Robert Rodriguez
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Watch: Robert Rodriguez-Directed & Fan-Assisted Short Film ‘Two Scoops’
Two months ago, Miramax announced that Robert Rodriguez would take part in Blackberry’s “Keep Moving” project with his own “Project Green Screen.” The “do-it-yourself” filmmaker had an unfinished short at his disposal and called out to fans “to use your creativity and imagination to help complete” t...
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Robert Rodriguez's New El Rey Network Plans a 'Latino James Bond' Series
The announcement of the arrival of El Rey, a new English-language cable network aimed at Latino audiences and created by Robert Rodriguez, caused a stir at the Univision upfronts in May.
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Watch: Charlie Sheen Changes His Name to Carlos Estevez for 'Machete Kills'
The movie virtually no one is waiting for is almost here. "Machete Kills," the sequel to 2010's box office disappointment and aspiring cult favorite "Machete," somehow earned enough money ($26 million domestic) on a low enough budget (reported at $10.5 million) to merit its existence. That, or write...
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Robert Rodriguez Co-Producing New Market at Fantastic Fest Aiming to Aid Latin Filmmakers
Fantastic Fest -- the Austin, TX-based genre festival focusing on horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action films -- announced today it will host an international co-production market for genre films called Fantastic Market|Mercado Fantastico.
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Trained To Kill, Left For Dead: Watch The New Trailer For 'Machete Kills'
From Sofia Vergara shooting bullets out of her top to the presence of Lady Gaga, Robert Rodriguez isn't kidding around with "Machete Kills," another run at the grindhouse with Danny Trejo. And after being partially leaked last week, the official trailer is now here, and he isn't changing up the form...
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Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network Will Launch in December With a 'From Dusk Till Dawn' TV Series
At its upfront presentation today, Spanish-language giant Univision Communications (the company behind the planned remake of "Breaking Bad") announced that it will be launching a new channel in partnership with filmmaker turned media empire builder Robert Rodriguez.
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Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' Is Going To Be A TV Show Now
You would think with two movies coming this year -- "Machete Kills" and "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" -- that would be more than enough on Robert Rodriguez's plate. But that would be to misunderstand the work ethic of the filmmaker, who always seems to be juggling a half dozen different things at a...
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Happy Cinco De Mayo: Here Are 5 Films To Raise A Glass To
Bring out the Cuervo, it’s Cinco de Mayo! Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day and, although Mexican public schools are closed for the day (isn’t that the real definition of a holiday?), it is celebrated more, ahem, seriously, in the United States than Mexico. S...
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Why Studios Continue Banking on Franchises Like 'G.I. Joe'; Which Sequels Can You Do Without?
"G.I. Joe Retaliation," a sequel to 2009's "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra," took in more than $130 million at the worldwide box office this weekend--although its three-day $40 million domestic number was half its foreign take. (The studio cleverly beefed up the weekend number with a Thursday preview.)...
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Casting Watch: Eva Green Will Star in Rodriguez' 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' with JGL & Brolin UPDATED
Eva Green will play the lead role of Ava Lord in Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's long-gestating "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," a character described in the graphic novels as "every man's most glorious dreams come true, she's also every man's darkest nightmares."
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