4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 27, 2014

I must admit I am partial to Hawk’s original Rio Bravo and I have yet to see Rio Lobo, but I did really enjoy these characters. Wayne and Mitchum seem to play against type, because at times they are quite comical. Mitchum is not a tough P.I. or ruthless villain,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 27, 2014

I must admit I am partial to Hawk’s original Rio Bravo and I have yet to see Rio Lobo, but I did really enjoy these characters. Wayne and Mitchum seem to play against type because at times they are quite comical. Mitchum is not a tough P.I. or ruthless villain, but...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on March 17, 2014

It’s not hard to tell you’re watching a Howard Hawks film. Whether it’s a western, a screwball comedy, a drama; the aesthetics are the same: tough men and the women they love (if there are even any women in sight). The women who can’t hang with men who speak with...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on December 5, 2010

Warner Baxter in 'The Robin Hood of El Dorado' I’ll admit I was expecting an awful lot from The Robin Hood of El Dorado – yet another 1930s William A Wellman film (this one made for MGM rather than Warner or RKO) which isn’t as yet officially available on DVD....   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 16, 2010

TSPDT Greatest Films #841 El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1966) "Hired gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is...   read more