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#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Update: 2025-04-17
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Robert Rodriguez is a legendary filmmaker and creator of Sin City, El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Alita: Battle Angel, The Faculty, and his newest venture Brass Knuckle Films.

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OUTLINE:

(00:00 ) – Introduction

(10:04 ) – Explosions and having only one take

(17:39 ) – Success and failure

(26:28 ) – Filmmaking on a low budget

(38:41 ) – El Mariachi

(50:10 ) – Creativity

(1:12:06 ) – Limitations

(1:18:22 ) – Handling criticism

(1:34:32 ) – Action films

(1:45:53 ) – Quentin Tarantino

(1:55:52 ) – Desperado

(1:56:54 ) – Salma Hayek

(2:01:40 ) – Danny Trejo

(2:06:55 ) – Filming in Austin

(2:13:05 ) – Editing

(2:22:35 ) – Sound design

(2:27:43 ) – Deadlines

(2:31:14 ) – Alita: Battle Angel

(2:39:36 ) – James Cameron

(2:52:39 ) – Sin City

(3:06:48 ) – Manifesting

(3:18:12 ) – Memories and journaling

(3:27:56 ) – Mortality


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#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

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