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helmer

British  
/ ˈhɛlmə /

noun

  1. informal a film director

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The company also has a new version of “The Crow,” directed by “Snow White and the Huntsman” helmer Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA twigs, which will open in theaters on Aug. 23.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2024

Next month’s best-director race at the Oscars will present another competitive matchup, with the same men nominated except for Kosinski, who was replaced by “Triangle of Sadness” helmer Ruben Ostlund.

From New York Times Feb. 19, 2023

Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett play two of the test subjects in this cautionary tale, directed by the talented “Top Gun: Maverick” helmer Joseph Kosinski.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2022

But "Fire Island," directed by "Spa Night" helmer Andrew Ahn, is more than a simple updating.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2022

Wolfhard plays the grandson of Egon Spengler in “Afterlife,” directed by Jason Reitman, son of the original films’ helmer, Ivan Reitman.

From Washington Post Nov. 16, 2021

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