San Francisco-based kaboom productions has signed Mary Ford for East Coast spot representation. Kaboom’s directorial roster consists of Brandon Dickerson, Doug Werby and Mo Husseini….Claire Worch of Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based independent representation firm Claire & Company is now handling the West Coast and Texas for Santa Monica editorial shop Rye Films. The Rye roster includes editors Peter Tarter, Kevin Moore and Rye Dahlman….Independent rep Grace Silverstein of Santa Monica-based Reel Grace has been hired to cover the West Coast and Texas for Crusty Pup Pictures, a recently opened shop in San Rafael, Calif., featuring car director John Le Blanc….Lorin Munchick, based in the New York office of Creative Management Partners (CMP), bicoastal and Chicago, has been named to handle the East Coast for bicoastal music and sound design shop Ear to Ear….DPs David Dubois, Chris Duskin, Dave Perkal and Don Carlson have signed with A…List Artists Agency, Hollywood….DP Anghel Decca has signed with Lyons Sheldon Prosnit, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation in commercials, music videos and features….
Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons On The Return Of “Whiplash” To Theaters After 10 Years
Ten years after " Whiplash " took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle's breakthrough feature is returning to theaters nationwide Friday.
In 2014, "Whiplash" was the ultimate indie movie Cinderella story — a Sundance discovery made by a 20-something that that would go on to become both a box office hit and an awards darling: It won three Oscars, including for J.K. Simmons ' portrayal of a semi-sadistic and ever quotable jazz ensemble instructor; launched Chazelle's directing career into the A-list stratosphere; and established Miles Teller as a next generation movie star. Now, audiences will get another chance to experience it on the big screen.
Chazelle, Teller and Simmons spoke recently about the re-release, their memories of the 20-day shoot (including when Teller accidentally broke his co-star's rib) and making something with staying power. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
Q: What has it been like watching "Whiplash" settle into the culture in the past decade?
CHAZELLE: It's very cool, a little surreal. It doesn't feel like 10 years. It's fun to have a moment like this to relive it a little bit.
SIMMONS: It's sobering to know that I'm 10 years older. It's kind of shocking and kind of awesome that the movie actually holds up. I just saw it a few days ago in Toronto: That's a good piece of cinema.
TELLER: This is the first time I've ever had a movie re-released. I'm still fairly young into my career, but it's an incredible movie. The one thing that's frustrating for me is that people just yell out at me all the time, " not my tempo." So that's stuck around well.
SIMMONS: Maybe if you get the tempo... Read More