All That Jazz

[e_juliana]

No, not the song, but I love that, too.

I watched the movie All That Jazz last night as I was slogging my way through 8 miles on the treadmill. I still love it. Actually, I don't know that I loved it when I first saw it 20-some years ago. It's very much what I think of as a "70s movie" - minimalist, not very linear, and kind of... scuzzy. The

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[debg]

Heh. At least Camilla looks like a horse, so that should make both Chuckie and his mum happy.

[hecubot]

I love Fosse and TiVoed the less-than-wonderful Sweet Charity just to get the Pompei Club dance scenes on tape. So. Fucking. Cool.

I also love All That Jazz. It's definitely in the 8 1/2 mode that Fellini pioneered and every other filmmaker has borrowed when they're feeling like a fictional memoir on film. But it's great stuff. And yeah, that opening audition scene and Air-Otica...lordy.

[e_juliana]

"It's definitely in the 8 1/2 mode that Fellini pioneered and every other filmmaker has borrowed when they're feeling like a fictional memoir on film. "

Oh yeah. But my love for Fosse is so great (and his self-assurance and ego was so huge) that I don't mind the self-indulgence that would bug me if it were (almost) anyone else.

Sammy Davis Jr.'s number in Sweet Charity was one of the funniest things I've seen in my life.

[anonymous]

(sighs) Fosse. You've been to our place and have seen my fiancee's infatuation with the man. (Watch her dance in "WST" and I guarantee you'll see "Shade's of Bob". )

Her idol, you know?

Funny that you watched that- I was just talking to a co-worker today about the "smoking in the shower" scene. (And again, last night with J while watching "Jaws" for the bizillionth time...Y'know, the whole "Roy Scheider" thing) Weird.

And have you seen the mega-huge ass poster of Ann Reinkings "Dancin'" J bought? We could drape it on the side of the house and there would still be 4 extra feet.

[e_juliana]

Oh, I know.

Roy is just brilliant in the film. I think.