The first film adaptation of True Grit was such a big hit that it actually spawned a franchise - with disappointing results.

John Wayne didn't take kindly to a British film critic who met him on a train from Denver to Salt Lake in the 1960s.

Most classics in the genre didn't get a traditional sequel, least of all with John Wayne reprising his role from the original. But that's exactly what 1975's Rooster Cogburn did, with Wayne back ...

"Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek ...

Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld The new Coen brothers film is a remake of the popular 1969 Western that starred John Wayne as cantankerous, one ...