Sundown for the El Rey Network

Robert Rodriguez's cable network ends broadcasting

"...There's a gap in your cable box right now: El Rey, the TV network established by Robert Rodriguez to..."

Jan. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam: El Rey Shines on Austin

Robert Rodriguez's TV channel to become permanent production fixture

"...weren't already?" files: Robert Rodriguez has announced that his El Rey Network will use Austin as its production and..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

El Rey Move Lights Up Austin Film Scene

Robert Rodriguez's network to use Austin as corporate HQ

"...for local film and TV professionals, Robert Rodriguez has announced that his El Rey Network will use Austin as its production and..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

John Carpenter Lit Up By El Rey

Legendary director first guest in "The Director's Chair"

"...Fortunately for the director of such classics as Halloween, In..."

May 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Taste of El Rey

Fresa's launches new taco for the new TV network

"...He's had a busy SXSW: His new TV network El Rey launched with its first original programming, the..."

March 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez Invests in Local Restaurant Concept

Director, restaurateur, and chef join forces with Fresa’s

"...by investing in local restaurant chain Fresa’s and planning food-related content for his hatchling El Rey Network...."

March 14, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

TV Show Prompts Mayor Adler to Name Oct. 29 United Tacos of America Day

Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece rank brisket taco amongst the nation’s best

"...Taco Tuesday has been leveled up. Taco lovers can now watch a show exploring..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Food Post by Jessika Roth

A Terminator Travels 'From Dusk Till Dawn'

Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network brings back Robert Patrick

"...terminator to do it? Robert Rodriguez's newest project, the El Rey Network has just announced that Terminator II: Judgement..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Robert Rodriguez Strikes First-Look Deal With HBO Max

Plus a new life for El Rey on Roku

"...Max, and a new streaming home for his TV network, El Rey, as a free-with-advertising channel on Roku...."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!

Soccer and Spy games collide in El Rey's 'Matador'

"...Gabriel Luna is taking a break to watch the World..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tarantino Sits in 'The Director's Chair'

Robert Rodriguez puts the spotlight on his old friend for El Rey

"...The Director's Chair. The episode, debuting tonight on the El Rey Network, is as much bonding session as retrospective...."

Aug. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...Listen to his director's commentaries. Absorb at a molecular level the lessons and advice he offers in his "Ten..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From the Vaults: Robert Rodriguez's Early Years

"Ismael Jones and the Eyes of the Devil" debuts and "El Mariachi" at 20

"...20 years ago this summer that Robert Rodriguez filmed El Mariachi. To celebrate the occasion, the Austin Film Society..."

Sept. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...debut tonight, July 15, on Rodriguez's newest venture, the El Rey Network. Billed as the Latino James Bond, it..."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Expands With Empire

"Creatives" panel added, plus an FX comedies night

"...its winter run. No surprise then that the ATX Television Festival would want a piece of the pie. Or..."

April 28, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'From Dusk Till Dawn' Bites into a Big Kahuna

Director Eduardo Sanchez on El Rey, Rodriguez, and that tasty burger

"...his 1996 horror-crime-comedy From Dusk Till Dawn on the El Rey Network...."

March 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2021

The year's big stories, from true crime to interstellar action

"...From production woes to interstellar bounty hunters, it's been a wild year in film..."

Jan. 5, 2022 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Film Flam

Roundup of upcoming Austin film events

"...East and North Africa? Why do people leave their homeland?" Amreeka, the multi-award-winning film about a Palestinian mother and..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Screens Column

Robert Rodriguez: Future Sins, Fiery Projects

Update from Wizard World on 'Fire and Ice', 'Sin City 2' and more

"...Rodriguez's leap onto the small screen with the new El Rey Network. Panel attendees at his one hour talk..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: This Chaos Didn't Sow Itself

The Trump era ends with a bang, egged on by Texas politicians like Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton. Plus: Time to vote in the Austin Music Poll!

"...Republican politicians, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who belly-flopped in his attempts to sue four battleground states that..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Ladrones

Comic Mexican caper draws weight from its historical slant

"...Yáñez, Jessica Lindsey, Cristina Rodlo, Óscar Torre, Vadhir Derbéz, Miguel Varoni, Evelyna Rodriguez, Frank Perozo, Carmen Beato and Nashla..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Necks of Kin

From Dusk Till Dawn bares its fangs for season 2

"...a curl of a tribal tattoo on his neck. Elsewhere on set, Zane Holtz is wearing his own version..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Always Darkest Before the 'Dusk'

Wilmer Valderrama on the twists and turns of Carlos the killer

"...Vampire. Cartel boss. Revolutionary. Wilmer Valderrama relishes playing Carlos, the undead..."

May 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam: Local Screens News

Mr. Kaplan closes Cine Las Americas, Ernie Cline scores big, and more

"...Feature and the Jury Award. Mr. Kaplan’s plot is loosely inspired by the story of the filmmaker’s own grandfather...."

March 27, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Small Screen, Big News

Robert Rodriguez, 'Treehouse Masters,' and more

"...in Film Flam of late, but what about your television favorites?..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Film Flam

'Mud,' 'El Mariachi' at 20, and an 'American Gypsies' protest

"...film, Mud, is close to securing U.S. distribution, with release set for 2013...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Flam

Film news, SXSW edition

"...Welcome to Austin. We hope you hit the ground running...."

March 7, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Geckos Go Chameleon

The sun rises on Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' TV adaptation

"...Flea Market out on Highway 290 – Robert Rodriguez wields his DSLR and grins...."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...is to take "hometown heroes" to a whole new level...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...by Southwest Interactive wasn't an app or a social network. It was Jay-Z, the business, man. On Monday night,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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