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Recent Examples of auteur
Imax 70mm film projection, the preferred cinematic format of auteur directors including Nolan, will be located in Cinemark Seven Bridges in the Woodridge suburb of Chicago; Cinemark Carefree Circle in Colorado Springs; and Cinemark Tinseltown in Rochester.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Paprika was the final film by Perfect Blue auteur Satoshi Kon before his premature death at 46.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2025
And though a grandiose Hollywood set was necessary to bring the auteur’s vision to life, the main character never leaves his apartment.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025
Martin Scorsese has always been an open book, a storyteller who has offered his autobiography freely and an auteur whose deepest philosophical themes have been recurring and explored in bold type.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Paprika was the final film by Perfect Blue auteur Satoshi Kon before his premature death at 46.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2025
And though a grandiose Hollywood set was necessary to bring the auteur’s vision to life, the main character never leaves his apartment.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025
Martin Scorsese has always been an open book, a storyteller who has offered his autobiography freely and an auteur whose deepest philosophical themes have been recurring and explored in bold type.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
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Jon Walker is a business writer with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The judges on Sunday included McIntosh's widow, Derotha McIntosh; Greg Henderson; Broadway Joe Booker; and Marty Ryall, the director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Then, amid the noise, athletic director Chris McIntosh jolted the fan base by declaring that Fickell would return in 2026 — even as the Badgers sat 2-6 with an offense ranked 134th of 136 nationally.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dressed by celebrity stylist Molly Dickson, the car aficionado wore a plum-colored pleated midi skirt with a slit in the front, allowing the boots to peek out from under the billowy silhouette.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Alta founder Jenny Wang, whose app is an AI personal stylist, met TaskRabbit CEO Ania Smith at the Summit in October.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But when a grubby circus impresario, Fulbert Freakfinder, arrives offering Stitch Head a starring role in his freak show, our hero is tempted by the promise of love and acceptance.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Yeah Yeahs drummer Brian Chase as E Street’s Max Weinberg, and label impresario Jimmy Iovine as himself (that’s Iovine’s real voice screaming at Jon Landau over the phone) are a treat for rock fans.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, this wordsmith shows up as well: Eileen Lovberg (Tar‘s Nina Hoss).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Gips is one of the many unsung heroes of Hollywood, a wordsmith who encapsulated a film that may not have otherwise attracted the public’s attention.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 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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Noel, now an in-demand stage director, is appointed founding director of the Globe.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Collaboration has been at the heart of (La)Horde and their next act is with the sculptor and stage director Théo Mercier.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Georgia Fowkes, a travel adviser for tour operator Altezza Travel, told Travel + Leisure bringing a pen can help avoid long lines at immigration and allows passengers to jot down notes like addresses and directions if your phone dies.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The multidose pen of Zepbound will be available for $299 per month at the lowest dose, with additional doses being priced up to $449 per month.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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