[12] Early on, Chazelle gave J. K. Simmons direction that "I want you to take it past what you think the normal limit would be," telling him: "I don't want to see a human being on-screen any more. "[33] Henry Barnes of The Guardian gave the film a positive review, calling it a rare film "about music that professes its love for the music and its characters equally. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from high school and auditioned for Julliard and New York University. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. A drumstick against a drum head. She guest starred on "Blue Bloods," "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order SVU" SVU before her arc on Showtime's critically acclaimed series "Homeland." Production. [2] It expanded to 88 locations, then 419 locations. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The company's most recent film Insidious: Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict, grossed over $40 million on its opening weekend of September 13th with just a $5m budget. "[29] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of Teller and Simmons, writing: "Teller, who greatly impressed in last year's Sundance entry The Spectacular Now, does so again in a performance that is more often simmering than volatile Simmons has the great good fortune for a character actor to have here found a co-lead part he can really run with, which is what he excitingly does with a man who is profane, way out of bounds and, like many a good villain, utterly compelling. [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. In fact, this week it was the only one in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,348 in 231 screens. The film follows the ambitious music student and jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Teller), who is pushed to his limit by his abusive instructor Terence Fletcher (Simmons) at the fictitious Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 hit Thank You For Smoking. 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.". Jason Reitman (Executive Producer) premiered his first short film, Operation, at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. She's Beautiful When She's Angry just managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club with $10,505 in one theater. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. 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. Whiplash || A Sony Pictures Classics Release In the past two years, Blumhouse, a director driven company that helps filmmakers like James DeMonaco, Scott Derrickson and James Wan tell genre stories that they are passionate about, has produced eight movies that far out-grossed their budgets on opening weekend. Damien Chazelle made his directorial debut with the musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). 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. At first, Andrew is an "alternate," confined to turning the pages of the "core" drummer. Astounding. After a sports injury sidelined him, he agreed to perform in a local theater production and it was there that he discovered a passion for acting. Lancaster has been involved in the development, finance, production and distribution of over 35 motion pictures and several major stage plays and television series since his start in the entertainment business in the early 1980s. It also reached its first major milestone over the weekend and will earn more in the future. 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. Top 6 Reasons to Write A Short Film - WeScreenplay 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. 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. Walters is also a member in good standing with the California Bar Association. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. Besides her career as an independent casting director, Taylor spent time as a casting consultant for Miramax Films, working on such projects as: Adventureland, The Debt and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. [2] Critical response [ edit] Director Damien Chazelle at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. [6] He based the conductor, Terence Fletcher, on his former band instructor (who died in 2003) but "pushed it further", adding elements of Buddy Rich and other band leaders known for their harsh treatment. 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. Very good short. Damien Chazelle's short film that became 'Whiplash' appears online - watch 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. [6] Chazelle said he wrote the film "initially in frustration" while trying to get his musical La La Land off the ground. He received his B.F.A. From Script To Short To Feature: Whiplash - Willamette Writers 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. After graduating with honors, Sharone moved to Los Angeles to continue his education at the American Film Institute (AFI). See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records. Ultimately, that's one of the decisions you, as a film's director, must make. 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. 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. Miles Teller (Andrew) had the distinct honor and privilege of making his feature screen debut opposite Nicole Kidman in the film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play Rabbit Hole. Today we look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. Anchored by extraordinary performances from Miles Teller and J.K. SimmonsSimmons absolutely dominates every frame of the picture. "[30] Whiplash also won the 87th Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing and the 87th Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates. Initially angered, Fletcher resumes conducting. For her effort, Taylor was nominated for Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award. While attending Princeton High School, writer-director Damien Chazelle was in the "very competitive" Studio Band and drew on the dread he felt in those years. Its success led to Bold Films financing and producing the feature length film and Taylor once again teamed up with Blum, Jason Reitman (Executive Producer) and Chazelle to cast the movie. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. [citation needed]. Melissa Benoist (Nicole) just wrapped production on the feature Imagine, opposite Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer and Annette Bening for director Dan Fogelman. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. Jason Blum (Producer) is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking producing high-quality micro-budget films for wide release. His feature-length script for Whiplash was finished, it was good, and it was making its way through the Hollywood producer circuit to the tunes of positive buzz. After directing the super low budget "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" in 2009, . He is currently in pre-production on MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN that he adapted from the novel by Chad Kultgen. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin. A muscular and accomplished work of kinetic cinema built around two tremendous acting performances. Writing and directing a short is a potential passageway to creating a full-length feature film. 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. To Andrew's surprise, the next day, Fletcher requests that he be transferred into his band. 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.". 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. After working on Wall Street as a financial consultant for Johnson & Higgins and serving as a corporate lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Walters moved to Los Angeles and entered show business via the entertainment law division of Loeb & Loeb. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. Most recently, JK filmed Jeremy Sisto's feature Breakpoint. The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative.