Today we look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. Other credits include Yahoo's THE FUZZ and HBO's FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS. Jeanette Volturno Brill (Executive Producer) has more than 20 years of production experience working in the film, television and music video industries. Starting to notice a pattern here? My Internet Provider decided it would be a good idea to do maintenance tonight, so I was without internet access for several hours. And. [11] The feature-length film was financed for $3.3 million by Bold Films. Whiplash (2013 film) - Wikipedia It also reached its first major milestone over the weekend and will earn more in the future. He is originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Ironically Miles was cast once again as Willard, but this time in the new Paramount film Footloose, which was released in October 2011. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. In general, the more days of filming the more your film will cost however, a larger budget will attract more experienced crew and arguably the more professional your film will look. 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. Whiplash (2014 film) - Wikipedia Jason Reitman and Blumhouse are producing. Today we look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. In a MovieMaker Magazine post, we learn the script received a fair amount of buzz, and the feedback was generally pretty positive.. 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. 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. [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. 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. He composed the songs and score for Damien Chazelle's 2010 film musical GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH. "[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. 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. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters. 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. In 2011, Reitman reteamed with Diablo Cody for the critically acclaimed Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt. Director Damien Chazelle Writer Damien Chazelle Stars Johnny Simmons Nate Lang J.K. Simmons See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 11 User reviews 4 Critic reviews Awards He has had guest starring roles on NBC's "Parks and Recreation," and a recurring role on TBS' new hit comedy "Men at Work. 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.". 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. Whiplash (2014) - Financial Information - The Numbers Helen Estabrook (Producer) is the producing partner of filmmaker Jason Reitman and runs Right of Way Films. ". More Fury will top the box office chart this weekend with a solid, but unspectacular, $23.5 million, according to Sonys Sunday morning estimate. [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. Prior to that, he worked at the production company 2929, where he co-produced two films that were nominated for Cannes' Palme d'Or, We Own The Night and Two Lovers. Was originally planned to be a feature film but the writer/director could not get funding for it so he made this short film and submitted it to the Sundance film festival. 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. 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. 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. She met Jason Blum when she was hired to help cast the wildly successful Paranormal Activity 2. Meanwhile, Zero Motivation just missed the $10,000 club with $9,427 in one theater. Walters served as Executive Producer on BLACK BOX. 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. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew intensifies his drum practicing. "[32] James Rocchi of Indiewire gave a positive review and said, "Whiplash is full of bravado and swagger, uncompromising where it needs to be, informed by great performances and patient with both its characters and the things that matter to them. This brings us back to the last section, you need to decide what . Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to w ", "'WHIPLASH' careens into the unexpected before coming to a jaw-dropping close. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. "[26] Simmons received wide praise for his performance and won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. 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. The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. It also reached $1 million in the process, barely. Since taking that post, she co-produced Dimension Films' Dark Skies in addition to Film District's upcoming Insidious: Chapter 2, among others. He learns that Casey hanged himself due to depression and anxiety caused by Fletcher's abuse. In 2014, he wrote and directed his second feature film Whiplash, based on his award-winning short film Whiplash (2013). He's making the kind of musician that would throw a cymbal at him. His monologue was impressive enough to represent his district at the state event. 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. Onstage at JVC, before the first piece, Fletcher reveals that he knows Andrew testified against him. Foxcatcher earned an average of $19,764 in 24 theaters. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories. He later got the funding and made his original film. Even though Fletcher says very little to him that night, he ignites in Andrew a passion to achieve his goal. At his father's request, Andrew meets a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey, a former student of Fletcher's. Finally! Watch the 'Whiplash' Short Film That Started it All - Yahoo! Last year, Taylor cast the critically acclaimed Hitchcock, directed by Sasha Gervasi. Watch: Whiplash, The Short | Filmmaker Magazine The feature film was done on a very small (for a Hollywood movie) budget of about $3.3 million. "Nice weatherwe play baseball all year round.". "[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. [43], At the 87th Academy Awards, J. K. Simmons received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, Tom Cross won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing. ", 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. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award. Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones for Paramount; Jessabelle for Lionsgate; . This will make it easier for readers to find later on. STOWELL was most recently seen in Steven Soderbergh's BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, the award-winning HBO film based on the life of celebrated pianist Liberace, played by Michael Douglas. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. The other big story about this years contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. [2] It expanded to 88 locations, then 419 locations. Ari Aster Short Films Munchausen, The Johnsons Explained In 2013, Ari Aster released Munchausen, a short film about the proxy disorder of the same name in which a caregiver torments people in their care. While Big Hero 6 wasn't the only new release on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, it might as well have been. The short won the short film jury prize at Sundance 2013 and independent finance company Bold Films, which also backed Nightcrawler, came on board to provide the full $3.2m budget for a Whiplash . Had it opened on Friday instead, it very likely would have reached the $10,000 club. Paul Reiser (Jim) is a seasoned actor, writer, producer and stand-up comedian and continues to add to his list of accomplishments. Astounding. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News. 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. Taylor first met Chazelle when producer Jason Blum introduced them on the short-film version of Whiplash. 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. Prior to joining Blumhouse Productions full-time, Brill line produced for The Purge producer Jason Blum on the hugely successful Paranormal Activity franchise: Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2 and Paranormal Activity 3, as well as James Wan's Insidious, and Barry Levinson's environmental thriller The Bay. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. In addition to his ongoing career in cinematography, Sharone continues to explore still photography with large format fine art projects. The other contender is the Criterion Collection release for Watership Down (Blu-ray). In television, Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Lionsgate and is working on both scripted and non-scripted projects. Since its launch in 2000, Blumhouse has produced more than 30 feature films including the highly-profitable Paranormal Activity and Insidious franchises, The Purge and Sinister. This site may be governed by it's ownTerms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. In December 2015, the score received a Grammy nomination, and the film was nominated for the NME Award for Best Film. Since each film is so different, we can't give you exact percentages of where your funding should go, or how much each category needs. Reiser's successes also include his book Couplehood, which sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on The New York Times bestseller list and Babyhood, his follow-up book which features his trademark humorous take on the adventures of being a first-time father, which also made The New York Times bestseller list. 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. For the 2013 short film on which it was based, see, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "Sundance 2014: Sony grabs international rights to 'Whiplash', "Sundance: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Nabs International Rights To Fest Opener 'Whiplash', "Sundance Film Festival 2014 opens with the premiere of 'Whiplash,' Damien Chazelle's tale of a brutal drumming instructor and his protege", "Whiplash maestro Damien Chazelle on drumming, directing, and J. K. Simmons", "Two takes on Whiplash show that J.K. Simmons is scary in small doses, too", "2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Jury Awards in Short Filmmaking", "Cannes: Bold, Blumhouse, Right Of Way Strike Up Band For Feature Version Of Sundance Short, "Tuesday, Sept. 24 Filming Locations for The Heirs, Undrafted, Dumb & Dumber To, Focus, Shelter, & more! 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. This single act changes the young man's life forever. 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. In 2003 Reiser made his theatrical debut in Woody Allen's "Writer's Block." 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 practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. In addition to his academic achievements, Walters also has the rare distinction of being a winner on JEOPARDY. But at the band's next competition, in an act of either serendipity or sabotage, the core drummer's sheet music is misplaced. [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. Nate performs regularly at the UCB Theatre. Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. The film explores concepts of perfectionism, dedication, and success and deconstructs the concept of ambition. 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. 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.". The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey. This is also a two-horse race, but one of the horses has a significant, but not insurmountable lead. 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. 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. The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. Since Whiplash debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, . His pal got the lead and Miles was cast as 'Willard,' the best friend. [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. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. Damien Chazelle's 'Whiplash' & More: Short Films Help - Variety 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. Andrew even elicits a sharp word from his otherwise mild-mannered father. 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. Paul Reiser and his family currently reside in Los Angeles. [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. Because of his single-mindedness toward music, Andrew's relationship with his family deteriorates, and he breaks up with his girlfriend, Nicole, to focus on his ambitions. Very good short. Damien Chazelle made his directorial debut with the musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). Damien Chazelle's short film that became 'Whiplash' appears online - watch Andrew Neiman is a 19-year-old jazz drummer, dreaming of greatness but unsure if his dream will ever come true. 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. "A work of bravura filmmaking. STOWELL broke onto the movie scene in 2011 with a compelling performance in DOLPHIN TALE, opposite Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr. and Ashley Judd. Whiplash || A Sony Pictures Classics Release She produced of the World Festival of Sacred Music documentaries, which were inspired and hosted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Whiplash is a 2013 American drama short film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. For her effort, Taylor was nominated for Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award.