Posted in Review Year in Film

Rewind 1979 In Film: All That Jazz

For a brief time in American cinema, the auteur reigned. No project was too epic in scale, no subject was off-limits, money was readily available…

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Star 80 (1983) – Bob Fosse's Last Roar

Bob Fosse directed only five films and this, the one with the odd licence plate title, was his last. The dancer/choreographer/screenwriter/director had a penchant for…

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Film Honors: 1972

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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Festival de Cannes 70: All That Jazz, 1980

A sunny shout-out to 70 winners at the Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the 70th event which is just around the corner – in no…

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