By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Mar. 21--SAN FRANCISCO -- The first thing Patricia Riggen does is apologize. "I am sorry I am late. But we just flew in from New York," Riggen says. She settles in a chair at a conference table at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Patricia Riggen, who directed "Under the Same Moon," came to the United States for the very reason many Mexican citizens do: opportunity. Here she found a culture that allowed her to become a filmmaker.

By Phil Villarreal, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Mar. 20--The new wave of Mexican filmmakers has made theatrical fare more diverse, but the wave itself has lacked the diversity of a female voice.

By Chris Vognar, The Dallas Morning News Mar. 19--Anti-immigration talk bubbles to the surface in election years and burbles from the mouth of Lou Dobbs seemingly every minute. It's been a rallying cry from the days of the 19th-century Know Nothing movement to today's skirmishes in Farmers Branch.

By Bob Strauss UNDER THE SAME MOON PG-13: children in peril, language. Starring: Adrian Alonso, Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, America Ferrera. Director: Patricia Riggen. Running time: 1 hr. 49 min. Playing: Areawide.