Oscars nominee Sound of Metal puts rare spotlight on deaf culture Reuters 2 hrs ago By Lisa Richwine © Reuters/MARIO ANZUONI FILE PHOTO: Actor Riz Ahmed arrives for the world premiere of The Sisters Brothers at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto
By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul Raci, nominated for an Oscar for playing a drug abuse counselor who has lost his hearing in Sound of Metal, said the most common response he receives from deaf people about the film is how cool you show a bunch of deaf addicts. That sounds a little strange, Raci said in an interview, but they re just happy that you re showing them in a light that makes them normal, like you and I. They have the same struggles.
Oscars nominee Sound of Metal puts rare spotlight on deaf culture
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Hollywood power players: These men are helping achieve gender equity
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How Hollywood’s male power players can step up and be allies to women Maria Puente, USA TODAY © Illustration: Andrea Brunty, USA TODAY Network, and Getty Images Chastened by still-pitiful numbers of women before and behind Hollywood s cameras, some men are trying to be allies. Is it enough to get real change?
Hollywood women fed up with their pitiful numbers behind the cameras have long agitated for more power. Now, more of the men with clout in showbiz have joined the cause.
They include men like Paul Feig, 58, whose career includes stints as an actor, producer, writer and director in a long list of successful films and TV shows, from Freaks and Geeks to the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters.
Black Friendship, Broadcasted
The hosts of the “OK Now Listen” podcast want to reflect the best parts of chatting with your buds. “I have a tribe of women that hold me down,” Deanii Scott said.
Deanii Scott, left, and Sylvia Obell are the hosts of the Netflix podcast “Okay, Now Listen.”Credit.Tayler Smith for The New York Times
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Every two weeks, Sylvia Obell and Deanii Scott get on Zoom from opposite coasts to record their podcast, “Okay, Now Listen,” which is produced by Netflix.
They tackle topics that range from breakups to parental abandonment to favorite TV shows, heartbreak and memes in an upbeat, sisterly way. In one episode, the hosts read from the journals they kept as preteens.