At the heart of every filmmaking decision is one question: Where is the audience in relationship to what is happening on screen? One of the most common approaches to answering this question is through ...

But pediatric audiologist Michelle Hu had mixed feelings about the film’s message. “It was a good production but they [dropped] the ball on a lot of things, hearing and audiology-wise,” she tells ...

As Riz Ahmed's drummer loses his hearing and learns how to live in the new world he discovers in, 'Sound of Metal' sound editor and designer Nicolas Becker blended unique soundscapes to create an ...

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The films received three nods apiece. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Universal’s News of the World and Amazon’s Sound of Metal lead the feature competition of the 68th annual Motion Picture Sound ...

These 10 producers were instrumental in that process. Through their work with some of the genre’s most influential and ...

LOS ANGELES -- What's It About: Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Darius Marder’s sensational drama Sound of Metal didn’t win Best Picture (Nomadland) at the 2021 Academy Awards, but the critically-acclaimed film did capture Oscar gold, ...

Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) is challenged by his rehab sponsor: Sit in a room completely silent. If you’re unable to do that, write about what’s going through your mind. As a recovering addict and ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Sound of Metal may have earned just one Golden Globe nomination, but the film came back with the vengeance at the 2021 Oscar nominations this morning. The music drama earned six Oscar nominations, ...

Why beat a dead horse when you can beat a keg with a baseball bat while playing along to a handful of Metallica songs, pretending it's actually the snare drum sound from the band's infamous St. Anger ...