How Riz Ahmed’s Body Created an Anatomical Symphony for ‘Sound of Metal’ Sound Design

Randy Newman, the prolific Oscar-winning songwriter, has postponed a European tour as he recovers from surgery to repair a broken neck.

Russian troops are running short on supplies because over-optimistic commanders expected to seize Ukraine in three days, sources in Ukraine are reporting. A news alert from Russian newspaper Pravda, citing a report from the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) read: "Putin expected to seize Ukraine in three days.

Norwich City head coach Daniel Farke has become the second manager to recently quit managing a Russian Premier League.The German boss has left side Krasnodar, who he joined in January, despite not even presiding over a game. The 45-year-old is the second manager to leave his post in Russia in a matter of days following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reddit users questioned whether the unusual live stream was actually for people with a sleeping fetish. Posting on Reddit, the anonymous bloke said: “Local job ads are getting weird .”Attached was a photo of a poster taped to a glass window.It said: “Sleeping person needed!“Looking for somebody to love stream sleeping overnight on my Instagram.“If Interested please call or text – thanks.”Hundreds of people liked the post but some commented on the advert being a little fishy.One poster said: “People don't usually advertise their fetishes so publicly and identifiably.“I’m sort of curious about whether this is completely innocent or even worse than it sounds.“Somnophilia - it's a fetish where people get sexually excited by watching others sleep.“I think it's also known as Sleeping Beauty syndrome.”But, others weren’t upset by the ad and fancied the job themselves.Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter A commenter noted: “There’s a job where I could easily put overtime in.”“I'm chuffed theres a job I'm qualified for,” added another.While a third wrote: “I’ll be clocking in for that shift shortly.”But, another pointed out that the poster could be an old stunt pulled by prankster Oobah Butler who advertised for a sleeping person just to see if he would get any replies!Fun fact: he did get a genuine reply to the advert!

“We all need to cling on to as many joyful happy things as possible.“Looking at real and lovely images help us realise that there is still so much good in the world xx.”Other users were quick to jump on to the post and echo the same sentiments. @Twiggslane wrote: “I think Amanda and her lovely family are a tonic xx.” @Carr56_andrew said: “I agree with the last message you really help with my mental health love all the photos and videos.” @Nellybucket commented: “A truly wonderful, amazing family.

Russian tanks.The brave civilian was seen in a town square flying two huge Ukrainian flags right in front of rows of Russian military personnel with tanks and rifles. The near-deserted square was the stage for a one-man protest as the brave Ukrainian flew the two flags in defiance of the recently invading Russian forces, almost a week after the invasion of Ukraine.

Now that the COVID-19 rules have officially relaxed, weddings are well and truly back on. But have the wedding trends changed over the past 2 years? You can find out here. It’s safe to say not everyone is up for a traditional wedding anymore, especially with thousands of weddings being restricted to just family members over the pandemic.

Boris Johnson has been asked why he has not yet imposed any sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich over his alleged "links" to the Kremlin.The Russian billionaire bought Chelsea from Ken Bates in 2003 and has since invested heavily to bring in a golden era of success at Stamford Bridge.Johnson is now facing mounting calls to sanction Abramovich, though, including from Labour leader Keir Starmer, who pressed the Prime Minister during PMQs on Wednesday in the House of Commons.Abramovich is understood to have put Chelsea up for sale as he looks to sell his UK assets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week.Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Starmer questioned the Prime Minister as he exclaimed: "We must stand up to Putin and those who prop up his regime."Roman Abramovich is the owner of Chelsea FC and various other high-value assets in the UK.“He’s a person of interest to the Home Office because of his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.“Last week the Prime Minister said Abramovich is facing sanctions. He later corrected the record to say he isn’t.

BBC One high-school drama, including causing the death of his best friend Adam Deardon, before he went on to marry his childhood sweetheart Chlo Grainger.And it appears as though the 33-year-old isn’t the only one who is returning to his old stomping ground as he joins the show alongside blonde bombshell Katie Griffiths who will also be starring as her former character. But there are a few new faces on the block and one of them is none other than the Emmerdale star’s nieces Scarlett Thomas which he excitedly announced last month on This Morning.

Bob Saget’s wife Kelly Rizzo is getting candid about the grief she’s experiencing nearly two months after losing her beloved husband. On Tuesday, the Eat Travel Rock blogger took to Instagram Story and posted a series of videos where she described how the millions of tributes honoring the late "Full House" star have helped her cope. The actor passed away on Jan.

Love Island star Hugo Hammond has shared his heartache following the death of his beloved dog and "best friend".The 25-year-old TV star had grown up with the chocolate brown Labrador named Mocha as he explained it had been a "sad day in the Hammond House."Paying tribute to his life-long companion, the PE teacher turned TV star shared a number of adorable images of himself growing through the years with his pooch at his side.He penned: "Today is a sad day in the Hammond house as we said farewell to our perfect choccy lab, Mocha.""She had so much love to give and just loved being near people.

Liverpool back in July 2008, he was warned by Rafa Benitez that it was time to end his trademark goal celebration.The famous cartwheel-cum-forward roll-cum-imaginary gun firing was a disaster in the making, argued the Spanish boss, given how the acrobatic nature of Keane's signature move seemingly risked injury.The Irish striker reluctantly agreed, pledging to bin the routine once he'd scored his maiden Liverpool goal. As it turned out, it wasn't a moral dilemma Keane had to confront too often after that, netting just six more times in red before being sold back to Tottenham the following January.But whilst Benitez played the role of killjoy, he could be forgiven for exerting caution.

Ukraine. In one comparison, the country's second city of Kharkiv is shown.

marriage as their number one priority – rather than their children.Sofia and her husband Jay believe a strong foundation between a couple has a direct effect on the kids, so think fulfilling each other's needs is more important.But their opinion caused a stir on TikTok when they openly talked about the issue.Sofia says: "Mums I know why you had that reaction is because every mum has this instinct to take care of their baby right?"We love our kids – we have a son and a daughter – we were not saying not to prioritise your children."I’m going to double down on this though mums."Our society tells you that husbands are disposable and by your comments I know you think that too and I’m going to challenge you on that."Jay then further explains: "You’re wrong if you think your kids come before your marriage because when you have a strong foundation, your chances of having happy, healthy, well adjusted kids goes up exponentially."Some parents quickly fired back and said children are irreplaceable."You can get a divorce in a marriage but you can't abandon your kids," one argued.For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up to one of our newsletters here.A second added: "No, spouses are disposable, children are not. "My ex husband took second place to my daughter, probably that's why we divorced but I don't care."But others agreed with Sofia and Jay, with a woman commenting: "Happy marriage makes everything fall in place.""Your kids will leave you one day, your husbands is your mate for life," another commented ."This generation will be lonely when they are 80 years old."A third added: "If you don't take care of your marriage, you can't take care of your kids.

EXCLUSIVE: Udo Kier (Downsizing), Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland (Anna) and Louis Mandylor (The Mercenary) have joined Terrence Dashon Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr, Clifton Powell and Valery M. Ortiz in horror-thriller Skeletons In The Closet, which is currently in production in the U.S.

Dancing On Ice's Connor Ball has shared a snap of the gory scar on his leg after his horror fall. The Vamps star needed stitches after taking a tumble as he performed on the ITV ice-skating show on Sunday evening (February 27).He has now shared a picture of the gruesome looking wound.The image posted on Instagram showed Connor holding his leg out of the bath, so the long, jagged cut on his shin could be seen clearly."I miss showers already," he told fans.Connor fell during a jump on Sunday's show, and ended up being sliced by a blade.He seemed to shake it off at the time but as he waited to hear what the judges had to say, his pro partner Alexandra Schauman explained that he was injured and bleeding and presenter Holly Willoughby asked if he needed a medic.The musician later posted a message on Twitter saying that his cut required stitches but that he was doing fine."Guys I'm okay," he tweeted."Currently getting my leg stitched up but thank you so so so much for voting me through once again, you guys are actually incredible I'm too lucky honestly."The star has had a bit of a rough time on the show so far.A few weeks ago, he accidentally hit his chin on the ice before he was scheduled to perform on the live show.He was stitched up and went on, but his stitches burst during a tricky move and he was left having to hold tissues to his face to stem the bleeding.The presenters and judges rallied round and ice dance champ Christopher Dean told Connor: "Welcome to the club.

This Much I Know to Be True, the latest feature from Andrew Dominik which recently debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, has been set for a May theatrical release by Trafalgar Releasing.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAmazon’s “Sound of Metal” is a piece of terrific filmmaking — and its achievements are even more impressive considering Hollywood’s depictions of deafness in the past.“Sound of Metal,” directed by Darius Marder, stars Riz Ahmed as a heavy-metal drummer who begins to lose his hearing.

From Nightcrawler to Rogue One to Venom, Riz Ahmed has given us his talent not through showy pomp and circumstance but through his actual work. This goes beyond film as he made history as the first Asian to first Asian actor to win an Emmy for his leading role in the HBO miniseries The Night Of. On top of that, Ahmed’s spits serious fire as a solo rapper and as part of the group the Swet Shop Boys (check out their cover of “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)” on the Hamilton Mixtape and you’ll thank me later) — all align with his advocacy and political activism.

An unexpected candidate may be making waves in 2020’s volatile Best Actor race. As potential nominees push out of the qualifying period or lose steam as a nominee, one contender is looking more and more worthy, “Sound of Metal’s” Riz Ahmed.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn “Sound of Metal,” Riz Ahmed plays Ruben, a heavy metal musician who gradually loses his hearing.The film, bowing Friday on Amazon Prime, follows Ruben as he copes with his hearing loss. Director Darius Marder relies on sound design to immerse the audience into the film, allowing them to understand what Ruben is going through.