***1/2 (out of four)”Humiliate to motivate.” It’s easy to imagine Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), a conductor at the country’s top music conservatory, having that kind of b… ...

In a new video made for College Humor, Weird Al Yankovic inserts himself into one of the many band practice scenes from the Oscar-nominated film Whiplash. It’s kind of like an old Al TV sketch ...

‘Whiplash’ is electric from beginning to end, a musical story of obsession, frustration and outright cruelty built on two knockout performances. The first comes from Miles Teller, playing ...

The film trailer takes you down a long, dark hallway to the drum practice room. The audience is voyeur, intrigued by Andrew’s drumming and also by Terence’s deeply lined, expressive face.

Whiplash won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at Sundance last winter. It has grossed about $4.1 million worldwide, on an estimated production budget of $3.3 million since its Oct ...