Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chronology xv

Filmography xvii

A Borrowed Camera, $7,000, and a Dream Gregg Barrios/1993 3

Mr. Mariachi Kenneth Korman/1993 6

A Killer Sequel Jason Cohen/1995 11

From Rags to Riches Michael Haile/I995 I6

The Reformation of a Rebel Without a Crew Rustin Thompsom/1995 20

The Power Couple: Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan Joe Nick Patoski/1998 30

Before Dusk Till Dawn Jon Keeyes/1998 33

The Faculty Jon Keeyes/1999 35

The Mariachi Aesthetic Goes to Hollywood Charles Ramirez Berg/2000 39

Deep in the Heart of Action Christian Divine/2001 58

Robert Rodriguez Keith Phipps/2002 64

A Digital Desperado Brian McKernan Bob Zahn/2002 75

Secret Agents and Desperadoes Christian Divine/2002 78

Working at the Speed of Thought Jody Duncan/2003 83

Robert Rodriguez's New Toy Mel Rodriguez/2003 102

Moving in Stereo Phil Lopiccolo/2003 107

"I'm Able to Write the Score as I'm Shooting the Script" Leila Cobo/2003 109

Once Upon a Time in Moviemaking David Hochman/2003 113

Triplets in Sin John Allina/2005 119

Finding Redemption Lisa Y. Garibay/2005 124

Double Trouble Ann Donahue/2007 127

Moving at the Speed of Thought Brian O'Hare/2008 132

Exclusive Interview: Robert Rodriguez Talks Shorts Silas Lesnick/2009 138

Two Days at the World's Coolest Studio Nick De Semlyen/20I0 143

Robert Rodriguez and Nimród Antal Talk Predators Peter Sciretta/2010 148

Robert Rodriguez, Film Director Stephen Applebaum/2010 160

Additional Resources 163

Index 165