Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones for Paramount; Jessabelle for Lionsgate; and Stretch for Universal. However, Andrew is taken aback when Fletcher abruptly gives the position to Ryan Connolly, a drummer from a lower-level ensemble within Shaffer. But on that date, Andrew's musical preoccupations threaten to derail even his most genuine romantic overtures. Vana as Metz, a trombonist who gets dismissed by Fletcher mid-rehearsal, Adrian Rashad Driscoll as Reed, a trombonist. The overall box office champ, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, earned an average of $14,122, which is lower than anticipated, but still pretty good. J.K. Simmons (Fletcher) has appeared in diverse projects spanning motion pictures, television and the stage on and off Broadway. For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary. Whiplash marks the sixth film Taylor has cast for Blumhouse Films. 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. 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. 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. 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. Astounding. Other credits include Yahoo's THE FUZZ and HBO's FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS. Both films premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. My Internet Provider decided it would be a good idea to do maintenance tonight, so I was without internet access for several hours. 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. 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. [36], The film received the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival;[40] Chazelle's short film of the same name took home the jury award in the U.S. fiction category one year prior. Damien Chazelle (Director, Writer) was born in 1985, and wrote and directed his first feature film, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, while an undergraduate at Harvard University. Back in Florida he participated in the Florida State Thespian Festival. For her effort, Taylor was nominated for Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award. 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. Andrew's maniacal effort to achieve perfection is further fueled by Fletcher's psychological brinksmanship. In 2010, Sony released his apocalyptic thriller LEGION, which starred Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid and grossed over $75 million worldwide. In 2012, Brill joined Blumhouse Productions as Head of Production. These great short films, and many others would NOT have fit into the viral mold. 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Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. His monologue was impressive enough to represent his district at the state event. 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". Whiplash is a 2014 American independent psychological drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist. 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. Blum's model began with the original Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000, released by Paramount Pictures, and grossed close to $200 million worldwide, making it the most profitable film in the history of Hollywood. She met Jason Blum when she was hired to help cast the wildly successful Paranormal Activity 2. The Imitation Game remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $48,658 in 8 theaters over the weekend. I want to see a monster, a gargoyle, an animal." Munchausen made waves upon release in large part due to Aster's impressive direction. To Andrew's surprise, the next day, Fletcher requests that he be transferred into his band. Right of Way has a first-look deal with Indian Paintbrush with whom they made the Duplass Brothers' film JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME and Reitman's previous feature, YOUNG ADULT. Courtesy of New York Film Festival. 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). The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges. 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. Anchored by extraordinary performances from Miles Teller and J.K. SimmonsSimmons absolutely dominates every frame of the picture. In December 2015, the score received a Grammy nomination, and the film was nominated for the NME Award for Best Film. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue Following several years of solo law practice, Walters commenced his film producing career in 2003, specializing in the financing of independent features. What is the Spanish language plot outline for Whiplash (2013)? Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young mans life. 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. Today we look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. 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. 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. and they suggested making the short as a device to generate a budget for the feature, which obviously worked out great. Directors Like 'Whiplash's' Damien Chazelle Drum Up Attention With Short Films. For the third weekend in a row, Birdman led the per theater chart. 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. Ultimately, that's one of the decisions you, as a film's director, must make. are available through our research services. Soon after, Right of Way Films and Blumhouse Productions helped Chazelle turn 15 pages of the script into an 18-minute short film, also titled Whiplash. It is nearly at $1 million and has room to grow further. 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. Finally, P.K. Months later, Andrew encounters Fletcher playing piano at a jazz club. Overall the film was ranked in 5th place for the year by Metacritic. Simmons' portrayal of Fletcher won him the Academy, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Supporting Actor. "[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. Last year he filmed the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, as well as Jason Reitman's upcoming film, Labor Day. And. Compare this performance with other movies. 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. In 2003 Reiser made his theatrical debut in Woody Allen's "Writer's Block." This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. 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. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew intensifies his drum practicing. 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. Currently, Melanie's work can be seen in The Purge starring Ethan Hawke, which opened number one at the box office. The best new release of the week was Wild with an average of $28,896 in 21 theaters. 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. [16], Having taught himself to play drums at age 15, Teller performed much of the drumming seen in the film. It is the short film that the Oscar winning feature film is based on. 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. ", 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.". Andrew crawls from the wreckage and runs to the theater, arriving just as the ensemble enters the stage. 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. Benoist beat out 900 other girls nationwide to land the new female leading role of "Marley" on FOX's hit show "Glee.". Blumhouse's The Purge, its first production under its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, opened to more than $34 million on its opening weekend of June 7th, with a budget of just $3 million. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. 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. At his father's request, Andrew meets a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey, a former student of Fletcher's. In a MovieMaker Magazine post, we learn the script received a fair amount of buzz, and the feedback was generally pretty positive.. Jason Reitman and Blumhouse are producing. [11] The feature-length film was financed for $3.3 million by Bold Films. They've ranged from big studio releases to surprise gems from the independent film world. Second place went to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, with an average of $13,725 during its sophomore stint. A teacher who is very ecigeant and maybe the nostalgy of a student who have huge opportunity and the pressure about that. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. Whiplash Short Film Damien Chazelle changes course. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award. Walters served as Executive Producer on BLACK BOX. The film was was nominated at the 2009 Gotham Independent Film Awards and was released theatrically in 2010. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com. Paul Reiser (Jim) is a seasoned actor, writer, producer and stand-up comedian and continues to add to his list of accomplishments. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer and an abusive bandleader. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. In television, Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Lionsgate and is working on both scripted and non-scripted projects. Onstage at JVC, before the first piece, Fletcher reveals that he knows Andrew testified against him. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin. It was one of Metacritic's 20 best-reviewed films of 2010 and appeared on the best-of lists of The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Time Out New York, Film Comment and The Boston Phoenix. 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. In late 2012, Chazelle directed a short film based on part of his feature screenplay Whiplash. Before it was a best picture nominee, Damien Chazelle 's Whiplash started as a short . Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. After directing the super low budget "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" in 2009, . 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. 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. A college recruiter in the audience of this performance offered STOWELL a full scholarship the University of Connecticut Department of Dramatic Arts. "Nice weatherwe play baseball all year round.". The screenplay appeared on the 2012 Black List, and the short won the Short Film Jury Award for U.S. Fiction at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Whiplash - Short Film by Damien Chazelle (HD/Blu-Ray) dvdextras 1.09K subscribers Subscribe 8.3K Save 239K views 2 years ago Notice Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines) Almost. 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. 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. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesnt bode well for its legs long-term. [18][19], The soundtrack album was released on October 7, 2014, via Varse Sarabande label. The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. The evening of one-act comedies marked Mr. Allen's first time out as a director for the stage. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Very good short. 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"). At this point, the film has already earned some measure of mainstream success, while it still has room to grow. Earlier films included the 2006 Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture BOBBY, directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Shia Lebouf, William H. Macy and Sharon Stone. 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). This film will hit major milestones very soon. A muscular and accomplished work of kinetic cinema built around two tremendous acting performances. Sharone Meir (Director of Photography) was born in Israel, and his interest in film began with photography classes in high school. 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. 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. Michel Litvak (Producer) is a Belgian industrialist who founded the independent production and finance company Bold Films in 2004. He is also producing and financing THE BLACK BOX, a 13-episode drama scheduled to air on the ABC Television Network, and DOMINION, a TV series for the SyFy Channel. March 2, 2015 6:22pm. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. The movie garnered much attention and praise for its ensemble cast of Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johanson, Jessica Beal and Toni Collette. It sold 1.99 million units generating $37.59 million in the process. 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. Walters is also a member in good standing with the California Bar Association. Damien Chazelle had written the Whiplash screenplay well before he even considered making it a short film. Marketing and promotion. The short film was a hit at Sundance in 2013, winning the Short Film Grand Jury prize and earning Chazelle the financing he needed to dive full-on into the abyss of obsession, abuse, and . Helen Estabrook (Producer) is the producing partner of filmmaker Jason Reitman and runs Right of Way Films. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. 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! The project is written and directed by Damien Chazelle who also wrote and directed Nate in the 2013 Sundance Jury Prize Award winning short film by the same name. In 2013, Blumhouse invited horror fans to experience The Purge: Fear the Night, a live-event inspired by the backstory to the feature film. A short film's budget breaks down into: Pre-production. 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.