directorial

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With Stewart’s debut feature fresh in the public’s consciousness and garnering awards buzz, it’s peculiar that Kate Winslet — whose pedigree is arguably stronger than Stewart, Dickinson and Johansson’s combined — had her directorial debut all but dumped onto a streamer.

From Salon

“The Chronology of Water” is glaringly loud at one moment and soft as silk the next, and Stewart’s confident directorial eye makes these vast leaps feel earned and, more importantly, human.

From Salon

I was let down by Cooper’s “Maestro” and “Is This Thing On?” — the latter is one of the biggest whiffs of the year — but I’ll remain perpetually curious about his directorial output after “A Star Is Born,” which still holds up as one of the great mainstream films of this century.

From Salon

Hawks had a strong aversion to sentiment, fancy directorial flourishes and social messaging; never making himself the star of any of his movies and never trying to be important, he never won a competitive Oscar and was nominated only once, for 1941’s “Sergeant York,” which lost best picture and best director to Ford’s “How Green Was My Valley.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The original 1984 film, “This is Spinal Tap,” was Reiner’s directorial debut and shot him to fame when people found out it was created with no script.

From Salon