Bob Fosse onAll That Jazz In this clip from an extensive interview with Bob Fosse on The South Bank Show in March 1981, the filmmaker-choreographer recalls the idea for All That Jazz springing from one of the darkest periods of his life and discusses the verisimilitude he was… ...
All That Jazz`Jazz is a good barometer of freedom,' said Duke Ellington, a riff brought home in a remarkable new documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.Roberts, RexInsight on the News
is a lot of talent on display here - but I had a hard time looking past the "tortured brilliant man who is a hopeless yet irresistible womanizer" trope. I mean, it's just too...predictable. Women giggle and bay their eyes while he misbehaves. A male fantasy that feels icky in 2022...
REVIEW: All That Jazz (1979) drama,review Biographical pictures are a dime a dozen in Hollywood; much less common is the autobiographical picture, in which a filmmaker adapts events of their own lives. It must require a major ego to film one’s own life for a paying audience. Thankfully...
The band has traveled around the world with the sound of Shanghai. German filmmaker Uli Gaulke made a documentary “As Time Goes By” that followed the Shanghai Old Jazz Band’s performances from 2011 to 2012, including the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam. They’ve also released CDs ...
In hindsight, a movie adaptation seems like a slam dunk, but eyebrows were raised by when it was announced that Miranda’s personal ode to an under-represented community was being turned into a massive summer blockbuster by a filmmaker whose idea of visibility is simply making everyone larger ...
Hoffman would later complain to Fosse biographer Sam Wasson that the filmmaker—who still craved the spotlight himself—“wanted to be Lenny. . . . when he’d give you a direction—it was him doing it.” The shoot had ballooned into an approximately 100-day affair, leaving Fosse with ...
Uniquely, it boasts three original songs by Maury Yeston that mesh seamlessly with the narrative. Despite its lush visuals and evocative atmosphere, it underwhelmed at the box office, yet remains a curious exploration of the mind of its protagonist, a filmmaker grappling with creative paralysis ...
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pursuing his dreams. He was known for his tenacity and drive to succeed, attributes that would serve him well throughout his career. Darin's music career took off in the late 1950s, where he distinguished himself through a wide range of musical styles, including pop, country, jazz, and ...