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Come to think of it, Ben Foster not only has a beach blond fro, but he could have the same temperament that Cobain had. If you happen to see Foster switch from an army buzz cut to something a tad bit longer then you could begin the rumor mill -- as Universal is looking to hire Oren Moverman to rework the draft that David Benioff filed in three years back.

First time filmmakers rarely get the chance to showcase a first film in the main comp - its the sidebars that handle plenty of first works and I think it'll be the same this year, but even Un Certain Regard section can be stingy on first time efforts (last year only a pair of films made it in that sidebar). Below we have a handful of filmmakers who have previously directed films but have never showcased the most prestigious film fest...example Golden Lion winning Peter Mullan

Killer Film's Christine Vachon and Gus Vant Sant are making a blue chip bet that the scribe behind Milk and director on Big Love is no fluke. I don't know anything about his bio, but my understanding of the biz is when you have an original script and vet indie producers sign-up and you are joined by the DP of My Own Private Idaho and Kids, and get to play dollhouse with quality actors the chances at failure are minimized.

Samuel Goldwyn Films know a thing or two about making a buck with faith-based dramas - the Kirk Cameron starring tale Fireproof made an astounding thirty-three million at the box office. No need in pointing out that there is a good segment of the population in red states portion of the U.S. who don't mind mixing the movie-going experience with some of the lessons learned on Sunday mornings, but I think a couple of prayers might be needed for this "message" film

She hadn’t been a bad mother, but like every young adult or old teen, I needed to analyze and dig into my adolescent years to be able to peacefully embark on a new chapter of my life. In three days, I wrote the first draft of “I Killed My Mother”.