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.

Monday, November 27, 2017

Man on the Moon (1999)

Genre: Biographical / Comedy
Directed by: Milos Forman
Starring: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti
Running time: 119 minutes



This 1999 biographical film covers the life story of comic Andy Kaufman, from his youth in the suburbs of New York to his untimely death from cancer at the age of 35.

The quality of Man on the Man as a movie relies largely on the shoulders of Jim Carrey, who did such an amazing job bringing Kaufman back to life. It seems the Canadian-born actor was tough to work with on the set, since he only wanted to be referred to as Andy. That kind of dedication must have been hard to deal with at the time, but it showed in the result.

After its release, this film received much criticism from people claiming that it tampered a whole lot with facts and only focused on a small portion of the man Andy Kaufman was. I can see that: There clearly was an oversimplification of the subject. That being said, for Carrey’s performance, this will always be a movie I love.


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