In touch with his inner child Aug 29, 2009
His low-budget "El Mariachi" stands as a testament to the indie spirit, launching his career as well as a series of gritty Peckinpah-inspired films such as "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico.". Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Shorts director Rodriguez does families, felons Aug 19, 2009
Opening Friday, his kid-friendly comedy Shorts is the latest in a seesaw career in which Rodriguez veers from family fare such as the Spy Kids flicks to violent thrillers such as Sin City and Once Upon a Time in Mexico ... Rodriguez recalled shooting Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over while he was editing Once Upon a Time in Mexico, with both movies hitting theaters within a couple of months. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Movies in Mexico May 5, 2009
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003): Rodriguez and Banderas team up again in the last of the Mariachi movies. Johnny Depp is a CIA agent who winds up working with Banderas. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A whole new joint venture Apr 17, 2009
" Throughout their estrangement, there was plenty of pressure on the duo to reconcile. After all, their symbiotic relationship produced eight films (although you could argue the last seven were remakes of their 1978 debut, Up in Smoke, whose trailer suggested "Don't go straight to see this movie"), nine comedy albums and a Grammy Award. Over the years, they both popped up in different big screen and TV roles. Cheech provided character voices in the animated films The Lion King and Cars, and had... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sin City Review Apr 16, 2009
Needless to say the former Spy Kids auteur convinced him, and following the director's forays into kid-friendly filmmaking and a messy but ambitious denouement to the "Mexico Trilogy," Once Upon a Time in Mexico, finds Rodriguez back in full command of his filmmaking skills. After the pre-credits cold opener with Josh Hartnett as a fuzzy-eyebrowed hitman with a different sort of a target and a short setup for the film's final chapter, we're introduced to Marv (), a bruiser who wakes up after a... (IGN FilmForce)
A little too footloose at Exeter High Feb 26, 2009
Apparently they missed his understated turns as tragic brutes with bleeding hearts in the Robert Rodriguez flicks "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and "Sin City." Come to think of it, theyre both pretty much warmups for Rourkes role in "The Wrestler" bruising, battered hulks seeking redemption for their past sins. Worth checking out if you havent already. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
How Mickey Rourke's agent wrestled his comeback Feb 19, 2009
Robert Rodriguez signed him for a small role in Once Upon a Time in Mexico, then a major role in Sin City. They had to fight harder for The Wrestler; though director Darren Aronofsky wanted Rourke, financiers preferred Nicolas Cage. (USA Today)
COMEDY: Cheech & Chong: Reunited under the same old haze Feb 8, 2009
And when Marin found success with the novelty single "Born in East L.A.," a parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," it set him on a new solo trajectory as a character actor, leading him to television shows like "Nash Bridges" and "Lost" and films like "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." Chong, meanwhile, also turned up in small roles (most notably on "That '70s Show"), developed his solo comedy act and toured with his wife, Shelby. "We got it all out of our system," Chong said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
