All That Jazz (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] - Classic Musical Drama Film for Movie Collectors & Jazz Enthusiasts - Perfect for Home Theater Nights & Film Studies

I'm an older dancer, (Ann Reinking (rest in peace) and I share the same birth date. I am still dancing and teaching. This is of course VERY entertaining, and the Blu Ray restoration is superb. I have had the DVD version for years. Mr. Fosse was not Roy Scheider's character, Joe Gideon, but parts are VERY much Mr. Fosse. Roy Scheider inhabited Bob Fosse, the good, the bad and the ugly. And the cattle call scene? Oh yes! Anyone in theater and particularly dancers know what that is! That feeling of "thank you, next, next group!" is as real as it gets. You are a number, hoping your number will be the dancer that they want, and you will make the next cut. The extras included, particularly the interview with Ann and the now adult Ms. Foldi IS a master class, and revealed so much about the actual Bob Fosse. When I dance Fosse, or teach it, you can feel his guiding choreographic touch right next to you, and THAT comes out in this movie. Its not ballet, its not jazz, its Fosse! This is of course a story of nihilism and self doubt, and Bob Fosse directed and choreographed it. Anyone who gets on stage feels that self doubt (that "why am I even here" feeling) - "Its showtime folks!". This is a beautiful movie, that belongs on every dancers book shelf, particularly if you study Fosse or are dancing it. But it has lessons for everyone. FIVE stars plus another FIVE stars. Ah five, six, seven eight!!!