11.   And to check out a new defense, directed by Dave Robinson, who took over as defensive coordinator in the fall.

12.   Another Vanya film, directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins, is in the works.

13.   As directed by Susan Schulman, this production never allows the sentiment to upstage the actors, and never allows the actors to upstage the Rodgers and Hammerstein score.

14.   As directed by Desplechin, the attractive young cast hardly seems to be acting.

15.   As directed by Gerald Gutierrez, Kline is finding antsiness in Chekhovian ennui.

16.   As directed by Laurent Cantet, the film explores class differences, corporate behavior, labor relations and father-son strife with an unusual depth and subtlety.

17.   As directed by Dana Lustig, the film mixes girlfriendly camaraderie with a glum, kvetchy tone.

18.   As directed by Yuri Yeremin, artistic director of the Moscow Pushkin Theater, who like Brustein is a well-known Chekhov interpreter, the three pieces are zany slapstick.

19.   As imaginatively directed by Reggie Montgomery as a Brechtian circus of stereotypes, it can be vigorously entertaining.

20.   As directed by Alex Dmitriev, the entire production is lugubrious.