1.  A number of famous Hollywood directors, screenwriters and actors either joined the Communist Party or contributed funds to its cause during the Depression.

2.  Famous directors such as Spielberg and Rob Reiner are eager to race to Washington to give their man some emergency speech coaching.

3.  He recalls a dinner during which a famous director tried in vain to persuade her to take the lead in a remake, something she objects to on principle.

4.  Probably the most famous director in movie history, Hitchcock had a name that remains a synonym not only for suspense but for an entire film genre.

5.  Some legal analysts said they thought the studio had a legitimate case against the famous director.

6.  The film creates an elegant maze in which a middle-aged man living in a shelter in Queens is mistaken by a middle-aged actress for a famous director.

7.  We talk with the famous director.

8.  Police suspect Islamic fanatics tried Monday to assassinate a famous Indian director who angered Muslims by portraying a Hindu-Muslim romance in his latest movie.

9.  Slamet was assisted by director of photography Jacques Bouquin, whose experience includes working with famous directors such as Susan Sontag and Jean-Luc Godard.

10.  Suspected Islamic fanatics tried Monday to assassinate a famous Indian director who angered Muslims by using a Hindu-Muslim romance in his latest movie, police said.