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Oscar winner JK Simmons finds 'Counterpart' on Starz
Oscar winner JK Simmons (“Whiplash”) is returning to the small screen. Simmons will star in the upcoming Starz sci-fi/espionage series “Counterpart” as a low-level worker at the UN who, unhappy...
Why the Oscars should ditch the expanded Best Picture field
It's about time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors is reportedly ready to consider throwing in the towel on its failed 6-year experiment to draw larger...
Netflix forces Academy to talk about what a ‘film’ really is
And the Oscar goes to ... Netflix? One Academy voter tells On the Money there’s a new struggle in Tinseltown: What does it mean to be a film? Should the...
Step inside the 'Birdman' bar
The Rum House, a meticulously restored Theater District cocktail lounge, stands out for several reasons. It’s the place where Bill Murray wandered in one recent night and spontaneously serenaded the...
'Glee' gal soars into 'Supergirl' role
"Glee" star Melissa Benoist is going from choir girl to Supergirl. The actress — who also appears in the Oscar-nominated “Whiplash” — has been tapped to play the lead in...
Will ‘Boyhood’ and ‘Birdman’ split top honors on Oscar night?
"Boyhood" will be battling “Birdman” for top Oscar honors — which could very well be split between Best Picture and Best Director for a third year in a row, unless outraged...
J.K. Simmons finally gets his due for ‘Whiplash’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d_jQycdQGo For decades, he’s been a “Hey, it’s that guy” guy. The goofy newspaper editor in the “Spider-Man” movies. Juno’s dad. The neo-Nazi on “Oz,” the recurring police psychiatrist on...
The Post's critics' top 10 movies of 2014
This has been a year when audiences flocked to the likes of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I,’’ “Transformers: Age of Extinction,’’ “Guardians of the Galaxy,’’ “The Fault in Our...
‘Boyhood’ gets big Oscar boost thanks to NY Film Critics Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys-mbHXyWX4 The low-budget labor of love “Boyhood” got a huge Oscar boost Monday from the New York Film Critics Circle, taking best picture and best director for Richard Linklater as...
Drumming drama ‘Whiplash’ is one of the year’s best films
‘Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head?” an imperious bandleader asks his cowering new drummer, Andrew, as the boy checks to make sure his head...
How Miles Teller learned to fake drum like a pro in 'Whiplash'
http://youtu.be/7d_jQycdQGo So much can be accomplished though movie magic. Men can be made to fly and, through a technological breakthrough known as an “apple box,” Tom Cruise can be made...
'Birdman,' 'Gone Girl' and other must-see flicks at 2014 the NYFF
Colossal stars! Trans-galactic Oscar buzz! And Jean-Luc Godard’s dog! The New York Film Festival has come to town, giving its trademark patina of Euro-arthouse snob appeal to the major-league Hollywood...
J.K. Simmons jazzes up ‘Whiplash’
Character actor J.K. Simmons (the dad in “Juno’’), best known as an insurance company pitchman on TV these days, looks like a hot prospect for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar...
The top 8 films from Sundance
PARK CITY — A subdued Sundance film festival winds up this weekend after the quietest session in years, with no all-night bidding wars or breakout hits selling for big bucks...
Sundance opener 'Whiplash' inspires
PARK CITY -- Sundance usually wastes opening night on oddball art house fare (like last year’s druggie road trip “Crystal Fairy”) but last night it went the other way and...