directorial
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We know the directorial strategy at work—the balancing of the two security guards’ mind-numbing routine with the outright terror that an audience expects but can’t quite anticipate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The award is intended to recognise films with a particularly distinctive directorial voice.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He is, after all, famously still babyfaced at 66, a physical spriteliness mirrored in his bright visual aesthetics and effervescent directorial tone.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The deeper mystery, one I’d still like explained, is how Early found the time to learn how to mimic Douglas Sirk’s sneaky sincerity, the trickiest of directorial tones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
They lined up to board the bus while the scene in my head began to go off on its own, to stop taking my directorial notes.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
