Making Shark Boy and Lava Girl was definitely a family affair for Rodriguez who called upon his children and extended family to contribute. In honor of that, the movie is credited as A Rodriguez ...

Being a parent has many advantages. For starters, I like to call my kids “minions.” C’mon, that’s flat out cool. Who doesn’t want minions? Second, if you raise em right, there’s a good chance one of ...

Robert Rodriguez is not the most intellectual of filmmakers. At his best, he's a big kid constructing cinematic amusement parks on the big screen, giving his imagination and sense of whimsy free rein, ...

Kids should always be encouraged to dream and use their imaginations. However, when those dreams mean that your only friends are a fish-boy, a girl with smoldering purple hair, and a giant robot with ...

A summer movie for kids raised on GameBoys and comic books, "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D" is the latest from maverick Texas filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's hand-made movie factory.