Billy Vaughn - True Grit. Richard "Billy" Vaughn (April 12, 1919 - September 26, 1991) was an American singer who also played numerous instruments, an orchestra leader, and and "A&R man" for Dot Records - whatever that term means. I saw the new True Grit movie, by the Cohen Brothers, and liked it very much. Yes, they stayed true to the genre, the western - and made the film with great care and reverence. But - I liked the original better. One cannot avoid comparing the two films. The new one is gorgeous, with actors in the main roles spot on. But the Duke fills up the screen in a way that The Dude can't. Hailey Steinfeld gives the best young, debut acting performance since Tatum O'Neal ni Paper Moon - and we know how that came out. No matter what you may have read, the Cohen Brothers did re-make the original movie. They said they made the only referred to the book. Fine, but after seeing how they made the new version, you can't tell me they did not closely watch the original. The new one is quite good, but it is Urlacher to Butkus, to use an inside Chicago sports analogy.
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