Logline: A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his ... Panelists: Damien Chazelle, J.K.

In an impressive career, UConn coach Geno Auriemma has coached a legion of superstars. Recently retired UConn/WNBA/Olympic legend Diana Taurasi is perhaps at the head of that particular pack.

It’s the second time that J.K. Simmons as ... turn as an acerbic music professor in 2014’s Whiplash. He is known for his role as J. Jonah Jameson in Sony’s Spider-Man movies, both the ...

But plenty of other Christmas movies have twisted Saint Nick into something new. JK Simmons won an Oscar for his terrifying performance in Whiplash and, 10 years on, Fletcher remains one of the ...

Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9 ... B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016 ...

Expect a gripping tale of man versus nature—plus, a heroic canine sidekick, which automatically makes any movie 10 times better. Simmons ... as a ruthless music professor in Whiplash (2014).