The Rewind Project

Fifty years ago, Paddy Chayefsky wrote an audacious screenplay, about a fictional network who decides to do something crazy - turn their news division into a cash cow. In 1976, everyone knew that making money from news on television was a ridiculous fantasy, but it was only a movie, right? A half-century later, it looks a lot more like reality. William Holden, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, and Oscar...

Oscar winner and Hollywood legend Joan Crawford died in 1977. The next year, Joan's daughter Christina released her infamous memoir, MOMMIE DEAREST. Suddenly, Joan Crawford, once a symbol of grit and glamour, was synonymous with child abuse. It took three years for the book to be adapted for the screen, but in 1981 -- fifty years ago -- the film was released, featuring Oscar winner Faye Dunaway as...

After a stunning debut in Steven Speilberg's THE COLOR PURPLE, Whoopi Goldberg cemented her status as a bona fide movie star by appearing in a very different film, JUMPIN' JACK FLASH. In it, she plays a computer genius who receives a coded message from a British spy and tries everything she can to bring him back from enemy lines. Directed by Penny Marshall, and co-starring Stephen Collins, Carol K...

In 1991, a movie was released. It was a road movie, an outlaw movie, and ... a feminist manifesto? Whatever it was, it had everyone talking. The film tells the story of two friends (Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon) who leave town for a much-needed vacation when an attempted rapist gets in their way. Soon enough, they're on the run from the law, in a journey that takes them clear around the state of Te...

Three decades ago, Mike Leigh released a film about a woman with a secret who has told and will continue to tell a bunch of lies about it. While the title is rather on the nose, the movie itself takes quite a few twists and turns, and the way it was made is almost as interesting (some would say more, hello Matt) as the film itself. Nominated for 5 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress,...

In 2001, the Coen Brothers told the story of a mild-mannered barber in an unhappy marriage decides to blackmail his wife's boss (and lover). THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE was shot in black-and-white in the style of classic film noir, so you can be pretty sure he'll regret his choices soon enough. But because it's Joel & Ethan Coen, there's no way in the world you can predict exactly where this movie wi...

Gird your loins, everyone. The Rewind Project is back with a seventh season, and we're kicking off by discussing THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA on it's 20th anniversary. Not the fabulous sequel in theatres now, but the one that started it all. Is Miranda Preistley really the devil? Or does everyone who steps into the world of fashion get a little devilish? Is Nate really the villain of the movie, or just a...

We just couldn't stay away. Ally, Matt, and Eric are back for another season, and we wanted to take a quick moment to introduce you to the films we'll be discussing in Season SEVEN of The Rewind Project. Join us in two weeks for our first regular full-length episode of the season. And be kind ... Rewind.

Twenty-five years ago, a young opportunist went to Italy to convince a rich playboy to come home again, and well ... shenanigans ensued. If you don't know anything about THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, you've had a quarter century to get up to speed. But we won't spoil it here - just go watch the movie then come back to us and listen to the Rewinders (with special guest Joe Prince) discuss the talent and...

Twenty-five years ago, the most shocking and tasteless cartoon on cable television turned itself into an even more shocking and tasteless film about a shocking and tasteless cartoon that soon becomes an international incident, thanks to those adorable, shocking, tasteless little scamps Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman. It's SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT and we're gonna g*dd**mn f**king well talk...

In a TRP first, the Rewinders are discussing film that isn't in English. Pedro Almodóvar's 1999 drama ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER was the winner of the Oscar for Best Foriegn Language Film, and the most-awarded film in the history of his native Spain. It's the story of a grieving mother, an HIV-positive pregnant nun, a transgender sex worker, a lesbian diva of the theatre, her heroin-addicted girlfriend,...

Twenty-five years ago, there was a three way battle for leadership between a nerd with likability issues, and good-natured goofball, and a spoiler candidate who just wanted to sow chaos. No, we're not talking about Gore, Dubya, and Nader - we're focusing on Carver High in Omaha, Nebraska, where Tracy Flick is ready for her ascension to Student Council President and her biggest nemesis seems to be...

We're starting our 1999 season off with a bang, if by "bang" you mean repeated punches to the head. Yes, it's David Fincher's tale of toxic masculinity and violence. We're not only going to talk about FIGHT CLUB, but we're going to spoil the hell out of it, so if you've never seen it before, you might want to give it a view before tuning into our show. #BeKindRewind

In a week, The Rewinders are setting the way-back machine to 25 years ago, when we were on the precipice of a new millennium, and Hollywood was cranking out an amazing number of brilliant movies. We can only watch six of them for the show, however ... if you want to listen along, here's your homework. We're gonna party like it's 1999. #BeKindRewind

We're baaaack!! And this year, we're looking at movies from 1999, 1974, 1949, and all the 4's and 9's in between. In case you want to watch along, we're pleased to present our slate of films for Season 6. Come along for the ride, and #BeKindRewind ...

As the Rewind Project wraps up another year, we wanted to discuss a wholesome, heartwarming tale of greed, madness, murder, and revenge. It's basically THE SHINING in an isolated mountain range, starring Humphrey Bogart as a down-on-his-luck beggar whose evil side emerges when he thinks he strikes gold, and an Oscar-winning performance by Walter Huston as a plucky prospector (directed by his Oscar...

Seventy-five years ago, Olivia de Havilland starred in a film that humanized women struggling with mental health, and together with director Anatole Litvak, created a sensitive portrayal of a woman and one caring psychologist working in an overcrowded and often cruel system. Take our hand, we're walking into THE SNAKE PIT. It'll be okay. #BeKindRewind

Seventy-five years ago, MGM took one of the most beloved songs from Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN, and made a movie that has absolutely nothing to do with Easter. But! It has Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford and Ann Miller and 16 more songs by Berlin. EASTER PARADE is an old-fashioned musical about a song-and-dance man and the girl he plucks from obscurity to become the toast of Broad...

In 1948, a movie was released that captured the hearts of dancers everywhere, centered on a young ballerina who falls in love, yearns to dance, and can't do both, thanks to the trash men in her life. Put on your tutus, it's time for THE RED SHOES. #BeKindRewind

Three quarters of a century ago, Alfred Hitchcock made a movie based on the infamous Leopold & Loeb. Known today primarily for filming with nothing but eight long takes and lots of gay subtext happening under the surface, ROPE is a murder plot to get tangled up in. Guest host Justin joins Matt and Eric to untie the knots. #BeKindRewind

Seventy-five years ago, a movie about a cold case that was itself eleven years old, and the newspaperman who set an innocent man free. Jimmy Stewart and Lee J. Cobb star in CALL NORTHSIDE 777, and we're gonna talk about it. #BeKindRewind

Three quarters of a century ago, a rich and spoiled housewife was all alone in her four-poster bed when her telephone lines got crossed and she heard a couple of men planning a woman's murder. Unable to leave her home, she does what she can to save her, and begins to suspect that she might be the intended victim. This week, Ally, Eric, & Matt discuss Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster in 1948's S...

We're back, and ready to dive into the films of 1948. It promises to be a wild ride, so hop on the Rewind Train, fasten your seat belts, and join us. In this preview, we'll be talking a bit about what was happening in the world 75 years ago, we'll discuss some of the films we won't be watching, and then diving into the seven movies we'll discuss over the next couple of months. If you're inclined t...

Seventy years ago, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell got on a boat with the US Olympic Team and sailed right into movie history. Featuring the iconic song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and fantastic comic performances, this is a fun, fizzy romp for the ages, and we're gonna talk about it. #BeKindRewind

Sixty-five years ago, Alfred Hitchcock went to the city by the Bay to make a trippy, twisty mystery about being dizzy. Starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in a double (or is it?) role, VERTIGO is widely considered to be one of his finest achievements, but what did the Rewinders think? Tune in and find out. #BeKindRewind