All That Jazz (1979)

So, you think you know dance? If for no other reason, watch this movie to see how many dance moves you can spot that are now referred to a Michael Jackson signature moves. MJ didn't moon walk until 1983, for an example.

This autobiographical movie was written and directed by Bob Fosse. If you don't know who Bob Fosse was, you don't know jack about dance. Fosse won an Oscar for directing Cabaret, in which he was also choreographer and dancer. He followed that project up with a stage-shot bio-pic of legendary comic Lenny Bruce. For this he also was nominated for Best Director. Both these projects are referred to in the movie and are central to the storyline.

This movie was nominated for 9 Oscar's but won only 4. Not too shabby. Roy Scheider was nominated for his central role here, and does a monumental job. The honor that year went to somebody named DiNiro in some boxing movie. Oh - good competition.

This movie documents the self-destruction of one of entertainment's brightest stars. And it's all told from his point of view with Broadway flair.

Watch this movie but remember, it is now 30 years old and production standards are different today.