Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

What Am I Doing In New Jersey?

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Bruce Gowers
Cast: George Carlin
Time: 57 minutes



This is George Carlin’s sixth HBO special, recorded live in Union City, New Jersey. The show starts with a little skit where Carlin is taking a cab to make his way to the show, but the cab gets lost in a creepy neighborhood. They stop at a local bar, where the patrons are waiting to watch the show on TV, to ask for directions. During the show, we go back a few times to the people in the bar.

In the stand-up comedy part of the special, Carlin discusses such topics as Ronald Reagan, religion, abortion, keeping people on their toes with your actions, the people he can do without and much more. Here, the comic started to really go into overdrive with the “anger” that characterized the later part of his comedy career. I love that edgy part of Carlin’s material. There is still some craziness around the edges, but the man had things to say and he did not sugar-coat it.

While the early stuff was fun, with some really strong bits like the seven dirty words, this is where Carlin started to really perfect the stuff that made him the greatest of all-time to me.
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