Whiplash, the breakout film by future Oscar-winning director of La La Land, Damien Chazelle, was initially a coveted Black List script picked up by producers Jason Blum and Jason Reitman, who ...

J.K. Simmons is taking home his first best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in "Whiplash." Simmons' turn as an intense music instructor wowed critics and the Academy. This was the 60 ...