Nate performs regularly at the UCB Theatre. The Imitation Game remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $48,658 in 8 theaters over the weekend. He was most recently seen in Relativity's 21 And Over, Todd Phillips Project X, The Spectacular Now with Shailene Woodley and recently wrapped production on Get A Job opposite Bryan Cranston and Anna Kendrick, Two Night Stand with Analeigh Tipton and Kid Cudi and That Awkward Moment with Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. Jeanette Volturno Brill (Executive Producer) has more than 20 years of production experience working in the film, television and music video industries. Watch: Whiplash, The Short | Filmmaker Magazine Chazelle finished writing the script in 2013, drawing upon his experiences in a "very competitive" jazz band in high school. After directing the super low budget "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" in 2009, . 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 earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. 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. This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. In addition to executive producing the feature length film, Samuelson produced the short film Whiplash that won the US Jury Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Paul Reiser and his family currently reside in Los Angeles. As revenge, Fletcher leads the band into a song Andrew does not know and does not have the sheet music to. The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. [6] Chazelle said he wrote the film "initially in frustration" while trying to get his musical La La Land off the ground. Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. Chazelle and Blumhouse first made "Whiplash" as an 18-minute short film and when that earned raves at Sundance . Since Whiplash debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, . Watch the Short Film That Would Become 'Whiplash' The film was produced by Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, and Right of Way Films. Whiplash Original Short Film - YouTube This site may be governed by it's ownTerms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative. 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." Jason Reitman (Executive Producer) premiered his first short film, Operation, at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. 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! We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. 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. 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. Finally! Watch the 'Whiplash' Short Film That Started it All - Yahoo! This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. [15] The film was shot in 20 days, with a schedule of 14 hours of filming per day. [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. Damien Chazelle's Short Film: Whiplash | Indie Film Hustle On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. But at the band's next competition, in an act of either serendipity or sabotage, the core drummer's sheet music is misplaced. Whiplash is an excellent film, one of the best of 2014, but like all movies it has its shortcomings. 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. Michel Litvak (Producer) is a Belgian industrialist who founded the independent production and finance company Bold Films in 2004. "[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 means both will have 2014 as the year. Taylor started her casting career as an assistant and then associate to reputed casting director Debra Zane. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. Whiplash (2013) - Whiplash (2013) - User Reviews - IMDb Post-production. In 2011, Reitman reteamed with Diablo Cody for the critically acclaimed Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt. Since graduating from AFI, Sharone has established himself as a distinctly unique cinematographer, shooting a remarkable variety of projects, including the award-winning indie drama MEAN CREEK, the dark and disturbing LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, the sports drama COACH CARTER and the period musical DARK STREETS. "A work of bravura filmmaking. The predicted Best Picture winner is, in fact, a statistical dead heat. opened with an average of $13,108 in 272 theaters. "[35], The film appeared on many critics end-of-year lists. Andrew subsequently abandons drumming. Second place went to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, with an average of $13,725 during its sophomore stint. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. 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 Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. It has already earned some measure of mainstream success and with room to grow, it will stay in theaters for a while. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. 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 As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. 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 . 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. Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase in 1993 and cut his teeth in commercial editing in NYC. They have two children and live in Los Angeles. Enraged, Andrew attacks Fletcher onstage but is pulled away by security and expelled from Shaffer. 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. Whiplash J.K. Simmons - H 2014. For one, the relationship between Andrew and his father was introduced early on in the film but was never really developed or resolved. 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. In 2012, Brill joined Blumhouse Productions as Head of Production. After a successful performance of "Whiplash," Fletcher promotes Andrew to the core drummer. A short film's budget breaks down into: Pre-production. The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. He's making the kind of musician that would throw a cymbal at him. 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. Finally there's Whiplash, which could lead the way on the Per Theater Chart. 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"). Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles. 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. [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. She produced of the World Festival of Sacred Music documentaries, which were inspired and hosted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. There are two first-run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week: Big Hero 6 (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Whiplash (DVD or Blu-ray). Litvak recently wrapped production on HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, his third production with Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan Gosling.