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Working at the height of his powers, Burton was given free rein to create one of the most astonishingly strange and perverse summer blockbusters of all time.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Costume designer Pauline Jacquard was given free rein to blend clothing from previous seasons with fall 2025 pieces such as a red jacket seen on Taïeb and boots sported by Negga.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety Pharrell’s collaboration with Neville granted the filmmaker free rein over the story — and Pharrell’s extensive music catalog.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Ferrell, too, had his own anxieties about the intimately personal movie: Steele gives him free rein to ask her anything about life as a trans woman, her decades spent in the closet, and her struggles with self-hatred and insecurity.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Costume designer Pauline Jacquard was given free rein to blend clothing from previous seasons with fall 2025 pieces such as a red jacket seen on Taïeb and boots sported by Negga.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety Pharrell’s collaboration with Neville granted the filmmaker free rein over the story — and Pharrell’s extensive music catalog.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Ferrell, too, had his own anxieties about the intimately personal movie: Steele gives him free rein to ask her anything about life as a trans woman, her decades spent in the closet, and her struggles with self-hatred and insecurity.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Free rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20rein. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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