Rebel Without a Crew

Last week, I finished reading the wonderful Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez. The book is mostly a diary Rodriguez wrote when writing, directing and then selling his first feature film, El Mariachi , at age 23. It is a great book, steaming of youthful fuck-it-let’s-do-it energy and extremely inspiring in that regard. Against all advice and common wisdom, Rodriguez managed to shoot a full…