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as in writer
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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
Look at it this way: Woody Guthrie, singer-songwriter, auteur, prickly, difficult man, salt of the earth; Pete Seeger, more of an evangelist operator, expert communicator, who was lifting Woody’s work and all the others.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
My favorites of the period include classy auteur films (Trouble in Paradise, Shanghai Express), fun trashy romps (Baby Face, Night Nurse), social critiques (Heroes for Sale, Wild Boys of the Road), and dazzling extravaganzas (42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933).
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Barry Jenkins is a 21st century auteur, full stop, and such artists tend to either noticeably chafe against the limitations of working for hire or manage to slyly subvert the system from within.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
All described an iconoclastic and driven auteur who loved to nurture and support younger filmmakers.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
My favorites of the period include classy auteur films (Trouble in Paradise, Shanghai Express), fun trashy romps (Baby Face, Night Nurse), social critiques (Heroes for Sale, Wild Boys of the Road), and dazzling extravaganzas (42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933).
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Barry Jenkins is a 21st century auteur, full stop, and such artists tend to either noticeably chafe against the limitations of working for hire or manage to slyly subvert the system from within.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
All described an iconoclastic and driven auteur who loved to nurture and support younger filmmakers.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
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That this writer had to mention the Vegas odds as a way to balance these teams is so lazy.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rhea Wessel is an American writer and thought-leadership strategist who helps people grow their business by creating and publishing thought ...Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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While working with the organization City Year as executive director, Shafer was given the chance to return to Kansas City and lead a local chapter of the nonprofit, connecting schools with mentors and tutors.J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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Vaccarello has been the creative director of Saint Laurent since 2016.Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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Fuzzy Textured Alpaca Blend Crewneck Sweater $129 $90 at Nordstrom This sweater has a medium to heavy weight, according to Nordstrom’s stylists, so it’s made to keep you super warm — especially when layered with a long coat, snug leggings, and knee-high boots.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Hathaway regularly collaborates with stylist Erin Walsh.Julia Teti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Longtime Courier Journal columnist Bob Hill has always been a wordsmith but wasn't always a writer.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Perry knew that wordsmith songwriters needed hooks as well.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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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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Davon Wilson met Tyler Okonma—the hip-hop impresario known as Tyler, the Creator—at the Dirty, a skate park in Hawthorne, California, when both were fifteen.Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 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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Over the years, the star has built his fortune as an actor, screenwriter, producer and musician.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The film, on which Trump is an executive producer, is set for release in theaters and Prime Video later this year.Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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