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Holiday Weekend Movie Forecast:<em> True Grit</em> Vs. <em>Little Fockers</em>

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Published Dec 23, 2010

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The Western that earned John Wayne an Oscar over 40 years ago returns to the screen this weekend, re-envisioned by the Coen brothers. True Grit stars newcomer 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld as the fearless and stubborn Mattie Ross, a girl determined to track down outlaw Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), her father's killer. Jeff Bridges plays U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, and he joins the manhunt with LeBoeuf (Matt Damon), a Texas Ranger who seeks to take the killer back to Texas for the murder of another man. Mattie must enlists the help of Cogburn to find her father's murderer before LeBoeuf by entering Indian territory.Reviews have been almost fairly positive, with Peter Travers of Rolling Stone glowing, "What makes True Grit a new classic for the Coens is the way the brothers absorb the unfairly unsung Portis into their DNA, like they did with Cormac McCarthy in No Country for Old Men. True Grit is packed with action and laughs, plus a touching coda with an older Mattie, but it's the dialogue that really sings. Great filmmaking. Great acting. Great movie. Saddle up."

 

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Click on the film stills for details and reviews of this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include True Grit, Little Fockers, Country Strong, Gulliver's Travels, The Illusionist, Secret Sunshine, The Sound of Insects, Nénette, Somewhere, and Die Hard.

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