From ‘Whiplash’ Creator Comes Modern Millennial Musical, ‘La La Land’

“La La Land” may be a front-runner in Hollywood’s awards season, but getting it on the big screen presented numerous challenges for writer-director Damien Chazelle, even after his Oscar success with 2014 jazz drama “Whiplash.” “Being a musical, that alone was already a challenge to get money for, but as it was not based on anything, it’s frustrating that the original movie has become this rarity,” the 31-year-old filmmaker told Reuters. “It ultimately fell on people like Ryan Gosling and...

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