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THE DEUCE
September 23, 2019  | By David Bianculli

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

 
The mid-Eighties are tough on the NYC neighborhood known as the Deuce: the spread of the disease identified as AIDS is decimating the gay community, the bath houses are attracting new interest from medical authorities as well as police, and the porn theaters are searching for ways to survive despite the rise of X-rated home-video releases. Two of the main characters in The Deuce have their own porn-related survival tactics: Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is pushing to direct and produce “femme erotica,” while Frankie (James Franco) is betting on amateur porn videos as being the next big thing.
 
 
 
 
 
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