[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. Blum began his career as the producing director of the Malaparte theater company, which was founded by Ethan Hawke. Bold recently expanded into television with two dramatic series in summer 2014 with Syfy's DOMINION, based on Bold's feature film, LEGION and ABC Television Network's BLACK BOX, the 13-episode drama starring Keilly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave. In 2012, he starred opposite Liam Hemsworth in LOVE AND HONOR, winning the lead role over Hollywood's most in-demand young actors. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. A college recruiter in the audience of this performance offered STOWELL a full scholarship the University of Connecticut Department of Dramatic Arts. Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. Our biggest misses were actually in the biggest categories: Best Picture was won by Birdman, not Boyhood; Alejandro Inarritu beat Richard Linklater for Best Director; and Big Hero 6 prevailed over How to Train Your Dragon 2. With a full slate of films and television to be released in the next 9 months, David Lancaster launched RUMBLE FILMS in June of 2014 after serving as co-president of Bold Films from 2006 through March 2014. One night, Terence Fletcher, a conductor equally known for his talent for teaching as he is for the terrifying method of his instruction, discovers Andrew practicing the drums. They are currently shooting Reitman's next film, which he wrote with Erin Cressida Wilson. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. The short caught the attention of critics and audiences when it premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win Best U.S. Short Film. He invites Andrew to perform with his band at the JVC Jazz Festival, assuring him that the songs will be the same ones played by the Studio Band; Andrew hesitantly accepts. 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. Other motion picture credits include Hidalgo, The Ladykillers, The Mexican, Off the Map, For Love of the Game, The Gift, Thank You for Smoking, Rendition, Burn After Reading and, memorably, his portrayal of the off-beat but not deadbeat father, Mac McGuff, in the hit comedy Juno. With some emotions and some ctritics. After directing the super low budget "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" in 2009, . Over a drink, Fletcher admits his teaching methods were harsh but argues they were necessary to motivate his students to become successful, citing Charlie Parker's rise to fame as an example. The film received widespread critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, film editing, sound mixing, and Teller's and Simmons' performances, and grossed $49 million on a $3.3 million budget, making it Chazelle's highest grossing feature until the release of La La Land (2016). Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. He is currently filming Divergent, based on the best-selling novel by Veronica Roth, which has been compared to similar young adult books such as The Hunger Games. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters. That catalyst led him to attend both the Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem and the prestigious Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television, where he received numerous scholarships and cinematography awards. We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones for Paramount; Jessabelle for Lionsgate; . A muscular and accomplished work of kinetic cinema built around two tremendous acting performances. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. It is the short film that the Oscar winning feature film is based on. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything each gathered a handful of votes from The Numbers readers, and Selma and Whiplash are given virtually no chance at all. A short film's budget breaks down into: Pre-production. Andrews passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink of both his abilityand his sanity. 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.". Gary Michael Walters (Executive Producer) is the Chief Executive Officer of Bold Films and is actively involved in all aspects of the company including production, development, distribution and finance. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. After what he thought was a disastrous audition, Miles was thrilled that NYU did accept him. [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. Metacritic collected lists published by major film critics and publications and in their analysis, recorded that Whiplash appeared on 57 lists and in 1st place on 5 of those lists. It also reached its first major milestone over the weekend and will earn more in the future. ", Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiplash_(2014_film)&oldid=1141184603, Films about percussion and percussionists, Films about teacherstudent relationships, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe winning performance, Films that won the Best Sound Mixing Academy Award, Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy Award, Films with screenplays by Damien Chazelle, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2021, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Nate Lang as Carl Tanner, another drummer in Fletcher's band, C.J. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. This winter, JK will start shooting NBC's new comedy "Growing Up Fisher" opposite Jenna Elfman. Earlier films include Universal's 'NIGHT, MOTHER, starring Sissy Spacek and Anned Bancroft, Sony's A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, and PERSONS UNKNOWN, directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Naomi Watts, Kelly Lynch and Joe Mantegna. The overall number one film, Dumb and Dumber To, was next with an average of $11,450, while The Homesman was right behind with an average of $11,358 in four theaters. He also played Vern Schillinger on HBO's acclaimed drama "Oz," and had a recurring role as Dr. Emil Skoda on NBC's "Law & Order." This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. Currently, Melanie's work can be seen in The Purge starring Ethan Hawke, which opened number one at the box office. This includes Big Hero 6, which opened in first place with 963,000 units / $14.44. Like gunfire INT. Compare this performance with other movies. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Benoist got her start in the independent film Tennessee. Reiser is also remembered for notable performances in films such as "Diner," "Bye, Bye Love," "The Marrying Man," "Aliens," "One Night at McCool's" and "Beverly Hills Cop" ("I" and "II"). He previously worked at Paramount, where he produced that studio's upcoming micro budget comedy Drunk Weddings. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. 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. With a dedication to making commercial films with artistic vision, Litvak has diversified the company's slate by developing films in a wide variety of genres that include dramas, thrillers, sci-fi and independent festival favorites. Cross then collaborated with director Damien Chazelle on the short film, WHIPLASH, which won the Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. 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After a disastrous performance, Andrew walks offstage humiliated but returns and cuts off Fletcher's introduction to the next piece by playing the intro to "Caravan", cueing the band himself. 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. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. He is currently filming EYE IN THE SKY with Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, and Alan Rickman, directed by Gavin Hood in Cape Town, South Africa. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young mans life. Her diverse body of work includes commercials for companies like Disney, Toshiba, and Capital One as well as art directing for Annie Leibovitz's Vanity Fair magazine photoshoots, featuring Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars. Nate performs regularly at the UCB Theatre. Are there surprises worth mentioning? During his sophomore year he and his best friend auditioned for Footloose because "the Drama Club Counselor was really pretty." Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 hit Thank You For Smoking. He received his B.F.A. Overall, the top voter-getters in 18 out 24 categories went on to win the Oscar on the night, including all acting awards, all but one of the technical awards, and all the short films. ", Simmons has appeared on the Broadway stage in performances of "Guys and Dolls," "Laughter on the 23rd Floor," "A Change in the Heir," "Peter Pan" and "A Few Good Men.". [6] Chazelle said he wrote the film "initially in frustration" while trying to get his musical La La Land off the ground. As revenge, Fletcher leads the band into a song Andrew does not know and does not have the sheet music to. Couper Samuleson (Executive Producer) is the executive vice president of Blumhouse Productions, the low-budget production company behind original horror franchises like Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge. This site may be governed by it's ownTerms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. These great short films, and many others would NOT have fit into the viral mold. Chazelle recently completed the feature version of Whiplash, produced by Jason Reitman's Right of Way Films, Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions, and Bold Films. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Andrew even elicits a sharp word from his otherwise mild-mannered father. Notable credits include Travis Fine's ANY DAY NOW (Editor), Scott Cooper's CRAZY HEART (Additional Editor), the David Milch HBO series DEADWOOD (Assistant Editor), and Michel Negroponte's science-fiction documentary W.I.S.O.R. The nearer to perfection Andrew gets, the narrower his circle of intimates becomes until he is left only with Fletcher and even that relationship is jeopardized by the ferocity of Andrew's ambitions. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. "[25] On Metacritic the film has a score of 88 out of 100, based on reviews from 49 critics, indicating "universal acclaim. In case you didn't know, Whiplash was based on a short film of the same name that Chazelle directed in 2013. However, it was a Wednesday release and it earned $13,145 over five days. Many of the band members were real musicians or music students, and Chazelle tried to capture their expressions of fear and anxiety when Simmons pressed them. He currently is a member of the Academy, is on the Sundance Institute's Director's Advisory Group and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Group Theater in New York City. Terence Fletcher, the conductor of the Shaffer Conservatory Studio Band, recruits him to play in the Studio ensemble as an alternate for core drummer Carl Tanner. To Andrew's surprise, the next day, Fletcher requests that he be transferred into his band. More What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. 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. Sharone has also photographed commercials all around the world and enjoyed shooting music videos for such diverse artists as Joe Cocker, Pink, Nas and The All-American Rejects. Like the Best Supporting Actress category, Best Supporting Actor isn't even close and one of the five nominees is absolutely running away with things.