhaps he could help if I was interested in being a stand-in for him.
Loyd Catlett
Stand-in, stunt double, assistant and/or actor in all Bridges's films since The Last Picture Show (1971)
I met Jeff on The Last Picture Show, which I had a small part in, and we hit it off really well during the rehearsal period and started hanging out together. He was trying to polish his southern accent for the film, so he was taking his cue from mine. I stayed in Los Angeles after we finished looping, and started pursuing an acting career. One day, while talking with Jeff on the phone, I mentioned that there weren't any parts coming my way; he suggested, since he was going to Europe to start a film, perhaps he could help if I was interested in being a stand-in for him.
- 5/26/2011
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
"They're All Gonna Laugh At You!!!" I've had that sentence ringing in my head since the very first time I saw the first screen version of Stephen King's Carrie. Looks like MGM is ready to jump-start that psycho-kinetic laughter once more.
According to Deadline Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, has booked several projects to follow, including writing a remake of Carrie for MGM and Screen Gems. The shocking Stephen King thriller told the story of a hyperkinetic teenager who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa stated that he will write a version that is more faithful to...
According to Deadline Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, has booked several projects to follow, including writing a remake of Carrie for MGM and Screen Gems. The shocking Stephen King thriller told the story of a hyperkinetic teenager who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa stated that he will write a version that is more faithful to...
- 5/20/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It's being reported by Deadline that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," has just been set by MGM and Screen Gems to write a remake of Carrie, the Stephen King thriller about the hyperkinetic teenager who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother. On Carrie, he will write a version that is more faithful to the King book than the earlier movie, much the same as Joel and Ethan Coen went back to the Charles Portis novel True Grit to present a version that didn't really feel like a remake. Aguirre-Sacasa has a relationship with the author...
- 5/20/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, has booked several projects to follow. On the TV side, he'll become a co-producer and writer of the hit series Glee. And I'm told that he's just been set by MGM and Screen Gems to write a remake of Carrie, the Stephen King thriller about the telekinetic teenager who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother. For Aguirre-Sacasa, these diverse projects are right in his wheelhouse. On Carrie, he will write a version that is more faithful to the King book than the earlier movie, much the same as Joel and Ethan Coen went...
- 5/19/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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