In short, Take This Waltz is about two things 1) the moral minefield of infidelity and 2) a debate on whether humans need a relationship to be happy. Oh and it has Seth Rogen in it – so, it’s not all high-brow melodrama – in places there are laughs.
British director James Marsh returns to fictional filmmaking (of sorts) with Shadow Dancer, having previously moved with the documentaries Man on Wire (2008) – for which he received an Academy Award – and the sublime Project Nim (2011). Utilising the tried-and-tested docudrama approach, Marsh’s latest is a thriller of uncommon beauty, intellect and most of all, profound respect for its audience.
Creator MacFarlane assumes control over director and writer duties for a movie that focuses on a talking teddy bear. The premise focuses on John (Mark Wahlberg) who, as a child, wishes for his new stuffed bear — a bear he aptly names Teddy — to come to life
Director Yimou Zhang finds himself back in the director’s chair as he attempts to, once again, discover the form of his early career with the war drama The Flowers of War, starring Christian Bale.
Malik Bendjelloul’s strikingly assured debut Searching for Sugar Man (2012) is a fascinating documentary founded on the remarkable true story of a seemingly unsuccessful musician who unknowingly – to both himself and his producers – became a national sensation on the other side of the world. It’s a story so unbelievable that it remains a conundrum as to why this extravagant rags to riches tale has until now survived undocumented.