1.   As a favor to the novice director, Reeves signed to play a small part in his film for union scale.

2.   Bobbie may be a novice director, but his two previous productions were critically acclaimed.

3.   But the critical action in this story is mostly internal, presenting a novice director with an extra challenge.

4.   For a novice film director, Mitchell takes remarkable risks that, while often teetering on the brink of overindulgence, he usually manages to make pay off.

5.   Not every novice director would want his wife in the cast of his first venture, but Banderas says that the experience only made him appreciate her more.

6.   Novice directors have enough to contend with without choosing subject matter that might make their bosses uneasy, especially if those directors are women.

7.   Novice director David Twohy has his moments, particularly when choreographing suspense.

8.   This is a look at how four programs in New York set the stage for novice directors.

9.   This tense little thriller could have been great, but the novice director gives away the entire mystery too quickly.