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3:10 TO YUMA3:10 TO YUMA……and how it relates to you and how it relates to you and the world around you.and the world around you.

Includes info on the actors, Includes info on the actors, director, with news, reviews, director, with news, reviews, and photos.and photos.

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"3:10 to Yuma" stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, "3:10 to Yuma" stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by Elmore modern take on the classic western by Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/directing team Cathy Leonard from producing/writing/directing team Cathy Konrad and James Mangold ("Walk the Line").Konrad and James Mangold ("Walk the Line").

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CAST

RUSSELL CROWE (Ben Wade) RUSSELL CROWE (Ben Wade) CHRISTIAN BALE (Dan Evans) CHRISTIAN BALE (Dan Evans) PETER FONDA (Byron McElroy) PETER FONDA (Byron McElroy) GRETCHEN MOL (Alice Evans) GRETCHEN MOL (Alice Evans) BEN FOSTER (Charlie Prince) BEN FOSTER (Charlie Prince) DALLAS ROBERTS (Grayson Butterfield) DALLAS ROBERTS (Grayson Butterfield)

ALAN TUDYK (Doc Potter) ALAN TUDYK (Doc Potter) VINESSA SHAW (Emma Nelson) VINESSA SHAW (Emma Nelson) LOGAN LERMAN (William Evans)LOGAN LERMAN (William Evans)

CASTActors are Actors are

Liberators UnawareLiberators Unaware

Bale can be seen Bale can be seen Werner Herzog’s Werner Herzog’s RESCUE DAWN. RESCUE DAWN. He will next be He will next be seen in I’M NOT seen in I’M NOT THERE for THERE for director Todd director Todd Haynes. He is Haynes. He is currently filming currently filming DARK KNIGHT DARK KNIGHT for director for director Christopher Christopher Nolan.Nolan.

CHRISTIAN BALE(Dan Evans)

CASTActors help us: laugh, be happy, Actors help us: laugh, be happy, cry, get angry, and even think. cry, get angry, and even think.

Originally from New Zealand, he started making Originally from New Zealand, he started making waves in the Australian film industry with his waves in the Australian film industry with his performance in the controversial film, ROMPER performance in the controversial film, ROMPER STOMPER. He has received three consecutive STOMPER. He has received three consecutive Academy Award Best Actor nominations for: THE Academy Award Best Actor nominations for: THE INSIDER, GLADIATOR and A BEAUTIFUL MIND – INSIDER, GLADIATOR and A BEAUTIFUL MIND – taking home the Oscar for GLADIATOR.taking home the Oscar for GLADIATOR.

RUSSELL CROWE (Ben Wade)

CREWFilmmakers are Revolutionaries, Filmmakers are Revolutionaries,

Not Just EntertainersNot Just Entertainers

JAMES MANGOLD JAMES MANGOLD (Director) (Director) MICHAEL BRANDT & MICHAEL BRANDT & DEREK HAAS DEREK HAAS (Screenplay) (Screenplay)

DIRECTOROur Artists Are Our Artists Are Our LiberatorsOur Liberators

He has 6 feature films to date, including the He has 6 feature films to date, including the award winning WALK THE LINE, HEAVY and award winning WALK THE LINE, HEAVY and GIRL, INTERRUPTED. GIRL, INTERRUPTED.

JAMES MANGOLD (Director)

TRIVIA AND NEWS

THE STORY

3:10 TO YUMA pairs two of today's finest actors 3:10 TO YUMA pairs two of today's finest actors Russell Russell CroweCrowe and and Christian BaleChristian Bale, as an infamous outlaw and , as an infamous outlaw and the struggling rancher who volunteers to deliver him to the struggling rancher who volunteers to deliver him to justice.justice.

THE STORY

A stark parable of good and evil, the film offers a A stark parable of good and evil, the film offers a bracingly gritty depiction of life in the mythic Old West, bracingly gritty depiction of life in the mythic Old West, plunging us into a landscape of hastily constructed plunging us into a landscape of hastily constructed towns and mean self-interest at the dawning of the towns and mean self-interest at the dawning of the transcontinental railroad.transcontinental railroad.

THE STORY

Dan Evans (Christian BaleDan Evans (Christian Bale) is an honest ) is an honest man who has spent his life abiding by the man who has spent his life abiding by the rules, and has precious little to show for it. rules, and has precious little to show for it. A former Union Army sharpshooter, Dan A former Union Army sharpshooter, Dan emerged from the Civil War with a hobbled emerged from the Civil War with a hobbled leg and a small compensation that allowed leg and a small compensation that allowed him to move his wife him to move his wife Alice (Gretchen Mol) Alice (Gretchen Mol) and two sons to a modest ranch in the and two sons to a modest ranch in the Arizona territory.Arizona territory.

THE STORY

infamous outlaw infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Dan Evans (Bale), Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

Film making is a Film making is a Community Event.Community Event.THE STORY

On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.toward each man's destiny.

THE CRITICS SPEAK

OPINION and INSIGHT

Have you ever sung, “Nobody likes me, Have you ever sung, “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, think I’ll eat a everybody hates me, think I’ll eat a worm”? And haven’t you actually felt worm”? And haven’t you actually felt that way at times? This is the plight of that way at times? This is the plight of the rancher Evans who is coping with the rancher Evans who is coping with the woes of Job, powerfully played by the woes of Job, powerfully played by Christian Bale. Evan is the ‘every-Christian Bale. Evan is the ‘every-person’ who faces the lose of every-person’ who faces the lose of every-thing. Set in the starkness of the thing. Set in the starkness of the mythical west where the battle between mythical west where the battle between good and evil, chaos and order, law good and evil, chaos and order, law and abandon can be keenly focused and abandon can be keenly focused on. This film captures these tensions on. This film captures these tensions so well that it deserves the critical so well that it deserves the critical praise it is getting.praise it is getting.

Art is the Language of Art is the Language of LiberationLiberation

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It was Victor Hugo cleverly noted that “There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.”

Dan Evans gets no respect from anyone in his life. He is struggling just to stay afloat. His last-ditch attempt to save his ranch has become something deeper and more profound: the chance to redeem himself, in his family's eyes and his own. A chance to teach to his son what it is to be a man. But he is in it all by himself, he can find no salvation or redemption outside of himself. Question: How do you redeem and save yourself?

OPINION and INSIGHT

Using the West to Paint the Realities Using the West to Paint the Realities of Self Reliance.of Self Reliance. "There's something very compelling "There's something very compelling about the struggles that people face in about the struggles that people face in westerns, defining themselves, settling westerns, defining themselves, settling land, building families. There are no land, building families. There are no easy ways to solve problems. You easy ways to solve problems. You really have to dig deep inside yourself really have to dig deep inside yourself and think about who you are and what and think about who you are and what matters to you. The backdrop may be matters to you. The backdrop may be the past, but the themes are very the past, but the themes are very modern." modern." --Producer Cathy Konrad--Producer Cathy Konrad

Art is a Art is a Liberating ForceLiberating ForceOPINION and INSIGHT

"Ben Wade's dangerous appeal is central to the new film's "Ben Wade's dangerous appeal is central to the new film's exploration of hero -- and anti-hero -- worship. exploration of hero -- and anti-hero -- worship. In fleshing out that theme, the filmmakers chose to expand the role In fleshing out that theme, the filmmakers chose to expand the role of the (young Will) Evans, who was seen in only a handful of of the (young Will) Evans, who was seen in only a handful of scenes in the original film. In the new version, the 14-year-old is scenes in the original film. In the new version, the 14-year-old is enthralled by Wade and sneaks away from home to join the posse enthralled by Wade and sneaks away from home to join the posse escorting the criminal to Contention. It's almost a love triangle, with escorting the criminal to Contention. It's almost a love triangle, with (the dad) Dan, and (the outlaw Ben) Wade vying for the affection of (the dad) Dan, and (the outlaw Ben) Wade vying for the affection of this kid… Wade, in many ways, embodies a male fantasy: the this kid… Wade, in many ways, embodies a male fantasy: the superman character that is both lethal and gentle. Having Will superman character that is both lethal and gentle. Having Will become more present throughout the film really allowed us to become more present throughout the film really allowed us to explore the reality of fatherhood, the reality of providing, the reality explore the reality of fatherhood, the reality of providing, the reality of being law-abiding versus the fantasy of the (abandon) life that of being law-abiding versus the fantasy of the (abandon) life that Ben Wade lives.“ Ben Wade lives.“ -Director Mangold-Director MangoldOP

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