His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. Filming took place in September 2013 throughout Los Angeles in the course of 20 days. 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. 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. [citation needed]. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories. Courtesy of New York Film Festival. [17] For certain scenes, professional drummer Kyle Crane served as Teller's drum double. 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 . His pal got the lead and Miles was cast as 'Willard,' the best friend. Emboldened by this acceptance, Andrew summons the courage to ask out Nicole, the counter girl at his local theater for whom he'd nursed a silent and unrequited crush. 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. Whiplash (2014) Summary News Box Office International Video Sales Full Financials Cast & Crew Trailer Synopsis 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 is the second best per theater average of the year, behind only The Grand Budapest Hotel. A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. At first, Andrew is an "alternate," confined to turning the pages of the "core" drummer. 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. [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. 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. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. He began his career as an assistant in CAA's motion picture department. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In late 2012, Chazelle directed a short film based on part of his feature screenplay Whiplash. 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. 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. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. He previously worked at Paramount, where he produced that studio's upcoming micro budget comedy Drunk Weddings. The evening of one-act comedies marked Mr. Allen's first time out as a director for the stage. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com. He later got the funding and made his original film. 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. [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. (Editor). October 24, 2016 Before Whiplash was an Oscar winner, it was a short film. Post-production. And. This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. The movie garnered much attention and praise for its ensemble cast of Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johanson, Jessica Beal and Toni Collette. Directors Like 'Whiplash's' Damien Chazelle Drum Up Attention With Short Films. Sony Pictures acquired distribution rights for most of the world, releasing the film under its Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films banners for its North American and international releases, respectively. In 2012, Brill joined Blumhouse Productions as Head of Production. Meanwhile, Zero Motivation just missed the $10,000 club with $9,427 in one theater. [10] The film also took the grand prize and the audience award for its favorite film at the 40th Deauville American Film Festival. ", "Making of 'Whiplash': How a 20-Something Shot His Harrowing Script in Just 19 Days", "How Miles Teller learned to fake drum like a pro in 'Whiplash', "Talking animals with Zootopia's Creative Minds", "Listen to a Bonus Track from New Expanded "Whiplash" Soundtrack Album", "Weekend Report: 'Dumb' Sequel Takes First Ahead of 'Big Hero 6,' 'Interstellar', "Forecast: Bombs Away for 'Mortdecai,' 'Strange Magic', "J. K. Simmons on Playing a 'Real' Villain in, "Whiplash: Sundance 2014 first look review", "Best of 2014: Film Critic Top Ten Lists", "The 2014 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll", "Sundance 2014 winners: 'Whiplash' wins big", "Oscar surprise: 'Whiplash' deemed an adapted screenplay by Academy", "Academy & WGA At Odds Over 'Whiplash' Screenplay; Will It Hurt Oscar Chances? Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue 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. Andrew quickly discovers that Fletcher is relentlessly strict, emotionally manipulative, and abusive to his students; he slaps and berates Andrew when he fails to keep tempo during the ensemble's rehearsal of Hank Levy's titular piece, "Whiplash.". 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. Speaking of expanding, The Imitation Game expanded from 25 theaters to 34 theaters earning an average of $25,253 in the process. In addition to editing the feature version of WHIPLASH, Cross recently cut the feature film TIME LAPSE for director Bradley King. This site may be governed by it's ownTerms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. In fact, this week it was the only one in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,348 in 231 screens. More We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. The family moved to Citrus County, Florida when Miles was twelve. 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. [27][28], Peter Debruge, in his review for Variety, said that the film "demolishes the cliches of the musical-prodigy genre, investing the traditionally polite stages and rehearsal studios of a topnotch conservatory with all the psychological intensity of a battlefield or sports arena. Last year, Taylor cast the critically acclaimed Hitchcock, directed by Sasha Gervasi. While Big Hero 6 wasn't the only new release on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, it might as well have been. Andrew crawls from the wreckage and runs to the theater, arriving just as the ensemble enters the stage. 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. Nate performs regularly at the UCB Theatre. He has had guest starring roles on NBC's "Parks and Recreation," and a recurring role on TBS' new hit comedy "Men at Work. 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. I hate ceremonies. [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. Spielberg then hired her to be his US Casting Consultant on the Oscar nominated film, Munich. ", "'WHIPLASH' will have audiences cheering and begging for an encore. Other films include the 2008 Toronto Film Festival Official Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, with Susan Sarandon and Anton Yelchin, the sci-fi thriller STARSHIP TROOPERS 3, the acclaimed drama COME EARLY MORNING, featuring the powerful performance of Ashley Judd, and the Official Selection of both the 2009 Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals THE HOLE from GREMLINS director Joe Dante that won the first ever Primo Persol Award in Venice. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Following several years of solo law practice, Walters commenced his film producing career in 2003, specializing in the financing of independent features. In 2011, Reitman reteamed with Diablo Cody for the critically acclaimed Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt. 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. Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to w She's Beautiful When She's Angry just managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club with $10,505 in one theater. 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. Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles. A muscular and accomplished work of kinetic cinema built around two tremendous acting performances. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award. 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. This winter, JK will start shooting NBC's new comedy "Growing Up Fisher" opposite Jenna Elfman. He composed the songs and score for Damien Chazelle's 2010 film musical GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH. More We have a rather long list of limited releases this week, but sadly only three of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. New releases earned the top three spots on the DVD sales chart this week. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. Simmons' portrayal of Fletcher won him the Academy, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Supporting Actor. are available through our research services. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges. 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. Whiplash Short Film Damien Chazelle changes course. 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. Enraged, Andrew attacks Fletcher onstage but is pulled away by security and expelled from Shaffer. As an associate, she helped cast Catch Me If You Can, Traffic, Road To Perdition, Galaxy Quest and The Legend of Baggar Vance, to name a few. Taylor started her casting career as an assistant and then associate to reputed casting director Debra Zane. Other motion picture credits include Hidalgo, The Ladykillers, The Mexican, Off the Map, For Love of the Game, The Gift, Thank You for Smoking, Rendition, Burn After Reading and, memorably, his portrayal of the off-beat but not deadbeat father, Mac McGuff, in the hit comedy Juno. March 2, 2015 6:22pm. What is the Spanish language plot outline for Whiplash (2013)? After a grueling five-hour practice session with Tanner and Connolly on "Caravan," Andrew earns back the core position. 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. Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. 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.