Whiplash (2014)

"The road to greatness can take you to the edge"

Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, Michel Litvak, David Lancaster
Written by Damien Chazelle
Starring: Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser
Music by Justin Hurwitz
Cinematography: Sharone Meir
Edited by Tom Cross
Production companies: Sierra/Affinity, Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, Right of Way Films
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: 10 October 2014 (United States)
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $3.3 million
Box office: $49 million

"Whiplash" is a music drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle and based on his experiences in the Princeton High School Studio Band. The story is about Andrew Neiman who wants to become a great musician so bad that he starts to go crazy - not least under pressure of his instructor.

Terminator Genisys (2015)

"The rules have been reset."

Directed by Alan Taylor
Produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg
Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier
Based on Characters by James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matt Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Lee Byung-hun
Music by Lorne Balfe
Cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by Roger Barton
Production company: Skydance Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date: 1 July 2015 (United States)
Running time: 126 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $155 million
Box office: $440.6 million

"Terminator Genisys" is a science fiction action adventure film directed by Alan Taylor. It's the fifth installment in the Terminator series. It tells the alternative story of Sarah Connor who meets the Terminator earlier than Kyle Reese expects and fate changes.