Miles Teller, the gifted lead actor of “Whiplash,” wanted to look and sound technically correct as a jazz drummer–particularly because he had to play all the songs in the film.
Whiplash (2014): Miles Teller–How to Impress Oscar Voters with Authenticity ad Powerful Performances (
November 20, 2014 by
Oscar Directors: Nichols, Mike–Oscar-Winner (The Graduate) Dies at 83
November 20, 2014 by
Mike Nichols, the acclaimed, Oscar-winning director of Broadway and movies, has passed away suddenly at the age of 83, according to ABC News.
Oscar 2014: I Coulda be a Contender–Director Race–Richard Linklater
November 18, 2014 by
Richard Linklater still hasn’t entirely adjusted to the fact that, for the first time in 12 years, he and his cast and crew are not scripting, shooting and editing new scenes for “Boyhood,” his tender, intimate portrait of a young Texas lad who grows up in real time onscreen. “It’s like the first year you’re […]
Oscar 2014: I Coulda be a Contender–Director Race–Alejandro G. Inarritu
November 18, 2014 by
Alejandro G. Inarritu: Birdman Alejandro G. Inarritu worried that he had gotten stuck in an artistic rut following his first four features — all of them dark dramas (including the Oscar-nominated “21 Grams” and “Babel”) concerned with various forms of tragedy and human suffering. “I’m overwhelmed by the pain in the world; I’m affected by […]
Oscar 2014: I Coulda be a Contender–Director Race–J.C. Chandor
November 18, 2014 by
J.C. Chandor: A Most Violent Year “A Most Violent Year,” which Chandor directed and wrote, is set in the outer boroughs of New York in 1981, a year that’s statistically is considered to be the most violent one in the city’s long history. Chandor must have watched many films by Sidney Lumet’s the late, quintessentially […]
