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The superb Sound of Metal takes a look at the complex deaf community when Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a heavy-metal drummer and recovering drug addict, is suddenly thrust into it when he loses his hearing. Olivia Cooke plays Ruben's girlfriend, Lou, lead singer of their band whose world is t..Read More
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Sound of Metal follows Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a heavy-metal drummer who suddenly loses his hearing and tries to cope with his newfound disability. Ahmed gives an amazing performance, but much of the film's excellence comes behind the camera, as writer/director Darius Marder and his production ..Read More
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“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” These lines were written, of course, by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and are obviously among the most well-known lines of poetry composed in the 20th century...Read More
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Writer/director Alan Ball tells a personal film about his Southern upbringing with Uncle Frank. Set in 1973, the dramedy follows NYU English professor Frank Bledsoe (Paul Bettany) and his NYU-attending niece Beth (Sophia Lillis), as they two travel from New York to their hometown in South Caro..Read More
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Set in 1973, writer/director Alan Ball’s personal film Uncle Frank follows Frank Bledsoe (Paul Bettany) and his 18-year-old niece, Beth (Sophia Lillis), as they travel from New York to their hometown in South Carolina for the family’s patriarch’s funeral. But when Frank’s lov..Read More
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The gifted film director Daniel Peddle recently released two new rewarding documentaries titled The Drop Shot and Garden of the Peaceful Dragon. In addition to being a director, Peddle also has a career as a talent scout and, with his partner Drew Dasent, manages The Secret Gallery, a casting ..Read More
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