This might be fun if you're in Oklahoma in July...
The Constantine Theater -- a beautiful old restored theater -- in Pawhuska, Ben Johnson's home town, will be screening True Grit at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19.
Posts from Paula in thread „True Grit (1969)“
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Interesting article about True Grit author Charles Portis in today's New York Times.
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DVDBeaver has posted its review of the new True Grit blu-ray, including comparison shots with earlier DVDs. The Blu-ray definitely looks like a big improvement. Reviewer Gary Tooze comments, "The Duke certainly deserved his Oscar. " Amen to that!
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More info on the extras on the True Grit Blu-ray (from thedigitalbits.com):
Paramount's True Grit Blu-ray will include commentary with Western film historian Jeb Rosebrook, editor of True West magazine Bob Boze Bell and historian J. Stuart Rosebrook, featurettes on the writing, locations and working with Wayne, and the theatrical trailer.
Jeb Rosebrook also wrote the screenplay of Junior Bonner as well as scripts for TV shows such as The Virginian, The Waltons and The Yellow Rose. Here is his IMDB entry: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741775/
Also with his son, Jeb Stuart Rosebrook, he wrote a wonderful article for Arizona Highways about the history of westerns filmed in Arizona. This article includes that full-page shot of John Wayne in Hondo that I posted here a little while ago. I scanned in the article and posted it to my Ben Johnson page last month. You can read it at: http://benjohnsonscreencaps.shutterfly.com/memorabilia/62
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The artwork for the True Grit Blu-ray. I am so looking forward to this disc!
