TRP S7e7 Network
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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 winners Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, and Beatrice Straight star in director Sidney Lumet's examination of the space where journalism meets capitalism, and it looks a lot like our present day.
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TRP S7e6 Mommie Dearest
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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 Joan. Most of the people involved probably believed they were creating a significant film about an important subject. But instead, the movie - with it's over-the-top performances and quotable quotes,...
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TRP S7e5 Jumpin' Jack Flash
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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 Kane, Annie Potts, and Jim Belushi, it's a delightful action-mystery-comedy romp. The antiquated computer screens have not aged so well, but the rest of the movie still sings like Mick Jagger.
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TRP S7e4 Thelma & Louise
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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 Texas all the way to the Grand Canyon (IYKYK ... if not, watch this one before you listen to the episode, because we're totally spoiling the ending). This week on the Rewind machine ... THELMA &...
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TRP S7e3 Secrets & Lies
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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, Best Supporting Actress, and -- ironically -- Best Screenplay), SECRETS & LIES is on the Rewind Project docket this week.
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TRP S7e2 The Man Who Wasn't There
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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 will go. This isn't the most celebrated film in the Coen oeurve, but the Rewinders decided to take a gander anyway.
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TRP S7e1 The Devil Wears Prada
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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 meh boyfriend who makes a killer grilled cheese sandwich? Who would you cast as the young Miranda Priestley in a prequel about an aspiring fashion maven? Join us as we rummage through the Runway...
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Season 7 ... We're baaaaaaaack.
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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.
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1999: The Talented Mr. Ripley
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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 the ripples (hi there, Jude Law). #BeKindRewind
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1999: South Park - Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
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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 about it. #BeKindRewind
info_outlineWe'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 ...