El Dorado (1966)

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 a town drunk! Wayne can har... Read full article

El Dorado (1966)

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 a town drunk! Wayne can har... Read full article

Rio Bravo, El Dorado and Howard Hawks’ Degree of Separation

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 their fists or guns, don’t... Read full article

The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)

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. I knew that... Read full article

El Dorado (1966)

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 heading his way to help J... Read full article