What genre of movie are both Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez known for featuring in their works?
Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in Mexico and his home state, Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film "El Mariachi", which was a commercial success after grossing $2 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the "Mexico Trilogy": "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". He directed "From Dusk till Dawn" in 1996 and developed its (2014–present). Rodriguez co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology "Sin City" (adapted from the graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, "". Rodriguez also directed the "Spy Kids" films, "The Faculty", as well as "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl", "Planet Terror", and "Machete". He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company A Band Apart, which Rodriguez was a member of. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel, El Rey.
Quentin Tarantino filmography Quentin Tarantino is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor, who has directed eight films and written all of them. He began his career in the late 1980s by directing, writing and starring in the black-and-white "My Best Friend's Birthday", a partially lost amateur short film which was never officially released. He impersonated musician Elvis Presley in a small role in the sitcom "The Golden Girls" (1988), and briefly appeared in "Eddie Presley" (1992). As an independent filmmaker, he directed, wrote and appeared in the crime thriller "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), which tells the story of five strangers who team up for a jewelry heist. It proved to be Tarantino's breakthrough film and was named the "Greatest Independent Film of all Time" by "Empire". His screenplay for Tony Scott's "True Romance" (1993) was nominated for a Saturn Award.