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Actor Del Toro finally plays the leading man, his way, as a junkie lawyer who comes to Halle Berry's emotional rescue. By

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 10-24-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Susanne Bier, Things We Lost in the Fire

'3:10 to Yuma' Successfully Remakes an Adult Westernnew

In overhauling an antique genre piece no one particularly remembers, Mangold kept the original theme -- poor-but-honest homesteader vs. high-living crook -- while simultaneously amping up the many grotesqueries available in the Old West.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 09-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold

'Ladron que Roba a Ladron': E Pluribus Pratfallnew

An American comedy for the other America.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 08-29-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Joe Menendez, Ladron que Roba a Ladron

'Ruslan and Ludmila': Unrealismnew

The enchanted world of Aleksandr Ptushko.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 08-15-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Aleksandr Ptushko, Ruslan and Ludmila

'No End in Sight': The Wonks of Warnew

Because Ferguson is a political scientist, his documentary differs from the many films that have tried to explain America's adventure in Iraq anecdotally.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 08-08-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight

Bourne, Baby, Bournenew

The Bourne Ultimatum is the most exciting movie of the summer by leaps and bounds.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 08-01-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Paul Greengrass, The Bourne Ultimatum

'No Reservations' & 'Sunshine': Front Burnersnew

Eleven-year-old Abigail Breslin pretty much steals No Reservations from Catherine Zeta-Jones, while Sunshine director Danny Boyle gets a pretty good bang for his $45 million.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 07-25-2007 | Reviews