JK Simmons

Insidious Von

Insidious Von

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Is JK too god to be true, he's been married to the same woman for almost 25 years.

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I knew he was something special at the midpoint of Oz. Vern Schillinger was a thoroughly repulsive character but, after his brush with mortality, he showed contrition. With any other actor the crowd would have yelled BULLSHIT. Not JK, he played the scene where he vowed to turn over a new leaf, with such conviction that you naturally bought it. He had all of five minutes in Up In the Air and owned the film. I hope he has as long an Indian Summer as Sean Connery after he won is Oscar. He deserves it.

 
When I heard he was co-lead of Whiplash it became a must see film. That it was so well written and constructed was a plus, my pick for the best film of 2014. Miles Teller was the big surprise, to play a table setter role at such a young age (he's 27) is astounding and he has killer skills on drums. Oh and looking like Mario Lemeiux doesn't detract from the film.

 
Whiplash was uncompromising in everything that it went for - it made my depleted hair stand on end. I know almost nothing about Jazz, I was raised on Classical Music. The film is an excellent introduction, I have a new found appreciation on what it takes to be accomplished. Whiplash is the Amadeus of Jazz.

 
Insidious Von said:
When I heard he was co-lead of Whiplash it became a must see film. That it was so well written and constructed was a plus, my pick for the best film of 2014. Miles Teller was the big surprise, to play a table setter role at such a young age (he's 27) is astounding and he has killer skills on drums. Oh and looking like Mario Lemeiux doesn't detract from the film.

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All right I.V.

You've convinced me to see this film with my jazz buddy.
 
Insidious Von said:
Whiplash was uncompromising in everything that it went for - it made my depleted hair stand on end. I know almost nothing about Jazz, I was raised on Classical Music. The film is an excellent introduction, I have a new found appreciation on what it takes to be accomplished. Whiplash is the Amadeus of Jazz.

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Then you will discover a whole new dimension to music, from be-bop, to classical jazz, to fusion, etc. etc.

Some jazz artists also have classical training or roots.
 
now that he is a Oscar winner, will he give up doing commercials for insurance companies..lol....................BTW, i thought he was great playing a pyschiatrist on Law &Order years ago..
 
He was brilliant in OZ
 
stumbled on this. Incredible.

 
GPIDEAL said:
All right I.V.

You've convinced me to see this film with my jazz buddy.
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Don't go see it with a jazz buddy. The CBC radio film critic here in Ottawa is a jazz drummer, and he fucking hated it. HATED it. And he admitted that if he didn't know about all the drumming and jazz inaccuracies that the movie committed, he might well have enjoyed it. Last thing you want is a jazz buddy along to ruin it for both of ya :D
 
He was good as J. Jonah Jamieson in Spider Man, essentially the same demanding character he later played in Whiplash.
 
nobody123 said:
Don't go see it with a jazz buddy. The CBC radio film critic here in Ottawa is a jazz drummer, and he fucking hated it. HATED it. And he admitted that if he didn't know about all the drumming and jazz inaccuracies that the movie committed, he might well have enjoyed it. Last thing you want is a jazz buddy along to ruin it for both of ya.
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Of course he's going to hate it, Miles Teller didn't grow up playing jazz. But I'd love to hear wail on this.


 
ogibowt said:
now that he is a Oscar winner, will he give up doing commercials for insurance companies..lol....................BTW, i thought he was great playing a pyschiatrist on Law &Order years ago..
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That's how I remember him first. :)
 
nobody123 said:
Don't go see it with a jazz buddy. The CBC radio film critic here in Ottawa is a jazz drummer, and he fucking hated it. HATED it. And he admitted that if he didn't know about all the drumming and jazz inaccuracies that the movie committed, he might well have enjoyed it. Last thing you want is a jazz buddy along to ruin it for both of ya :D
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Funny enough, I go to TIFF with him too. We've seen jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, the late Michael Brecker, Brian Blade, Wayne Shorter, etc.. etc., and some funk bands like Tower of Power.

When deciding on films for TIFF, he only made the comment that he didn't like that style of teaching as he's a teacher too.

That's okay. He will come to see it just the same out of curiosity (or we will see it on his XBMC box if it's out). Is it out on Rogers On Demand btw?
 
james t kirk said:
stumbled on this. Incredible.

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Amazing.

He wasn't a spring chicken there either. And he did that while wearing a tuxedo, lol.

I have a vinyl record (couldn't find a CD but probably can download|) of his band Killer Force at Ronnie Scott's in London. Excellent stuff too.

I knew a drummer who worshiped Buddy Rich. He said that he saw him live once and tears ran down his eyes while he watched Buddy Rich playing. Buddy noticed him and gave him this look like "Ya, I know I'm great and know what you're feeling" or something like that lol. He threw his drum stick at him later.
 
GPIDEAL said:
Funny enough, I go to TIFF with him too. We've seen jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, the late Michael Brecker, Brian Blade, Wayne Shorter, etc.. etc., and some funk bands like Tower of Power.

When deciding on films for TIFF, he only made the comment that he didn't like that style of teaching as he's a teacher too.

That's okay. He will come to see it just the same out of curiosity (or we will see it on his XBMC box if it's out). Is it out on Rogers On Demand btw?
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A jazz great died the other day..Clark Terry
 
Hot rumour of the day.

JK is being recruited to take part in the on again/off again film adaptation of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Not sure what role he'll play, never played the game, but Tom Hardy is supposedly taped to play Sam Fisher. I hope this isn't another media fart.

Tom and JK...I can just imagine the sort of shtick they'd pull.

 
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