In case we haven't made it pretty clear already, "Take This Waltz" is one of the best films of 2012 thus far. We've been blowing the trumpet pretty hard for the film, and that's because it's the kind of low-key, smart picture that needs to be championed, so excuse us if we're just going to make a bit more noise.
Written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman, the film centers on a young woman whose marriage becomes threatened emotionally by the arrival of an attractive man who lives across the street. He seems like an escape from her relationship which has since moved on from the excited early days of young love and settled into a comfortable and predictable routine. Polley uses the concept as a springboard for a remarkably observant film that incisively tackles, in essence, how easy it is to fall in love and how hard it is to maintain. It says something about the maturity it requires to be faithful; to not chase a new experience at the expense that is much deeper and richer than you might think.
Shot in Toronto during the summer, the film uses the humid, sweat-soaked, long days to great effect visually and tonally, and the performances across the board are strong (Rogen really shows some great range here, Silverman is fantastic in a supporting role and Williams, as usual, is outstanding). Yes, it's a bit messy and maybe a bit flawed, but it's raw and real in the way movies rarely are. Long story short: go see it. The film is currently availabe on VOD, but is rolling out across the country over the next few weeks.
Check out a number of new pics from the movie below, and on page two, you can see where it's playing now and when it comes near you. [Facebook/Magnolia]
On Screen
Atlanta, GA: Midtown Art Cinemas 8
Brookline, MA: Coolidge Corner Theatre
Pittsfield, MA: Little Cinema – Berkshire Museum
Providence, RI: Cable Car Cinema
Cambridge, MA: Kendall Square Cinema 9
Chicago, IL: Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Columbus, OH: Gateway Film Center 8
Cleveland Heights, OH: Cedar Lee Theatres
Plano, TX: Angelika Film Center and Cafe
Santa Fe, NM: The Screen
Dallas, TX: Magnolia Theatre – Dallas
Las Cruces, NM: Allen Cineport 10
Denver, CO: Chez Artiste
Omaha, NE: Dundee (Art)
Three Rivers, MI: Riviera Theatre
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Cinema Paradiso
Indianapolis, IN: Keystone Art Cinema 7
Miami, FL: Miami Dade College Tower Theater
Lake Worth, FL: Lake Worth Playhouse
Boca Raton, FL: Living Room Cinema 4
Miami Beach, FL: Miami Beach Cinematheque
Miami, FL: O Cinema
Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami, Bill Cosford Cinema
Sarasota, FL: Burns Court
Lake Park, FL: Mos' Art Theatre
Scottsdale, AZ: Camelview 5 Theatre
Palm Desert, CA: Cinemas Palme D'Or 7
Claremont, CA: Claremont 5
Lancaster, CA: Laemmle BLVD Cinemas 3
Pasadena, CA: Playhouse 7 Cinemas
Encino, CA: Town Center 5
San Diego, CA: Hillcrest Cinemas
West Los Angeles, CA: The Landmark 12
New Haven, CT: Criterion Cinemas 7
New Orleans, LA: Zeitgeist
Asbury Park, NJ: The ShowRoom
Bridgeport, CT: Bijou Theatre
New York, NY: Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center
Kew Gardens, NY: Kew Gardens Cinemas 6
Sag Harbor, NY: Sag Harbor Cinemas
New York, NY: Sunshine Cinema 5
Lansdowne, PA: Cinema 16:9
Philadelphia, PA: Ritz at the Bourse
Portland, OR: Living Room 6
Seattle, WA: Harvard Exit Theatre
Monterey, CA: Osio Plaza 6
Santa Cruz, CA: Nickelodeon Theatres
San Francisco, CA: Lumiere Theatre 3
Berkeley, CA: Shattuck Cinemas 10
Sacramento, CA: Crest Theatre
San Rafael, CA: Smith Rafael Film Center
Santa Rosa, CA: Summerfield Cinemas 5
Salt Lake City, UT: Broadway Centre Cinemas
University City, MO: Tivoli Theatre
Washington, DC: Avalon 2
Washington, DC: E Street Cinema
Baltimore, MD: Charles Theatre
Opening
7/27/2012
Tucson, AZ: The Loft Cinema
Modesto, CA: State Theatre
Wilmington, DE: Theatre N at Nemours
Daytona Beach, FL: Cinematique of Daytona
Des Moines, IA: Varsity Theatre
Louisville, KY: Village Cinema 8
Kansas City, MO: Tivoli @ Manor Square
Cary, NC: Galaxy Theatre – Cary
Brooklyn, NY: indieScreen
Hunter, NY: The Mountain
Ithaca, NY: Cinemapolis 5
Rochester, NY: Little Theatre
Bethlehem, PA: ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
Harrisburg, PA: Midtown Cinema 3
Houston, TX: Sundance Cinemas 8
Madison, WI: Sundance Cinemas 608
Milwaukee, WI: Downer Theatre
8/1/2012
Ouray, CO: Wright Opera House
8/2/2012
Bend, OR: Tin Pan Theater
8/3/2012
Key West, FL: Tropic Theatre – San Carlos
Boise, ID: The Flicks 4
Duluth, MN: Zinema 2
Asheville, NC: Carolina Asheville 14
Durham, NC: Carolina Theatre – Durham
Raleigh, NC: Colony Twin
Concord, NH: Red River 3
Salem, OR: Salem Cinema
Austin, TX: Alamo Slaughter Lane 8
8/4/2012
Shepherdstown, WV: Opera House Theatre
8/6/2012
Rosendale, NY: Rosendale Theatre
8/7/2012
West Hampton Beach, NY: Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
8/10/2012
Bridgeport, CT: Bijou Theatre
Grand Rapids, MI: Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts
Lincoln, NE: Mary R. Ross Film Theater
8/13/2012
Redlands, CA: Fox Theatre
8/15/2012
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Bijou Theater
8/17/2012
Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Theater
Portsmouth, NH: Music Hall
Pelham, NY: Pelham Picture House
Pittsburgh, PA: Regent Square Theater
8/18/2012
Hilo, HI: Palace Theatre
Hanover, NH: Hopkins Film Center at Dartmouth College
8/19/2012
Permbroke HM19, BM: Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater
Savannah, GA: Victory Square Cinema 9
8/24/2012
Baton Rouge, LA: Manship Theatre
Keene, NH: Colonial Keene
8/29/2012
Boulder, CO: Boedecker Theater
8/31/2012
Salem, MA: Cinema Salem 3
Charleston, SC: Terrace Theatre
Spokane, WA: Magic Lantern Theatre
9/6/2012
Newark, DE: Cinema Center 3 Theatres
9/14/2012
Fresno, CA: Fresno Filmworks c/o Tower Theatre
10/7/2012
Nevada City, CA: Nevada Theatre
10/18/2012
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico