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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In theaters Friday, the romantic drama marks Stiles’ directorial debut.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Lynch made two more attempts at television with the sitcom On the Air and the HBO anthology Hotel Room before returning to feature filmmaking in 1997 with Lost Highway, an opaque noir thriller starring Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette that further solidified his unique directorial voice.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Their ability to bring this personal journey, which is not only my directorial debut but my artistic life’s most significant work, transforms the pain of generations past into something that can heal and inspire others to choose empathy and compassion.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Also in the pipeline, if nothing goes awry, is Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut of Eleanor the Great, a story of an intergenerational friendship.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Lynch made two more attempts at television with the sitcom On the Air and the HBO anthology Hotel Room before returning to feature filmmaking in 1997 with Lost Highway, an opaque noir thriller starring Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette that further solidified his unique directorial voice.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Their ability to bring this personal journey, which is not only my directorial debut but my artistic life’s most significant work, transforms the pain of generations past into something that can heal and inspire others to choose empathy and compassion.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Also in the pipeline, if nothing goes awry, is Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut of Eleanor the Great, a story of an intergenerational friendship.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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