In Whiplash, the pursuit of greatness is both the driving force and the central torment of the story. Andrew Neiman, a young ...

Whiplash, the movie that helped launch director Damien Chazelle‘s work to the world of cinema, will re-release in theaters in September for its 10th anniversary. On September 9th, 2014’s ...

More stories by Nigel M. Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash,” based on his short of the same name, owned the 2014 Sundance Film Festival awards, netting both the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) and the Dramatic ...

Whiplash (2014) Film Review from the 58th Annual BFI London Film Festival, a movie directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Kavita Patil, Kofi ...

PARK CITY, Utah – Miles Teller – who can be seen on screen later this month with Zac Efron in ‘That Awkward Moment’ – took four-hour drum lessons three times a week to play the lead in ‘Whiplash,’ ...

[Note: This is a "second take" review of Whiplash by Phil Brown from the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. To read Matt's initial review from Sundance 2014, click here.] Reduced to the most ...

Intense music drama Whiplash, already a big winner at Sundance and the Deauville American Film Festival earlier this year, should drum up plenty of audience interest in its debut this weekend, even ...

When Damien Chazelle’s short film “Whiplash” screened in April of last year at Aspen Film’s Shortsfest, it brought along considerable buzz for a 17-minute movie set in a band practice room. It had a ...

Almost everyone can name a few films that he or she loves crazily despite their apparent imperfection. These films may have logical flaws, loose structure, or redundant characters, but they are so ...

J.K. Simmons, thankfully, seems very different from his Whiplash character emotionally, but he does have some other crucial ...

Writer/director Damien Chazelle's Whiplash is a piercing and thrilling character drama. It is a gripping and thoughtful piece on the nature of nurturing, one which succeeds in building genuine ...

Music instruction and combat are rarely linked in movies, and particularly not in the singularly riveting way they come together in Whiplash (**** out four; rated R; opening Friday nationwide). The ...