Hey, everyone. “Moriarty” here.

You guys know who Nicky Katt is?

You do, even if you’re not sure you do. He’s an omnipresent character actor whose deadly sense of timing has been well-utilized by directors like Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY, GRINDHOUSE), Steven Soderbergh (THE LIMEY) and Richard Linklater (DAZED & CONFUSED).

He’s also a full-blown film freak like many of us, and he’s recently started programming a regular line-up at the Silent Movie Theater, one of two great venues here in Los Angeles to recently embrace the revival scene. He does a regular trailer festival, but on this coming Monday night, May 12, it’s Nicky’s birthday, and he’s inviting you to come help him celebrate.

How? Oh, man, this is gonna be good.

Here’s the description from the official website:

Nicky Katt's Mug Melter Monday

Nicky Katt’s been in over 40 movies, and counting. He’s also a movie maniac. Here at the Cinefamily, we’re movie maniacs. So this Monday, we’re sending out an all-points bulletin — calling all movie maniacs! — we’re getting together to watch movies, all night long. And not just any movies, we got some flicks that's melt your ugly mug off, they're so nuclear. The back patio will be open, and we’ll have our grill fired up (BYOHD: Bring Your Own Hot Dogs),so join us as while we kick back a few beers, eat some meat and watch movies one after another after another after another. We’ll be showing a mixture of 35mm and 16mm prints, bootleg videos and whatever else we feel like throwing on the screen. Some teasers? How about a beautiful 35mm print of BABY, THE RAIN MUST FALL? Or the melted mug of Mickey Rourke in the underrated Walter Hill thriller JOHNNY HANDSOME? That's just a taste. If you came out for Nicky’s “Trailer Park Tuesday,” you know it’s good shit.

I think JOHNNY HANDSOME is the very definition of an underrated movie, and although I’m a big fan of Steve McQueen, BABY THE RAIN MUST FALL has so far eluded me, so I’m thrilled that my frist viewing of it will be on the bigscreen.

When Nicky called me about this and asked me if I’d invite all the LA area readers to join him for his birthday party, he told me that he’d even bring a Shiner Bock for each of you. All you have to do is say “Ain’t It Cool” when you arrive, and you qualify for that beer.

So seriously... what else are you going to find on a Monday night to compare to this? And before you start whining about work on Tuesday, this is more important than work. This is a chance to hang out with the hardest of the hardcore film fans in Los Angeles, celebrate the birthday of another film fan, and support the revival community in LA, all at the same time.

Sounds pretty damn good to me. See you there!

Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles