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International soccer phenomenon David Beckham takes to the field before a sellout crowd in his long awaited debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy last night in Los Angeles.

Sally Mann Documentary A Powerful Artistic Portrait

The Senate approved a $700 billion rescue package for the financial industry, giving new life to the bailout by loading it with tax breaks and other provisions tailored to help ease its passage in the House. Congressional leaders said they foresaw a new version of the plan on President Bush's desk by the end of the week.

Following on the heels of the animated "Monsters Vs. Aliens," "Alien Trespass" (opening April 3 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas) covers somewhat similar ground. Both films present us with an alien who comes to earth and then the films try to use the trappings of 50s sci-fi movies to sell the premise. But unlike "Monsters Vs. Aliens," "Alien Trespass" is live action. It also comes from R. W. Goodwin who should know what he's doing since he worked on the cult TV show "The X-Files," which frequently dealt with aliens although usually in a more serious vein.

James McAvoy romances Christina Ricci's Penelope.

Wesley and Fox in Mark Millar's graphic novel Wanted (Top Cow)... and Wesley (James McAvoy) and Fox (Angelina Jolie) in the film version of Wanted (Universal). I know a few guys who would have liked to see Jolie in that outfit the comic book Fox wore.

Most films that deal with border issues focus on immigrants and immigration along the California or Texas state lines. But the new film "Sin Nombre" (opening April 3 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas) shows us how people living deeper in Mexico and Central America get to that border. The film played last month at the San Diego Latino Film Festival and just about everyone I spoke to at the fest was recommending it. I spoke with first time feature filmmaker Cary Fukunaga at the festival just before he presented the film to a full house.

From Cubicles Across the Country...

The Rock as Agent 23 and Steve Carell as Agent 86 in Get Smart (Warner Brothers) By Raymond Mai First off, I would like to say that I walked into the…

Jodhaa Akbar , and its message of religious tolerance, arrives at an appropriate time considering global events. Gowariker's portrait of Akbar's reign…