Sound of Metal: Why Darius Marder’s revelatory meditation on deafness should win the Oscar

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CORONATION Street's Millie Gibson looked nothing like her onscreen character Kelly Neelan as she enjoyed a rare night out with her co-stars. The actress - who plays the troubled teen in the ITV soap - wore a blush pink cami top as she joined her "TV family" for a meal out on Friday.

DANCING On Ice fans will need to tune in later tonight to catch the latest episode of the hit skating show. ITV has re-jigged its schedules and put Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs in the 7pm slot, with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield broadcasting live straight afterwards.

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AN actress who starred in The Inbetweeners looks unrecognisable 12 years on from the hit Channel 4 TV show. Lily Lovett is best known for starring in the comedy as Rachel, Carli's best friend.

STRICTLY star Katya Jones brims with excitement as she hits the shops — despite being embroiled in a row over the war in Ukraine. The Sun yesterday told how fellow pros have called for the Russian dancer, 32, to condemn Putin’s invasion or “not come back” to the BBC show.

US fashion model Joy Corrigan sizzles in the hot seat - with a leggy display for fans. The 27-year-old blonde teased in red crop top and matching shorts on her Instagram page.

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has been left distraught after one of her favourite BBC shows decided to come to an end. Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode have presented their Radio 5 Live Film Review show for two decades - but recently decided to "step back". Naga, 47, took to social media to share her upset at the news that the long-running show will be coming to an end this April.

THE Wanted star Tom Parker has revealed his excitement for his upcoming show in a backstage video with band mate Max George. The singer, who is currently battling incurable brain cancer, has joined the band on stage for a number of performances across the UK.

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KATE Garraway shared a rare snap with her elderly dad as she squeezed inside her car boot earlier today. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 54, praised her 87-year-old father for his "wonderful energy" as they embarked on some gardening together at her home.

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Riz Ahmedwon best male lead for Sound of Metal at the virtual2021 Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday. "Thank you to the Spirit Awards for this incredible honor," said the actor.

Tim Gray Senior Vice President“Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder made a series of “crazy” decisions with his first film, including casting Paul Raci in a key role — and shooting chronologically.The craziness paid off, with the film nominated for six Oscars, including best picture, screenplay, sound, editing, lead actor Riz Ahmed and supporting actor Raci.Marder insisted on shooting the film in sequence. “It’s especially difficult with your first feature.

Tim Gray Senior Vice President“Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder says he and his Oscar-nominated sound team — Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortes Navarrete — wanted heightened naturalism to depict varying stages of hearing and deafness of lead character Ruben (Riz Ahmed).“This sound mix is as complicated as in an action film,” Marder says. “This has just as many tracks, but it’s not looking to wow you, like explosions.

Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal went into 2019’s Toronto International Film Festival without a distributor. Now, a year-and-a-half on, it’s a six-time Oscar nominee and perhaps the most hard-fought of all of this year’s crop of Best Picture candidates. Joe Utichi meets Marder and stars Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci to take stock of a film that transformed its key players in ways they hadn’t expected.