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Let’s flip again: skateboards take off for a new generation. The sport has surged this year as boys – and, increasingly, girls – find an accessible way to test their skills and raise their spirits
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A Promised Land by Barack Obama review – behind the power and the pompAmerica’s former commander-in-chief shares his character flaws and fears for the presidency in this poetic, introspective account of his childhood and first term in the White House
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R&B singer Jeremih has been transferred out of the ICU, moved into a regular hospital room and is on the road to recovery after he was hospitalized due to complications from COVID-19.“Jeremih has been transferred out of ICU. He will spend the rest of his recovery time in a regular hospital room. The true healing begins. Thank you all for your continued prayers and wishes,” his family said in a statement (via Billboard).CNN reported on Wednesday that the “Birthday Sex” singer was on a ventilator and was struggling to breathe, with his family saying previously that the “virus had viciously attacked his body.” They added that the 33-year-old musician’s symptoms were “rare for a young man his age without underlying conditions.”Also Read: Tekashi69 Goes From Rapper to Gangster in Trailer for Doc '69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez' (Video)“His family would like to remind the world that COVID-19 is real and not to be taken lightly,” they said in a statement provided to CNN. “Also, It’s important for people infected to quarantine and let their families and friends know ASAP. There’s no shame in contracting COVID-19, and people that have it need to be responsible and considerate of others.”Back on Nov. 14, Chance the Rapper was among the first to send his support to Jeremih when news of his condition first broke.“Please if you can take a second to pray for my friend Jeremih, he is like a brother to me and he’s ill right now. I believe in the healing power of Jesus so if you can for me please please say a prayer over him,” Chance wrote.Jeremih released his debut single “Birthday Sex” in 2009 when he signed with Def Jam Recordings, which then led to his self-titled album. His second album, “All About You,” featured his hit single “Down on Me,” and in 2014, his song “Don’t Tell ‘Em” with YG topped the charts again. His third album, “Late Nights,” was released in 2015. His latest collaboration album with Ty Dolla Sign, titled “MihTy,” was released in 2018.Read original story Jeremih Transferred Out of ICU Amid COVID-19 Battle: ‘The True Healing Begins’ At TheWrap
Being unable to hear and unable to listen are two very different issues, and in Darius Marder’s directorial debut “Sound of Metal,” Riz Ahmed gives an extraordinary performance as a punk-metal-experimental drummer and recovering addict who is forced to come face to face with both of them.Marder (who co-wrote with his brother, Abraham) creates a world that feels lived-in and characters of varying who all seem like they’ve got mileage on them. The writing leaves some unanswered questions, which viewers may interpret either as frustrating or as a reflection of the protagonist, who finds himself rudderless when he loses his hearing. Either way, Ahmed’s performance goes a long way in holding the film together.His character, Ruben, lives in an RV with his girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke, “Ready Player One”), and the two form a touring band of reputable esteem if not lucrative record contracts. One day, Ruben’s hearing suddenly, abruptly disappears; a doctor informs him he won’t regain his hearing, although expensive implant surgery is an option. Deeply shaken and worried about the status of his four-year sobriety from heroin, Ruben travels to a facility recommended by his manager, one that’s part of a larger deaf community.Also Read: Riz Ahmed's 'Sound of Metal': How the Outer Space Silence of 'Gravity' Shaped Hearing Loss DramaThe rehab is run by Vietnam vet Joe (Paul Raci), whose greatest challenge is getting Ruben to embrace the idea of stillness, in both the audible sense and the spiritual one. Ruben begins to settle into the community — learning American Sign Language, making new friends, and trying to absorb the lessons that Joe has to teach — but the draw of Lou and the life he left behind lead him to difficult choices.One of the best features of “Sound of Metal” is its refusal to indulge in triumph-of-the-human-spirit clichés that so often weigh down disability narratives. Ruben’s hearing loss is sudden and shocking, and while editor Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (“Beasts of No Nation”) uses montage to portray Ruben’s experiences and progress in the community, neither that editing nor Abraham Marder’s score are trying to push our “Rocky” buttons.Also Read: Regina King, Riz Ahmed and Lin-Manuel Miranda Join Diverse Lineup at HFPA Grants BanquetThat commitment to realism goes all the way up to Ahmed’s performance, which doesn’t shy away from the terror or self-pity a musician would feel when suddenly robbed of his ability to appreciate and create within his chosen artform. It’s the kind of acting that understands that an intense brand of silence can communicate more than a grand speech, and Ahmed is consistently riveting. So is Raci, a theater actor and musician who brings with him the kind of gravitas that makes Joe a fascinating counterpart to the volatile Ruben.The Marders’ screenplay does place Ruben into multiple situations — regarding his entry into the rehab, not to mention some major decisions he makes late in the film — that play abruptly, as though we’ve missed conversations that Ruben would have had before taking such big steps. “Sound of Metal” also assumes that viewers already know about cochlear implants and why they’re a subject of controversy in the deaf community (notably explored in the Oscar-nominated documentary “Sound and Fury”) rather than offer exposition. Of course, this is a film in which all of the spoken dialogue is close-captioned while none of the ASL conversation is, so perhaps the goal here is to make members of the hearing community feel as disoriented as Ruben is for so much of the film.Also Read: Olivia Cooke, Jack O'Connell Pandemic Love Story 'Little Fish' Reeled in by IFC FilmsWhat hearing audiences will get to experience is the intricate sound design by Nicholas Becker (“Gravity”) and his team, which take us inside Ruben’s head to capture the distortions and the silences he experiences as his hearing diminishes. The notion of subjective sound isn’t new to movies — Hitchcock occasionally played around with it, and Liberace, of all people, starred as a musician who goes deaf in 1955’s “Sincerely Yours,” which portrayed his experience via the soundtrack — but Becker and company forge a soundscape that’s essential to understanding the character.“Sound of Metal” is a story about loss, but it’s also one about the potential to gain. As Ahmed’s character aims for transcendence, the film is determined to push itself toward a contented ambiguity, one with as many possibilities as obstacles, ultimately settling itself and its musician protagonist in the center of an open-ended existence.Read original story ‘Sound of Metal’ Review: Riz Ahmed’s Drummer Pursues Life After Hearing Loss At TheWrap
Lance Heflin, an executive producer on “America’s Most Wanted” and a journalist, has died. He was 67.Heflin died on Nov. 15, his wife of 40 years Jan Evans posted in a statement on Facebook. Evans did not specify the cause of death but said that it was not related to the coronavirus and that he went peacefully with his family by his side. Saturday would have been his 68th birthday.“Lance was special to each of us in his own way, bringing joy and laughter to our lives,” Evans wrote. “His work ethic and ability to remain calm in the most difficult situations were his hallmark, but to his family, he was the person who helped ground us.”Also Read: Charlie Hauck, 'Maude' Writer and 'Valerie' Creator, Dies at 79Heflin was an executive producer on “America’s Most Wanted” for 20 years and is credited on 423 episodes dating back to 1989, helping to make the show one of the longest-running in American history with over 1000 episodes before being canceled in 2011 (it was eventually surpassed by “The Simpsons”).Heflin was born in Independence, Missouri, and is the son of Missouri senator Clarence Heflin. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and spent his early career working as a photographer and investigative producer at stations throughout Miami.He later moved to CBS News and produced the news series “48 Hours” as one of the show’s founding producers. He left the show in 1989 to begin executive producing “America’s Most Wanted” at Fox.Also Read: Kirby Morrow, Voice Actor and 'Stargate: Atlantis' Alum, Dies at 47After retiring from the show, he owned and worked at a cafe and winery in Virginia. Some of his other credits include “America’s Most Wanted: Final Justice” and “Manhunter.”Evans says that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Heflin’s name to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a charity he worked with to reunite children with their families, as was frequently done on “America’s Most Wanted.” There will be no service, but the family will host a “Celebration of Life” in 2021.Read original story Lance Heflin, ‘America’s Most Wanted’ Producer, Dies at 67 At TheWrap
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A collection of Alan Rickman’s personal diaries will be published together as a single book and be made available in 2022, according to The Guardian.The actor known for the “Harry Potter” films and “Die Hard” wrote 27 volumes of diaries that span 25 years and date back to the early ’90s. “The Diaries of Alan Rickman” will be edited into one book and will be published in the U.S. and the U.K. in the fall of 2022.The handwritten volumes are described as “witty, gossipy and utterly candid” in their description of his daily life. Rickman had intended that they would one day be published, with him writing up until his death of pancreatic cancer at age 69 in 2016.Also Read: Alan Rickman 'Frustrated' Playing Snape in 'Harry Potter' Films, Late Actor's Letters RevealAlan Taylor, editor of the Scottish Review of Books, is editing “The Diaries of Alan Rickman” for publisher Canongate in the U.K. and Holt in the U.S. Taylor previously put together collections of journals and diaries by other notables, such as “The Tale of Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter, poet Dorothy Wordsworth and novelist John Fowles, best known for “The French Lieutenant’s Woman.”Rickman’s diaries include his experiences as an avid theatergoer and stories from the set of the “Harry Potter” films, where he starred as Snape between 2001 and 2011.“I’m delighted that Canongate will be publishing Alan’s diaries, and couldn’t have wished for a finer appointment of editor than Alan Taylor,” Rima Horton, Rickman’s widow, told The Guardian. “The diaries reveal not just Alan Rickman the actor, but the real Alan – his sense of humour, his sharp observation, his craftsmanship and his devotion to the arts.”Also Read: 'Fantastic Beasts 3' Sets July 2022 Release Date“More than anything though, the diaries reveal the real Alan Rickman, funny, passionate, occasionally provocative, and give fresh insight into his art,” Canongate told The Guardian in a statement. “He wrote his diaries as if chatting with a close friend. They provide pitch-perfect vignettes: short, pithy paragraphs painting big pictures, and offering intriguing insights into himself, his peers and the world around him. They are intimate, perceptive and very funny.”Rickman is also known for films such as “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Bob Roberts,” “Dogma,” “Love Actually” and more.Read original story Alan Rickman’s 27 Volumes of ‘Utterly Candid’ Diaries to Be Published as Single Book At TheWrap
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The producers of the Sarah Paulson thriller “Run” said that prior to casting disabled actress Kiera Allen in the lead role, they saw several actresses in auditions who claimed they used a wheelchair but were actually able-bodied.“Run” producers Sev Ohanian and Natalie Qasabian along with director Aneesh Chaganty spoke in an interview with MovieMaker and said that, from the beginning, they were committed to casting a disabled actress. But in searching online, they came across several people who lied about using wheelchairs in their real lives.“There were a couple of young ladies we saw that submitted themselves as people with disabilities. And we were like, wow, they’re really talented… but somebody looked them up on Instagram,” Ohanian said. “There were videos of them walking on the beach from like, two hours ago.”Also Read: Sia Defends Casting Maddie Ziegler as Autistic Character in Film 'Music'Allen, a 20-year-old actress who made her feature film debut in “Run,” plays a home-schooled teenager who is kept sheltered and cooped up by her single mom, played by Paulson, only for her to suspect that her mom is hiding a dark secret from her. The director and producer felt from the beginning that getting a disabled actor in the role was crucial.“It was never a controversial topic between the three of us. It was sort of like, ‘Yeah, we’re doing this right?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Cool.’ And then the process of actually finding this person proved to be an intense and countrywide sort of search. And we ended up finding this incredible talent in Kiera Allen,” Chaganty told MovieMaker.“Run” was released by Lionsgate and is available on Hulu now. Check out the full interview with Chaganty, Ohanian and Qasabian here.Read original story ‘Run’ Producers Say Actresses Lied About Using Wheelchairs to Land Audition At TheWrap