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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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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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