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. The feature film was done on a very small (for a Hollywood movie) budget of about $3.3 million. Whiplash J.K. Simmons - H 2014. [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. 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. Simmons' latest films include The Words, The Music Never Stopped, Jennifer's Body, Extract, The Vicious Kind, I Love You Man, Beginner's Guide to Endings, Contraband and the Academy Award-nominated Up in the Air. 8th Matthew Jacobs and Christopher Rosen. Following several years of solo law practice, Walters commenced his film producing career in 2003, specializing in the financing of independent features. This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. She met Jason Blum when she was hired to help cast the wildly successful Paranormal Activity 2. Heavily injured, he struggles to play "Caravan," and Fletcher halts the performance to dismiss him from the band. Back in Florida he participated in the Florida State Thespian Festival. This winter, JK will start shooting NBC's new comedy "Growing Up Fisher" opposite Jenna Elfman. He later got the funding and made his original film. 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. [9] Although the Writers Guild of America categorized the screenplay as original, AMPAS classed it as an adaptation of the 2013 short version. 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. STOWELL plays a wounded Marine, whose quest for his own rehabilitation and his strong bond with his young cousin, serves as the inspiration for building a prosthetic tail that saves the dolphin's life. 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. Austin Stowell (Ryan) is one of the industry's most promising rising stars with an enviable slate of upcoming films. [11] The feature-length film was financed for $3.3 million by Bold Films. Today we look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. 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. His third book, Familyhood, hit the shelves in 2011. As the piece finishes, Andrew continues into an extended, unexpected solo. Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. 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. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Claudia Puig. Andrew Neiman is a 19-year-old jazz drummer, dreaming of greatness but unsure if his dream will ever come true. [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. The film was was nominated at the 2009 Gotham Independent Film Awards and was released theatrically in 2010. Likewise, The Theory of Everything expanded to 41 theaters earning an average of $17,937. He has served as Executive Producer on all of Bold's pictures, most notably the critically acclaimed DRIVE directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and the Golden Globe Nominated RFK drama BOBBY, featuring a star studded ensemble cast that included Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, Shia LaBeouf, Demi Moore and Martin Sheen. After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. Post-production. Her most recent project as production designer was for the feature film Lazarus, directed by David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) starring Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde. He learns that Casey hanged himself due to depression and anxiety caused by Fletcher's abuse. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges. [3], In August 2013, Miles Teller signed on to star in the role originated by Johnny Simmons; J. K. Simmons remained attached to his original role. Michel Litvak (Producer) is a Belgian industrialist who founded the independent production and finance company Bold Films in 2004. 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. Since Whiplash debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, . More on that later. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from high school and auditioned for Julliard and New York University. Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones for Paramount; Jessabelle for Lionsgate; . [16], Having taught himself to play drums at age 15, Teller performed much of the drumming seen in the film. Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. He is originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. 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. 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. Starting to notice a pattern here? In television, Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Lionsgate and is working on both scripted and non-scripted projects. In 2010, Sony released his apocalyptic thriller LEGION, which starred Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid and grossed over $75 million worldwide. 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. Meanwhile, Zero Motivation just missed the $10,000 club with $9,427 in one theater. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. On the small screen Simmons played LAPD Assistant Chief Will Pope in TNT's hit series "The Closer." 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' careens into the unexpected before coming to a jaw-dropping close. [18][19], The soundtrack album was released on October 7, 2014, via Varse Sarabande label. 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. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. 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. Whiplash Short Film Damien Chazelle changes course. 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. 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. 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. Jason sent me both . Andrew even elicits a sharp word from his otherwise mild-mannered father. Lancaster also returned to Broadway this season with the multiple Tony award winning musical production of The Bridges of Madison County, after previously producing the Pulitzer Prize winning, 'night, Mother, both with (long time colleague) Marsha Norman. And. At his father's request, Andrew meets a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey, a former student of Fletcher's. and they suggested making the short as a device to generate a budget for the feature, which obviously worked out great. Walters continues his role serves as Executive Producer on all of Bold's pictures, including current feature films WHIPLASH, the Sundance 2014 Audience and Drama Jury Awards winner which will be released on October 10, 2014 by Sony Pictures Classics; NIGHTCRAWLER, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, which will be released by Open Road Films on October 17; THE COUP, starring Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Lake Bell which will be released by THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY on March 16, 2015; and LOST RIVER, Bold's third production with Ryan Gosling which marks his debut as writer and director and stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes. Before it was a best picture nominee, Damien Chazelle 's Whiplash started as a short . 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. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because hes more due for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. With some emotions and some ctritics. Taylor has been married for 18 years to Gregg Taylor, the Head of Development for Dreamworks Animation. All three are worth owning, but Big Hero 6 is the Pick of the Week. 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.