As the son and father of musicians, I have spent my life surrounded by the sounds they create and the challenges they face. From an early age, a musician juggles time and ego to be ready when ...

J.K. Simmons has joined the cast of “La La Land,” a musical from Summit Entertainment that will reteam him with writer-director Damien Chazelle. Their last collaboration, “Whiplash,” resulted in a ...

Few films this year will match the sheer intensity present in director Damien Chazelle’s second feature, “Whiplash.” It’s fusion of thunderous jazz arrangements, a warped mentor/apprentice dynamic ...

In this video from our Oscar showcase The Contenders, Whiplash stars Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons talk about their own surprisingly substantial music backgrounds and how that helped shape ...

It’s not that Damien Chazelle has anything against you personally. He just wants you to feel pain. As the writer-director of “Whiplash,” Chazelle has created one of the most emotionally brutal yet ...