[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. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters. Ultimately, that's one of the decisions you, as a film's director, must make. The majority of films average about five pages, and a low-budgets can plan to shoot as many as ten. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. [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. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. She's Beautiful When She's Angry just managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club with $10,505 in one theater. (Editor). This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. Whiplash premiered in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the festival's opening film; it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for drama. 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. [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. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldnt maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girls $11.3 million. Litvak continues to broaden and elevate the company's lineup by producing and financing feature projects NIGHTCRAWLER, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, THE COUP starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, and WHIPLASH from emerging writer-director Damien Chazelle. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew intensifies his drum practicing. [6] Chazelle said he wrote the film "initially in frustration" while trying to get his musical La La Land off the ground. In this tragic family drama, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, Miles played 'Jason Willette,' a bit of a loner teen who escapes into a world of comic books and science fiction. They are currently shooting Reitman's next film, which he wrote with Erin Cressida Wilson. 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. His pal got the lead and Miles was cast as 'Willard,' the best friend. 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. 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. [2] Critical response [ edit] Director Damien Chazelle at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Her diverse body of work includes commercials for companies like Disney, Toshiba, and Capital One as well as art directing for Annie Leibovitz's Vanity Fair magazine photoshoots, featuring Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. All three are worth owning, but Big Hero 6 is the Pick of the Week. On the small screen Simmons played LAPD Assistant Chief Will Pope in TNT's hit series "The Closer." [2], On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored 94% based on 303 reviews, with an average rating of 8.60/10. "[30] Whiplash also won the 87th Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing and the 87th Academy Award for Best Film Editing. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. 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. Most recently, JK filmed Jeremy Sisto's feature Breakpoint. He composed the songs and score for Damien Chazelle's 2010 film musical GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Claudia Puig. 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. Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. In 2013, Blumhouse invited horror fans to experience The Purge: Fear the Night, a live-event inspired by the backstory to the feature film. 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. Paul Reiser and his family currently reside in Los Angeles. The Warner Brothers film was both critically acclaimed and widely received at the box office. Over a drink, Fletcher admits his teaching methods were harsh but argues they were necessary to motivate his students to become successful, citing Charlie Parker's rise to fame as an example. But Hollywood passed because many producers just had a hard time seeing Chazelle's vision. 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. Andrew's family can barely recognize the stone-faced obsessive sitting at their dinner table. It has gone on to be. The hits growing so fast they start to blur together. 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. I Am Ali is a documentary, so it could do well in art house circuits, but its chances of expanding significantly are very limited. 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. The film was produced by Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, and Right of Way Films. Foxcatcher was the latest Oscar-hopeful to top the per theater chart earning an average of $45,146 in six theaters. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. Ironically Miles was cast once again as Willard, but this time in the new Paramount film Footloose, which was released in October 2011. [citation needed]. 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. [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. The movie garnered much attention and praise for its ensemble cast of Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johanson, Jessica Beal and Toni Collette. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because hes more due for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater. 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. Initially angered, Fletcher resumes conducting. 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. After graduating with honors, Sharone moved to Los Angeles to continue his education at the American Film Institute (AFI). It is the short film on which the feature film is based. A journey that can be seen alternately as a descent into madness or an ascent to greatness comes to a crescendo on the biggest platform for Andrew's talents the unforgiving stage of Carnegie Hall. See production, box office & company info. [9] The 18-minute short film received acclaim after debuting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, winning the short film Jury Award for fiction,[10] which attracted investors to produce the complete version of the script. After their first set at a jazz competition, Andrew misplaces Tanner's sheet music. The family moved to Citrus County, Florida when Miles was twelve. Marketing and promotion. Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. However, it was a Wednesday release and it earned $13,145 over five days. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey. 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. 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. Production. 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. In addition to editing the feature version of WHIPLASH, Cross recently cut the feature film TIME LAPSE for director Bradley King. 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. Directors Like 'Whiplash's' Damien Chazelle Drum Up Attention With Short Films. The feature film was done on a very small (for a Hollywood movie) budget of about $3.3 million. and they suggested making the short as a device to generate a budget for the feature, which obviously worked out great. 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. 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. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. She guest starred on "Blue Bloods," "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order SVU" SVU before her arc on Showtime's critically acclaimed series "Homeland." He began his career as an assistant in CAA's motion picture department. But Damien Chazelle didn't plan it that way. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. 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. This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue During this period, he produced a number of features including STANDING STILL starring James Van Der Beek, Mena Suvari and Colin Hanks; and I LOVE YOUR WORK starring Vince Vaughn, Christina Ricci, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee and Franka Potente. For Halloween 2012, Blumhouse built The Blumhouse of Horrors, an innovative and frightening haunted house experience in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. 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. The overall number one film, Dumb and Dumber To, was next with an average of $11,450, while The Homesman was right behind with an average of $11,358 in four theaters. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. Unfortunately, two of these films will likely not do well in 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. 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 . 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. At this point, the film has already earned some measure of mainstream success, while it still has room to grow. [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. Bold recently expanded into television with two dramatic series in summer 2014 with Syfy's DOMINION, based on Bold's feature film, LEGION and ABC Television Network's BLACK BOX, the 13-episode drama starring Keilly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave. 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. Michel Litvak (Producer) is a Belgian industrialist who founded the independent production and finance company Bold Films in 2004. In 2014, he wrote and directed his second feature film Whiplash, based on his award-winning short film Whiplash (2013). His monologue was impressive enough to represent his district at the state event. 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. That catalyst led him to attend both the Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem and the prestigious Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television, where he received numerous scholarships and cinematography awards. In 2010, Sony released his apocalyptic thriller LEGION, which starred Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid and grossed over $75 million worldwide. We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. [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. [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. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. In case you didn't know, Whiplash was based on a short film of the same name that Chazelle directed in 2013. [31], Amber Wilkinson of The Daily Telegraph praised the direction and editing, writing: "Chazelle's film has a sharp and gripping rhythm, with shots beautifully edited by Tom Cross often cutting to the crash of Andrew's drums. "Nice weatherwe play baseball all year round.". But at the band's next competition, in an act of either serendipity or sabotage, the core drummer's sheet music is misplaced. 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. With some emotions and some ctritics. 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. 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. in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase in 1993 and cut his teeth in commercial editing in NYC. He next directed Juno in 2007 for which he earned his first Oscar nomination, followed by Up in the Air in 2009, which was recognized with six Academy Award nominations and earned Reitman a Golden Globe and the WGA Award for Best Screenplay. From the producers of THE BLIND SIDE, this inspirational true story follows a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to fight for her survival. 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. Think About This Paul Thomas Anderson's breakthrough short film was 24 minutes, George Lucas' 15 minutes, Tim Burton's 30 minutes, Wes Anderson's 14 minutes and Jason Reitman's 17 minutes. After what he thought was a disastrous audition, Miles was thrilled that NYU did accept him. It is nearly at $1 million and has room to grow further. ", 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.". Together with the editor Tom Cross, who edited both the original and the feature film, great. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. 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. Growing up in Connecticut, STOWELL was a competitive athlete. Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. As noted, though, favorite is strong, given the closeness of this category, with Linklater getting 55% of the votes and Inarritu taking a 46% share. Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. 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. The best new release of the week was Wild with an average of $28,896 in 21 theaters. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. 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. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer and an abusive bandleader. 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. Jason Reitman and Blumhouse are producing. This article is about the 2014 feature film. He also co-stars in the upcoming Paramount Insurge feature, DESTINATION WEDDING. 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. For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary. Walters is also a member in good standing with the California Bar Association. 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. Andrew invites Nicole to the performance but finds out she is in a new relationship. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates. 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. Whiplash is a 2013 American drama short film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. And. Walters was born in New York, the son of legendary music agent, Norby Walters. Blumhouse also produced the phenomenally successful sequels Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3 and Paranormal Activity 4. They've ranged from big studio releases to surprise gems from the independent film world. March 2, 2015 6:22pm. 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. Last year, Taylor cast the critically acclaimed Hitchcock, directed by Sasha Gervasi. Next, he edited THE SPACE BETWEEN and ANY DAY NOW for director Travis Fine. 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. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. The film featured Simmons as the jazz band conductor still, but it had Johnny Simmons . 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. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. Finally, P.K. In 2011, Reitman reteamed with Diablo Cody for the critically acclaimed Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt. The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. 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. Andrew crawls from the wreckage and runs to the theater, arriving just as the ensemble enters the stage. 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." Also upcoming is Ryan Gosling's directorial debut LOST RIVER, starring Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn, and Eva Mendes, which debuted at this year's Cannes Film Festival. 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. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater, Sound Re-recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor. [17] For certain scenes, professional drummer Kyle Crane served as Teller's drum double. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. "[34] In The New Yorker, Richard Brody said,"Whiplash honors neither jazz nor cinema. More We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. Overall the film was ranked in 5th place for the year by Metacritic. 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. Sharone recently went back to his native Israel to shoot the feature UP THE WRONG TREE and was subsequently nominated for the Israeli equivalent of the Academy Award for his cinematography in that film. It is rare that we get to talk about a Bollywood film in the $10,000 club. He previously worked at Paramount, where he produced that studio's upcoming micro budget comedy Drunk Weddings. 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. 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. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. [20] The soundtrack consists of 24 tracks divided in three different parts: original jazz pieces written for the film, original underscore parts written for the film, and classic jazz standards written by Stan Getz, Duke Ellington, and other musicians. Months later, Andrew encounters Fletcher playing piano at a jazz club.