Tag Archives: Danny Trejo

Heat

Somehow I suspect that when writer/director Michael Mann pitched Heat to the studio, all he had to say was “Let’s put Robert De Niro and Al Pacino on opposites sides of a heist movie.” The concept sort of sells itself … Continue reading

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Desperado

In 1992, Robert Rodriguez made his first feature film on a microscopic budget, El Mariachi. Three years later, Columbia Pictures gave him a still modest but considerably larger budget to continue the story of El Mariachi in Desperado. The differences … Continue reading

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Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra, previewed in 2007 and given a full release in March of 2009, is a relatively short (85 minutes) science-fiction animated film that is absent of attempts at comedy or musical numbers, instead seemingly aiming at the young … Continue reading

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