ACME FILM CLUB
THE STYLE OF BOB FOSSE – Thursday, April 15 at 6:30pm
Watch each film on your own schedule before the Zoom meeting. Most films are available for free at www.actvid.com. Or you can use the website JUSTWATCH.com, to find out on which streaming services each film is available. A Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the meeting.
ALL THAT JAZZ
When he is not planning for his upcoming stage musical or working on his Hollywood film, choreographer/director Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is popping pills and sleeping with a seemingly endless line of women. The physical and mental stress begins to take a toll on the ragged perfectionist. Soon, he must decide whether or not his non-stop work schedule and hedonistic lifestyle are worth risking his life. The film is a semi-autobiographical tale written and directed by the legendary Bob Fosse. Rated R, 2h 3m
After watching Cabaret and then All That Jazz, you will notice many similar techniques used by Bob Fosse, the director and choreographer of each film. We will hold a discussion on what the group notices in terms of Fosse’s style of directing, choreography, camera angles and movement, etc., and the similarities and differences of these techniques as they relate to each film. Are they just Fosse’s style of making movies or are they used to enhance the message of each film?
Our host David Shaw is a graduate of UCLA Film School and worked in various aspects of production in the LA Film Industry for many years. Currently living in the Philadelphia area, he brings us his knowledge and passion for all things film.
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CABARET
In Berlin in 1931, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York), who is finishing his university studies. Despite Brian’s confusion over his sexuality, the pair become lovers, but the arrival of the wealthy and decadent playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem) complicates matters for them both. This love triangle plays out against the rise of the Nazi party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic. Rated PG, 2h 4m