Cormac McCarthy’s Sunset Limited tonight on HBO

Subject no more profound than life and death, but thanks to McCarthy's writing and the two veteran actors are completely we pulled into the discussion, so much so that we were caught by surprise when McCarthy carefully injected another possible interpretation of the play's set up.

      Both shows are great ... Jones looks and acts appropriately tired. It would be easy to give in to the temptation to White just bitter and empty, but by keeping the human character, Jones makes his despair even deeper ... Jackson's slightly more difficult task that he self-righteousness has avoided playing the "good guy"but he more than meets that challenge. She is that rarity TV, a tour de force performance, rippling with power, nuance, humor and passion. (San Francisco Chronicle)

See TCM's tribute to 1939 today and noticed Thomas Mitchell had a key supporting role in every single movie that year. Struck by the fact that - as formidable as they are - both Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson shines brightest when they are energetic supporting characters. Check out the two polls to cut favorites to choose from.

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