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Not sure if you’re aware but the always-excellent Larry <\/a> will be doing a Burt Reynolds blog-a-thon all month – and seriously, you do not want to miss it. Larry’s awesome. He’s got a great eye. Wonderful critic. Larry makes it clear in his first post that it’s not going to be a “love-a-thon”. There is much to criticize, and much that might fall short. But it is a celebration nonetheless, of a real workhorse, a guy who gives the impression that he has ALWAYS been there.<\/p>\n Overview – click through to see all the full posts:<\/p>\n The Burt Reynolds-a-Thon: first post<\/a>. Love it. Read the whole thing. Excerpt:<\/p>\n Some 30 years after his peak of stardom, you never have to ask: Burt Who?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n His post on Deliverance<\/i><\/a>. Excerpt from post:<\/p>\n It beggars belief that “Deliverance” was not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound. There are very few movies (maybe only Malick’s movies) that make me feel as if I have plunged into the natural world depicted on screen. “Deliverance” drops you into the wild. It’s as if you’re shooting along an untamed river, full of fear and wonder and adrenaline. You see it \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and hear it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n His post on Sharky’s Machine<\/i><\/a>. Excerpt from post:<\/p>\n It’s a film that deserves a serious reappraisal from critics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I seriously agree with that.<\/p>\n His post on Burt singing<\/a>. Excerpt:<\/p>\n Maybe he’s a little embarrassed at exposing himself so nakedly? A little tentative about it? Can you imagine any of today’s stars giving you a glimpse of their feelings like Reynolds does here? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n His post on Boogie Nights<\/i><\/a>. Excerpt from post:<\/p>\n It doesn’t seem like he’s doing much more than being Burt Reynolds (the on-screen construct), but that is acting, let’s remember.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n His post on The Longest Yard<\/i><\/a>. Excerpt:<\/p>\n Still, movies that end well earn a lot of forgiveness, and \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Longest Yard\u00e2\u0080\u009d ends with a slam-bang football game between the guards and the inmates that is as exciting as you could want it to be. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n I love this post. Burt Reynolds on Angie Dickinson<\/a>. Ha!!<\/p>\n His post on Semi-Tough<\/i><\/a>. Excerpt from post:<\/p>\n All I could remember was that it was a football movie. But watching it again, I was thrilled to discover one of the overlooked ’70s movies, and one of the overlooked Burt Reynolds performances, a film ripe for consideration among the era’s classics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Great stuff, Larry – I look forward to more. Burt Reynolds and Cary Grant were very good friends, in the last decade and a half of Cary’s life. Somehow that does not surprise me at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not sure if you’re aware but the always-excellent Larry will be doing a Burt Reynolds blog-a-thon all month – and seriously, you do not want to miss it. Larry’s awesome. He’s got a great eye. Wonderful critic. Larry makes it … Continue reading