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Movie Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, and John Legend. SYNOPSIS: Mia is an aspiring actress working as a barista on the Warner Bros. lot. Sebastian is a musician who harbours dreams of opening his own jazz club. The two meet and fall head over heels in […]

J.K. Simmons chose between two different roles for La La Land

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Over the past few weeks, La La Land has become a force to be reckoned with. Between its seven Golden Globe wins (and a slew of other accolades) and strong numbers at the box office, the film’s director, Damien Chazelle, has truly outdone himself, a seemingly impossible task seeing as how his previous film, Whiplash, set […]

Movie Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Whitrock, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: Dreams are chased and love is found in Damien Chazelle’s ode to Hollywood musicals and celluloid magic. On paper, La La Land, reads like it’s going to be my favourite movie of […]

52nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Whitrock, and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. How do you be revolutionary when you’re such a traditionalist? It’s a question that is presented to Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a […]

60th BFI London Film Festival Review – La La Land (2016)

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La La Land, 2016. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and J.K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: In Los Angeles, aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) works in the coffee shop on the Warner Brothers’ lot and goes to auditions.  Jazz devotee and struggling musician Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) resorts to playing at weddings, parties […]

Damien Chazelle was original choice for 10 Cloverfield Lane director, says Dan Trachtenberg

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Have you seen 10 Cloverfield Lane yet? If the answer is no then you are missing out on a tense and thrilling night at the movies (read our reviews here and here). With the “spiritual sequel” to Cloverfield now released in many territories, director Dan Trachtenberg has been discussing the film and revealed that he wasn’t […]

Ryan Gosling circling Neil Armstrong role in Damien Chazelle’s biopic First Man

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Ryan Gosling (Only God Forgives) is in talks to play the iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong in upcoming biopic First Man, which is being directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), according to Deadline. SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the Blade Runner sequel SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone rumoured for Damien Chazelle’s La […]

J.K. Simmons heading to La La Land with Whiplash director Damien Chazelle

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Following his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Whiplash, J.K. Simmons is to reunite with director Damien Chazelle for the filmmaker’s next feature La La Land, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The musical will also star Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and is described as “a modern take on the Hollywood musical following a […]

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone rumoured for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land

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Deadline has reported that Ryan Gosling (Drive) and Emma Stone (Birdman) are rumoured to be close to a deal to star in Whiplash director Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. The film, which Chazelle wrote before his breakout film Whiplash, is described as “an old fashioned musical set in contemporary Los Angeles and centers on a […]