Showing posts with label Stuart Rutherford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stuart Rutherford. Show all posts

9/15/14

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Interview at Digital Journal!



Aside from the excellent interviews by Midnighteer Robert Mitchell, which you can watch here, we've found an interesting interview with What We Do In The Shadows' Jemaine Clement (and Stu!) by Cate Kustanczy at Digital Journal. Kustanczy provides a nice in-depth look at the film.

Owing to the improvised nature of the shoot, it took close to a year to whittle Shadows’ 125 hours of footage down to a 90-minute running time. Stu Rutherford, who plays a human friend in the movie (echoing his real-life, long-term relationship with the filmmakers), recalls doing 14 takes for a scene in which the vampires meet their nemeses, a local werewolf gang, the head of which is played by noted Kiwi actor/comedian Rhys Darby. “I was only there on the edge (of the scene), but thought, this is going to be a problem with the edit,” Rutherford recalls. “Every take had weird tangents and people standing in different places. It was like, wow [...] I know their editor, and thought, ‘This might be quite a nightmare...’”

9/14/14

Midnight Madness Grolsch People's Choice Award Winner!



What We Do In The Shadows is the winner of this year's Midnight Madness Grolsch People's Choice Award!

Congratulations to writers/directors Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement and the cast and crew from all of us at Midnight Madness! (Stu! Stu! Stu!)

Congratulations as well to the directors, producers, writers, cast and crews of first runner-up Tusk and second runner up, Big Game!

Jemaine Clement accepts the award and denounces vampire hunters from the podium.
(Of course, it should've won the Grolsch People's Choice Documentary Award, too. A travesty! Totally robbed).  If you missed the film you have one more chance to see it at TIFF!

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS Final Screening:
Sun., Sept. 14th, 3:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

Pics from the Premiere of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS!

Jermaine Clement brought his signature dry wit and wacky humour to the Ryerson last night for the premiere of his vampire mockumentary WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, and a packed house of Midnighters was in stitches! Ian Goring was there to capture all the spooky action!

Producer Emanuel Michael, Writer/Director/Star Jermaine Clement, and Stuart Rutherford

What a charming bunch!

Producer Emanuel Michael

Stuart 'Stu' Rutherford

Jermaine Clement hams it up on the red carpet!

Jermaine Clement and Colin Geddes looking sharp on the red carpet.



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The Ryerson was packed for WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS!

Colin Geddes hypes the crowd for the penultimate screening of Midnight Madness 2014!

Jermaine Clement reads a very official statement from the New Zealand Documentary Board.




Jermaine Clement and Stuart Rutherford chat with the audience after the screening.


You can still catch a screening of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS here at TIFF!


WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS Final Screening:
Sun., Sept. 14th, 3:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

9/13/14

Video: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS Complete Premiere Intro and Q&A


What We Do In The Shadows received its Canadian premiere last night. Here is the complete premiere introduction and post-screening Q&A with Jemaine Clement and Stuart Rutherford moderated by midnight madness programmer Colin Geddes.





WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS screening times:
Sat., Sept. 13th, 9:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 12
Sun., Sept. 14th, 3:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

Video: Interview Jemaine Clement Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Talks WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS


What We Do In The Shadows had its Canadian premiere last night at midnight madness. Robert A. Mitchell was fortunate enough to interview the very acclaimed New Zealand documentary filmmaker Jemaine Clement, whose newest work took him into the exciting and often dangerous world of vampires.

Clement channels Werner Herzog in his quest to fully understand his undead subjects and reveal many ecstatic truths about our own fragile human ways. Mr. Clement also bears a striking resemblance to one of the vampire subjects Vladislav, but this is purely coincidental. His co-director Taika Waititi was not at the premiere leading to some speculation that perhaps the documentary work with vampires did not end well.





WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS screening times:
Sat., Sept. 13th, 9:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 12
Sun., Sept. 14th, 3:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3