Coen Brothers take on True Grit

Jane Boursaw — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0000

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 on "No Country for Old Men."

The new movie will apparently be told from the girl’s point of view, rather than the marshal’s. Hmmm, what do you bet they’ll get Dakota Fanning to play the girl. Isn’t she the first choice for every character in that age range these days?

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"Burn After Reading" – Making Brad Pitt look dorky – VIDEO

Jane Boursaw — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:10:35 +0000

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.

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Coen Brothers take on True Grit

"Burn After Reading" – Making Brad Pitt look dorky – VIDEO