While True Grit gave him a solid villainous role, it was just the beginning. In the years that followed, he appeared in M*A*S*H, The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, to name a few.

When Charles Portis published 'True Grit' in 1968, the novel became a critically praised bestseller. Then a year later the movie, starring John Wayne, came out, and after that no one even remembered ...

Those three words -- "bold as a lion" -- perfectly describe the main character of "True Grit," which isn't the "one-eyed fat man" Rooster Cogburn, as in the original 1969 telling that earned John ...

Here's why "True Grit" is a remake, and here's why anyone arguing the point is wrong: Charles Portis' classic Western novel was first made into a movie in 1969. The Coens made it into a movie this ...

Movies 'True Grit' review: Elements of remake may be better than original, but overall, original classic is better Published: Dec. 22, 2010, 12:01 p.m. By Stephen Whitty | For Inside Jersey ...

Pop Tarts Success of 'True Grit' Unlikely to Usher in More Westerns, Experts Say By Hollie McKay , Fox News Published January 12, 2011 11:54am EST | Updated April 8, 2016 5:07pm EDT ...

Now, it's also true that the Coens are coming at this classic western yarn from a 21st-century perspective that might misleadingly be called "ironic," but it's better not to get hung up on that ...

Charles Portis, the celebrated Southern novelist who wrote “Norwood” and “True Grit,” died Monday in Little Rock, according to the Associated Press. He was 86.

Poland argues that True Grit’ s box office will exceed that of what most people call the No. 1 or No. 2 front-runner, The Social Network, by Jan. 5.

The new film "True Grit" is a star-making showcase for Hailee Steinfeld, making her screen debut as Mattie Ross, the 14-year-old who sets the story of retribution in motion.

“ True Grit definitely came late to the gate in a crowded field,” says Us Weekly critic Thelma Adams. “It may be that directors had settled on their favorites by the time Grit starting ...