A short film's budget breaks down into: Pre-production. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Andrew subsequently abandons drumming. Benoist beat out 900 other girls nationwide to land the new female leading role of "Marley" on FOX's hit show "Glee.". While Big Hero 6 wasn't the only new release on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, it might as well have been. The film received widespread critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, film editing, sound mixing, and Teller's and Simmons' performances, and grossed $49 million on a $3.3 million budget, making it Chazelle's highest grossing feature until the release of La La Land (2016). He's making the kind of musician that would throw a cymbal at him. ", "In its feverish tempo, 'WHIPLASH' moves like a thriller as meticulously precise, and as thrillingly volatile, as the music it celebrates. She guest starred on "Blue Bloods," "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order SVU" SVU before her arc on Showtime's critically acclaimed series "Homeland." 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. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive 5 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. 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 Mia Galuppo. Terri Taylor (Casting Director) has worked on over 40 feature films over the course of her almost 20-year career in casting. More Fury will top the box office chart this weekend with a solid, but unspectacular, $23.5 million, according to Sonys Sunday morning estimate. This isn't at the same level as Frozen opened with, but it is already the second best selling DVD in 2015. 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. After working on Wall Street as a financial consultant for Johnson & Higgins and serving as a corporate lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Walters moved to Los Angeles and entered show business via the entertainment law division of Loeb & Loeb. 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. After what he thought was a disastrous audition, Miles was thrilled that NYU did accept him. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew intensifies his drum practicing. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. These great short films, and many others would NOT have fit into the viral mold. He most recently finished shooting the independent film WHIPLASH opposite Miles Teller and JK Simmons. Melissa Benoist (Nicole) just wrapped production on the feature Imagine, opposite Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer and Annette Bening for director Dan Fogelman. Notable credits include Travis Fine's ANY DAY NOW (Editor), Scott Cooper's CRAZY HEART (Additional Editor), the David Milch HBO series DEADWOOD (Assistant Editor), and Michel Negroponte's science-fiction documentary W.I.S.O.R. This includes Inherent Vice, which led the way for the second time in a row earning an average of $29,055 in five theaters. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. 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. They've ranged from big studio releases to surprise gems from the independent film world. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 67%, which is stunning. The final film in the $10,000 club was Awake: The Life of Yogananda with an opening of $18,885 in one theater. Andrew crawls from the wreckage and runs to the theater, arriving just as the ensemble enters the stage. The hits growing so fast they start to blur together. But on that date, Andrew's musical preoccupations threaten to derail even his most genuine romantic overtures. This is also a two-horse race, but one of the horses has a significant, but not insurmountable lead. It sold 1.99 million units generating $37.59 million in the process. In 2016, Sundance received 9000 short film submissions (compared to 4000 feature films) and only about 60 were selected to screen. 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. In 2012, Brill joined Blumhouse Productions as Head of Production. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. 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. Yes. "A work of bravura filmmaking. Pre-weekend projections had the film closer to $30 million, and with an $80 million price tag, and Brad Pitt starring, the film is really underperforming at this point. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. A teacher who is very ecigeant and maybe the nostalgy of a student who have huge opportunity and the pressure about that. "Nice weatherwe play baseball all year round.". 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. 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. After their first set at a jazz competition, Andrew misplaces Tanner's sheet music. Months later, Andrew encounters Fletcher playing piano at a jazz club. Overall the film was ranked in 5th place for the year by Metacritic. His introduction to Hollywood came as 'Jesse' on SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER. [3][4] [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. Still, shorts will most likely have a more manageable budget and production schedule, making them more accessible to filmmakers. ", "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? See production, box office & company info. In 2014, he wrote and directed his second feature film Whiplash, based on his award-winning short film Whiplash (2013). The film was was nominated at the 2009 Gotham Independent Film Awards and was released theatrically in 2010. Production. After convincing an impatient Fletcher to wait for him, Andrew races back and retrieves them, but is hit by a truck on the way back. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative. Recent features include the award winning DRIVE starring Gosling and directed by Nicolas Refn, ONLY GOD FORGIVES starring Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas; and EVIDENCE starring Stephen Moyer, Radha Mitchell, Torrey DeVitto and Caitlin Stasey. 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. Like the intensely single-minded drummer Miles Teller plays in " Whiplash ," its writer-director, Damien . The actual drummer was Bernie Dresel. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. Currently, Melanie's work can be seen in The Purge starring Ethan Hawke, which opened number one at the box office. 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. Nate performs regularly at the UCB Theatre. However, it was a Wednesday release and it earned $13,145 over five days. In 2010, Sony released his apocalyptic thriller LEGION, which starred Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid and grossed over $75 million worldwide. With a dedication to making commercial films with artistic vision, Litvak has diversified the company's slate by developing films in a wide variety of genres that include dramas, thrillers, sci-fi and independent festival favorites. The Golden Globes winners were announced Sunday night and while there were not a lot of surprises, there are some things worth talking about. In 2014, he co-stars in film projects including WHIPLASH opposite Miles Teller; BEHAVING BADLY opposite Selena Gomez; and DOLPHIN TALE 2, the sequel to Warner Bros' 2011 hit film. "[25] On Metacritic the film has a score of 88 out of 100, based on reviews from 49 critics, indicating "universal acclaim. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations, Per Theater Chart: Imitation Remains Real, 2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations, Per Theater Chart: Imitation Scores Game-Winning Goal, Per Theater Chart: Mockingjay Makes a Mockery of the Per Theater Chart, Per Theater Chart: None of the Competition could Catch Foxcatcher, Per Theater Chart: Birdman has the Skies to Himself, Weekend Estimates: Fury an Unspectacular First, Per Theater Chart: Whiplash has a Saintly Opening, Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No YaibaTo the Swordsmith Village, 16.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend), $3,300,000 (worldwide box office is 11.9 times production budget), 6 opening theaters/567 max. The Theory of Everything expanded again, but still remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,798 in 141 theaters. Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles. 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. [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. Gary Michael Walters (Executive Producer) is the Chief Executive Officer of Bold Films and is actively involved in all aspects of the company including production, development, distribution and finance. Because of his single-mindedness toward music, Andrew's relationship with his family deteriorates, and he breaks up with his girlfriend, Nicole, to focus on his ambitions. [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. During his sophomore year he and his best friend auditioned for Footloose because "the Drama Club Counselor was really pretty." 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. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award. Simmons' portrayal of Fletcher won him the Academy, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Supporting Actor. [2] Critical response [ edit] Director Damien Chazelle at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. 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. Like the Best Supporting Actress category, Best Supporting Actor isn't even close and one of the five nominees is absolutely running away with things. 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. 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 short film received acclaim after debuting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which attracted investors to produce the complete version of the script. 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. 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. It has gone on to be. 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. 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 "[29] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of Teller and Simmons, writing: "Teller, who greatly impressed in last year's Sundance entry The Spectacular Now, does so again in a performance that is more often simmering than volatile Simmons has the great good fortune for a character actor to have here found a co-lead part he can really run with, which is what he excitingly does with a man who is profane, way out of bounds and, like many a good villain, utterly compelling. Damien Chazelle made his directorial debut with the musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). 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. 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 . On the way to the next competition, Andrew's bus breaks down. 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 brings us back to the last section, you need to decide what . Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. Today we look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. The other big story about this years contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. For a family film, it is hard to comprehend. Growing up in Connecticut, STOWELL was a competitive athlete. In late 2012, Chazelle directed a short film based on part of his feature screenplay Whiplash. More on that later. The film, which marks Gosling's debut as writer and director, stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes. The majority of films average about five pages, and a low-budgets can plan to shoot as many as ten. As a result he was recruited to attend a six-week performing arts class in New York City at the New York School for Film and TV. 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. [41], Whiplash was originally planned to compete for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, but on January 6, 2015, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that the film would instead be competing in the Adapted Screenplay category[42] to the surprise of many including Chazelle,[43] due to the short film premiering at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (one year before the feature film's release), even though the feature film's script was written first and the short was made to attract investors into producing the feature-length film. Walters served as Executive Producer on BLACK BOX. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters. This is the second best per theater average of the year, behind only The Grand Budapest Hotel. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. Very good short. After a grueling five-hour practice session with Tanner and Connolly on "Caravan," Andrew earns back the core position. The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. [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. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Vana as Metz, a trombonist who gets dismissed by Fletcher mid-rehearsal, Adrian Rashad Driscoll as Reed, a trombonist. 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 . Sharone has also photographed commercials all around the world and enjoyed shooting music videos for such diverse artists as Joe Cocker, Pink, Nas and The All-American Rejects. The feature film was done on a very small (for a Hollywood movie) budget of about $3.3 million. She met Jason Blum when she was hired to help cast the wildly successful Paranormal Activity 2. In addition to editing the feature . For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. Following several years of solo law practice, Walters commenced his film producing career in 2003, specializing in the financing of independent features. "[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. 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. Munchausen made waves upon release in large part due to Aster's impressive direction. The other contender is the Criterion Collection release for Watership Down (Blu-ray). After a disastrous performance, Andrew walks offstage humiliated but returns and cuts off Fletcher's introduction to the next piece by playing the intro to "Caravan", cueing the band himself. It is the short film on which the feature film is based. Starting to notice a pattern here? It is the short film that the Oscar winning feature film is based on. ", 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.". [11] The feature-length film was financed for $3.3 million by Bold Films. Benoist got her start in the independent film Tennessee. 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. Since Whiplash debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, . He received his B.F.A. In 2012, he starred opposite Liam Hemsworth in LOVE AND HONOR, winning the lead role over Hollywood's most in-demand young actors. The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. 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. Even though Fletcher says very little to him that night, he ignites in Andrew a passion to achieve his goal. After a successful performance of "Whiplash," Fletcher promotes Andrew to the core drummer. 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. 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. 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. Likewise, The Theory of Everything expanded to 41 theaters earning an average of $17,937. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. Later she partnered with Zane, co-casting Seabiscuit and War of The Worlds. 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. For her effort, Taylor was nominated for Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award. and they suggested making the short as a device to generate a budget for the feature, which obviously worked out great. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. Taylor has been married for 18 years to Gregg Taylor, the Head of Development for Dreamworks Animation. In December 2015, the score received a Grammy nomination, and the film was nominated for the NME Award for Best Film. He has had guest starring roles on NBC's "Parks and Recreation," and a recurring role on TBS' new hit comedy "Men at Work. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. New releases earned the top three spots on the DVD sales chart this week. After directing the super low budget "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" in 2009, . Spielberg then hired her to be his US Casting Consultant on the Oscar nominated film, Munich. The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. However, Andrew is taken aback when Fletcher abruptly gives the position to Ryan Connolly, a drummer from a lower-level ensemble within Shaffer. Whiplash is an excellent film, one of the best of 2014, but like all movies it has its shortcomings. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. 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. 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. March 2, 2015 6:22pm. [2] It expanded to 88 locations, then 419 locations. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin.
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