Crime, Blood, and Laughs: The Coen Brothers
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
With Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld
Rated PG-13, 110 minutes
In the Coen Brothers' stirring remake of the John Wayne classic, an alcoholic U.S. Marshal named Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) and an independent-minded 14-year-old girl (Hailee Steinfeld) track down her father's killer with the help of a Texas Ranger (Matt Damon). As the three brave dangerous territory, they discover their prey has fallen in with a more experienced criminal.
Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.