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as in writer
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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
Their touchstones are silent auteurs and surrealists: F.W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, Luis Buñuel.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
At 55, Blanchett has earned four BAFTAs, two Oscars, and the admiration of auteurs from Steven Spielberg to Terrence Malick, Wes Anderson to Martin Scorsese.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
After its creative and commercial success elevated auteur Mike White into the pantheon of prestige showrunners, Season 2 ventured further afield, both geographically (to Sicily) and away from its home base, with excursions across the Italian isle.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
All three wins could repeat at the Oscars: Best Actress Demi Moore, Makeup and Hair, and French auteur Coralie Fargeat for Original Screenplay (who is also nominated for the Best Director Oscar).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
At 55, Blanchett has earned four BAFTAs, two Oscars, and the admiration of auteurs from Steven Spielberg to Terrence Malick, Wes Anderson to Martin Scorsese.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
After its creative and commercial success elevated auteur Mike White into the pantheon of prestige showrunners, Season 2 ventured further afield, both geographically (to Sicily) and away from its home base, with excursions across the Italian isle.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
All three wins could repeat at the Oscars: Best Actress Demi Moore, Makeup and Hair, and French auteur Coralie Fargeat for Original Screenplay (who is also nominated for the Best Director Oscar).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
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Editor’s note: This opinion essay is being published anonymously because the writer fears for their job.—
Special to the Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman is a staff writer who covers the Edmonton Oilers for The Athletic.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lee Kirk is both writer and director for the film, which follows three best friends on their journey to Los Angeles to open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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The diagnostic core of autism comes down to differences in social interaction and communication, James McPartland, PhD, director of the Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic and the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health, tells SELF.—
Cassie Shortsleeve,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
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The actor’s stylist, Taylor McNeill, paired the GapStudio look with pointy-toe black leather boots and Cartier jewelry.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hair stylist Ellie Kaps, returning for her second consecutive season, revolutionized Burberry's approach with a deliberate move toward inclusivity.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 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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Longtime soccer impresario Lee Stern is still on the board at 98.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Comedy stars of our age all gathered under the aegis of America’s greatest living impresario, my boss Lorne Michaels.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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That would be lyricist Fred Ebb, playwright Terrence McNally and original star Chita Rivera, key figures behind the 1993 Broadway musical, alongside composer John Kander and stage director Harold Prince.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 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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Jerry London, who directed the nine-hour Shogun that aired on NBC in September 1980, remembers his project as challenging, and says that producers initially pushed for a director of Japanese descent.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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Natural wine usually comes from small-scale producers who prioritize biodynamic farming practices and eschew monoculture to create a product that highlights the nuances of terroir.—
Teddy Minford,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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