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.

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, instead became a camp classic. If you've never seen it, please watch it with at least three friends with a dark sense of humor, then come back and listen to our latest. And bring the axe.

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.

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 & LOUISE.

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.

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.

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 closet without the benefit of Stanley Tucci as the ever-present gay sidekick.

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.