Sundance Film Fest 2014: Whiplash Top Winner

“Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle’s drama starring Miles Teller as a young jazz drummer and J.K. Simmons as his music teacher, won the grand jury prize and the audience award at the 30th annual Sundance Film Fest.

Nymphomaniac: Part 1–Secret Sundance Showing

Von Trier’s controversial “Nymphomaniac: Part 1″ was the secret screening that premiered at Sundance.

Oscar 2013: Critics Choice Awards

“12 Years a Slave” took best picture prize at the 19th Critics Choice Movie Awards, which was also honored for supporting actress Lupita Nyong’o.

Oscar 2013: Nominations

Best Picture nominees: “12 Years a Slave,” “American Hustle,” “Captain Phillips,”….

Wolf of Wall Street: F-Word, Controversy, DiCaprio–Good Box-Office

Scorsese’s latest biopic, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has generated controversy: Some critics raised the issue to what extent the movie glorifies drug use and profanity (the f-word is used in every scene).