WR005 – “Birdman” Review, The Dark Side of Show Business in Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz”

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In this week’s episode, we review the new film by director Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Not to leave any stone unturned in the discussion of show business and the dark side of Broadway, we then discuss Bob Fosse’s semi-autobiographical classic “All That Jazz” (1979) as well as other aspects of Bob Fosse’s career.

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Bob Fosse (top) at work on his masterpiece “All That Jazz” (1979)

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