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Articles tagged "robert rodriguez"Short Ends and LeaderThe Front Page: Ground Downby Bill Gibron[16.Apr.07] :. Dear Weinstein Brothers. We know things aren’t going particularly well for you right now. After severing ties with the notoriously bothersome House of Mouse and striking out on your own,...  NewsMovies don’t always have to be picture perfect to gain our loyaltyby Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][9.Apr.07] :. Tarantino compares the "grindhouse" experience with the raw power of "punk rock." PopMatters Pick Film ReviewGrindhouse (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Apr.07] :. Where the olden days movies were fierce, these are more nostalgic for a moment that's amplified in the remembering. These retreads are surely giddy, but they're also indulgent, just as they mean to be.  Film FeatureQuentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez Talk Grindhouseby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][6.Apr.07] :. The celebrated directors discuss their new double-feature, a salute to the grindhouse film era, and offer a hit list of grindhouse classics for your viewing pleasure. Short Ends and LeaderThe Front Page: Feeling Exploited?by Bill Gibron[2.Apr.07] :. In a little less than five days, maverick directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez will unleash their long awaited double feature phenomenon in the making, Grindhouse, onto an...  Film ReviewThe Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)by Todd R. Ramlow[10.Jun.05] :. Robert Rodriguez is at his enfant terrible game again, for the second time this year. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Feb.04] :. If ever there was a filmmaker made for DVD commentaries, it is Robert Rodriguez. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Sep.03] :. 'Are you a Mexican or a Mexi-cant!?'. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[1.Aug.03] :. Fun as it is, demonstrates a little end-of-series fatigue. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Aug.02] :. Juni and Carmen's perspective, part convincingly ingenuous and part movie-kid calculated, organizes the film's general view of things. Spy Kids (2001)by Tracy McLooneIn the Disney universe, it's normal to be special, and that's exactly the case with the Cortez family, kids and parents alike. Spy Kids (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Spy Kids' is all fun, sometimes obnoxious, and incessantly cheerful -- having your parents kidnapped is a minor inconvenience, leading to the chance to ride in a submarine that looks like a blowfish. How neat is that!" |
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