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