The Rewind Project

Sixty years ago, Hollywood produced the most expensive movie ever made, starring Elizabeth Taylor as the Queen of the Nile, whose family tree didn't fork. Making this film was arguably more dramatic than anything on screen, and we're gonna talk about it. #BeKindRewind

55 years ago, Rosemary Woodhouse had a handsome husband, an enormous apartment in New York, and a baby on the way. What could go wrong? Well, when your husband is garbage, your apartment is in the middle of a coven, and your baby just might be the spawn of Satan ... a lot. Mia Farrow, John Cassavettes, and Oscar winner Ruth Gordon host a devil of a baby shower in ROSEMARY'S BABY. #BeKindRewind

Fifty years ago, Paul Newman and Robert Redford reunited on a film that would eventually win seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. THE STING is stylish, witty, and fun and we're gonna talk about it. #BeKindRewind

Fifty years ago, the devil went down to Georgetown, and he was lookin' for a soul to steal. He met sweet little Linda Blair, and the rest is cinematic history. Matt Baughman joins us for all things pea soup-flavored this week, as we battle the demons of THE EXORCIST. #BeKindRewind

A half-century ago, Martin Scorsese first made a name for himself with a gritty drama about small-time hoods in the Big Apple. MEAN STREETS stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, and it stirred up some pretty strong feelings from the Rewinders. Hop in, we're gonna take a ride. #BeKindRewind

Spoiler Alert: Soylent Green is not derived from plankton. Fifty years ago, audiences watched a dystopian film set fifty years in the future. The weird thing is, they weren't that far off. Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson star in SOYLENT GREEN, people. #BeKindRewind

Fifty years ago, Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford starred in a movie about love and politics -- or so they thought. By the time the editing process was done, the politics had taken a real backseat. But THE WAY WE WERE is still seen as a classic movie romance, and we're here to break it all down. #BeKindRewind

Fifty years ago, before he took us to a galaxy far, far away, filmmaker George Lucas took us back a decade to examine the coming of age of folks who graduated high school in the early 60s. AMERICAN GRAFFITI is widely regarded as a classic by critics and film historians, featuring breakout performances by Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, and Oscar nominee Candy Clark. #BeKindRewind

A British sociopath is hired to kill French President Charles de Gaulle, and to catch him, the French Deputy Commissioner will have to think like a cold-blooded killer. Our first film in Season 5's "Golden" season about the films of 1973 is THE DAY OF THE JACKAL, starring Charles Fox and Michel Lonsdale. #BeKindRewind

We're turning the dial on the Rewind machine back 50 years, and these are the seven movies we'll be talking about in our 1973 season (and a few words about some other notable films that year that didn't make our cut). If you like to watch along, this is your assignment! #BeKindRewind

Forty-five years ago, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Lena Horne eased on down the road in Sidney Lumet's ill-fated adaptation of the Broadway smash THE WIZ. Written by the guy who famously put nipples on the Bat-Suit, the film is now (arguably?) a "cult classic," and we're gonna break it all down. #BeKindRewind

Forty years ago, Brian de Palma introduced the world to Tony Montana and his "little friend" in an epic about organized crime, machismo, gratuitous violence and lots of cocaine. Featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance by Al Pacino, SCARFACE ... is a trip. #BeKindRewind

Thirty-five years ago, a Wall Street secretary impersonated her boss to land a deal and claim her spot in the rat race, and Hollywood's sweetest love letter to capitalism was born. Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver star in Mike Nichols' WORKING GIRL. Let the river run. #BeKindRewind

Thirty years ago, Bill Clinton was President, feds raided the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, and dinosaurs roamed the earth again. Yes, kiddies, we're headed back to JURASSIC PARK, based on the novel by Michael Crichton and directed by Steven Spielberg. A warning about meddling with Mother Nature, with the merest touch of pro-parenthood propaganda. Join us, and watch out for the velociraptors. #...

Twenty-five years ago, the world was introduced to the force of nature that is Cate Blanchett, in a role worthy of her talents: Queen Elizabeth I. She and the film were denied the big awards at the Oscars the next year, but this film, co-starring Geoffrey Rush and Joseph Fiennes, lives on. Vivat regina! #BeKindRewind

Twenty five years ago, a rug that really tied the room together was destroyed by a thug hired by a porn magnate because the trophy wife of a businessman with the same name as the ... you know what? It really doesn't matter, and that's the point. This week, the Rewinders discuss the cult classic that is THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Pour yourself a White Russian and listen in. #BeKindRewind

A quarter century ago, Stephen King's novella APT PUPIL was translated into film by the deeply problematic Bryan Singer. Starring Sir Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro, the film is about the Nazi war criminal next door, the seductiveness of evil, and how difficult it can be to shove a cat into an oven. Join us, won't you? #BeKindRewind

Twenty-five years ago, Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon went even further back in time, all the way to a 1950s sitcom, and that patriarchal monochrome world will never, ever be the same. Co-starring William H. Macy, Paul Walker, and the divine Joan Allen. Join us as we go back to 1998's PLEASANTVILLE. #BeKindRewind

Twenty-five years ago, Ian McKellen received an Oscar nomination for his sensitive portrayal  of filmmaker James Whale in his last days. Based on Christopher Bram's novel Father of Frankenstein , Bill Condon's film features another Oscar-nominated performance by Lynn Redgrave, and future Oscar winner Brendan Fraser as a hunky "yard man." Join us as we discuss GODS & MONSTERS.

Twenty-five years ago, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez took a ride in the trunk of a car and the world was introduced to one of the sexiest movies ever made. Adam Palcher of DEEP DIVE FILM SCHOOL joins us to talk about Steven Soderbergh's 1998 neo-noir, OUT OF SIGHT.

A quarter-century ago, Peter Weir made a movie based on the ludicrous idea that people would watch non-scripted television. Boy, was he crazy or what. THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) stars Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, and Laura Linney. We were warned. #BeKindRewind

Bill Clinton was embroiled in scandal, the Winter Olympics were big in Japan, and peace was being brokered between Ireland and the UK. It was also a big year for movies ... just ask Gwyneth Paltrow! Welcome to the first mini-season of Season 5, chronicling the films of 1998. Listen in to find out what movies we're going to be talking about, a little bit about the films that we're not. Regular epis...

It's our fifth year at the Rewind Project, and our first order of business is to pick a new season! We were joined this year by "Downtown" Marcus Brown, John Zakibe, Justin & Thom Godwin, and Adam Palcher & Adam Sherlock from our new favorite movie podcast, the Deep Dive Film School, to help us select our slate this year! We picked some amazing movies, and everyone won ... except Antonio Banderas....

Seventy-five years ago, GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT took home Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. A scathing indictment of anti-Semitism in America, the film features Gregory Peck as a reporter who pretends to be Jewish so he can write about prejudice as something other than a casual observer. And he learns a lot, particularly about the woman he plans to marry. #BeKindRe...

In 1947, Orson Welles, in desperate need of studio cash, made a dark, cynical, and deeply weird thriller - the only film he ever made with his wife, Rita Hayworth. He's a sailor way in over his head, and she's THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI. Come on in, the water's fine. #BeKindRewind