Rewatching Oscar

This film started the mega-ensemble cast craze.  But Grand Hotel is more than just 5 huge stars, led by the incomparable Greta Garbo  It not only won the Oscar for Best Picture of that year over nine…

It's one of the big years and films in Academy Awards history ... 1965.  Jack Ferdman dives into this big year and the legendary film that won the big prize, The Sound of Music.  This classic stayed …

Well, it's time for film critic, Jack Ferdman, to go back 35 years and dive head-first into the movies that rocked us in 1988.  Ok, not every movie was great that year. However, most of us saw and lo…

Who says low-budget smaller films can't win the big one? Well, this film proved all those naysayers wrong!  Marty, this tiny engine of a film, with tons of heart, won the Best Picture Oscar way back …

Jack is back!!  After a long nine-month hiatus dealing with the highs and lows of life (don't worry, he will share with all of you what happened), Rewatching Oscar returns! And wow ... what a film to…

Here is a movie that is so powerful and so devastating to watch that it haunts for days after you see it.  Jack has seen this film several times and had to endure another screening so he could share …

This film may be 75 years old, but the topic of antisemitism still resonates today.  Daryl F. Zanuck brought to the screen a story about a writer who goes undercover as a Jew to find out what it's li…

WOW!  This was one Oscar broadcast for the history books!  Download and listen to Jack's take on this crazy night ... otherwise called the 94th Annual Academy Awards that took place on March 27th, 20…

There are many incredible films that have won the Best Picture Oscar over the 93 years since its inception. However, there are a select few of those winning movies that are truly special.  Films that…

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

Not every movie that is expected to win the Best Picture Academy Award ends up winning.  That is obvious.  However, there are some that when the film is announced as…

In this episode, Jack revisits Tom Jones, the Best Picture winner in a year where Hollywood films were not of their highest quality.  This bawdy British comedic adventure showcases the talents of Alb…

In this episode, Jack goes all the way back to 1935 where he revisits the Best Picture winner of that year as well as the top box office smash hit, Mutiny on the Bounty.  The star power of the three …

In this episode, Jack focuses on the little British Film that took the hearts of so many film fans around the world, Chariots of Fire.  The film is about the 1924 Paris Olympics and how two British t…

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

In this episode,  the first of Season 2, Jack shares with you his take on the mega-blockbuster hit of 1994, Forrest Gump.  He has seen it many many times ... so how …

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

In this episode, Jack talks the amazing and moving film whodunnit, that took away the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1967, In the Heat of the Night.  He discusse…

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

In this episode, Jack talks about the Best Picture winner from 2015, Spotlight.  This movie is important both historically and cinematically, as it dives into the fo…

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

Not every Best Picture stands the test of time. In this episode, Jack takes on 1956, and more specifically the film adaptation of the famous Jules Verne classic, Aro…

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

In this episode, Jack takes on 2004, and more specifically Million Dollar Baby.  His love for Clint Eastwood is definitely evident here as he talks about his style a…

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

Just in time for Halloween!! In this second bonus episode of Rewatching Oscar, Jack goes off-script! He checks out all the cemeteries, dungeons, and unlit cobwebbed …

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman

In this episode, Jack goes in-depth about a very serious and sensitive topic... addiction, and more specifically alcoholism.  He delves deep into how important the f…