Robert Rodriguez, 45, creator of the “Mexico” trilogy and “Spy Kids” films, arguably sired the Mexploitation genre in 1992 with the campy vengeance film “El Mariachi.” This Friday, the Tejano director ...

An undocumented Mexican immigrant puts aside his gardening tools, picks up an AK-47, and goes on a killing spree. This is not a fever dream of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. It’s the revenge fantasy ...

Current events sometimes provide Hollywood the fodder for films that can be promoted on the basis of their political relevance. Usually, by the time Hollywood's through with them, current events have ...

Starring Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, and Jessica Alba. Rated 18A. Opens Friday, September 3 The best thing about Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s ambitious Grindhouse project was the fake ...

During his 2012 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Herman Cain rhapsodized about the fence he’d build on the U.S.-Mexico border: 20 feet tall with barbed wire, electricity, and a moat. “And I ...

Sometimes, when the stars are aligned and God is feeling particularly generous, some too-good-to-be-true piece of cinema news will whip round the internet and the holy grail of ensemble casts will be ...

At a press conference, he director and his two stars offered a look behind the scenes of the latest “Mexploitation” movie from the mind of Rodriguez. For the Austin-based director, a major challenges ...

Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. It's Thursday. You know what that means. Time for an Austin Chronicle livetweet, and tonight ...