2 posts tagged “two and a half men”

Melanie Lynskey who plays Rose is actually a New Zealander and started her acting career with one of the main roles (alongside Kate Winslet) in the wonderfully chilling New Zealand film Heavenly Creatures. 

What is also amazing is that she manages to disguise her New Zealand accent so well.  I travelled overseas with a girl from New Plymouth (where Lynskey also from) and she had the strongest Kiwi accent I have ever heard.  Her boyfriend (who was from somewhere on New Zealand's North Island) said he practically had to act as an interpreter for her when they were travelling in countries where people spoke English as a second language as noone could understand anything she said.  I'm sure there are some Australians who have similar "accent trouble" overseas. 

Back to Heavenly Creatures, I highly recommend watching it if you have never seen it.  There really is a lot more to New Zealand cinema than Lord of the Rings.  

Have just ordered a copy of this movie after seeing something about it on tv the other night.

Pretty in Pink (Special Collector's Edition)

I hadn't realised that the Ducky character is actually played by the actor, Jon Cryer, who plays the character Alan in Two and a Half Men.  We love watching this show and just flick the channel to the news when it gets to any sexy bits. 

Anyway, we have come to the conclusion that Charlie (Charlie Sheen) is actually the straight guy in this show and Alan (Cryer) the real star.  Here is a scene where he tries to seduce Janeane Garafalo (if only they wouldn't ruin it with the canned laughter):

Anyway, looking forward to remembering what Cryer was like in Pretty in Pink.  I seem to remember Ducky being a similar quirky, rejected kind of character.

Oh and the movie comes in a set the movies Clueless and Some Kind of Wonderful.  Bargain!