'True Blood' Creator Alan Ball to Direct Dark Comedy for Paramount

Briefly: Alan Ball has quite a career as a writer and producer (Six Feet Under, True Blood, and there's his Oscar for American Beauty) but a thinner resume when it comes to directing theatrical features. In 2007, his adaptation of Alicia Erian's novel Towelhead was better than some narrow-minded controversy-stirring appraisals made it out to be. And now he's going to helm a new feature, based on a pitch bought ...

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