Enter The Rewind Zone

Who Am I?

I'm Richard Wells, and I've spent the last few years building The Rewind Zone into what it is today—a deep dive into the films, actors, and filmmakers from the 1960s through the 2000s that shaped how I see cinema.

I cover a lot of ground here. You'll find long-form "What Happened To" pieces tracking down forgotten actors, "then vs now" cast retrospectives, film analysis, reviews, curated lists, and general musings on movies that deserve better than they got. Some pieces are 2,500+ words of investigative journalism. Others are shorter celebrations of films I love. It depends on what the subject needs.

My mission is to reignite nostalgia while providing perspective on these seminal works.

What ties it all together is the approach: I'm not chasing clicks with hot takes. I fact-check everything. I source properly.

What Makes Rewind Zone Different?

I look for forgotten actors people still remember, directors who walked away from Hollywood, and films that fell through the cracks. That strategy works because nostalgia is powerful, and there's an appetite for quality content about these eras that mainstream entertainment journalism ignores.

I'm also the kind of person who'll spend hours researching a character actor's three-film career or tracking down interviews with high-profile filmmakers who haven't spoken publicly in years—because when you find stories worth telling, you chase them.

The Practicalities

Yes, there are ads. They keep the lights on. If you hate them, buy me a coffee and I'll hate them slightly less too.

Yes, I occasionally work with sponsors, but only after vetting them thoroughly. If I wouldn't recommend them to my family, I won't recommend them to you.

And yes, this site runs on Ghost because it's the best platform for what I'm building. If you want to start your own thing, use Ghost—I'm not affiliated, I just genuinely think it's excellent.

Get In Touch

Email: contact@rewindzone.com

If you're a filmmaker, actor, or fellow film blogger, reach out. I'm always listening, and some of my best pieces have come from conversations that started with a simple email.