", "Provocative and emotionally intense. His latest film, Labor Day, which he adapted from the novel by Joyce Maynard and stars Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, will be released on December 27 by Paramount. A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young mans life. All three are worth owning, but Big Hero 6 is the Pick of the Week. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. At this point, the film has already earned some measure of mainstream success, while it still has room to grow. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. Though the act further alienates him from his fellow musicians, the band nonetheless wins the competition, and he seems poised to become Fletcher's new "favorite son.". It has gone on to be. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 not only earned first place on the overall box office, but it also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $29,366. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. Suddenly, financing no longer was an issue for a feature; independent finance company Bold Films (which did Nightcrawler) stepped up with $3.3 million for the full-length film's budget. Andrew Neiman is a 19-year-old jazz drummer, dreaming of greatness but unsure if his dream will ever come true. In television, Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Lionsgate and is working on both scripted and non-scripted projects. Blumhouse's franchises include James Wan's Insidious which had a budget of $1.5m and grossed close to $100m worldwide and Sinister, directed and co-written by Scott Derrickson and starring Ethan Hawke for Lionsgate/Summit which has grossed over $87 million worldwide on a $3 million budget. As the piece finishes, Andrew continues into an extended, unexpected solo. The majority of films average about five pages, and a low-budgets can plan to shoot as many as ten. She produced of the World Festival of Sacred Music documentaries, which were inspired and hosted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. A provocative, at times terrifying piece of filmmaking, you don't have to like it to recognize the quality of Damien Chazelle 's Oscar winning film, Whiplash: BLACK We hear a HIT. Her most recent project as production designer was for the feature film Lazarus, directed by David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) starring Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde. [citation needed]. This is also a two-horse race, but one of the horses has a significant, but not insurmountable lead. The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. Soon after, Right of Way Films and Blumhouse Productions helped Chazelle turn 15 pages of the script into an 18-minute short film, also titled Whiplash. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Television projects include the 13-episode television drama THE BLACK BOX for the ABC Television Network, which just aired its season finale, and Syfy's new series DOMINION based on Bold's feature film LEGION. Yes. With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. It is the short film that the Oscar winning feature film is based on. Directors Like 'Whiplash's' Damien Chazelle Drum Up Attention With Short Films. More We have a rather long list of limited releases this week, but sadly only three of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Miles was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and during those formative years he developed a love of sports and has remained a die-hard Phillies and Eagles fan. He has served as Executive Producer on all of Bold's pictures, most notably the critically acclaimed DRIVE directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and the Golden Globe Nominated RFK drama BOBBY, featuring a star studded ensemble cast that included Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, Shia LaBeouf, Demi Moore and Martin Sheen. The site's critical consensus states, "Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J. K. Simmons and Miles Teller. He has had guest starring roles on NBC's "Parks and Recreation," and a recurring role on TBS' new hit comedy "Men at Work. The best new release of the week was Wild with an average of $28,896 in 21 theaters. After what he thought was a disastrous audition, Miles was thrilled that NYU did accept him. Enraged, Andrew attacks Fletcher onstage but is pulled away by security and expelled from Shaffer. 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Other Executive Producing credits at Bold include the Sony release, LEGION starring Paul Bettany; THE HOLE 3D from visionary director Joe Dante; 2008 Toronto Film Festival Official Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE starring Susan Sarandon and Anton Yelchin; MINI'S FIRST TIME starring Nikki Reed, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Carrie Anne Moss & Jeff Goldblum; 2006 Sundance Dramatic Competition Selection COME EARLY MORNING starring Ashley Judd; director Olatunde Osunsanmi's found footage thriller EVIDENCE starring Stephen Moyer and Radha Mitchell; and Nicolas Winding Refn's ONLY GOD FORGIVES starring Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas. He is known for playing the character J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider Man trilogy. In addition to co-creating and starring in the critically acclaimed NBC series, "Mad About You," which garnered him multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Reiser this year starred opposite Matt Damon and Michael Douglas in the Steven Soderbergh-directed HBO movie "Behind The Candelabra", a film that won eleven primetime Emmy's. It is the short film on which the feature film is based. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater. [21], On March 27, 2020, an expanded deluxe edition was released on double CD and 2-LP gatefold sleeve vinyl with new cover art, and featured original music by Justin Hurwitz, plus bonus track and remixes by Timo Garcia, Opiuo, Murray A. Lightburn and more. This brings us back to the last section, you need to decide what . A journey that can be seen alternately as a descent into madness or an ascent to greatness comes to a crescendo on the biggest platform for Andrew's talents the unforgiving stage of Carnegie Hall. Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each. Months later, Andrew encounters Fletcher playing piano at a jazz club. [6], Principal photography began in September 2013, with filming taking place throughout Los Angeles, including the Hotel Barclay, Palace Theater, and the Orpheum Theatre,[13][14] with a few exterior shots filmed in New York City to create the setting. Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each. It was one of Metacritic's 20 best-reviewed films of 2010 and appeared on the best-of lists of The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Time Out New York, Film Comment and The Boston Phoenix. Since Tanner cannot play without the sheets, Andrew replaces him for the next set. Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to w STOWELL broke onto the movie scene in 2011 with a compelling performance in DOLPHIN TALE, opposite Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr. and Ashley Judd. At BOLD, Lancaster oversaw the cult sensation DRIVE, starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Best Director award at Cannes), which was released by FILMDISTRICT and grossed over $80 million worldwide. Whiplash premiered in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the festival's opening film; it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for drama. What began as a single episode gig turned into a 17 episode arc spanning two seasons on the hit ABC Family series, thanks to STOWELL's charm and his character's popularity. [24] Whiplash grossed $13.1 million in the U.S. and Canada and $35.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $49 million against a budget of $3.3 million. Meanwhile, Zero Motivation just missed the $10,000 club with $9,427 in one theater. [18][19], The soundtrack album was released on October 7, 2014, via Varse Sarabande label. Even though Fletcher says very little to him that night, he ignites in Andrew a passion to achieve his goal. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. Blumhouse executive produced 'The River' for ABC, 'Stranded' for SyFy, 'The Normal Heart' directed by Ryan Murphy for HBO and 'Eye Candy' starring Victoria Justice for MTV. The film received multiple awards and nominations, winning Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing, and also being nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. [20] The soundtrack consists of 24 tracks divided in three different parts: original jazz pieces written for the film, original underscore parts written for the film, and classic jazz standards written by Stan Getz, Duke Ellington, and other musicians. The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. Blum began his career as the producing director of the Malaparte theater company, which was founded by Ethan Hawke. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com. [10] The film also took the grand prize and the audience award for its favorite film at the 40th Deauville American Film Festival. He previously worked at Paramount, where he produced that studio's upcoming micro budget comedy Drunk Weddings. Released in 2007, Paranormal Activity made $193.4 million back from a production budget of $15,000 and spawned dozens of found footage clones, none of which made anything like the $889.7 million . Melanie Paizis-Jones (Production Designer) is a Los Angeles based production designer and art director. Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. After a grueling five-hour practice session with Tanner and Connolly on "Caravan," Andrew earns back the core position. A short film's budget breaks down into: Pre-production. [22], In North America, the film opened in a limited release on October 10, 2014, in 6 theaters, grossing $135,388 ($22,565 per theater) and finishing 34th at the box office. Walters continues his role serves as Executive Producer on all of Bold's pictures, including current feature films WHIPLASH, the Sundance 2014 Audience and Drama Jury Awards winner which will be released on October 10, 2014 by Sony Pictures Classics; NIGHTCRAWLER, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, which will be released by Open Road Films on October 17; THE COUP, starring Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Lake Bell which will be released by THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY on March 16, 2015; and LOST RIVER, Bold's third production with Ryan Gosling which marks his debut as writer and director and stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes. In fact, this week it was the only one in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,348 in 231 screens. She has worked with Academy Award winning directors, such as: Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols, Sam Mendes and Steven Soderbergh; as well as acclaimed up-and-comers, like: Craig Brewer, Sasha Gervasi and most recently, Whiplash director, Damien Chazelle. This winter, JK will start shooting NBC's new comedy "Growing Up Fisher" opposite Jenna Elfman. By Mia Galuppo. March 15, 2021 | Indie Film Hustle Whiplash is a 2013 drama short film written and directed by Academy Award winning director Damien Chazelle. Jason sent me both . The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations, Per Theater Chart: Imitation Remains Real, 2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations, Per Theater Chart: Imitation Scores Game-Winning Goal, Per Theater Chart: Mockingjay Makes a Mockery of the Per Theater Chart, Per Theater Chart: None of the Competition could Catch Foxcatcher, Per Theater Chart: Birdman has the Skies to Himself, Weekend Estimates: Fury an Unspectacular First, Per Theater Chart: Whiplash has a Saintly Opening, Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No YaibaTo the Swordsmith Village, 16.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend), $3,300,000 (worldwide box office is 11.9 times production budget), 6 opening theaters/567 max. Recent features include the award winning DRIVE starring Gosling and directed by Nicolas Refn, ONLY GOD FORGIVES starring Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas; and EVIDENCE starring Stephen Moyer, Radha Mitchell, Torrey DeVitto and Caitlin Stasey. This list is going to be a little shorter than I wanted a lot shorter actually. The project is written and directed by Damien Chazelle who also wrote and directed Nate in the 2013 Sundance Jury Prize Award winning short film by the same name. Benoist got her start in the independent film Tennessee. Andrew's family can barely recognize the stone-faced obsessive sitting at their dinner table. Andrew Neiman is a first-year student and jazz drummer at the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory in New York City, hoping one day to leave a legacy like that of his childhood idol, jazz drummer Buddy Rich. Casey's parents want Fletcher held accountable, and Andrew agrees to testify anonymously, leading Shaffer to terminate Fletcher. In 2011, Reiser created, executive-produced and starred in, "The Paul Reiser Show" which aired on NBC in the Spring of that year. Unfortunately, two of these films will likely not do well in theaters. Also upcoming is Ryan Gosling's directorial debut LOST RIVER, starring Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn, and Eva Mendes, which debuted at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Currently, Melanie's work can be seen in The Purge starring Ethan Hawke, which opened number one at the box office. [15] The film was shot in 20 days, with a schedule of 14 hours of filming per day. J.K. Simmons (Fletcher) has appeared in diverse projects spanning motion pictures, television and the stage on and off Broadway. Taylor first met Chazelle when producer Jason Blum introduced them on the short-film version of Whiplash. He received his B.F.A. I Am Ali is a documentary, so it could do well in art house circuits, but its chances of expanding significantly are very limited. Then a second hit. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. From the producers of THE BLIND SIDE, this inspirational true story follows a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to fight for her survival. Earlier this year, JK wrapped shooting Marc Lawrence's film, The Reluctant Professor opposite Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei and as well as Gillian Raimi's next feature Murder of a Cat. Chazelle finished writing the script in 2013, drawing upon his experiences in a "very competitive" jazz band in high school. Benoist beat out 900 other girls nationwide to land the new female leading role of "Marley" on FOX's hit show "Glee.". Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. The film was was nominated at the 2009 Gotham Independent Film Awards and was released theatrically in 2010. Having completed the score for WHIPLASH in 2014, he and Chazelle are currently prepping their third movie together, LA LA LAND, a song and dance musical for Lionsgate. Helen Estabrook (Producer) is the producing partner of filmmaker Jason Reitman and runs Right of Way Films. This site may be governed by it's ownTerms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. Whiplash 2013 TV-14 18 m IMDb RATING 7.8 /10 5.7K YOUR RATING Rate Short Drama Music A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. [3][4] The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative. 2005 saw the release of, "The Thing About My Folks," Reiser's first original screenplay in which he starred alongside Oscar-winning actors Peter Falk and Olympia Dukakis. Anchored by extraordinary performances from Miles Teller and J.K. SimmonsSimmons absolutely dominates every frame of the picture. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. "[26] Simmons received wide praise for his performance and won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Reiser co-wrote "The Final Frontier" the theme song from "Mad About You" with Grammy-winning producer Don Was, and in 2011 he released an album of original songs with British Singer/songwriter Julia Fordham called "Unusual Suspects.". The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners assuming I don't get bored and wander away. Blum's credits also include: The Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, The Reader, for which Kate Winslet won an Academy Award; Hysterical Blindness, starring Uma Thurman, which aired on HBO and garnered Thurman a Golden Globe Award; and Hamlet starring Ethan Hawke, Bill Murray, Sam Shepard and Kyle MacLachlan. [17] For certain scenes, professional drummer Kyle Crane served as Teller's drum double. [2] Critical response [ edit] Director Damien Chazelle at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. For her effort, Taylor was nominated for Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award. My Internet Provider decided it would be a good idea to do maintenance tonight, so I was without internet access for several hours. "Nice weatherwe play baseball all year round.". ", "Making of 'Whiplash': How a 20-Something Shot His Harrowing Script in Just 19 Days", "How Miles Teller learned to fake drum like a pro in 'Whiplash', "Talking animals with Zootopia's Creative Minds", "Listen to a Bonus Track from New Expanded "Whiplash" Soundtrack Album", "Weekend Report: 'Dumb' Sequel Takes First Ahead of 'Big Hero 6,' 'Interstellar', "Forecast: Bombs Away for 'Mortdecai,' 'Strange Magic', "J. K. Simmons on Playing a 'Real' Villain in, "Whiplash: Sundance 2014 first look review", "Best of 2014: Film Critic Top Ten Lists", "The 2014 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll", "Sundance 2014 winners: 'Whiplash' wins big", "Oscar surprise: 'Whiplash' deemed an adapted screenplay by Academy", "Academy & WGA At Odds Over 'Whiplash' Screenplay; Will It Hurt Oscar Chances? The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. After a successful performance of "Whiplash," Fletcher promotes Andrew to the core drummer. This isn't at the same level as Frozen opened with, but it is already the second best selling DVD in 2015. After convincing an impatient Fletcher to wait for him, Andrew races back and retrieves them, but is hit by a truck on the way back.
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