Date 13/07/2016 - News People
Director Damien Chazelle burst on the scene in 2014 with Whiplash, the drama that applied the rough mentor/driven protege formula to an elite musical conservatory. The film was the toast of Sundance that year and earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and a win for Best Supporting Actor for J.K. Simmons. Among other things, Whiplash marked cinema?s first major use of Simmons? muscles ? but certainly not the last one.
