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Two and a Half Men: The Two Finger Rule (2009)
Perfect Sitcom Episode
Every once in a while, a sitcom episode is so perfectly written and directed that it makes the craft look SO easy. The Two Finger Rule is one such example. Hilarious! I had a friend who protested, saying he thought Charlie Sheen was such a lech he didn't want to lower his standards to such a level. Said friend busted a gut while we watched it.
The content is definitely not for pre-teens. The episode is rife with hilarious sexual innuendo and drug references. Dialogue is perfectly written and delivered in a manner that is reminiscent of screen directing legends I dare not mention. Enjoy!
Pollock (2000)
A Towering Performance From An Incredible Actor
I absolutely HAD to write a review (my first) of this film because I saw that someone else bashed it (predictably someone in Los Angeles). This is an interesting look into the life of a troubled yet inspired artist who helped define an art movement and put New York City on the map as one of the world's most important centers for art.
The film presents Pollock's journey from being an obscure, reclusive artist in Greenwich Village to being an icon of American art with his wife Lee Krasner in beautiful East Hampton, NY. The beginning of the film was interesting in terms of gaining some insight into what the village was like in the 40's. I never really gave much thought about it in the pre-50s bohemia period, and I'd forgotten about the government programs that paid actors like Pollock to encourage the development of American artistic culture. The scenes depicting Pollock actually working the canvass are wonderfully done, as they provide a glimpse into the techniques he employed to create a new style and kick open a door for other American artists of similar style.
The other reviewer of this film failed to see what I saw, I guess. Ed Harris hands in a performance of what Rolling Stone called "a towering performance of bruising inspiration." I agree, and feel that I was provided some idea of the forces that defined the artist and Pollock as a person. If you missed it, see it again.