Short cuts

We are potential Davids all, at this time and in this place more than ever before.

"...most passionate films of the year -- Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids, Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone, and Richard..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Austin mourns Robbie Jacks.

"...at www.agliff.org… Finally, Robert Rodriguez's insanely great kid flick Spy Kids is back in theatres starting tomorrow, with all..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Center of the World

"...from mother to whore by her concurrent appearances in Spy Kids and this. Instead of eliciting drama from the..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two

Robert Rodriguez, Chris Ware, Ben Sargent -- what do these men have in common? They all worked as cartoonists for The Daily Texan.

"...Last weekend, Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids was the No. 1 film at the box..."

April 6, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Company Man

"...are advised to skip this and go straight to Spy Kids.) Other, more pointless cameos round out the already..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two

A personal SXSW wrap-up from Louis Black.

"...you in the past week? Robert Rodriguez's new movie Spy Kids -- filmed in Austin and featuring Antonio Banderas..."

March 23, 2001 Column by Louis Black

'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...went to Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Spy Kids 2 to work a little bit as a..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...almost indecently entertaining distillation of British World War II spy games, starring a 007 plucked from thin air (and..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Robert Rodriguez Strikes First-Look Deal With HBO Max

Plus a new life for El Rey on Roku

"...The Austin-based filmmaker behind the Machete and Spy Kids franchises, whose Troublemaker Studios facility has been such..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

Ron Howard helms The Alamo no mo'.

"...(various prices). And then there's Robert Rodriguez's eagerly anticipated Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, which will..."

July 12, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Another Sixth Street club discontinues live original music, as Davíd Garza struggles to get his heard.

"...guitarist/filmmaker Robert Rodriguez over the $100 million mark with Spy Kids -- the two penning "Oye Como Spy" for..."

June 15, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"...My Sucky Teen Romance. It's ... about these geeky kids who go to this sci-fi convention every year, but..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Where the Wild Things Star

'Secondhand Lions' is only the latest production in which Bobbi Colorado-trained beasts play a part.

"..."They say never work with kids or animals, so we did both with this one."..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

More clubs closing: Will the Hole in the Wall be one of them?

"...somewhere, Antone's founder Clifford Antone and the producers of Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams are presenting..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Short Cuts

Red carpet reportage, and other filmic items

"...Texas stalwart Richards slotted to emcee. Mark your calendars, kids... Another week, another Cinemaker Co-op shindig: Sunday, Nov. 25,..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Texas Treasures

Moody Anderson and His Western Warehouse

"...or thereabouts, and Anderson, with one wife and three kids probably wondering just what the heck he was up..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Paramount Theatre Announces Star Wars, Pink Flamingos, Sin City for Summer Classics Film Series

Plus Robert Rodriguez gets his star on Congress Avenue

"...On May 25, the Spy Kids and From Dusk 'Til Dawn director and mainstay..."

April 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Screen News: Animation, aGLIFF, and the Alamo Village

Incentives get funded, aGLIFF gets glam, and the oldest Alamo is reopening

"...before an opening-night, free gala screening of Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids in the historic Marktplatz, presented by the Texas..."

July 30, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Losing It at the Movies

AFS Programming Director Chale Nafus on a life in film

"...Elizabeth Avellán, producer of Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, Spy Kids, Grindhouse, and many more. "Then, I find out..."

July 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Full Circle

Ali to his friends, Shakey Graves to the world

"...and a contestant for one episode on the Discovery Kids' reality program Endurance. He appeared in Spy Kids 3-D:..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Air Head

KLBJ-FM shock jock Dale Dudley matures?

"..."I used to hate Bob talking about his kids. I'd turn the mic off. We were a fucking..."

May 4, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

No. 1 Troublemaker

The guts and the glory (don't forget the gory)

"...the thing, you know – you can't just tell kids to 'just say no.' You have to give them..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What's On Robert Rodriguez's Plate

The local filmmaker lets slip which franchise he was kickstarting next

"...to Nimrod Antal – let slip his next project: Spy Kids 4. Rodriguez said it will have a new..."

March 14, 2010 Screens Post by Joe O'Connell

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...oil rigs where he aided divers. But he had kids back in Texas and wanted to be home nights...."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Nathan and David and 'Goliath'

After years of making shorts, the Zellner Brothers go big

"...Project and the Precarious Warehaus Dwellers. And unlike the Spy Kids director, the Zellner Brothers have been doing it..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Film News

Kadeem Hardison is in for 'The Cassidy Kids'; plus, 'Poodle Dog Lounge,' 'Rescue Me,' 'Mexican Sunrise,' and more

"...star who resists a reunion show in The Cassidy Kids, the Burnt Orange production now shooting locally. I wonder..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Out of the Shadow

Which new scary-programming cable channel will longtime Austin access host Joseph Fotinos choose?

"...alumnus of the prop crews on Office Space and Spy Kids)...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two

Meet our new Web site; local film news; and tackling denial, from the city budget to the Republican right.

"...Austin Film News: Robert Rodriguez's (and Elizabeth Avellán's) Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over has earned more than $110..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Citywide Summer Film Series

"...for adults ($5.50 for features before 6pm); $4.50 for kids under 12, students, and seniors. Flix-Tix, good for 10..."

May 23, 2003 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...a soundstage for Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellán's new Spy Kids production. Austin's Cue Lounge was taken over for..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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