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[pam_cris]

Don?t be surprised if Kirsten Dunst announces any day now that she'll be making her debut as a feature-film director.

Dunst, Kate Hudson and Rita Wilson made their short-film directorial debuts at last night?s premiere of the Glamour Reel Moments short-film series. In conjunction with Clinique, Glamour magazine produced the three short films adapted from stories written by actual readers and will post them to its Website on Saturday. (Check out what Reel Girl, who was also in the house, has to say about the event.)

Most everyone was gushing over Dunst?s Welcome, a psychological thriller ghost story about a woman, played by Winona Ryder, who moves into a haunted house with her husband and young daughter.

Just the sounds in the house alone are creepy enough, but add in Ryder?s freaked-out expressions and a terrifying scene of the daughter laughing hysterically while being pulled down a flight of stairs by her feet, and Dunst gives us one helluva scary movie.

I?m told the folks at the Sundance Film Festival are already hot to have Dunst show the 12:42-minute film at next year?s festivities.

Hudson?s sappy sweet Cutlass stars Virginia Madsen as a mom whose wannabe musician daughter (Dakota Fanning) is begging for a vintage guitar. At first, Madsen?s character is hesitant, but she changes her mind after remembering the time her dad helped her buy a 1979 red Cutlass. Kurt Russell gets laughs in flashbacks as a chainsmoking, tracksuit-wearing 1970s suburban dad.

 
And guess who makes a brief cameo in Hudson?s flick? Her maybe-boyfriend Dax Shepard. Popping up at the gas station where the Cutlass is for sale, the funnyman is billed simply as a Background Extra.

Rita Wilson shows off her vocal chops in The Trap, about a woman (Jeanne Tripplehorn) whose life takes a turn for the better when her friends throw her a surprise birthday party. Wilson sings ?Lessons Learned? during the film?s closing credits, a song written by ?ber-hitmaker Diane Warren.

And she isn?t the only one crooning. I?m told Dunst joined her Marie Antoinette costar Jason Schwartzman for a cover of ?Happy Together? at the end of Dunst's Welcome.

A party at the Chateau Marmont after the screening at the nearby Directors Guild of America included mini cheeseburgers and bite-size pizza slices served in white boxes. DJ Michelle Pesci provided the tunes.

Guests included Russell, Warren, Wilson?s husband, Tom Hanks, Martin Short, Dennis Miller, Tobey Maguire, Laurie David, Bryce Dallas Howard and Chevy Chase.

One last note about Kate Hudson. If people weren?t talking about how scary Dunst's film was, they were kvelling over how incredible Hudson looked. Dressed in a Zac Posen white shirt and black mini, she was one smokin' hot mama!

[gkfi]

Fantastic!! I'm utterly glad that her short film gets raves from most everyone! Sundance next year, wow! Can't wait to see it!

[markkegel]

Can't wait either, the pictures where amazing...

[rsvpjrdot]

Greetings,

Super-awesome!!

I am so glad that she triumphed with her scary movie - although I hope this does not mean she will move to the other side of the lens for good!

I wonder if Kiki and Winona have been friends since they worked together 14 years ago...

I can't wait to see it!

Cheers,
- rsvpjrdot


"We bear our souls and tell the most appalling secrets. "

[kikid]

I'm so glad Kirsten is getting raves for her directing debut.  Sundance wow! I'm really happy for her. She said years ago while promoting
Crazy/Beautiful that she would expand her career to direct one day. I'm sure Kirsten has learned alot about directing since being on movie
sets since she was a kid. Smart, smart girl!

Congratulations Kirsten! Beauty, talent and brains!

Sondra
xxx

[kforab]

Congratulations Kiki from me, too 

[kikid]

Kirsten's getting a great review from me too!! It's an amazing film. I loved it!

Sondra

[prkctyguy]

I'll be there at Sundance to watch it too, like every year, since I live 5 min walking distance from there.

[kforab]

wow,  great for you 

[emma77]

Very glad to read about Kirsten's short getting good reviews.
I saw it and thought it was very well done.It really creeped me out which was what it should do

[Princess Rappi]

I haven't seen it.. but sounds good to me! psychological thriller has always been my genrer

[prkctyguy]

I'll see if I can get into the showing but first I need the show times and then contacts with some connections. 

[kforab]

you dont need contacts - as you told youre from the location - you just need to register at sundances homepage for foreigners tickets 
youre lucky man if you will be there 

[prkctyguy]

Yeah but thats if I just wanted to go, getting up close to Kirsten requires some string pulling. 

[kforab]

Thats true