“Showtime!”
Since today is Bob Fosse’s birthday, it’s only appropriate that today’s scene that I love comes from his 1979’s masterpiece, All That Jazz!
This sequence captures everything we need to know about Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider). We see his talent. We see his self-destructive habits. And, though we don’t realize it until the end of the film, we also see that death is patiently waiting for him.
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, we celebrate the birth and legacy of Bob Fosse. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Bob Fosse Films
Cabaret (1972, dir by Bob Fosse, DP: Geoffrey Unsworth)
Lenny (1974, dir by Bob Fosse, DP: Bruce Surtees)
All That Jazz (1979, dir by Bob Fosse, DP: Giuseppe Rotunno)
Star 80 (1983, dir by Bob Fosse, DP: Sven Nyvkist)
by Jasper Johns
Painted in 1958, Three Flags has been in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art since 1980.
This song finds Beck in a folk mood. It took a lot of people by surprise in 1994, when Beck was still best-known for Loser. This is one of the songs that showed Beck wasn’t going to be the one-hit wonder that many people expected.
Director Steve Hanft has also done videos for Pride & Glory, Milk Dee, Hootie & The Blowfish, Eels, and … Carrot Top? Everyone has to make a living.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 