What do Joel and Ethan Coen and John Wayne have in common? The Coen brothers are making a new version of "True Grit," the 1969 Western that earned John Wayne and Oscar.
Variety says the Paramount movie won’t be a traditional remake, but rather will stick closer to the Charles Portis book than the original movie did. The story follows a 14-year-old girl who, along with an aging U.S. marshal and another lawman, tracks her father’s killer in hostile Indian territory.
It already sounds like a winner, because the project reteams the Coens with Scott Rudin, their partner in crime …read more

I wasn’t all that crazy about "Burn After Reading." It was ok, but with the cast and filmmakers (Joel and Ethan Coen), I expected more. Still, just the cast alone – including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Frances McDormand – is worth seeing. Read my review here.
Here’s a bonus clip on the DVD (released Dec. 21, 2008) that tells a little about how they made Brad Pitt look dorky. No small feat, I’m sure.