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Drum solos are primal in jazz. It’s what makes the finale of Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” as amazing as anything you’ll see at the movies these days. But it’s J.K. Simmons’ performance that’s as ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Last year's short film entry was expanded into this year's opening night feature film Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival. Whiplash, based on director Damien Chazelle's 18-minute ...

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Go ahead and add to that list a ten-minute drum solo and all of the psychological and physical trauma required to perfect it. Damien Chazelle’s second feature “Whiplash” (read our review) sees Teller ...

If you’ve ever sat in a jazz club or concert and thought the band was just riffing the night away with nary a care in the world, “Whiplash” should whip that feeling out of you faster than a really ...

Proving once again that actor J.K. Simmons can make even the most awesome things better, a new video has emerged pitting his ruthless music teacher from the film Whiplash against Mike Portnoy and a ...

"Whiplash" is "An Officer and a Gentleman" set to jazz, although there are moments when a comparison to "Full Metal Jacket" seems more apropos. All three films feature intense, abusive, charismatic ...

More Oscar buzz was drummed up for Sony Pictures Classics’ “Whiplash” at this week’s Cinema Society screening at Paley Center. Stars Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons are considered front-runners for ...

Those were the first words out of my mouth after my wife and I had finished watching Damien Chazelle’s mentor/pupil mindfuck “Whiplash.” Witnessing the ambitious 19-year-old jazz drummer Andrew Neyman ...