In a similar shadowy, paranoiac vein is 2009's The Forbidden Door, about a bourgeois sculptor unearthing a ghastly secret, by Joko Anwar, one of the commercially sharp directors now at the forefront of the scene; his 2007 film, Kala, was a direct homage to 40s gumshoe noir.
The coolest invitation of all - so cool that the tabloids didn't even know about it, let alone gate-crash it - was to celebrate the union of Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze: Hollywood's two newest, sharpest directors.
"D.L.P. has been around for a couple of years now, but it has been out of reach for most consumers," said Michael Amkreutz, Sharp's director of display devices.
Bruce Diones wrote, "Antal is a sharp enough director to keep his set pieces moving while building a fair amount of tension in the process … on a visceral level, the movie provides some solid thrills".
It's a funny show, I think all of the actors are great, the writing is really sharp, the director and his team were really great to work with and I had a great time doing it.
Amanda Sharp, co-director of the Frieze fairs, said she got the idea for Masters after spending an evening listening to contemporary artists talk about 17th-century varnishes.
The film's main asset is Julia Roberts's sharp-witted director Patty, who combines the consummate professionalism of Holly Hunter in Broadcast News with the gutter instincts of Faye Dunaway in Network.
Nearing 80, Earle is a spry and persuasive subject, far sharper than director Fisher Stevens's sometimes condescending questioning; it's the iridescent underwater photography that supports her cause best of all.
The notoriously sharp-tongued director stepped down as co-producer of the 2012 Academy Awards after using a gay slur during a Q&A session following a "Tower Heist" screening.
"The Tour's always full of surprises," said Garmin-Sharp team director Jonathan Vaughters, insisting his American squad could have contenders like Ryder Hesjedal of Canada and Andrew Talansky of the United States.
