Rewind This!
{{Infobox film
| name = Rewind This!
| image = Rewind This.jpg
| caption =
| director = Josh Johnson
| producer = Midori Inoue
Carolee Mitchell
| writer =
| starring =
| music = Josh Freda
| cinematography = Christopher Palmer
| editing = Christopher Palmer
| studio = Imperial PolyFarm Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2013|03|11|SXSW}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Rewind This! is a 2013 documentary film directed by Josh Johnson about the impact of VHS on the film industry and home video, as well as about collectors of videotapes.
Interviewees
Release
The documentary screened at numerous film festivals around the world, including SXSW Film Festival, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, Telluride Horror Show, Sitges Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, and several others.
Reception
The documentary was received with critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 21 critics. The site's critics consensus read, "An ode to abandoned technology with some admirably wide-ranging insights, Rewind This! is entertaining viewing even for those who didn't live through the VHS era."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rewind_this|title=Rewind This! (2013)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=1 December 2020}}
Writing in Twitch Film, J. Hurtado praised the film for being more than just about the collectors, as the filmmakers, "managed to distill the experience down to its most potent ingredients and leave the audience with a highly satisfying straight shot of movie love."{{cite web|last=Hurtado|first=J|title=SXSW 2013 Review: REWIND THIS! Is About More Than Just Tapes, It's About Love|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/03/sxsw-2013-review-rewind-this-is-about-more-than-just-tapes-its-about-love.html|website=Twitch Film|access-date=31 December 2013|archive-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101151640/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/03/sxsw-2013-review-rewind-this-is-about-more-than-just-tapes-its-about-love.html|url-status=dead}}
Jacob S. Hall named the documentary one of the Top 10 Movies Discovered at SXSW 2013 on Movies.com, writing that "the film finds the perfect mixture of nostalgia and forward thinking, acknowledging the past while taking a bold look at what a world free of physical media will look like."{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Jacob S.|title=Top 10 Movies Discovered at SXSW 2013|url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/top-10-movies-discovered-at-sxsw-2013/11588|website=Movies.com|accessdate=31 December 2013}} The Hollywood Reporter called the film, "an entertaining, sometimes enlightening history of the video format; though unsurprisingly small-screen friendly, it will be a crowd-pleaser at fests and in niche bookings."{{cite web|last=DeFore|first=John|title=Rewind This!: SXSW Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rewind-sxsw-review-429243|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 March 2013 |accessdate=31 December 2013}} A review from the Telluride Horror Show noted: "An unbending passion of cinema appreciation pours excitedly from Johnson's interview subjects, and there is a prevailing sense of humor that permits the subject to never take itself too seriously."{{cite web|last=Cangialosi|first=Jason|title='Rewind This!' at Telluride Horror Show 2013|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/rewind-telluride-horror-show-2013-12362009.html?cat=37|website=Yahoo!|access-date=31 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101142720/http://voices.yahoo.com/rewind-telluride-horror-show-2013-12362009.html?cat=37|archive-date=1 January 2014}}
See also
- Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector (2013)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2395970}}
- [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/RewindThis Rewind This!] at TV Tropes
Category:2013 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about films