The Deuce Episode 1
Times Square in the early 70s was fun.
Dont let anyone tell you any different.
Comic book stores stood next to rows and rows of movie theaters.
Some of them showing family movies, some presenting art movies, some showing adult films.
There was one theater that showed a Jimi Hendrix movie for six years straight.
Happy hookers plied their wares on side streets and closed deals in alleyways.
Nothing was forbidden in this small slice of what New Orleans had named the Big Apple.
The Deuce didnt conform to community standards.
It had none to speak of.
If you could make it in New York, you could make it anywhere.
Or you could put on stilettos or alligator shoes and strut your stuff.
Rain, shine, and overcast, there was always money to be made and money to be paid.
Frankie is also played by Franco.
The accents sound a little more Boston than Fort Hamilton, but Im only digging at him.
Vincent needs a place he can feel safe.
BertoluccisThe Conformistis on the Marquee.
Before Giuliani cleared it all away in a Disney fantasia of angry Elmos and one lone naked cowboy.
We get a slice of period history when C.C.
The pilot, which HBO previewed to On Demand and HBO Go viewers, promises sordid fun.
The kind they shot for with the 70s rock industry series,Vinyl.
The decade is as colorful and dramatic as the famous 60s.
Sometimes delivering on the promises of the Aquarian generation, other times the darker threats.
The crime will be in your face.
The 1970s is known for its crime.
The only decade that was better for crime in New York City was the roaring 20s.
They were also both considered the best 10-year periods of decadence in the five boroughs.
But it was fun and sexy.
The Deucepremieres Sept. 10 on HBO.
Rating:
4 out of 5
