Fellini Fantasy Meets a Harsh Reality in Rob Marshall's <em>Nine</em> By Scott Foundas
Earlier this decade, watching choreographer turned director Rob Marshall make an incoherent, Oscar-annointed shambles out of Bob Fosse's <em>Chicago</em>, I wondered if Marshall had ever seen a screen musical before he got the assignment. Watching <em>Nine</em>, I began to wonder if Marshall has ever seen a movie other than his own.