Pardon my French

In 2000, Universal Music released Pardon My English/Plays the Blues, which combined a four-song 1956 EP and the 1957 LP Pardon My English by French jazz vocal group Les Blue Stars, as well as a three-song 1956 session by French jazz guitarist and vocalist Henri Salvador on one compact disc.

The history of French TV is complex, filled with lineup changes, missed opportunities, delays, and disillusions. And yet, a growing body of work testifies to one man's sagacity and stubbornness. In the middle of French TV's chamber of 32 revolving doors stands bassist/composer Mike Sary. Blending elements of prog, fusion, cartoon music, and Rock-in-Opposition, the music of his group can be simultaneously hilarious and highly challenging, making it one of the most original American prog rock outfits.

For the 2001 CD The Case Against Art, French TV consisted mostly of Sary, keyboardist Warren Dale (of TRAP), and drummer Chris Vincent, with many past and new friends sitting in.

The West of veteran TV writer/Deadwoodcreator David Milch is as grim as it is gritty, sprinkled with salty dialogue and punctuated by sudden brutality and raw sexuality. The original soundtrack cues by composer David Schwartz (represented here by his evocative show theme), Michael Brook and Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek play off that vision with often stark rootsiness. But it's the series' rich slate of songs – choices whose inventiveness often rivals that of The Sopranos – that consistently reinforce its all-too-human drama, if not the crusty veneer. This collection gathers the best songs from the series' first season, coloring the milieu with evocative hillbilly romps like Michael Hurley's "Hog of the Forsaken" and the a capella grace of Margaret's Native American "Creek Lullaby." But the collection's musical eclecticism stretches far beyond mere genre concerns, variously encompassing the nascent jazz of Jelly Roll Morton (a rollicking "Stars and Stripes Forever"), Delta blues of Bukka White and Mississippi John Hurt and even Gustavo Santaolalla's hypnotic Brazilian fretwork. But the collection's country and folk-tinged performances are its most resonant, whether invoking earthy traditions (the gospel fervor of the late June Carter Cash's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's more heretical "God and Man") or more contemporary stylings like Lyle Lovett's "Old Friend" and the gentle "Twisted Little Man" by Michael J. Sheehy.

Un chat un chat (2009)
XVID 544x320 25.00fps 825Kbps | French MP3 stereo 128Kbps | no subs | 01:41:56 | 700 MB
Comedy | Director: Sophie Fillières | aka "Pardon My French" | Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Malik Zidi

Celimene (Chiara Mastroianni) is a published author with depressive tendencies, who is tussling rather hopelessly with writer’s block. While the decorators re-do her home, she has moved into her mother’s apartment with seven-year-old son Adam. Upcoming talent Bonitzer plays Anais, a smart teenage girl who stalks Celimene and steals her mail.
Célimène a trente-cinq ans. Elle est écrivain mais n'écrit plus. Pas d'inspiration. Classique… Célimène préfère se faire appeler Nathalie. Normal…Son fils de sept ans, Adam, l'oblige à garder les pieds sur terre. Tout juste… Son appartement est en travaux, Célimène, en attendant, vit chez sa mère. Difficile…