Original True Grit movie costumes on display...

To promote the Coen Brothers 2010 remake of Western classic True Grit, ArcLight Hollywood and the Cinerama Dome cinemas both had fantastic displays of original costumes from the movie on December 24, 2010.

Original movie costumes on display from True Grit

Mary Zophres was responsible for Costume Design and helping to recreate the American Wild West world of True Grit.

True Grit movie billboard

Actual costume worn by Matt Damon

as La Beouf in True Grit

In the movie Matt Damon plays Texas Ranger 'La Beouf'.

Costumes worn by Hailee Steinfeld as

Mattie Ross in True Grit

When the father of fourteen year old 'Mattie Ross', played by Hailee Steinfeld, is murdered by one of his hired hands she seeks out the help of a U.S. Marshal to help track down his killer.

Original outfits worn by Hailee Steinfeld

and Jeff Bridges in True Grit

Jeff Bridges plays the drunken, one-eyed U.S. Marshall, 'Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn' (a role previously made famous in 1969 by iconic Cowboy film legend John Wayne), that helps the headstrong teenager.

Costume worn by Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit

True Grit movie poster

In the movie remake Josh Brolin stars as 'Tom Chaney', Mattie's father's killer and horse thief.

Actual costume worn by Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney in True Grit

And finally this is the 'Bear Man' costume worn by Ed Lee Corbin.

The actor wears this mammoth bear-skin coat, complete with the creature's head as a sort of hat, in a short, but memorable scene in the movie when he encounters Mattie and Rooster Cogburn.

Bear Man costume worn by Ed Corbin in True Grit

Buy the original John Wayne movie: True Grit [Blu-ray]

Buy Charles Portis book that the movie is adapted from: True Grit

Buy the original movie soundtrack: True Grit

Halloween costume inspiration: Cowboys and Aliens...

Wondering what to wear this year for Halloween? If you're bored of the usual witches, ghosts and ghouls maybe you'll find something in this fantastic selection of costumes from the world of Sci-fi and Western movies.

Cowboy outfits

If you need Old Wild West inspiration check out these costumes worn in the Western Appaloosa.

Star Trek costumes

I'm sure there are loads of Star Trek fans out there and the universe has lots of costume inspiration. Choose from Starfleet uniforms, to outfits for Vulcans, Romulans and Klingons, from the Original Series to the Next Generation, and even to looks from the recent Star Trek re-imagining by JJ Abrams.

Starfleet uniform

Star Trek is not the only inspiration in space as there's also lots of ideas to be had from the original and new incarnation of Battlestar Galactica.

Battlestar Galactica uniforms

Go dressed as a Colonial Warrior from the original 70's series, the Duty Blues uniform or Starbuck's flight-suit from the new millennium sci-fi show.

Battlestar Galactica flight-suit

If you prefer your Halloween costume more grounded in reality you could always go as an Astronaut and be inspired by Tom Hanks NASA flight-suit from Apollo 13.

Apollo 13 NASA Astronaut flight-suit

To complete your Na'vi look this Halloween take a look at these original Avatar costume accessories to make your blue-skinned alien appearance more authentic.

Avatar costume accessories

Finally enjoy these costumes from last year's West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval for a bit more Sci-fi and Wild West inspiration, whether you want to be Princess Leia, a Stormtrooper or an Indian Chieftain.

Star Wars costumes

Native American Chieftain outfit

However if it's something more heroic you're looking for, be sure to check out this collection of comic book and fantasy hero costumes and visit again soon for lots of inspiration from some of Hollywood's Villains and Monsters.

Original costumes from the Western movie Appaloosa...

These Western movie costumes from the movie Appaloosa were displayed on September 29, 2008 in the ArcLight Hollywood cinema foyer.

Original Appaloosa movie costumes at ArcLight Hollywood

Appaloosa movie poster

Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and Renee Zellweger star in this movie set in the late 1880's in a New Mexico town.

Western costumes from Appaloosa

Buy the DVD in the USA: Appaloosa