Whiplash

WHIPLASH hit its 12th anniversary today, but the road to a full feature was rocky. Director Damien Chazelle couldn't get financing for the movie, so he made an 18-minute short with J.K. Simmons and Johnny Simmons… Daha fazla göster

Ninety-four minutes, and Damien Chazelle spends them making a drum kit feel less like an instrument and more like a psychological war zone. Whiplash dropped in 2014, and it's not really a jazz story, it's a war film… Daha fazla göster

Whiplash 2014 Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle's whole filmography as a director earned less than one Christopher Nolan movie made at the box office. So, is life fair or not?

Damien Chazelle vs Nolan box office

Three films that explore the cost of chasing perfection: 'I, TONYA', 'WHIPLASH', and 'BLACK SWAN'. Each one hits different.

Chasing perfection trilogy I, TONYA WHIPLASH BLACK SWAN

The conclusion of the 2014 film Whiplash was nearly different. Damien Chazelle initially created Whiplash as an 18-minute short film to demonstrate the concept and secure funding. That final concert scene was intended as… Daha fazla göster