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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The Matrix is the stone-cold classic, and Dark City has its devotees (Roger Ebert notable among them), but for me, Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut about a psychic consultant has always been the best distillation of this aesthetic.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Between The Dog & The Wolf – Written by Matthew Sand, whose credits include Deepwater Horizon with Mark Wahlberg, the film is also Sand’s directorial debut and tonally in the vein of Heat meets Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Following the Sundance world premiere of her feature directorial debut, East of Wall — a drama that won the NEXT Audience Award — filmmaker Kate Beecroft has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
The movie marks the directorial debut of the latter, an Iraq War veteran and former member of the Navy's SEAL Team 5 who has worked as a technical and military advisor for more than a decade on projects including Peter Berg's Lone Survivor and Garland's 2024 hit, Civil War.
—EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Between The Dog & The Wolf – Written by Matthew Sand, whose credits include Deepwater Horizon with Mark Wahlberg, the film is also Sand’s directorial debut and tonally in the vein of Heat meets Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Following the Sundance world premiere of her feature directorial debut, East of Wall — a drama that won the NEXT Audience Award — filmmaker Kate Beecroft has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
The movie marks the directorial debut of the latter, an Iraq War veteran and former member of the Navy's SEAL Team 5 who has worked as a technical and military advisor for more than a decade on projects including Peter Berg's Lone Survivor and Garland's 2024 hit, Civil War.
—EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorial. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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