Still, shorts will most likely have a more manageable budget and production schedule, making them more accessible to filmmakers. In addition to his academic achievements, Walters also has the rare distinction of being a winner on JEOPARDY. Benoist beat out 900 other girls nationwide to land the new female leading role of "Marley" on FOX's hit show "Glee.". It also reached its first major milestone over the weekend and will earn more in the future. Litvak recently wrapped production on HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, his third production with Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan Gosling. Filming took place in September 2013 throughout Los Angeles in the course of 20 days. For a family film, it is hard to comprehend. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater, Sound Re-recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. She established her company CatchLight in 1999 and has served as an executive producer for the romantic comedies In the Weeds and Amy's Orgasm. He also co-stars in the upcoming Paramount Insurge feature, DESTINATION WEDDING. 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. 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.". Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey. However, it was a Wednesday release and it earned $13,145 over five days. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges. (Editor). 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. The other big story about this years contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. In 2012, he starred opposite Liam Hemsworth in LOVE AND HONOR, winning the lead role over Hollywood's most in-demand young actors. To Andrew's surprise, the next day, Fletcher requests that he be transferred into his band. More Once more, entrants in The Numbers Predict the Academy Awards Contest did an impressive job of predicting winners, in spite of a volatile Awards Season. The Imitation Game remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $48,658 in 8 theaters over the weekend. Heavily injured, he struggles to play "Caravan," and Fletcher halts the performance to dismiss him from the band. Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. 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. 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. Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones for Paramount; Jessabelle for Lionsgate; and Stretch for Universal. 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. Casey's parents want Fletcher held accountable, and Andrew agrees to testify anonymously, leading Shaffer to terminate Fletcher. She guest starred on "Blue Bloods," "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order SVU" SVU before her arc on Showtime's critically acclaimed series "Homeland." His upcoming slate of feature films includes Sundance 2014 Audience and Dramatic Jury Award winner WHIPLASH, directed by Damien Chazelle starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, which appeared in the Director's Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will be released by Sony Pictures Classics as well as NIGHTCRAWLER, written and directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, and set for release by Open Road, both in theaters this fall. Whiplash Original Short Film Cheesy Buzz 1.33K subscribers 21K views 5 months ago #Whiplash Please support the channel for as little as $1 Monthly: https://bit.ly/3WpBMjj One Time:. He then entered the independent film world as an Assistant Editor on such films as Ang Lee's Civil War drama RIDE WITH THE DEVIL and Rob Schmidt's horror film WRONG TURN, before becoming the Additional Editor on James Gray's WE OWN THE NIGHT and TWO LOVERS. Born and raised in New York City, Reiser attended the State University of New York at Binghamton where he majored in Music Piano and Composition. More We have a rather long list of limited releases this week, but sadly only three of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Chazelle finished writing the script in 2013, drawing upon his experiences in a "very competitive" jazz band in high school. It's difficult to give Damien Chazelle's short film Whiplash, a seventeen minute long scene that is created almost verbatim in the feature-length film with a much more sophisticated production and a larger budget, a fair assessment, given the obvious limitations and the lack of polish. In late 2012, Chazelle directed a short film based on part of his feature screenplay Whiplash. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew intensifies his drum practicing. These great short films, and many others would NOT have fit into the viral mold. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? There were a trio of new limited releases topping the per theater chart, led by St. Vincent with an average of $27,470 in four theaters. It depicts the relationship between an impassioned and gifted jazz drummer ( Johnny Simmons) and an abusive bandleader ( J. K. Simmons ). Blumhouse also produced the phenomenally successful sequels Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3 and Paranormal Activity 4. 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Simmons' portrayal of Fletcher won him the Academy, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Supporting Actor. The majority of films average about five pages, and a low-budgets can plan to shoot as many as ten. 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. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. He is currently in pre-production on MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN that he adapted from the novel by Chad Kultgen. It has already earned some measure of mainstream success and with room to grow, it will stay in theaters for a while. For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary. 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"). Lancaster also returned to Broadway this season with the multiple Tony award winning musical production of The Bridges of Madison County, after previously producing the Pulitzer Prize winning, 'night, Mother, both with (long time colleague) Marsha Norman. Anchored by extraordinary performances from Miles Teller and J.K. SimmonsSimmons absolutely dominates every frame of the picture. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater. Jason Reitman and Blumhouse are producing. The film, which marks Gosling's debut as writer and director, stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes. 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. October 24, 2016 Before Whiplash was an Oscar winner, it was a 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. 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. Unfortunately, two of these films will likely not do well in theaters. 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. His work also encompasses television where he has created the quirky and stylized pilots for "Suburgatory" and "Raising Hope" plus the gritty dramas "Men of a Certain Age" and "Medical Investigation". I Am Ali is a documentary, so it could do well in art house circuits, but its chances of expanding significantly are very limited. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 67%, which is stunning. A drumstick against a drum head. [41], Whiplash was originally planned to compete for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, but on January 6, 2015, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that the film would instead be competing in the Adapted Screenplay category[42] to the surprise of many including Chazelle,[43] due to the short film premiering at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (one year before the feature film's release), even though the feature film's script was written first and the short was made to attract investors into producing the feature-length film. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories. 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. A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. Also this year, Reiser can be seen in two highly anticipated Sundance Film Festival contenders; "Life After Beth," a horror-comedy starring Aubrey Plaza and Oscar-nominees Anna Kendrick and John C. Reilly; and "Whiplash," based on a 2013 Sundance-winning short film of the same name starring JK Simmons and Sundance Festival favorite Miles Teller. 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. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. 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. 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. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin. Compare this performance with other movies. After a successful performance of "Whiplash," Fletcher promotes Andrew to the core drummer. In addition to his ongoing career in cinematography, Sharone continues to explore still photography with large format fine art projects. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. "[34] In The New Yorker, Richard Brody said,"Whiplash honors neither jazz nor cinema. He is originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts. This single act changes the young man's life forever. [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. Foxcatcher was the latest Oscar-hopeful to top the per theater chart earning an average of $45,146 in six theaters. ". More 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. Haunted by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew is determined to rise to the top of the country's most elite music conservatory. are available through our research services. 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. She also worked as a studio executive for Paramount Pictures where she helped oversee No Strings Attached, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Super 8, Footloose and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. They also produced the feature version of the Sundance-winning short WHIPLASH, directed by Damien Chazelle, and will serve as executive producers on DEMOLITION, which Jean Marc Vallee will direct from the script by Bryan Sipe. [9] Although the Writers Guild of America categorized the screenplay as original, AMPAS classed it as an adaptation of the 2013 short version. For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. [16][15] Chazelle was involved in a serious car accident in the third week of shooting and was hospitalized with possible concussion, but he returned to set the next day to finish the film on time. The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. Post-production. [5] The film opened in limited release domestically in the United States and Canada on October 10, 2014, gradually expanding to over 500 screens and finally closing on March 26, 2015. Production. Marketing and promotion. Last year he filmed the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, as well as Jason Reitman's upcoming film, Labor Day. On the way to the next competition, Andrew's bus breaks down. Growing up in Connecticut, STOWELL was a competitive athlete. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. "[31], Forrest Wickman of Slate said the film distorted jazz history and promoted a misleading idea of genius, adding that "In all likelihood, Fletcher isnt making a Charlie Parker. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. She went onto cast each installment of the series thereafter; as well as the Blum-produced upcoming film, Curve, directed by Iain Softley (Wings of the Dove, K-Pax). 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.