city dump : the story of the 1951 ccny basketball scandal is a 1998 documentary film by george roy and steven hilliard stern , produced by black canyon productions , and hbo sports about the ccny point shaving scandal .

the documentary was shown on hbo .

the story of the 1951 c . c . n . y . basketball scandal
adolph rupp , the coach of kentucky who had said publicly he would never have a black player on his team . ( he ) represented the southern tradition , the all - white tradition .
- maury allen , ccny ' 53 , hbo original ( black canyon productions ) ,
city dump , the story of the 1951 ccny basketball scandal ,
1998 .
it was not a basketball game . it was a cultural war . it was a religious war . it was city college ' s way of saying . . . . . forgive me but , ' screw you adolph rupp . ' we are also part of this country . it ' s not just yours , it ' s ours too .
- marvin kalb , ccny 1951 , hbo original ( black canyon productions ) ,
city dump , the story of the 1951 ccny basketball scandal ,
1998 .
[ hbo ] hd . this documentary examines one of the darkest and saddest chapters in sports history : the ccny basketball team game - fixing scandal .
ccny - the only team ever to win both the nit and ncaa tournaments in the same year . new york city was the basketball capitol of the united states around 1950 .
gene hackman in story based loosely on the 1953–54 milan high school basketball team .
program from 1959 ararat shrine all - star basketball game held in kansas city , mo .
' ' say it ain ' t so , beavers ! ' ' such might have been the cry of a million or two new yorkers to the 1949 - 51 city college of new york basketball team that plunged from glory to shame in the blink of a season . but the producers of ' ' city dump : the story of the 1951 c . c . n . y . basketball scandal ' ' recognize that the story is not just about the erring ways of a few young men who found they could make a little money without , as they must have rationalized , hurting anybody , but also about all those who were deeply hurt .
i don ' t get hbo but it sounds pretty good . ccny was a power in college basketball before the betting scandals of the 50 ' s . after that they dropped basketball .
based on true story of the famous turn - of - the - century trotter .
little - known true story of origins of basketball in europe , culminating with first european basketball championship tournament , held in geneva , switzerland in 1935 .
documentary examining one of the most notorious incidents in college basketball history , when seven members of the city college of new york ( ccny ) basketball team conspired with gamblers to fix games over two seasons ( 1949 - 51 ) . includes archival television footage , home movies , and interviews with p
fictional story of a terrorist attack on the super bowl by use of the goodyear blimp .
a 12 - chapter serial with red grange confronting a scandal at
clay college .
the story of lambert , a modest belgian bike racer in the ' 70s .
keanu reeves as a young man who takes charge of an inner - city team .
decided he wanted to leave new york city to play basketball for rupp at kentucky , he wrote rupp a letter in which he included letters of recommendation from clair bee of liu and none other than nat holman of ccny . ( russell rice ,
the story of brandon burlsworth , possibly the greatest walk - on in the history of college football .
based on an amalgam of true stories from the rugby program of highland high school in salt lake city .
who was an all - american at uk in the late 1930 ' s , well before the ccny game .
based on story of jon abbate and surprising 2006 season of wake forest university .
true story of john baker , a girls ' track coach dying of cancer .
documentary examining one of the most notorious incidents in college basketball history , when seven members of the city college of new york ( ccny ) basketball team conspired with gamblers to fix games over two seasons ( 1949 - 51 ) . includes archival television footage , home movies , and interviews with players , broadcasters and authors .
about the sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky and its impact on pennsylvania state university and its football program .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . sequel to the u , following miami football ' s rise from scandal to renewed dominance , only to face new controversy with the nevin shapiro scandal .
director chris kentis . the story of the disappearance of scuba divers tom and eileen lonergan in 1998 .
story of an australian ' s fight to keep commercialism from ruining the game .
true story of hardships and success of great u . s . athlete gail devers .
made for tv ; based on a true story of tragic ending of undefeated filly .
dennis waterman in a story of an australian team on a tour of great britain .
dare to dream : the story of the u . s . women ' s soccer team
, which invited four of the top college basketball teams from around the nation .
a 15 - year - old ' s goal is to play for manchester city .
this espn - aired drama depicted the lives of the cougars , a fictional professional football team in an unidentified city .
joe palooka leaves rural life to follow a trainer ( jimmy durante ) to the big city .
true story of quest by rudy ruettiger to enroll and play at notre dame .
based on a true story of first girl to play in pop warner league .
matt dillon narrates story of north american soccer league club , with player interviews .
true story of oregon middle distance runner steve prefontaine , played by jared leto .
james garner and yves montand in fictional story of drivers ' lives and loves .
story of 12 , 000 - mile 1953 race from england to new zealand .
based on true story of mexico team that won 1957 little league world series .
story of a young nine - ball hustler . co - starring christopher walken .
story of montana brothers hooked on fly - fishing , directed by robert redford .
story of olympic gold - medal diver greg louganis , played by mario lopez .
whenever hbo airs this little gem of a documentary , i stop what i ' m doing and watch it . narrated by liev schrieber , who is establishing himself as one of the most accomplished vocal performers in the business , this is just a remarkable story . what makes the story of ccny so shattering is to see the impact that it has had on college basketball in new york . yeah , st . john ' s usually fields a good team , and now and again manhattan sends a team to the ncaa tournament , as they did this year , but for the most part , college basketball in the city died when this scandal erupted . brilliant .
story of the comrades marathon , an annual 55 - mile foot race in south africa .
based on the story of mine that bird , the 50 - 1 shot that won the 2009 kentucky derby .
matthew mcconaughey in true story of college team ' s 1970 plane crash and aftermath .
directed by jack nicholson , story of a college player who becomes a campus activist .
fictional story of hikers ( matt damon , casey affleck ) who become hopelessly lost .
christian - themed story of young golfer ( lucas black ) and the many lessons he learns .
edward r . breathitt reinforces this idea that the providing of scholarships was not the sole responsibility of the basketball coach .
about it . the first issue he brought up was the breaking story . wrote marshall :
he is the first 7 - footer signed by uk since bill spivey , who led the wildcats to the national crown in 1951 and made all - american .
so when , in 1951 , it all came apart , with arrests of new york college basketball players , including the c . c . n . y . stars , for selling out to gamblers , it came as the sellout of a city of fans . alumni , who tell much of the story tonight , recall the shock , the disbelief , the disillusion . ' ' a bomb in my neighborhood , ' ' one says . ' ' a betrayal , ' ' says another .
no doubt that the 66 title game underscored the important emergence of the black athlete in college basketball .
based on true story of a louisiana coach ( forest whitaker ) rebuilding after hurricane katrina .
based on true story of a 19th - century arabian distance race , starring viggo mortensen .
story about a dominican prospect and his adjustment to life in the u . s .
for students and alumni , the school and its team were the ultimate american success story , the victory of talent over privilege . even the way the beavers played - - move the ball fast . . . pass , pass , pass . . . hit the basket - - caught the tempo of the city .
by a young reporter by the name of frank deford who discussed beard ' s story and commented on the larger significance of it .
in 1951 , undefeated u of san francisco dons decline invitation to play in orange bowl after being told they must play without two african - american stars .
french director luc besson ' s story of free divers , starring jean reno and rosanna arquette .
the charge was repeated in 1999 by bruce jenkins when describing the new york city basketball scene in the late 1940 ' s ,
at a time when kentucky coach adolph rupp publicly announced that he wanted no black players , ccny had two blacks and three jewish players in its 1950 starting lineup .
- by bruce jenkins , a good man : the pete newell story , frog , ltd . , 1999 pg . 29 .
adolph rupp had come to town for a meeting of southeastern conference basketball coaches .
keanu reeves in a fictional story about strike - breakers on a pro team .
true story set during 1924 olympics . four academy awards , including best picture .
story of notre dame coach knute rockne ( pat o ' brien ) , with ronald reagan as the gipper .
based on true story of a 16 - year - old ' s five - year sail around the world .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . a history of football at southern methodist university , including 1987 scandal that shut down the program for two years .
based on true story of a high school coach , pitcher jim morris , portrayed by dennis quaid .
based on a true story ; meg ryan as manager of a young fighter ( omar epps ) .
malaysia first sport football film exploring the real story about malaysia during qualifying to 1980 summer olympics .
true story depicting rivalry between drivers james hunt and niki lauda during the 1976 formula one season .
based on a true story , with diane lane as the triple crown winner ' s owner .
based on a true story about a virginia high school coach , starring denzel washington .
made for tv . based on a true story about youths in a correctional facility .
ty cobb as a ball - playing bank clerk in a story by grantland rice .
story about a new york high school player who falls in with a bad crowd .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . examines the return to prominence of the usc trojans under pete carroll and the pay - for - play scandal that tarnished carroll ' s success .
a college student in india fights the cricket establishment to start a basketball program .
story of a boy ' s love for a doomed ex - boxer . academy award for wallace beery .
story of a man ' s love for his thoroughbred and a woman who helps him achieve his dreams .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . the story of the buffalo bills of the early 1990s , the only team ever to reach four consecutive super bowls—but loser of all four .
alan hale , jr . again , in a story about a steam - engine rally .
based on a true story , starring samuel l . jackson as a high school coach .
real - life boxer max baer co - stars in a glove story with myrna loy .
story of famed native american athlete who excelled at football , baseball and track & field , starring burt lancaster .
story of jackie robinson ' s historic signing with brooklyn dodgers under guidance of team executive branch rickey ( played by harrison ford ) .
[ where he broke the basketball color barrier at that school along with dwight smith of princeton dotson ] .
despite evidence to the contrary immediately after the game , most national sportswriters in later years ignored that and told the story of a beaten , regretful man .
fact - based story of tony fingleton , an australian who skipped the 1964 summer olympics to attend harvard . screenplay by fingleton .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . tells the story of the rise of the soviet union as a hockey power , leading up to an exploration of the miracle on ice from the soviet team ' s point of view .
below is a listing of the first black athletes to play basketball in acc , sec and the old southwest conference schools .
favre does a good job recounting the events leading up to the story . below was the article , which was published in the april 26 , 1961
true story depicting rivalry between funny - car drivers don ' the snake ' prudhomme and tom ' the mongoose ' mcewen .
fictional story of a heavyweight champ who fights a fellow prison inmate . ving rhames and wesley snipes co - star .
true story of how 13 - year - old santiago torres , from an ordinary background , became a polo star .
story of 16 - year - old marilyn bell ' s world - record swim across lake ontario ( 50 . 5
roller derby story with raquel welch ending in one - on - one race versus her nemesis .
whether you admit it or no , whether you admire him or the reverse , rupp of kentucky is basketball .
the story of vinny paz ( miles teller ) , focusing especially on his comeback from a broken neck suffered in an auto accident .
story of a boy who dreams to become shahid afridi finds himself down on luck when the only club he ever knew goes bankrupt .
made for tv as part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . follows the history of sports in cleveland since the city ' s last major title in 1964 , including heartbreaks such as the drive , the fumble , the shot , the move , and the decision .
made for tv as part of espn ' s nine for ix series . the story of figure skater katarina witt , two - time olympic gold medalist and reluctant pawn of the cold war .
to play their ' home ' games in the city of memphis tennessee , which would presumably afford an integrated uk team more favorable accommodation options and likely avoid the types of problems which could be expected in the small towns of oxford and starkville further to the south .
james caan as the game ' s greatest star , playing for houston in a futuristic story of a life - and - death sport .
in sequel to 1979 story , a boy travels to morocco to try to get his horse back .
kentucky ? there ' s simply too much uncomfortable history , from the racism of rupp to the point - shaving scandal that brought a one - season suspension of competition in the early ' 50s to the more recent infractions case that barred the wildcats from the ncaa tournament in 1990 and ' 91
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the university ' s policy of actively recruiting players of all races was reaffirmed in a meeting of the board of trustees in december of 1965 .
rupp had run short of players , and stephens , a black football player jumped at the opportunity to play basketball for the wildcats .
silent film about a college girl ( marion davies ) who plays basketball to hook the coach .
. he played on uk ' s freshman basketball team where he started and on many occasions scored over 20 points a game . this technically makes him the first black kentucky basketball player . his priority at uk was football although he was still interested in basketball .
based on the story of the winners of the 1981 grand national — aldaniti , who came back from chronic leg injuries , and jockey bob champion , a testicular cancer survivor . starring john hurt .
however , millions of university of kentucky fans are probably just as aware that the tall sophomore is the first black man ever to play varsity basketball for kentucky .
a look at the life of muhammad ali as told from the perspectives of many of his opponents .
true story , with cuba gooding , jr . as a challenged young man who aids a football coach .
the details of the scandal are mundane and shabby : gamblers paid the players to shave points , holding down scores to suit their bets : ' ' we don ' t want you to lose ; we just want you to win by less . ' '
how absurd can you get ? i did not meet oscar robertson until i had him in the shrine all - star game at kansas city last march .
butch beard ' s interconference letter of intent , the document at the center of the dispute .
film adaption of the 1958 itv play of the week episode ,
the chigwell chicken .
adolph rupp ' s body had barely been put into the ground before a negative media report surfaced about him . in a story published in the
loosely based on nick hornby soccer story , in this case a boston red sox fan ( jimmy fallon ) .
based on jack johnson , story of black prizefighter in early 20th century . oscar - nominated performances by james earl jones and jane alexander .
story of micky ward ( mark wahlberg ) and half - brother dicky eklund ( christian bale ) . oscars for bale and melissa leo .
a basketball coach ( cathy lee crosby ) hired by mistake is harassed by her superior .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . about the new york city writers and academics who created rotisserie fantasy baseball , and how their creation eventually left them behind .
rupp , who built kentucky into one of the nation ' s basketball powers , explained that he felt there is strength in numbers , regardless of how few .
oh . i also found the opening discussion of ccny - the school , not the team - to be fascinating . a blue collar intellectual hub where whites and minorities coexisted in the early 1950s ? call me sheltered , but i didn ' t know such a place existed until i watched that .
first of all , even if haywood had made the grades and enrolled at tennessee , he would not have been the first black basketball player in the southeastern conference . as
3 . one story which does indeed demonstrate that rupp was prejudiced against blacks is related by ron grinker in the book loose balls . this book , by terry pluto , attempts to harness the flavor of the aba during its short - lived life . grinker relates a story when he was escorting the aging college coach down to memphis for a promotion of the local aba franchise .
along with finishing c . c . n . y . as a basketball phenomenon , the scandal also tarnished the career of the team ' s admired coach , nat holman , not to mention the school ' s reputation for maintaining academic standards when it was reported that some players were given passing marks without attending classes . so at least we can take comfort in the thought that nowadays only scholars play college sports .
a young fbi agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of corporate heists . a remake of the 1991 film of the same name
based on a true story , the michael lewis best - seller about oakland a ' s exec billy beane , played by brad pitt .
true story of gretel bergmann , kept out of 1936 olympics for being jewish , replaced by an athlete who turned out to be a man . later dramatized in berlin 36 .
a new dramatization of the life of jesse owens , highlighted by the 1936 summer olympics .
but back to rupp . in a conversation on the way to the banquet , i asked coach rupp when the end of segregated athletics would come to the southeastern conference . my story the next day quoted him as saying that it would happen
i have always suspected that adolph rupp would be tempted not to let too many good negro basketball players get out of the state .
but in 67 seasons of basketball - 40 of them under adolph frederick rupp himself - no black man had ever been part of the 25 conference titles , the four national championships , the 37 all - america awards and the 85 all - conference selections .
a more light - hearted tv movie also based on the wanda holloway story , with emmy - winning performances by holly hunter and beau bridges .
on the basketball court you ' re groovy people , but off the court you ' re animals . even the mexicans look down on you .
sports columnist harvey yavener wrote an article ( published march 21 , 1966 ) which discussed the importance of race in the national championship game which had just been played . interestingly , he started off the story by stating
,
70 years later , a statue honors indiana basketball hero
, may 27 , 2016 .
army vet ken williams , a basketball hero , is threatened to fix his school ' s games .
teen about to get basketball scholarship ( jamaal wilkes ) is mistaken for thief and shot by police .
pressure from the local community and a desire to break stereotypes led him to make his decision to break the sec color barrier in basketball .
unseld , who was instrumental in leading seneca to the kentucky state high school championship last year , is one of the finest cagers the basketball - strong state has produced in some time .
loosely based on the debut of the jamaica bobsled team at the 1988 winter olympics .
from the perspective of a kentucky fan , it is interesting to read the reaction by
city
fans and sportswriters to adolph rupp bringing his teams up to the major northern cities to play basketball . it seems many of them considered rupp ' s teams to be
the south .
with the exception of a small few , kentucky was regularly coming up to compete against all - comers , whether integrated or not . it seems possible to me that while rupp was intent on taking his team and beating the world , his opponents were interested in more than a basketball game .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series looking at the attempt to bring james naismith ' s original rules of basketball back to the university of kansas , where naismith worked for over 40 years .
payne said he was skeptical at first about attending kentucky because of the racial discussion . but he declared that he had no reservations about being the first negro basketball players at the school after visiting the campus .
made for tv ; based on a true story about a grueling football training camp at texas a & m under coach bear bryant .
made - for - tv remake of original 1968 film of the same title .
chronicles the high school careers of lebron james and four of his hometown friends .
a remake of spawn of the north , with robert ryan and brian keith .
based on a true story , with jeff bridges as the great horse ' s owner and tobey maguire as his jockey . nominated for 7 academy awards .
magical shoes turn a 14 - year - old ( lil ' bow wow ) into a basketball sensation .
after the teams took their positions on the court , seconds before game time , i kept my eyes on layne , as he extended his hand to kentucky ' s top scorer . the other city college players did the same thing , their hands extended in faux friendship . in full view of 18 , 000 fans , not a single kentucky player returned the gesture . in fact , they all turned their backs on the city players . i heard layne hiss ,
you gonna be pickin ' cotton in the morning , man .
the east won the game 102 - 71 , with oscar robertson ( cincinnati ) leading the scoring with 22 point , nine rebounds and was named most valuable player . johnny green ( michigan state ) contributed 7 points and 11 rebounds and as the kansas city paper noted
australian film looking back at 1968 mexico city olympics , focusing on peter norman , who stood alongside tommie smith and john carlos in support of their protest after winning medals in the 200 metres . directed by norman ' s nephew matt norman .
i know i have plenty of enemies ,
he [ rupp ] once said ,
but i ' d rather be the most hated winning coach in the country than the most popular losing one .
- by joe gergen , sporting news final four archive ,
1951 , kentucky is top ' cat again .
the crowd treated walker , the first negro to play in the coliseum , like any other player and he got a big hand when he went out for a rest in the second period .
- new york times ,
kentucky routs st . john ' s in lexington ,
december 18 , 1951 .
rupp ' s admission that he is interested in recruiting negroes comes as somewhat of a surprise to many of his closest observers . basically it ' s a matter of rupp getting tired of seeing the state ' s fine crop of negro basketball players go out of state and lead some other college to a championship .
after rupp hired ron murray as a trainer for the uk basketball squad in the late 1950 ' s , he learned that murray had been the trainer for the minor league baseball team , the knoxville smokies .
made for tv as part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . story of croat dražen petrović and serb vlade divac , teammates on yugoslavia national team , and how yugoslav wars broke their friendship .
( stand up for something : the spencer haywood story by bill libby and spencer haywood , grosset & dunlap , 1972 , pg . 36 - 37 . )
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series taking a look at the spirits of st . louis aba basketball team , and how the team ' s owners kept them involved with the nba for decades after the spirits folded .
to be complete , below is favre ' s response the following day commenting on rupp ' s denials as compared to the comments by dickey , along with standing behind the information in his earlier story .
we met with the full board of the sec , at one of the annual meetings , and indicated that we would like to integrate the basketball team . when the other teams notified us that they would not play the university if we had any members of the black race , we had to hold off for a little while on it .
rupp , years ago saw the significant change the ever - increasing number of negroes in college basketball were bringing about and for some time has sought approval of his university ' s administration to integrate his quintet .
story of young francis ouimet , played by shia labeouf , and his victory in 1913 u . s . open , which led to major golf boom in u . s .
btw , while i haven ' t had the pleasure to see films from that era , according to charley rosen in his book scandals of ' 51 , warner wasn ' t even the best player in the city at the time , much less his generation . that distinction belonged to liu ' s sherman white .
after unseld signed with louisville , the sports editor of the local black newspaper ( clarence l . matthews of
we - the people of the community who have the interest of the university of kentucky at heart and who have a great deal of admiration for unseld - would like to see him go to kentucky .
the son of a peanut vendor ( dan dailey ) becomes the leader of a big - league team .
is incorrect . the associated press ran a story where rupp specifically discussed walker ' s appearance in lexington , and mentioned that kentucky had already set up accommodations for the entire team . )
, head coach of the champion phillips 66 team , was named as the head coach of the olympic team and adolph rupp was named the assistant .
chronicles the first ascent of
the shark ' s fin
, a famously difficult route to the summit of meru peak in the indian himalayas .
anyone ever watched this hbo documentary ? i ' m watching it right now . ccny went up against third - ranked kentucky
and their morally suspect coach , adolf rupp .
they hit rupp pretty hard for a minute or two in this one .
unfortunately for kentucky , the change of heart didn ' t occur until literally the day beard is said to have signed with louisville , which was the first day an interconference letter of intent could be signed . this day , may 20 1965 , saw beard reportedly sign the letter of intent at 8 : 01 am in the morning in the city of louisville . the time is important because the document clearly states that it cannot be signed prior to 8 : 00 am local time on that day .
the decision of several southwest conference schools to integrate their athletic programs will make it much easier for kentucky to begin recruiting negro athletes , basketball coach adolph rupp said yesterday .
it was one of the worst nights of my life , but i ' m still proud to be part of something that changed the lives of so many people .
preceding the game , there was knowledge that the contest would be special because of the unique racial make - up of the teams , however it was not of the proportions which are often accorded it today .
below are lists of players who participated in the nabc event in lexington during those years , many of whom were black stars of the day .
john mclendon of the abl ' s cleveland pipers talks with tennessee a & i ; coach harold hunter , host of the 1961 coaching clinic held on the a & i ; campus . adolph rupp , among other basketball and football coaches and officials participated in the event .
made for tv as part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . explores rise of sonny vaccaro from pennsylvania steel - town roots to prominent position in basketball and athletic shoe industry .
the first time kentucky played an official game against a team with a black player is not clear . it may have occurred in a game against loyola ( chicago ) in march of 1949 when they faced loyola reserve ben bluitt . or it may have been before this time . kentucky later played against integrated ccny march 14 , 1950 in the national invitational tournament . ed warner scored 26 points to help ccny crush kentucky 89 - 50 . ( floyd lane also saw action in the game . ) later , during the 1950 - 51 season , kentucky played against st . johns and solly walker twice , winning the first contest in new york and the second 59 - 43 on the way to their third national championship .
reporter gregory favre wrote about adolph rupp as he was attending a basketball banquet for the local oglethorpe team . below is favre ' s remembrance of the events , forty - five years later . (
the 1965 east - west game was held in lexington ( march 27 1965 ) was televised nationally and according to rupp , raised approximately $ 15 , 000 for the national association of basketball coaches .
a fictionalized version of many of the events that occurred in dogtown and z - boys .
ah , thanks . i don ' t have hbo so i ' ll have to find it another way . another ( much more recent ) look at college basketball scandal is alexander wolff ' s book raw recruits . wolff has been labeled by some a uk hater , and there may be biased material in the book , but much of it is about the culture in lexington in the 1980s culminating in the emery envelope incident . fascinating book and a good primer on how not to run a program .
the previous year ( 1926 , prior to rupp arriving ) moseley was also listed as a junior and lipscombe was present as a freshman . ( katherine did not appear ) . moseley did not play basketball on the 1926 pretzel basketball team ( which was coached by glen holmes and won the illinois state championship ) although moseley did play intramural basketball after school and football . neither he nor lipscombe appear as being on the track team that year either .
perhaps their ( ccny ) most impressive victory was an 89 - 50 demolition of adolph rupp ' s kentucky squad in the ncaa semifinals . not only were the wildcats two - time defending ncaa champs , but rupp had always gone out of his way to avoid playing teams with african - americans .
- by nelson george , elevating the game , harper collins ( 1992 ) pg . 80 .
photo published in the february 4 , 1966 edition of the lexington herald newspaper .
tv version of the 1970s stage play about diehard fans in the outfield bleachers .
story of 2005 gibsonburg high school team from ohio , the first ( and , to date , only ) u . s . high school team in any sport to win a state championship with a losing record .
the first known occasion that the kentucky wildcats played against a black opponent was when they played against the rest of the 1948 olympic team ( which included don barksdale ) in an exhibition to raise money for their trip to london . in a unique setting , they placed a basketball floor outside over the football stadium ' s stoll field and were able to draw 14 , 000 fans , far exceeding the capacity of alumni gymnasium . this was the largest crowd to see a basketball game in the state at the time .
tom payne , 7 - foot - 1 all - american center from louisville shawnee high school , has become the first negro to accept a basketball grant - in - aid at the university of kentucky .
defeat and failure to me are enemies . without victory , basketball has little meaning . i would not give one iota to make the trip from the cradle to the grave unless i could live in a competitive world .
adolph rupp after gaining his fourth ncaa title , - by jim savage , the encyclopedia of the ncaa basketball tournament , dell publishing , 1990 , pg . 705 .
despite the above supportive acts that rupp was involved in , the rest of the sec was in no mood for any type of integration .
rupp resisted integration of basketball with a virulent racist fervor far in excess of the commitment one would assume from a new york [ sic ] native .
- by ron yengich , salt lake weekly ,
the ghost of adolph rupp ,
may 22 , 1997 .
channing tatum in a true story about olympic wrestler mark schultz , his brother dave , and the events leading up to dave ' s murder by their benefactor , john du pont .
earl cox has a story . he used to be my boss as sports editor of the courier - journal . he knew rupp long before i did , both as a student at uk and as a reporter at the herald - leader .
swedish film exploring the 1980s
golden age
of ifk göteborg amid the backdrop of significant changes to swedish society .
who was the star for the oshkosh all - stars and met the rens in the finals . in addition to the professional tournament , rupp had also attended that week the indiana state basketball championship in indianapolis , the national catholic high school tournament in chicago and the inaugural ncaa championship held in evanston , il .
( shown at the left ) mcguire didn ' t even accompany the st . john ' s team when they first arrived in lexington . per the article ( december 17 , 1951 ) mcguire was attending business in washington and met up with the team later . the st . johns team had already checked into the lafayette hotel on december 16 . if mcguire had indeed been alarmed for the safety of his player as has been suggested in his biography , his actions at the time certainly didn ' t support this idea . it brings directly into question the accuracy of what mcguire related to the authors of his book .
we showed them everything on campus . . . we wanted them to know about the other facets of the university , besides our basketball program , should they decide to cast their fortunes with us .
the atlantic coast conference didn ' t get off to a rousing start either when beginning to admit black players in the early 1960s . one problem the acc had was that in response to a point shaving scandal , the league ' voluntarily ' increased their admission standards for scholarship athletes . this made it even more difficult to find a black athlete who was adept both on the basketball court and in the classroom . a great high school talent , lou hudson of all - black dudley high school in north carolina shunned the league and instead opted to enroll at minnesota where he became an all - american for the golden gophers .
a film of the relationship of between tampa bay buccaneers running back ricky bell and ryan blankenship .
beard ' s family had enlisted the services of an attorney , robert c . jackson , and by the end of the weekend he had announced beard ' s intention to attend the university of kentucky .
despite dying of cancer and diabetes , rupp made it a point to travel to new york city in 1977 to award the trophy in his name to the season ' s winner , marques johnson of ucla , just as he had in years past . it would be his last hurrah and public appearance for many in the media who had covered him during his career .
president dickey was also asked if he thought medical center expenses were hurting the growth and development of the rest of the university . . . .
discussing his and rupp ' s concerns about bringing a black player into the south for the first time . the eagle article suggested that the ' pompous ' rupp was resistant to the idea of bringing walker , who was the first black basketball player at st . johns and who was playing his first year there on the varsity .
in an article by larry boeck in january of 1963 , boeck asked the local college basketball coaches ( such as western ' s ed diddle , louisville ' s peck hickman and uk ' s rupp ) about relatively poor basketball seasons . adolph rupp mentioned that talented local players were being lost to out - of - state schools , including some black stars .
made for tv as a part of espn ' s 30 for 30 series . explores the legacy of george steinbrenner ' s ownership of the new york yankees .
a fictionalized account of the all - american girls professional baseball league of the 1940s , starring geena davis and tom hanks .
explores the life of muhammad ali , with a starting point of personal voice recordings made by ali himself in the 1970s .
reported a rumor that wes unseld had agreed to join kentucky . the article also noted that kentucky was recruiting another black prep star , don chaney of baton rouge , louisiana . chaney would go on to join elvin hayes in integrating the basketball program at the university of houston .
one of the outstanding college players in the nation before he leaves kentucky .
made for television film / mini - series about the origins of the modern olympics .
the university of kentucky has long been interested in the possibility of butch beard attending the university and we were of the opinion that butch looked favorably upon coming to the university of kentucky . now that it is clear that an interconference letter of intent has been signed with another school , the university will make no further efforts to recruit butch beard , pending the resolution by him of the question that have been raised concerning the letter .
had played an important role in desegregating schools within the state of kentucky . by 1965 , johnson was the president of the louisville branch of the national association for the advance of colored people ( naacp ) , but instead of supporting beard ' s desire to attend uk and break down racial barriers along the way , he actually threatened to sue kentucky preventing it . according to clarence matthews of the
although negroes are not housed and cannot eat in any of the major hotels or hotel dining rooms in lexington , arrangements have been made by the university of kentucky for housing and feeding of any negroes on visiting athletic teams at the phoenix hotel , lexington ' s oldest hotel and one of the two leading hotels in the city . discrimination on the kentucky campus does not exist . there are several negroes in the graduate schools at u . k . concerts in the memorial coliseum ( where basketball is played ) have been open to negroes with no segregation practiced . negroes were also welcomed at the u . k . coaching clinic , featuring adolph rupp , paul bryant , hank iba and bud wilkinson , with no segregation .
who walked - on from the football team . as mentioned previously , bishop had been a parade 5th team all - american in basketball while playing at louisville seneca high school , while stephens had been an all - state football and basketball player from louisville ' s thomas jefferson high school .
barksdale scored 13 points , 12 of which came in the second half as he led a 10 - point comeback for the oilers team , winning the game 56 - 50 . there was a mention of the significance of the occasion .
as mentioned , rupp ' s next stop the following day was in birmingham where he was met with a barrage of questions from reporters about the issue of potential integration of the league . ( the reporters were apparently tipped off by the
kentucky would make some rallies as the game progressed but the strong inside play of david lattin and the consistent ball - handling and solid free - throw shooting of the western guards ensured the victory .
aside from the issue of color , we are seriously limiting our recruiting program . we are losing good boys to other sections of the country . the colored athletes would help us more in basketball than in football . really , basketball is the colored boy ' s game . he has the quick hands and springy legs . it also gives him a chance to excel and be somebody . you see the results . seven of the 10 starters in the ncaa title game were colored . you know , they not only jump higher , but they seem to hang up there in the air !
played between st . johns and kentucky in december . a black player , solly walker played in the game and this was one of the first occurrences of a black player travelling to a traditionally white southern state school to play an official basketball game . douchant first claims that rupp protested the playing of walker ( which as
assuming that this remark sparked the initial comment , this description of the events leading up to the remark seem less damning . certainly to use the word
nigger
under those circumstances indicates a racist person , however under the circumstances of the conference , it ' s no longer clear that rupp was against signing black players . he certainly was against signing players with marginal basketball skills and once again , that only lends credence to the assertion that rupp was first and foremost a basketball coach , not a politician .
the president said he believed the most effective method of bringing about integration of sec athletic teams would be through a joint movement among the sec universities .
there is little doubt , however that in each era , someone comes along and takes basketball to a higher level . some of the advances are so fascinating because of the historical extremes they connect . one occurred in the early 1970s when julius erving was playing in the aba . after a typically brilliant high - flying performance , erving , who was born in 1950 , encountered legendary kentucky coach adolph rupp in a hallway near the locker room . rupp , who was born in 1901 , was the essence of basketball conservatism and the flamboyant erving was the polar opposite of wht rupp wanted , and what he taught .
adaptation of the longest yard with association football instead of american football . stars former footballer vinnie jones .
direct - to - video third part of trilogy following the experiences of a mexican footballer in europe .
explores journey of serge ibaka from childhood in war - torn republic of the congo to nba stardom .
the other starters are jim davis and solly walker , sophomores . walker will be the first negro to perform in kentucky ' s memorial coliseum , but not the first to play on the kentucky campus .
- associated press , new york times ,
kentucky , with spivey still unable to play , faces st . john ' s five at lexington tonight ,
december 17 , 1951 .
the fact that kentucky and rupp offered unseld prior to enactment of the law underscores the difficulties they were courting . to their credit they did make the offer and went to the trouble of attempting to pave the way , again even before the us government determined to put the weight of law behind opening up accommodations .
rupp was in huntington , w . va . , several years ago for a youth basketball convention and national tournament and delivered one of his highly entertaining talks . he also had a press conference which was attended by several writers from big city newspapers . a philadelphia writer was telling the uk coach about a fellow named wilt chamberlain and how great he would be in college . eventually it was suggested that rupp should be interested in wilt .


what we do in the shadows is a 2014 new zealand mockumentary horror comedy film about a group of vampires who live together in wellington , that is written , directed by , and starring jemaine clement and taika waititi .

it premiered at the sundance film festival in january 2014 .

the film was theatrically released on august 18 , 2014 by madman entertainment .

the film earned $ 6.9 million on a $ 1.6 million budget .

what we do in the shadows

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you can see the trailer for what we do in the shadows , below .
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the what we do in the shadows spin - off launches in new zealand very soon .
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hit vampire mockumentary what we do in the shadows has spawned an upcoming tv spin - off series .
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what we do in the shadows follow - up gets a snappy title | birth . movies . death .
[ usr = 5 ] what we do in the shadows is released on dvd from monday 13th april 2015 .
vampire mockumentary what we do in the shadows has become the most booked film on audience - led screening platform ourscreen .
what we do in the shadows is the perfect example of what happens when genius comedy minds come together and create something that’s… well , genius .
what we do in the shadows totally nails it from beginning to end with not a single tedious or wasted moment .
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jemaine clement has confirmed that what we do in the shadows 2 and a flight of the conchords tour are coming up . . .
the rules of the vampire genre are parodied affectionately in the mockumentary what we do in the shadows , an oddly portentous title for such a goofy movie .
it ' s terrific news though that a what we do in the shadows sequel is coming . as we hear more on it , we ' ll pass the information in your direction . . .
this original short version is available as an extra on the blu - ray of the feature , what we do in the shadows ( 2014 ) .
biting satire : jemaine clement , left , and taika waititi , standing centre , in what we do in the shadows , about a group of vampires flatting in wellington .
the orchard , a relatively new indie label that is overseeing the home entertainment release of “ what we do in the shadows , ” would like to change that .
jemaine clement and what we do . . . thanks to kickstarter by michael dunaway august 17 , 2015
the what we do in the shadows dvd is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16 : 9 tvs with english 5 . 1 dolby digital and english subtitles . the dvd includes the feature film in standard definition .
his latest vampire mockumentary , what we do in the shadows , filmed in wellington with old mate jemaine clement , has been selected to premiere at the prestigious united states ski resort festival .
paranormal event response unit may not be the only addition to the what we do in the shadows universe heading our way . waititi has previously discussed the possibility of making a big screen sequel , called we’re wolves .
the 2014 new zealand vampire comedy what we do in the shadows is to get a six - episode spin - off tv show . the agency new zealand on air announced friday that it is funding paranormal event response unit , which is conceived by what we do in the shadows writer - directors jemaine clement and taika waititi as a small screen extension of the movie .
it”ll be difficult to live up what we do in the shadows , but with clement and waititi teaming up again , i”m going to trust this is worth looking forward to .
“we want to do it , and we’re coming up with story ideas , ” waititi , who also starred in shadows , told ew last week . “the first film took us about seven years to make , and we don’t want to do that again . it’s a lot easier now that we have all the characters , and we know how we want to do it , and we know that we can do it . the first time we were doing it , we had no idea what we were trying to do , really . it’s not like we were inventing the mockumentary genre , but doing it with special effects , and trying to figure that all out , and make it funny , was a really , really long process . ”
presumably , these police officers will run into the vampires or possibly the werewolves featured in what we do in the shadows at some point during the six - episode run . it will be interesting to see if paranormal has the same kind of comedy as what we do , or if it will even be a mockumentary - style format .
and while the film may not have burned up the box office , what we do in the shadows nonetheless earned itself a favorable audience , to the point where a sequel is now being worked on .
the new zealand - made art comedy what we do in the shadows is a bracing reminder of how the right burst of energy and style breathes fresh ideas into a genre threatened with creative exhaustion .
“we want to do it , and we’re coming up with story ideas , ” waititi told ew last june . “the first film took us about seven years to make , and we don’t want to do that again . it’s a lot easier now that we have all the characters , and we know how we want to do it , and we know that we can do it . the first time we were doing it , we had no idea what we were trying to do , really . it’s not like we were inventing the mockumentary genre , but doing it with special effects , and trying to figure that all out , and make it funny , was a really , really long process . ”
the what we do in the shadows blu - ray is presented in 1080p high definition with english 5 . 1 dts - hd master audio and english and english sdh subtitles . the blu - ray includes the film in high definition and the following special features :
metrodome managing director jezz vernon told screen : “ourscreen has been a phenomenal help to what we do in the shadows . in commercial terms - with average occupancy at 90 % - these numbers are significant for an independent distributor .
“ what we do in the shadows , ” a satirical vampire documentary from jemaine clement of “flight of the conchords” fame , sunk its teeth into $ 462 , 862 in its first week on - demand , variety has learned exclusively .
“what we do in the shadows” was distributed theatrically by unison films and paladin pictures , racking up a healthy $ 3 . 3 million domestically since debuting in february . a lot of the credit for the strong box office and on - demand numbers has to do with clement’s willingness to hawk the film on twitter and to do press for the picture , said davidson .
it’s worth noting that paranormal event response unit doesn’t preclude the possibility of a what we do in the shadows sequel . as we reported this past january , clement said they’re “trying to write a werewolves spin - off” that would be entitled we’re wolves . the movie would focus on the werewolf anton , played by rhys darby .
a tv spin - off of new zealand vampire film what we do in the shadows and a māori - focused sketch show are on their way , after new zealand on air ( nzoa ) announced funding for the two series .
waititi revealed that we’re wolves will concern a power battle between lycanthropes played by what we do in the shadows stars rhys darby and stuart rutherford . “the same werewolf actors would come back , ” said waititi . ”it would basically be rhys and stu vying for position as the alpha male in the werewolf gang . ”
a daring film crew , armed with crucifixes and guarantees of safety , sets out to record the daily lives of four vampire housemates in “what we do in the shadows , ” a goofily amusing mockumentary from the new zealand comedians and actors jemaine clement and taika waititi .
that isn ' t to say the mockumentary style has no place in what we do in the shadows . waititi and clement , clearly fans of both sub - genres they ' re trumping here , knit a close - fitting structure around the crew element that keeps each , progressive scene flowing and every conflict they run into at an arm ' s length from being truly terrifying . every element found within what we do in the shadows works its magic well , the humor sparking every bit of your interest while the atmosphere plays with your senses subconsciously . the thrills and chills with which waititi and clement have packed their film keeps the very idea of what we ' re seeing alive . as long as films like what we do in the shadows are being made , neither the found footage film nor the vampire story will ever be getting labeled as
dead .
the official trailer for the new zealand vampire comedy
what we do in the shadows , directed by jemaine clement & taika waititi , about three vampire flatmates coping with the modern world . us and canada release feb 13 2015 urltoken http : / / fb . com / whatwedointheshadows urltoken urltoken # deliciousnecks play it loud and in the shadows
waititi also revealed that we’re wolves will concern a power battle between lycanthropes played by what we do in the shadows stars rhys darby and stuart rutherford . “the same werewolf actors would come back , ” said waititi . “it would basically be rhys and stu vying for position as the alpha male in the werewolf gang . ”
paranormal event response unit is a spin - off in the truest sense , focusing on different characters within the same world . still , if it manages to blend the wits of waititi and clement as what we do in the shadows did , it will be well worth your time .
last year ' s what we do in the shadows , which enjoyed widespread critical success and a healthy $ 6 . 9m box office , saw waititi and clement write , direct , and star in the tale of vampires attempting to settle their differences and flatshare in modern - day wellington , new zealand .
zombies make an appearance late in the film as well , technically making this count as the third zom - com to premiere at sundance 2014 in 26 hours . but what we do in the shadows belongs to the creatures of the night , and anyone intending to hop on this particular subgenre bandwagon has a hard act to follow .
according to a release from new zealand on air , which is funding the series , paranormal event response unit will be a procedural that follows naive police officers karen and mike ( who had small roles in what we do in the shadows ) working hard to protect wellington”s residents from supernatural beings lurking in the new zealand capital .
waititi has also discussed the possibility of a movie sequel for what we do in the shadows called we’re wolves that focuses on rhys darby and stuart rutherford , two actors whose characters who played a minor role in the original film as werewolves , but would take center stage in the sequel . there’s been no further word on this project , and waititi seems rather busy at the moment with the hulk .
since we spoke , the kickstarter campaign clement started in an effort to help raise money for the film’s wider distribution in north america has hit it’s goal . with hours left to go , the campaign surpassed the $ 400 , 000 mark , which means that if you’re in the us , you’ll get to catch the film for yourself at a theater near you sometime in 2015 . for fans in other countries , check in at the official website for more info on how you can see what we do in the shadows .
jemaine clement has confirmed that what we do in the shadows 2 is in the early stages , and that this time around , it ' s going to focus on rhys darby ' s anton from the first movie . clement also has plans to take flight of the conchords on tour , so that has to be scheduled in as well .
in what we do in the shadows , frequent collaborators taika waititi and jemaine clement share writing , directing , and acting duties—all with precise comedic timing . the end result is a hysterical mockumentary that unearths a secret , supernatural society where friendship and camaraderie are just as important as feasting upon the flesh of mortals .
but it won ' t be at the american event for the prestige and influence . the pair ' s low - budget mockumentary what we do in the shadows is part of of the festival ' s
park city at midnight
section , the late - night just - for - kicks part of the programme .
what we do in the shadows is the only vampire mock - doc the world will ever need , because it is hilarious , raunchy , and perfectly self - aware . the werewolf - themed sequel ( genius title : we’re wolves ) is percolating , and now the rumored tv spin - off is confirmed . but don’t get too excited about the latter just yet .
paranormal event response unit - conceived by flight of the conchords star jemaine clement and director taika waititi , is a six - episode spin - off from the highly acclaimed feature film , what we do in the shadows , which the pair wrote , directed and starred in . the movie featured a sly look at a flat full of vampires in modern - day wellington .
kinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .
i ' m gonna go change . we ' re leaving in 10 minutes .
like many , i am sick and tired of the slew of supernatural films that’ve been released post - twilight , twilight included . however , what we do in the shadows has managed to change my stubborn mind , so much so that this’ll be the film i recommend to everyone from now on !
what we do in the shadows stars jemaine clement ( flight of the conchords ) and taika waititi ( boy , eagle vs shark ) . the pair also co - directed the comedy , which is filmed in a documentary - style and centres on a group of vampire housemates in new zealand whose happy home is disrupted by a new member . it debuted at sundance 2014 .
“it’s the right thing to do , and it aligns with how we want to be transparent with the filmmakers we work with , ” said paul davidson , senior vice president of film and television at the orchard . “we want to work with more companies or services like rentrak or nielsen to share these numbers so we can provide a better overview of what the business is looking like . ”
frigid , snowy northeast weather and commercial juggernaut fifty shades of grey didn’t completely undercut the specialty box office this weekend , as some newcomers grossed respectable numbers . the indie films brave enough to bow included vampire satire what we do in the shadows , debuting in two theaters for unison films in association with paladin , and grabbing the best per - screen average for a debut so far in this young year .
what we do in the shadows is one of my absolute favorite films from 2015 . i’ve seen it three times already , and it just keeps getting better . so i’m extremely excited to hear anything about taika waititi and jemaine clement’s proposed follow - up , even if it’s just a title .
one of the most enjoyable movie treats of recent times has been taika waititi and jemaine clement ' s what we do in the shadows , a terrifically made
mockumentary
about a group of vampires going about their everyday life in new zealand . anyone with the slightest liking of vampire movies is likely to have got plenty out of it .
we recently learned during an 11 questions session with clement that he and waititi also gave their mockumentary a tv treatment : they pitched a what we do in the shadows spin - off series to television new zealand that would follow the cop duo played by karen o’leary and mike minogue . but clement didn’t seem optimistic about the show getting picked up , citing a lack of funds in new zealand’s tv industry .
the what we do in the shadows blu - ray features more than two hours of uproarious bonus material including commentary by jemaine clement and taika waititi , behind - the - scenes footage , deleted scenes , video extras , interviews , promo videos and a poster gallery . the film will also be available as a single disc dvd .
jemaine clement ( flight of the conchords ) and taika waititi ( an oscar nominee for his 2005 short film ( two cars , one night ) spent a decade developing vampire mockumentary what we do in the shadows , which grossed $ 3 million during runs in australia and new zealand before coming to los angeles and new york city this weekend .
award winning production design , set photos and art work by ra vincent . ' what we do in the shadows ' was a small budget project which employed every trick there is to achieve its better budget look . from concept art to recycled building materials , this is a brief look into the art of wwdits .
are you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .
what we do in the shadows will be returning , this time on the small screen . the 2014 vampire comedy was a hit with critics , and now a spin - off titled paranormal event response unit is coming to television from writer - directors jemaine clement and taika waititi . the tv show will be a small - screen extension of the film .
“what we do in the shadows , ” a satirical vampire documentary from jemaine clement of “flight of the conchords” fame , sunk its teeth into $ 462 , 862 in its first week on - demand , variety has learned exclusively . movie distributors frequently cite electronic sales and cable and digital rentals of their films as evidence that the home entertainment business is [ … ]
the stinger : a closeup shot of deacon , who attempts to trance the audience into forgetting what they saw in the movie .
the show will focus on two police officers , mike and karen , who specialize in problems related to supernatural phenomena . the series will be six episodes long . waititi’s other directing credits include hunt for the wilderpeople and the forthcoming marvel film thor : ragnarok . what we do in the shadows stars waititi and clement , along with jonathan brugh and ben fransham . the four men play vampires living in the city of wellington who share a house .
new zealand writer - director taika waititi is an extremely busy man . his new , sam neill - starring adventure - comedy hunt for the the wilderpeople opens june 24 , and he is currently prepping the marvel superhero film , thor : ragnarok . so , where does that leave we’re wolves , the sequel to the much - loved vampire comedy what we do in the shadows , which waititi codirected with flight of the conchords member jemaine clement ?
what we do in the shadows is a movie starring jemaine clement , taika waititi , and cori gonzalez - macuer . viago , deacon , and vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent , keeping up with the chore wheel , trying to get into nightclubs , and overcoming flatmate conflicts .
a mock documentary about wellington vampires , “what we do in the shadows” begins with a title card jokingly crediting the pic to “the new zealand documentary board” — the first and nearly the last gag related to its would - be comic conceit . taika waititi and jemaine clement direct themselves as , respectively , viago , aged 379 , and vladislav , 862 , [ … ]
look at what i found in the fruit bowl today . eyes , nose and even scary teeth .
the show concerns two police officers , named mike and karen , who specialize in dealing with supernatural phenomenon . clement is best known for being half of the comedy duo flight of the conchords while waititi’s other directing credits include the recent hunt for the wilderpeople and the upcoming marvel superhero sequel , thor : ragnarok . what we do in the shadows starred waititi , clement , jonathan brugh , and ben fransham as vampires who share a house in the city of wellington .
can’t wait for we’re wolves to see darby in another taika waititi project ? good news : the comic actor plays a survivalist type living in the new zealand bush in hunt for the wilderpeople .
written and directed by waititi and flight of the conchords star clement , fans of the show will already understand and anticipate the flavour of comedy what we do in the shadows will bring – dark , witty , clever , sly – and it does not disappoint . following in the same style as other mockumentaries released over the years , the film proves that you can take the most surreal , silliest topic and turn it into a believable subject .
. . . . what ? from what few reviews i could find , it is better than it looks . that said , the pick of the week is still
this very counterpoint is one of ray carney ' s favorite rhetorical devices , waging his long , valiant campaign against the unthinking pieties of mainstream opinion – opinion which marginalizes cassavetes in favor of what carney denounces as virtuoso kitsch : the
idealist conception of meaning
evinced by citizen kane et al .
where hollywood is centripetal , focusing ever more tightly in on a central figure or situation , cassavetes is centrifugal . focus gives way to circulation ,
carney tells us in his new study of shadows .
while most american films define experiences externally ( we are what we do or what happens to us ) , the experiences that matter in a cassavetes film are internal ( not what we do but what we are ) . characterization replaces eventfulness .
crucially , because they are performative , not metaphoric ,
[ cassavetes ' films ] deny the viewer an archimedean stylistic point outside of the perceptual flow by which he can get theoretical leverage on it . cassavetes is doing nothing less than offering a new understanding of experience .
( if we can understand
understanding
without theoretical leverage ? )
if you’re a fan of flight of the conchords , you’ve probably heard a thing or two about the “hilarious” ( quoted from nearly every review ) vampire “mockumentary” what we do in the shadows . written and produced by ( and starring ) taika waititi and conchords ‘ jemaine clement , the film premieres in nyc today — friday the 13th — following successful runs overseas , and an equally successful kickstarter campaign for us distribution .
that’s why clement and waititi’s idea of having a few vampires living together under one roof like a twisted sitcom family is so refreshing . what we do in the shadows is a tale about vampires , young and old , who , despite being technically “dead , ” reveal that there’s more to their existence than just sucking blood and wreaking havoc .
according to radio new zealand news , new zealand on air ( nzoa ) has picked up a six - episode spin - off of what we do in the shadows entitled paranormal event response unit , which was conceived by clement and waititi . the show will features “police officers karen and mike , who ‘keep us safe from supernatural phenomena in their own police reality series’ , nzoa said . ”
following the critical success that the original feature film what we do in the shadows was met with around the world back in 2014 , the spinoff comedy procedural series paranormal event response unit should provide for plenty of novel material for waititi and clement to further explore . the new show has yet to secure a domestic distributor , though you might be able to bet good money that netflix - or any other prominent streaming service - might be interested given the built - in popularity of the property involved .
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the cops from shadows are getting their own tv show . think mulder & scully but in a country where nothing happens . urltoken
spinal tap meets the only way is transylvania in this kiwi vampire spoof . flight of the conchords star jemaine tells us what’s at stake…
what we do in the shadows writer and star jemaine clement has told the seattle times that a follow - up film is already in the early planning stages . while stumping for people places things — his detour into romantic comedy territory—clement said the sequel will focus on the werewolves - not - swearwolves led by rhys darby’s anton . so it looks like viago ( taika waititi ) was wrong about that whole “ nobody likes werewolves ” thing .
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and thankfully for fans of his 2015 breakout hit what we do in the shadows , it sounds like waititi has not shelved plans to make a sequel to his popular vampire mockumentary . the next movie — which waititi had previously announced would be called we’re wolves and focus on the werewolf support group from the first film — is still on the back burner for waititi and writing partner jemaine clement as the director told ign ( via / film ) , it’s just a matter of letting the process unfold .
and the title of this movie ?
it’s going to be called we’re wolves , like ‘we are wolves . ’
waititi said .
we’re wolves .
step down , all other titles of upcoming films , we ' ve found our winner ; particularly after previous suggestions the film would be called the thematically fitting , yet far less delightfully punful , what we do in the moonlight . waititi is set to direct the upcoming thor : ragnarok ; though he confirmed we ' re wolves will mostly likely be the next project he embarks on after wrapping the marvel blockbuster . another project currently on his slate is a wwii comedy
about a kid in the hitler youth
, though he gave no further details on when that might occur .
acerbic as clement is in all his guises , there’s a difference between what he does with mckenzie and what he does with waititi . “me and bret usually talk about music , ” he says . “me and taika would always do theatrical stuff , running around , miming , putting on voices . me and bret would just sit there . ” what we do in the shadows is certainly very silly , to the point of being playful with things others might be delicate about . deacon , it turns out , was once part of hitler’s secret vampire army . did the pair not have any trepidation about mining the nazis for jokes ? “no , ” says clement . “but other people were concerned , especially americans . when we tested it in new zealand it got a big laugh … with our friends . but we had one american editor and an american producer who both said , ‘that’s not funny . ’ we were going , ‘yeah , but the joke is he’s assuming people haven’t heard of world war ii , ’ and both americans said : ‘but we do know the nazis lost world war ii . ’”
this is freaking hilarious . i stumbled upon this movie by accident in the middle of the night and was not expecting what i saw !
viago , deacon , and vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane—like paying rent , keeping up with the chore wheel , trying to get into nightclubs , and overcoming roommate conflicts . featuring an outstanding ensemble cast and “comic acting of an extremely high order” ( wall street journal ) , what we do in the shadows is an original and wildly entertaining comedy .
what we do int he shadows
puts a huge spin on it ' s genre , creating a documentary style film about a fictional world of vampires as they travel the streets at night and sleep in their home together during the day . this plays out almost like a wholly dialogue driven feature , with just one difference , everything . this is a very clever ( albeit oversaturated ) story that i really enjoyed . about halfway through the film you get the sense that they have nowhere else to go with the story and that definitely shows in it ' s mere 20 - minute running time . well scripted and plotted out well enough , this film has a little something for everyone to
sink their teeth into .
to mockumentary fans , this film could be their dream . to myself ,
what we do in the shadows
works very well at what it sets out to do , but ultimately falls a little flat in some aspects . a very fun and slightly original film that i can recommend watching around halloween .
one of the pleasant surprises of 2014 was taika waititi’s vampire mockumentary , what we do in the shadows . the comedy followed four vampires—viago ( waititi ) , vladislav ( jemaine clement ) , deacon ( jonathan brugh ) , and petyr ( ben fransham ) —who share a flat in modern - day wellington , new zealand . it was a quirky , funny little comedy that found a cult following and helped waititi land the director’s chair on thor : ragnarok .
new zealand writer / director taika waititi ( hunt for the wilderpeople ) turned quite a few heads with the release of his 2014 mockumentary horror comedy what we do in the shadows , which has since proven to be a critical success that launched his career to dizzying new heights . with his sights currently set on entering the marvel cinematic universe in a big way with the release of his first superhero movie , thor : ragnarok , later next year , everything is looking up for waititi in more ways than one .
a very funny kiwi take on vampire lore and its application to the modern world , taika waititi ' s and jemaine clement ' s what we do in the shadows introduces a quartet of vampires who share the same wellington house and , like any other flatmates , squabble over the chores - - the difference being that tidying up is a good bit more gruesome in this household than in most . ace writing and comic performances ensure love from the geek sector , while the presence of flight of the conchords co - star clement both behind and in front of the camera should help attract attention beyond that realm .
we are delighted that jemaine clement and taika waititi are bringing their talents to smaller screens in paranormal event response unit . and we loved the only in aotearoa web series so are delighted it is transitioning to television ,
she said .
released in 2014 , “what we do in the shadows” was shot in documentary style and followed four vampire roommates living in the inner - city of new zealand . the film earned $ 6 . 9 million worldwide opposite its $ 1 . 6 million , instantly sparking fan desire for a followup tv series or sequel . while the movie focused on the vampires , waititi explains the show , titled “paranormal event response unit , ” will be a bit more procedural based as it follows karen and mike , the two naive police officers whose duty is to keep residents safe from all paranormal shenanigans .
was absolutely hilarious , with surprising moments of almost horror . exactly what i expected .
we are still blown away by the massive support we received from you guys . keep sending us pics of your rewards . it makes us happy to see them .
if we see two or three more comedies this year that know what they ' re doing the way this one does , it ' ll be a very good year indeed .
sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places , like in the carpark outside the te kaha pub .
what we do in the shadows is a black comedy horror mockumentary which follows three colorful , but lovable vampire flatmates : viago , deacon , and vladislav in their struggles to fit in in modern day wellington . when their extra eight - thousand - year - old flatmate petyr ( pronounced
peter
) , attacks and turns twenty - something human hipster nick into a vampire , the guys must teach him the ropes of vampirism and guide him through his new found eternal life . in turn they are forced to learn a thing or two about modern society including technology , the internet , and proper clubbing .
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there ' s so much more to what we do in the shadows than that synopsis implies . despite the rather simplistic and straightforward premise waititi and clement , who co - wrote the screenplay and co - direct for the first time , have packed their film with ample amounts of intriguing lore and vampiric humor . every detail of the vampire myth is touched upon in their screenplay , often turning the popular beliefs about the mythological creatures on its ear . the team at work here has clearly done their homework and all for the better of their film ' s comedy .
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while what we do in the shadows is silly and fun , here and there a profound melancholy underscores the horseplay , with immortal angst , romantic longings and murderous guilt popping up and giving the film some existential weight . “we want people to see it like that , but no one’s really mentioned that before , ” says clement . “we did intend to have parts that are sad , to have it about something . i think this film is a lot about middle age . reflecting on regret , on your life , on not being able to get over things that you thought you’d be able to move past . the studenty stuff was from when we came up with the idea , and the stuff about seeing sad things in your life comes from us being older . ”
taika waititi ’s best year ever just got even more amazing . not only has the new zealand filmmaker released the crowdpleaser indie hit “hunt for the wilderpeople , ” which broke box office records in his home country , and started production on marvel blockbuster “thor : ragnarok , ” but he’s also now confirmed that cult favorite “ what we do in the shadows ” is getting a television spin - off . waititi and his “flight of the conchords” co - creator jermaine celement had been vocal about interest in taking the film to television , but now the spin - off is officially moving forward .
despite the fact that waititi is now a full - fledged marvel studios canon director alongside the likes of james gunn ( guardians of the galaxy ) , the russo brothers ( captain america : civil war ) , and joss whedon ( avengers : age of ultron ) , many of his fans will undoubtedly still think of him first and foremost for his offbeat sense of humor and irreverent comedy set pieces . on that note , the latest word has the previously reported spinoff to waititi ' s what we do in the shadows moving forward in a differrent direction .
so there you have it . we’re wolves . can’t be more straightforward than that .
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basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $ 20 , 478 in 39 theaters . the only other film in the $ 10 , 000 club was
other festivals : > movie moles – sydney film festival , july 21 , 2014 > the low down under – miff 2014 : stephen’s 2 line review , august 3 , 2014 > the essential – miff 2014 : what we do in the shadows by bradley j . dixon , august 8 , 2014 > 4 : 3 – dungog festival by conor bateman , august 31 , 2014 > urltoken by syno nyhm , september 1 , 2014 > stream magazine : graphic review from the torino film festival , december , 2014
i’ll watch the film regardless of who’s in it , but i sincerely hope that head werewolf rhys darby comes back . in the meantime , waititi has to make a small - budget buddy road comedy called thor : ragnarok , so we still have a bit of time before we’re wolves gets started .
from such unpreposessing ideas as a largely plotless vampire mockumentary are desperately funny films spawned . the irresistible kiwi comedy what we do in the shadows sets the tone with its first visual gag – a taloned hand emerging from a coffin , to press stop on the bleating alarm clock that’s been set for sunset at 6pm . we’re told that the filmmakers have gained special permission not to be eaten , and thereby have access to a quartet of flatmates with ages ranging from 183 to roughly 8 , 000 . the three who can speak are viago ( taika waititi ) , deacon ( jonathan brugh ) and vladislav ( jemaine clement ) . then there’s petyr ( ben fransham ) , a nosferatu - like wizened ghoul who sleeps behind a stone slab in the cellar , and signally fails to do his share of housework .
the six - episode tv series will be made in new zealand , the home country of shadows co - directors jemaine clement and taika waititi , for new zealand tv . so there’s no guarantee it’ll be available for viewing elsewhere , though there’s a solid chance the popularity of the original film—and the magic of the internet—will ensure that shadows fans in other parts of the world will be able to check it out , too .
as funny as this film is , though , it never skimps on the classic , horror elements that made the vampire film such a popular sub - genre in the first place . the three leads , each with their own hilarious eccentricities , are still bloodsuckers through and through . waititi and clement take as much care in the frights of their film as they do the laughs , more often than not the two juxtaposing against one another for added , hysterical value . even the fourth vampire in the flat , petyr , an 8000 - year - old vampire who has long since given into his more savage needs , has the classic , nosferatu look that made fw murnau ' s 1922 film so timeless , but this , too , is made light of in casual and painless ways . believe it or not , waititi and clement have their cake and eat it too on multiple occasions throughout what we do in the shadows .
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oh , and you thought
werewolves , not swearwolves
was a strong pun ? taika waititi and flight of the conchords ' jemaine clement continue to tease the prospect of a sequel to their cult hit vampire mockumentary , what we do in the shadows . though clement had previously suggested any new narratives would focus in on the movie ' s clan of werewolves , as led by anton ( rhys darby ) , who spends the majority of his time harrassed and attempting to keep in line his band of forgetfully foul - mouthed shapeshifters ; waititi has now confirmed to crave online their plans to
write a werewolves spin - off
.
what we do in the shadows chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that ' s not always hospitable to the undead . clement and waititi , creators of the hbo hit series
flight of the conchords ,
co - wrote , co - directed , and co - star in this hilarious send - up in which an endearingly unhip quartet of friends reveal to us or , rather , to the documentary crew that ' s filming them , the details of their daily - make that nightly - routine . ranging in age from 183 to 8 , 000 , and in appearance from adorably youthful to nosferatu - crusty , they squabble over household chores , struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion , antagonize the local werewolves , cruise clubs for lovely ladies , and deal with the rigors of living on a very , very strict diet .
after two weeks of doing highlights for limited release , i ' m thinking of sticking with the format . if the film can ' t get at least five reviews on rotten tomatoes , it likely won ' t find an audience in theaters . i was thinking of only talking about films with overwhelmingly positive reviews , but some weeks that would be none . this week , there are only two . what we do in the shadows ( reviews ) and gett : the trial of viviane amsalem ( reviews ) . the latter has better reviews , but the former has more popular appeal . more . . .
as important factors in works like hbo ' s
flight of the conchords ,
eagle vs shark , and boy , it ' s become a foregone conclusion that anything waititi or clement put their names to is sure to bring the funny in droves . no exception here . what we do in the shadows is frightfully funny , the humor often slipping into dry wit rather than slapstick visuals . there is an apparent effort in keeping every character within the film as fresh and as realistic - to this universe , anyway - as possible . despite its brisk running time waititi and clement create a believable , lived - in world for their vampire characters complete with societal awkwardnesses , long - lost loves , and , yes , those damned werewolves .
“jemaine [ clement ] and i are trying to write a werewolves spin - off , ” waititi said , adding that it will “most likely be the next thing” after he completes his marvel duties . “it’s going to be called ‘we’re wolves , ’ like ‘we are wolves . ’ we’re wolves . ”
according to thr , waititi will be teaming up once again with former what we do in the shadows co - star , co - writer , and co - director jemaine clement ( flight of the conchords ) to work on a spinoff tv show called paranormal event response unit . the series will be produced for $ 1 million by nz on air for a series of six 30 - minute episodes centering around hapless police officers karen and mike - who had minor roles in the original feature film - as they make their way throughout wellington to keep residents safe from all manner of mythical creatures .
fans should also know that there may be a movie sequel to wwdits on its way , entitled we’re wolves and featuring the pack of werewolves that show up in the original .
and china lion had its largest debut with somewhere only we know , opening in 46 theaters . the feature grossed $ 335k , averaging $ 7 , 282 .
it’s still in the works . but the jemaine [ clement ] and taika works is a very long and slow machine — we put an idea in one end , and it takes about six years to come out the other end . and sometimes it doesn’t even come out . and sometimes it comes out as a different idea . so we’ve out the idea of we’re wolves into the machine , and it’s now slowly going through the sausage maker . so in a couple of years i think it will come out as a script and we’ll shoot that . or maybe it will just come out as some t - shirts .
the other three gather for a meeting . viago and vlad chastise deacon because he hasn ' t done the dishes in five years . deacon argues that vampires shouldn ' t have to do chores .
was the only film in the $ 10 , 000 club over the weekend earning an average of $ 21 , 275 in four theaters . however ,
so much so that not only do the werewolves like him , but he actually manages to bring the two groups together with their mutual love of stu .
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shadows takes what could have been a one - joke sketch and turns it into a very funny , and occasionally even touching , take on brotherhood and friendship . . . it ' s certainly more authentic and realistic than recent seasons of the real world .
buzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .
could still overtake it for the best weekend of all - time in the month . watching people suffer is apparently a thing in february .
a mock documentary about wellington vampires , “ what we do in the shadows ” begins with a title card jokingly crediting the pic to “the new zealand documentary board” — the first and nearly the last gag related to its would - be comic conceit . taika waititi and jemaine clement direct themselves as , respectively , viago , aged 379 , and vladislav , 862 , amiable bloodsuckers who share a flat along with “bad boy” deacon ( jonathan brugh ) , 183 , and the 8 , 000 - year - old petyr ( ben fransham ) . some genre fans who prefer the silly to the satiric may bite , but the anemic pic isn’t remotely weird or witty enough for cult immortality .
director taika waititi has promised there will be blood in the snow at next month ' s sundance film festival in utah .
a squad of maori troops in wwii europe silently entertain themselves in a destroyed house while waiting to enter the coming battle .
if twilight made you queasy and dark shadows felt like a missed opportunity , this pitch - perfect genre spoof is worth relishing .