I know you are probably wondering where our A League of Their Own (1992, dir. Penny Marshall) reviews are and why we, the Team at The Film Rewind, have been so quiet and hardly posting at all this month…
All in Adaptations
I know you are probably wondering where our A League of Their Own (1992, dir. Penny Marshall) reviews are and why we, the Team at The Film Rewind, have been so quiet and hardly posting at all this month…
There is no denying the campiness of many of the classic Universal ‘Monster Movies,’ and Dracula (1931, dir. Tod Browning) is certainly no exception. (Don’t even get me started on the possums and armadillos…) I was probably first introduced to this film sometime in elementary school…
Ugh. Been donkeys since writing post for blog. Bad reviewer. No consistency. No future. Had no idea what to expect when committing to reading BJD for Film Club. Most surprised to learn that it was a British story, as knew that Renee Zellweger was Bridget in film…
Time flies when you are having ‘fun…’ and with all the things that have been going on this month, April has turned into a bit of a blog post dry spell…
It is hard for us, here at The Film Rewind, to fathom that a certain British pop culture ‘icon’ is turning 25 years old! We are, of course, talking about…
The story of ‘Cinderella’ has been told and retold for centuries in various styles and media. The plot itself has become one of a handful of basic story types that the majority of narratives follow…
In case any of you were expecting anything different, 2021 is looking to be merely '2020: The Sequel.' With almost a full calendar year of pandemic life behind us, and an uncertain future still ahead of us, it's difficult to commit ourselves to look forward to anything…
Being on the verge of my 30th Birthday (yup, the big 3-0) I cannot help but reminisce about all of the films that have had such a major impact upon my life…
Whenever I face having to list my all-time favorite movies, I get a little troubled. I never know whether technicality allows me to include one of my favorite films, Anne of Green Gables (1985, dir. Kevin Sullivan)…
With so many theatrical films being postponed and constantly changing their release dates, in some cases even opting for streaming availability in the midst of this pandemic, there is truly little new content for your viewing pleasure at the moment…
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) This is one of the most famous, and hilarious, understatements in the history of cinema…
What does Ann-Margret have against the letter D? Maybe we'll find out this month…
Fairly recently, I was introduced to Stella the talking dog, the pet of speech pathologist Christina Hunger. Hunger trained Stella to communicate by pushing buttons that correspond to different English words…
In looking ahead at the films being released in theaters this year, I am once again astounded by the number of remakes, sequels, adaptations, and franchise spin-offs that will grace the silver screen. Films like Emma (February 2020), Mulan (March 2020)…
It is amazing to us, here at The Film Rewind, that the popular children’s book character, Doctor Dolitte, is turning 100 this year! The original novel…
