11.   Veteran actress Lupe Ontiveros plays a key role in the film as a novice stage director.

12.   Weaver, chatting from his solar-powered home in southwestern Colorado, said Pullman showed none of the signs of a novice director.

13.   While excitement like that might turn the head of a novice director, Hicks remained reasonably calm.

14.   Will novice director Antony Hoffman have a real story to work with for his future features?

15.   The actor deflected praise to his young novice director, Jones.