True Grit News

Glen Campbell at the Brisbane Convention Centre - Saturday, 28 November 2009 When I heard Glen Campbell was coming to Brisbane for one concert, I quickly organized tickets for our family .

An audition will be held this weekend in Waco as part of the search for a girl from 12 to 16 to play the lead in the new Coen Brothers feature film, "True Grit," which will be filmed next year.

Phil Riddle editor@weatherforddemocrat.com Producers of a remake of the John Wayne western classic movie "True Grit" are coming to North Texas in search of a budding starlet.

Hoping they'd be discovered for a role in a Hollywood movie, about 200 girls converged in Lubbock to show they had "True Grit." An open call for casting Saturday at Lubbock's Homewood Suites attracted girls ages 12-16 who were hopeful they'd play the role of Mattie Ross in a remake of the 1969 film and novel, "True Grit." Among girls trying out for ...

TORONTO a ' In "The Men Who Stare at Goats," Jeff Bridges plays Bill Django, a military man who returns from Vietnam to embrace the '60s counterculture headlong a ' the whole Aquarian Age, flower power, altered states of consciousness thing.

The important local news is that a motion picture casting session will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Homewood Suites, 5320 W. Loop 289.

Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment.

Jeff Bridges is set to play John Wayne's iconic character in 'True Grit'. The 59-year-old actor will portray legendary cowboy Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn in the modern-day remake of the 1969 blockbuster, which is due to be made by renowned filmmakers the Coen brothers.

He's taking on a leading role in Warner Bros.' "Missing Links," according to The Hollywood Reporter .

Matt Damon, James Brolin Matt Damon is in discussions to star in Ethan and Joel Coen's remake of "True Grit." Josh Brolin, who starred in the brothers' "No Country for Old Men," is also in talks for a major role.

For better or worse, there is no film genre more uniquely and distinctively American than the Western.

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U.S screen icon Dennis Hopper has been transported by ambulance to a New York hospital, sources told TV's "Entertainment Tonight." Hopper, 73, has appeared in the classic films "Rebel Without a Cause," "True Grit," "Easy Rider," "Apocalypse Now" and "Hoosiers." He currently stars in the TV drama "Crash." "ET" said he was taken to a Manhattan ...

The actor of choice to play gruff, but lovable grandfathers, old salts and dispensers of sage advice in the 1980s, Wilford Brimley was a former real-life ranch hand who worked his way up the Hollywood food chain from.... The actor of choice to play gruff, but lovable grandfathers, old salts and dispensers of sage advice in the 1980s, Wilford ...

In August 2008, Capitol records released a new CD by 72-year-old Glen Campbell, and there was no hiding the notion behind this much-trumpeted "comeback" album - Campbell was paired up with songs by the Foo Fighters, U2, English twee rockers Travis and others.

Jeff Bridges as the new Rooster Cogburn? True Grit i s one of my all-time favorite Westerns.

Details about the latest Coen Brothers project continue to develop as the directors discuss a potential reunion with Jeff Bridges, Variety reports .

Bridges is in talks to reunite with the Coen brothers for their remake of classic Western True Grit .

Sunday, 13 September 2009, 1:47 pm Press Release: The Publicity Machine Glen Campbell, whose graceful vocal and guitar skills earned him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame, returns to New Zealand in November for three concerts in Auckland, Wellington and Rotorua, accompanied by his vocalist daughter Debby and band.

Variety is reporting that the Coen Brothers ' will be reteaming with Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges for a big screen adaptation of True Grit .