You're gonna be bothered by how cool I am.

It's always a long schlep to the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers, but it is usually worth it, and their Burtday was no exception. In celebration of the man's 80th birthday (which is today!), programmer Cristina Cacioppo had picked five of his films and a bunch of clips to show during the seating and the breaks. Just like previous marathon events (and like BNAT), we didn't know what was going to play (Cristina doesn't even announce the titles when she introduces the films, so it's a mystery until the title pops up on the screen). I was fairly certain we wouldn't see Smokey and the Bandit; as arguably Burt's biggest movie, it was too obvious a choice. I also didn't expect to see his Oscar-nominated turn in Boogie Nights, which is not so much a Burt Reynolds Movie as a movie that happens to have Burt Reynolds in it. And the only hint we'd been given was that one of the films was one that he had directed, so that narrowed it down to four.



( He's a player ... a pawn ... a hero ... a king. )

Such a great day, and so much Burt greatness. 2016 is all downhill from here.