Judge Robert Gardner of Santa Ana, Calif., has the reputation of being an innovator. But even to Gardner, the request by the defense attorney was an extraordinary one. On trial was a young Filipino ...

One of Austin’s hometown filmmakers is bringing his next movie to SXSW. In the film, written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”) ...

Ben Affleck in Hypnotic, the new mindbending thriller from Robert Rodriguez and family. Credit: Image Courtesy of Troublemaker Studios/Solstice Studios Robert Rodriguez made his reputation as an ...