It's a quick trip from whimsy to silliness in "Be Kind Rewind," a notably ephemeral work by Michel Gondry. One can feel unkindly toward “Be Kind Rewind” on either a literal-minded or an ...

IT’S A pity that Michel Gondry’s “Be Kind Rewind,” a movie rife with DIY optimism and analog nostalgia, arrives this week on DVD and not, as befits its premise, good old-fashioned VHS. Gondry has a ...

So the two hatch a scheme to re-shoot a bunch of movies, starting with "Ghostbusters," and rent them out to unsuspecting customers like the dippy Miss Falewicz (Mia Farrow, barely acting). They call ...

Somewhere amid the daffy hullabaloo of "Be Kind Rewind" is a message about loyalty. Loyalty to one's community, to one's personal integrity, to tradition -- heck, even to obsolete home-video formats.

Rundown French cinemas inspired Michel Gondry‘s latest, “Be Kind Rewind,” which had its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opens this Friday (February 22, 2008) in U.S. theaters. “I ...

Streaming platforms for The Making of Be Kind Rewind haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

To call the narrative shambling and the acting amateurish is not wholly an insult, because Be Kind Rewind is determinedly unslick. Michel Gondry, like many French-born filmmakers, has the Big ...

The DVD for "Be Kind Rewind" claims that the film has been "Sweded," just like the flicks recreated by Jack Black and Mos Def in Michel Gondry's love song to low-fi filmmaking. Unfortunately, the ...

I think my sister framed the new flick "Be Kind, Rewind" perfectly when she turned to me and in a kind of cautious voice said, "That was nice, I mean it had its moments." You're exactly right sis the ...

The pleasures of Be Kind Rewind do not extend far beyond the promise of its premise: Jack Black, magnetized and manic (yawn), erases every single videotape in the rental store where he hangs out and ...