Sentences with phrase «young jazz drummer»

Andew (Teller) is a young jazz drummer on his journey to becoming «one of the greats.»

The story of a talented young jazz drummer and his cruelly sadistic mentor features powerful performances from Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons and editing so intricate and masterful, it feels like jazz itself.

Whiplash stars Miles Teller as Andrew, as aspiring young jazz drummer studying at a New York conservatory.

This year's Sundance pick looks to be Whiplash, Damien Chazelle's film about a young jazz drummer and his tutor, which won the audience and jury prizes at Sundance this year and has been selected for Cannes» Director's Fortnight this year.

, Damien Chazelle's film about a young jazz drummer and his tutor, which won the audience and jury prizes at Sundance this year and has been selected for Cannes» Director's Fortnight this year.

Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single - minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite East Coast music conservatory.

The film stars Miles Teller as a talented young jazz drummer who is pushed past his potential by a drill sergeant - like instructor (J.K. Simmons).

Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single - minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory.Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school.

But the film — the story a young jazz drummer (Miles Teller) who attends one of the best music schools in the country under the tutelage of the school's fearsome maestro of jazz played by J.K. Simmons — would have to be a breakout hit to make the increasingly mainstream ranks of Oscar's big category.

Synopsis: A talented young jazz drummer experiences a trial by fire when he's recruited by a ferocious instructor whose unyielding search for perfection may... [MORE]

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Language: English Genre: Drama MPAA rating: R Director: Damien Chazelle Actors: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist Plot: A stern teacher helps mold a struggling young drummer who is working to become a top jazz drummer.

Inform a flock of multiplex - goers that they're about to watch a movie about a young man training to become a jazz drummer and they'll start snoring loudly in your face.

Whiplash, the overwhelmingly riveting second feature from young (born 1985) writer / director Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench) opens with a scene of an aspiring jazz drummer, Andrew — played with searing commitment by rising star Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now)-- rehearsing in an empty studio space.

He is absolutely terrifying as a sadistic jazz teacher who pushes Miles Teller's talented young drummer to the brink of greatness / madness.

WHIPLASH is not just the name of Hank Levy's eccentrically metered jazz tune, but describes the dangerous dynamic between a young drummer Andrew (Miles Teller) and his bullying instructor Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) at an exclusive music conservatory.