as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
an applicant with a number of directorial positions on his résumé
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First announced in preproduction six years ago, Unstoppable would have to wait through the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns before moving forward in 2023 with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity producing, and Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg (Argo) making his directorial debut.
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EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The directorial choices are different because Lileana Blain-Cruz [who directs the LCT production] and Kamilah Forbes [who directed the Arena Stage production in 2015] are two completely different artists.
—Rhoda Feng, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
The appearance of impartiality — the clean non-provocation in Eastwood’s directorial approach — differs from the moral conflicts in Jeanne Herry’s All Your Faces.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
But Malcolm Washington, a 33-year-old cinephile, was keen to welcome French composer Alexandre Desplat, 63, into the family for his feature directorial debut.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The directorial choices are different because Lileana Blain-Cruz [who directs the LCT production] and Kamilah Forbes [who directed the Arena Stage production in 2015] are two completely different artists.
—Rhoda Feng, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
The appearance of impartiality — the clean non-provocation in Eastwood’s directorial approach — differs from the moral conflicts in Jeanne Herry’s All Your Faces.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
But Malcolm Washington, a 33-year-old cinephile, was keen to welcome French composer Alexandre Desplat, 63, into the family for his feature directorial debut.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorial. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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