What he didn't expect was to see the entire town of Winter Park assembled to give him an old - fashioned ticker tape parade, complete with marching bands, antique vehicles, the VFW motorcycle club, and Budweiser's famous Clydesdales. (businessinsider.com)
There are other women directors up for consideration, like Dee Rees who co-adapted Mudbound, along with Virgil Williams but she not only can't seem to gain the same critical support (they seem to hold it against her that the film was distributed by Netflix) but they aren't receiving the same celebratory ticker tape parade the way Gerwig is, certainly not from the critics. (awardsdaily.com)
They showed people dancing in the streets, sailors kissing girls and ticker tape parades down the broad avenues. (remonline.com)