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Whiplash
Why Aren’t We Talking About Football’s Culture of Brutality? The environment which led to the death of a Maryland college football player in practice isn’t an aberration. It’s normal.
By Will Leitch
the sense of an ending and also a beginning
Feb. 21, 2017
Damien Chazelle’s Guide to Beginnings and Endings The La La Land director is Hollywood’s master of beginnings and endings. Here’s how he does it.
By Kyle Buchanan
destructive criticism
Feb. 11, 2017
By Karen Brill
the industry
Dec. 30, 2015
By Emma Barrie
throwback monday
Mar. 2, 2015
By Lindsey Weber
infographics
Feb. 18, 2015
The Oscar Best Picture Nominees As Pie Charts How much of Boyhood is mansplaining? How much of Theory of Everything is Lost ? And more.
By Jesse David Fox
‘SNL’ Review: Finding the Rhythm with J.K. Simmons From the very beginning, Saturday Night Live was considered “a writer’s show.” While other variety shows from SNL’s early years, like SCTV and […]
By Erik Voss
Selma Was Robbed, and Other Unforgivable Oscar CrimesDavid Oyelowo gave the best male performance of the year.
By David Edelstein
Whiplash Is Facing Some Oscar Nomination DramaIs it an original screenplay or an adapted screenplay?
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
awards season
Jan. 5, 2015
Boyhood , Nightcrawler Nab Producers Guild NomsRecently, the PGA’s big winner went on to win Best Picture.
By Nate Jones
the toughest scene i wrote
Dec. 29, 2014
Toughest Scene I Wrote: On Whiplash ’s 1st Scene Writer-director Damien Chazelle explains, “If the opening moments didn’t land, I was in trouble.”
By Kyle Buchanan
American Film Institute’s Best Films of the Year Goes to 11 The Institute honored Selma , Into the Woods , and Boyhood , among others.
By Nate Jones
movie review
Nov. 14, 2014
By David Edelstein
ask an expert
Oct. 17, 2014
Ask a Juilliard Professor: How Real Is Whiplash ? “If Wynton Marsalis, who’s my boss here at Juilliard, did that, he’d be thrown out.”
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
oscar futures
Oct. 10, 2014
By Kyle Buchanan
Miles Teller on Whiplash , Pushing Himself, and Fantastic Four “I’ve had directors who think they need to do tricks and manipulate you. I don’t work that way.”
By Kyle Buchanan
party chat
Sept. 30, 2014
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
Inside Whiplash, ‘Review,’ and ‘SNL’ with Leo Allen Two decades into his comedy career, Leo Allen is both the host of one of New York’s most popular standup shows (Whiplash) and a busy writer […]
By Bradford Evans
trailer mix
July 24, 2014
Whiplash Trailer Is Very Intense for a Movie About Jazz DrummingIt won both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
By Jesse David Fox
Sheng Wang on New York and San Francisco’s Standup Scenes Over a decade into his standup career, Sheng Wang has amassed a list of credits that includes Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Totally Biased with […]
By Bradford Evans
Eugene Mirman on The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival and WhiteHouse.Gov […] Eugene Mirman is a master of incorporating his absurd humor into places you wouldn’t expect to find it. Whether he’s making silly […]
By Bradford Evans
Carmen Lynch on Translating Comedy from English to Spanish and an […] New York-based comedian Carmen Lynch didn’t come to the city planning to do standup, but she’s been at it for more than a decade. She’s […]
By Joel Arnold
Jared Logan on Playing a Big Weirdo on His Web Series and Doing Standup in […] New York-based standup Jared Logan is keeping awfully busy these days. He recently recorded his debut album in Nashville, released his new web […]
By Emma Soren
Sean Patton on the Country’s Thriving Local Comedy Landscape Sean Patton is at a point in his career that every rising comic eventually reaches: expanding his act for his first one-hour special. This […]
By Emma Soren
Come See Some of Our Very Favorite Comedians at The Bell House Tomorrow […] Tomorrow night, we’ll be celebrating the release of our standup film A Night at Whiplash by hosting a show with our pals at Whiplash at The […]
By Adam Frucci
Come Celebrate the Release of ‘A Night at Whiplash’ This Friday with an […] We’re celebrating the recent release of A Night at Whiplash this Friday night at The Bell House in Brooklyn. The lineup is pretty badass: Jon […]
By Adam Frucci
Michael Che on How Confusing Pinpointing Racism Can Be
In this clip from A Night at Whiplash, former SNL writer and newest Daily Show correspondent Michael Che talks about how hard it can be […]
By Adam Frucci
Janeane Garofalo on Her Influence, Bombing, and Having No Web Presence In comedy, Janeane Garofalo is a living legend. One of the breakout stars of the alt comedy of the 1990s, she went on to an eclectic […]
By Elise Czajkowski
This Week in Comedy: HBO Is Developing a Show Created by and Starring Bill […]
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-After the SNL season 39 finale, we created a bunch of […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Eugene Mirman Talks About the Most Awkward Time He Was Recognized in Public
Here’s a clip from A Night at Whiplash in which Eugene Mirman tells a story of being recognized in Guitar Center. It gets a little […]
By Adam Frucci
The Inside Story of Whiplash, One of New York’s Best and Most Influential […] “Whiplash is like a magical kingdom where laughs run free and jelly beans are the main form of currency,” says comedian Aparna Nancherla, of […]
By Elise Czajkowski
Exclusive: Watch a Scene From Fest Fave Whiplash The Best Supporting Actor campaign for J.K. Simmons begins here.
By Kyle Buchanan
Announcing Splitsider’s New Standup Film, ‘A Night at Whiplash’
I’m very happy to announce Splitsider Presents’ second release, a new standup film called A Night at Whiplash.
Whiplash is a weekly standup […]
By Adam Frucci
Miles Teller on Awkward , Fame, and Efron “I’m so glad you didn’t call it a bromantic comedy.”
By Carl Swanson
sundance 2014
Jan. 26, 2014
Whiplash Leads the Sundance AwardsThe jazz-drumming psychological thriller won the Audience Award and the top Dramatic prize. Your full list of winners follow.
By Jada Yuan
Miles Teller on His Sundance Favorite, Whiplash “Last time I talked to [Shailene Woodley], she had one suitcase. She’d given away all her clothes and she was couch-surfing.”
By Jada Yuan
sundance 2014
Jan. 17, 2014
By Jada Yuan
