By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 24: Whiplash Details: 2014, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, language, sexual references The lowdown: Character actor J.K. Simmons has been around for many years, paying his dues with memorable performances as a neo-Nazi inmate in HBO’s “Oz,” as the dad in “Juno” and in the first three “Spider-Man” movies. So, it is great to see him earn the recognition he deserves for his turn as a very tough music teacher in “Whiplash.” His performance is almost a certainty to win him a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award on Sunday night. The movie earned four other Oscar nods, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Miles Teller plays the ambitious jazz drummer pushed to his limits by Simmons’ brutal teaching methods. Available at Redbox.
New to View: 'Whiplash'
New to View: 'Whiplash'
New to View: 'Whiplash'
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 24: Whiplash Details: 2014, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, language, sexual references The lowdown: Character actor J.K. Simmons has been around for many years, paying his dues with memorable performances as a neo-Nazi inmate in HBO’s “Oz,” as the dad in “Juno” and in the first three “Spider-Man” movies. So, it is great to see him earn the recognition he deserves for his turn as a very tough music teacher in “Whiplash.” His performance is almost a certainty to win him a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award on Sunday night. The movie earned four other Oscar nods, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Miles Teller plays the ambitious jazz drummer pushed to his limits by Simmons’ brutal teaching methods. Available at Redbox.