Blog: Carnival Saloon

I watched the original True Grit this afternoon to see how it compares with the Coen Brothers' terrific new adaptation . In the entertaining John Wayne version, Glen Campbell puts in a thankfully rare big screen appearance as La Boeuf, the irritating Texas Ranger that Matt Damon plays much better in the new film. In my experience most Westerns from the 50s and 60s have songs that play over the opening titles and set up the story about to unfold. True Grit is [...]

• Glen Campbell - True Grit
• Jeff Bridges - The Weary Kind