All That Jazz (film) "an essentially funny movie that seeks to operate on too many levels at the same time... some of it makes you wince, but a lot of it is great fun... A key to the success of the production is the performance of Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon... With an actor of less weight and intensity, "All That Jazz" might have evaporated as we watched it. Mr. Scheider's is a presence to reckon with." "Variety" described it as "a self-important, egomaniacal, wonderfully choreographed, often compelling film" and added, "Roy Scheider gives a superb performance as Gideon, creating a character filled with
Ralph Burns Allen's "Bananas". Burns worked with film-director Bob Fosse and in 1972 won the Academy Award as music supervisor for "Cabaret". He composed the film scores for "Lenny" (1974) and Martin Scorsese's jazz-themed "New York, New York" (1977). Fosse again employed Burns to create the soundtrack for "All That Jazz" for which he also won an Academy Award in 1979. He then worked on "Urban Cowboy" (1980) and in 1982, Burns received another Academy Award nomination for his work in "Annie". His work for the stage was also notable. "Baryshnikov on Broadway" in 1980 earned Burns an Emmy Award for his