Friday, February 1, 2008

Burt Reynolds: the re-evaluation begins

You don't read much lately about Burt Reynolds' career--either positive or negative--except for the sad notice taken by film critics that Reynolds (obviously in need of money) took a supporting role in alleged-superbad director Uwe Boll's now-disappearing-from-multiplexes IN THE NAME OF THE KING.

But Reynolds had a good run as boxoffice star/avatar of mainstream "hip" from 1972-1982 and the blog WELCOME TO L.A. will cover the man and his career throughout February.

Here's a link to get started (filled with photos and YouTube trailer/TV footage links):

http://welcometola.blogspot.com/

My choices for Burt Reynolds DVD viewing from the above era: DELIVERANCE, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, HUSTLE, STARTING OVER, SEMI-TOUGH, THE LONGEST YARD (1974), HOOPER, SHARKY'S MACHINE.

Not sure if W.W. AND THE DIXIE DANCEKINGS  is on DVD, but it's an underrated B-film (mostly intended for small towns and drive-ins) from director John Avildsen worth seeking out.

 

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