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Perhaps someone will adapt the story into a tongue-in-cheek horror film that would make the auteur proud.
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An experienced auteur working in narrative and documentary film, Peddled premiered his fifth feature, Moss, at the Los Angeles film festival last month to rave reviews.
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Some might say that Bong has gone Hollywood, a misleading charge given how few U.S. studio filmmakers bring as distinctive an auteur signature to their work.
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Ultimately, the photographs tell a cinematic short story of which Tautou is the decisive auteur.
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Perhaps the old guard won’t stand forever, though: Atlanta auteur and future Lando Calrissian Donald Glover squeaked in at No.
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FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME PRINT COMMENTS Other titles competing for the 20th annual Chinese cinema event include American comedy 'Brigsby Bear' and Hong Kong auteur Ann Hui's war drama 'Our Time Will Come.'
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Lindelof: The problem with showrunner culture is this idea of making auteurs out of us.
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This definitive documentary traces Wertmuller's rise--from Federico Fellini's assistant to global superstar auteur known for her signature eyewear.
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Origin and Etymology of auteur
French, originator, author, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor — more at author
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