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as in writer
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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
That film catapulted Nyoni into the rare status of rising British auteur.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Washington stands in a long line of auteurs who have a holistic approach to wardrobing in film while also embodying stellar personal style.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
Without spoiling too much, the movie builds to a cartoonish finale worthy of Looney Tunes auteur Frank Tashlin, with a public execution witnessed by the masses that wears its rhetoric on its sleeve.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
More importantly, perhaps, is the revelation that 36-year-old director Brady Corbet is that most worshipped kind of filmmaker, an auteur.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Washington stands in a long line of auteurs who have a holistic approach to wardrobing in film while also embodying stellar personal style.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
Without spoiling too much, the movie builds to a cartoonish finale worthy of Looney Tunes auteur Frank Tashlin, with a public execution witnessed by the masses that wears its rhetoric on its sleeve.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
More importantly, perhaps, is the revelation that 36-year-old director Brady Corbet is that most worshipped kind of filmmaker, an auteur.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for auteur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
Noun
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There was a recent kerfuffle online as a bunch of creatives shot down a report that Netflix has writers write overly descriptive dialogue in case viewers are watching something passively (e.g. folding laundry, checking email).—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pablo Delano is Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts, director, Studio Art Program, and co-chair, Department of Fine Arts, Trinity College.—
Garth Andrew Myers,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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And that starts with a trio of other truly awful nominees: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Bobby Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Elon has clearly given up on his stylist and doesn’t dress very well.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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The 54-year-old’s stylist, Hervé Pierre, swooped in to save the day.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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Though the mainstream country's most successful wordsmith of the past decade, Gorley sang and played the keyboard along with Malone's hits.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
18 June 2024
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In Arzner’s film, Judy’s dream of being a ballerina comes true thanks to a helpful secretary (Katharine Alexander) and a smitten ballet impresario (Ralph Bellamy) who can offer her a chance to dance with a real ballet company.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2025
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Showrunner Terence Winter stepped down from the position, allegedly over creative differences with series creator (and Yellowstone impresario) Taylor Sheridan.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2024
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The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2021
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Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur.—
Geoffrey O’Brien,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Apr. 2019
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Emerson Haven, a 26-year-old stage director and student based in New York City, occasionally drinks in social settings, but often opts for a sober night out for health reasons.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
1 Jan. 2025
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And her husband, Jacob (Antonio Banderas), a lauded and unaccountably hot stage director, adores her, both in the bedroom and outside it.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
25 Dec. 2024
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Despite her producers’ confidence, Shyne wasn’t always sure about her film’s trajectory.—
Shayeza Walid,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Helmed by veteran soap writer and producer Michele Val Jean, with Sheila Ducksworth leading the CBS Studios/NAACP venture, the show promises to deliver everything a great soap should—romance, scandal, and struggle—while highlighting the complexities of elite Black communities.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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