Amusing sound effects from film, games, and other media have permeated internet culture and the wider public consciousness for decades, with perhaps the most noteworthy example being the iconic ...

When director Oliver Hermanus’s queer drama, “The History of Sound,” played Cannes earlier this year, so many reviews compared it to “Brokeback Mountain” that the film’s star, Paul Mescal, complained ...

The Cannes Film Festival competition this evening tuned into The History of Sound, director Oliver Hermanus’ first time in the main theater. It was met with a nine-minute ovation that only slowed as ...