life experiences into their
characters' stories.
Boyhood premiered at the 2014
Sundance Film Festival and
was released theatrically on
July 11, 2014. The film also
competed in the main
competition section of the 64th
Berlin International Film
Festival, where Linklater won
the Silver Bear for Best
Director.The film was
nominated for five Golden
Globe Awards, winning Best
Motion Picture – Drama, Best
Director, and Best Supporting
Actress for Arquette. It also
received six
Academy nominations
including Best Picture, Best
Director, and Best Supporting
Actress for Arquette, which she
won.
WHIPLASH
Whiplash is a 2014
American drama film written
and directed by Damien
Chazelle based on his
experiences in the Princeton
High School Studio
Band. Starring Miles
Teller and J. K. Simmons, the
film depicts the relationship
between an ambitious jazz
student (Teller) and an abusive
instructor (Simmons). Paul
Reiser and Melissa Benoist costar as the student's father and
love interest respectively. The
film opened in limited release
domestically in the US and
Canada on October 10, 2014,
gradually expanding to over
500 screens and finally closing
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