THE COMPANY will open in Boston, Miami, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle and Philadelphia on January 16, 2004.

More cities will follow and I will pass along any information I receive.

I received an offer for a contest for 2 passes to the opening in Houston. 75 will be given away. We'll see if I win!
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WHEN is it opening in the DC area??? :rolleyes:

:angry: Does anyone know if it is scheduled to open in Canada?

There is a preview showing (for which I have a ticket :-) ) next Tuesday the 13th in Bethesda, so I am guessing that it will open in the DC area over MLK weekend and that it will be playing in Bethesda, which very convenient for _some_ Alertniks.

I don't live near any of those places! Grrr... Patience is not a virtue of mine.

Arak,

I think it is opening in several major cities MLK weekend. I bet you can go to the movie's website, and check opening dates for your area.

Good luck!

I looked at movie's website today and there is still no information as to when this will be opening on a broader scale. Additionally, I e-mailed them a week ago and have yet to receive a response, nor have I seen any PR or advertising any place.

Glebb, I'm curious where you were able to find your information, as I'm in Minneapolis?

Without betraying any confidences, I believe that I can verify Glebb's information as correct. It is, however, not online, to the best of my knowledge.

We have multiple threads open on this movie (at least three). On this other thread Glebb says he got this information directly from one of the producers. Sounds reliable to me!

My information is from Sandcastle Films. (Altman's company).

I think perhaps, more was read into my inquiry than I intended. I'm certainly not questioning anyone's sources, just interested in where and when I can see movie locally since the information is-unfortunately-rather scarce.

THE COMPANY
More information from my producer friend at Sandcastle.
Cities in which the film is booked:

12/25/03
Chicago, Highland Park
Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks West Hills
New York City

1/16/04
Boston - Brookline, Cambridge, Portsmouth, West Newton
Dallas, Houston
Denver
Miami Beach, Jacksonville, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale
Los Angeles-Rolling Hills Estates. San Diego, Santa Barbara
Minneapolis
New Heaven, Bethel, Norwalk
New York-Huntington, Kew Gardens, Malverne, Manhasset, Montclair, Red Bank,
Philadelphia-, Voorhees
Phoenix, Scottsdale
San Francisco, Albany, Campbell, Mountain View, Sausalito
Portland (OR), Seattle, Vancouver (WA)
Saint Louis, Frontenac
Washington, DC, Arlington, Bethesda, Fairfax

1/23/04
Albany, Ithaca, Rochester, Syracuse, Williamsville, Woostock
Champaign
Dallas, Ft. Worth
Albuquerque, Santa Fe
Tucson
Sacramento

1/30/04
Atlanta
Birmingham, Huntsville
Knoxville, Nashville
North Falmouth
Charlotte, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charleston, Raleigh
South Bend
Austin, San Antonio
Indianapolis, Evansville, Terre Haute
Ft. Meyers, Bonita Springs, Boynton Beach, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa
Kansas City
Honolulu
San Luis Obispo
Little Rock
Milwaukee
Philadelphia-Doylestown
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Reno
Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa
Anchorage
Eugene, Corvallis
Annapolis
Richmond

02/06/04
Montgomery
Newburyport
Fayetteville
Cincinnati, Columbus
Lexington
Cleveland Heights
Memphis
Madison
Baton Rouge
Tulsa
Pittsburgh, East Stroudsburg, Harrisburg

2/13/04
Great Barrington, Waterville
South Pines
Detroit
Louisville
Lawrence
Santa Monica
Missoula
Baltimore
Charlottesville

2/20/04
Charlotte
Bloomfield Hills
Bellingham, Tacoma

3/12/04
Gainesville, Tallahassee
Des Moines

3/18/04
Boise

Thanks, glebb!! Now I just have to wait until February (sigh)...but I know it's on its way to the great midwest!

Does anybody know if The Company will be shown in Canada? Thanks

For anyone else in the Minneapolis area, it doesn't start here until January 23 but will be playing at the Landmark Edina Theater.

K

I was at a preview-screening of the Company tonight, realy REALLY enjoyed it -- for hte quality of presence in it all hte way through, the quality of hte attention, the loving absorbed attention....it made me very happy...... It's extremely generous, and is i think a response to the generosity of hte dancers, the recognition of one artist (Altman) that goes to those others, the dancers, who work in such a total way, where what you do is open and close like a flower, and offer up what you've got come rain or come shine when your time comes....

I just loved it.

It was great to see Deborah Dawn looking so fine. I really liked Mark Goldweber, the qauality of his energy was very appealing -- small part, but really memorable. I quite liked Malcolm MacDowell, even -- I loved it when he told the Italian AMericans that he owed htem nothing, and htat hte biggest award they could give him would be to NOT make it so hard on their boys to be a dancer.... I doubt that Arpino would do that, but I loved it.... I hope all the Billy Elliotts out there get to see him hit em a lick for that.

THe Blue Snake, even is not all that bad -- where else could the dancer in white who opened the piece get to show his strange, bizarre, FABULOUS quality? As allegories go, it's kinda stupid -- but not much worse than parts of the ballet de la Nuit.

But hte really beautiful section was the trapeze ballet -- those unending cartwheels, they had hte fullness of eternity in them.... And so lovingly filmed.

I don't. I've seen and heard him do that very thing!

I don't know about that particular vignette, but from what I've heard many of the scenes are based on things that really happened in the company at some point. (Of course, this is just hearsay, I don't have any firsthand knowledge.)

We are going tomorrow after I pick up my daughter at school. Can't wait!

February, 11th in France

According to a little blurb in the Toronto Star, it's opening TOMORROW!! :bouncing: In Toronto at least. I guess we'll have to check the local papers tomorrow to find out exactly where it's playing (and there will probably be a review, too).

Thanks for your reaction to it paul Parish! I really liked the swing/trapeze piece as well. i wish I could see it live. Maybe the Blue Snake was meant for humor? Just as a spoof of deranged pieces that show up in repertoire?

So what did everyone else think??? I know by now it has gotten to your city or it never will so speak up!

I really liked just watching the dancers and how it was so realistic and not so corny or inaccurate like Julia Stiles' story in "Save the Last Dance". As a dance person I couldn't care less if there was a plot and just enjoyed it for what it was, but my friend I went with knows nothing about the ballet world (like most of the rest of the world) and found it hard to follow and pay attention to but she said she liked it.

One of the things that really bugged me was how one of the guys, maybe it was a girl (I saw it months ago so I can't remember who) was arguing with the choreographer about changing the choreography. I was so shocked at the brashness! OMG, to speak out like that? Just do what the man tells you! If he wants to change choreography while you're waiting in the wing before curtain he can! hehe, sorry was just disappointed in that dancer.

I thought Neve Campbell did really well for being a very EX-dancer. I know her piece wasn't en pointe but she really had pretty decent technique from what I could tell. Has anyone heard the rumor that she was offered a spot with them? Is it true? I don't believe it and I pray it isn't true b/c she was good for the movie but she is nowhere near where she would need to be to be a professional dancer. That is ridiculous. Plus how sad would that be b/c it is so hard to get a spot in a company and there are so many real dancers out there who need a job so much more than her and they deserve it more too. SO I don't believe it but if anyoone has heard anything else let me know!

BTW, Miss Arthur (Char, in the movie, playing herself) was my teacher for several years so it was such a pleasure to watch her. I miss her but it a treat to see her in a movie.

As for Neve Campbell being offered a spot, this is the story I was told by someone close enough to the situation to know the truth:

After the filming was finished, a remark was made that "she's been training with us so long, she feels like a member of the company. Let's offer her a spot with us until the end of the season."

I don't recall from the recounting if the offer was actually made. In any case, it was not a full-time, take-the-position-away-from-somebody-else kind of deal.

That's close enough. It was sort of an "Artistic Associate" position that Mr. Joffrey had been trying to develop before his death in 1987. Ali McGraw was being considered for it once upon a time. It's still vacant, and I think, was offered knowing full well that she'd decline.

"The Company" has just been released in Uruguay- would you believe it? After one year...... this is how things work in this country.....


I saw it yesterday, and liked it (some parts more than others- I loved the dance with the orange rubber bands that opens the movie). We commented with our friend how are things changing in ballet since the new media resouces have been incorporated.

Silvy