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The Wizard of Oz. A wonderful tale for children. It has everything a parent could wish for. Animal cruelty. Vomit. Sexual harassment. Racial stereotypes. What’s that? You think Oz shouldn’t have any of those things? Well, don’t tell Larry Semon, writer-director-producer-star of t read more

My parents introduced “The Wizard of Oz” to me when I was a baby. My sisters and I all have dressed up as Dorothy for Halloween or a book character day at least once. We also have Dorothy Barbies, dolls and my mom owns “Wizard of Oz” collectors decorative plates. Needless to say, the Pickens read more

It was a crisp Saturday night on the eve of autumn, and I was waiting for THE WIZARD OF OZ. “I’m shocked you want to see this,” my sister said. “Why?” I asked. “You know how much I like it.” “Exactly,” she said. “But you’re a…um…you’re a…” “Be careful what you read more

The Wizard of Oz is a classic of American cinema and a favorite of cinephiles, children, and Pink Floyd fans the world over. Really, we could just look at stills from the movie all day, but if we include 10 things about The Wizard of Oz, it has a patina of education. Enjoy! The song Over the Rainb read more

Family-Friendly Rating: “Highly recommended” classic that you may have forgotten about. There are some potentially frightening scenes: the cackeling Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkeys; the dark forest that may or may not be full of lions, tigers and bears; shooting flames a read more

I was almost giddy when The Film Experience chose The Wizard of Oz for the first “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” Challenge. “The answer is obvious!” I thought. “Everyone knows what the most Historic And Aesthetically Significant shot of this film is. This post will write read more

I was almost giddy when The Film Experience chose The Wizard of Oz for the first “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” Challenge. “The answer is obvious!” I thought. “Everyone knows what the most Historic And Aesthetically Significant shot of this film is. This post will write read more

It’s beyond difficult to review truly beloved films since there’s little new you can bring to the table short of its amazing.  I did something different with yesterday’s review of The Sound of Music by combining it with a Blu-Ray review.  For today’s review, let’s go read more

Certainly one of the top ten classic movies on almost any list, The Wizard of Oz (1939) has never ceased to attract new fans, and it remains the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel, despite many contenders to that title both before and after. Its winning combination of story, spec read more

Certainly one of the top ten classic movies on almost any list, The Wizard of Oz (1939) has never ceased to attract new fans, and it remains the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel, despite many contenders to that title both before and after. Its winning combination of story, spec read more

Certainly one of the top ten classic movies on almost any list, The Wizard of Oz (1939) has never ceased to attract new fans, and it remains the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel, despite many contenders to that title both before and after. Its winning combination of story, spec read more

Coming from the great year in film of 1939 this is one of the quintessential musical, fantasy, and family films. It has some of the most famous songs around, a memorable cast including Judy Garland, and serves as a constant reminder that there’s no place like home. Furthermore whenever we think vill read more

Coming from the great year in film of 1939 this is one of the quintessential musical, fantasy, and family films. It has some of the most famous songs around, a memorable cast including Judy Garland, and serves as a constant reminder that there’s no place like home. Furthermore whenever we think vill read more

I’d taped this documentary under the pretense it was somewhat recent.  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic was a CBS special aired in 1990.  If you have the VHS copy of The Wizard of Oz this documentary was included (and it’s on the 3-disc Collector’s Edition DVD) .  Rega read more

If there’s one film that kids are nearly obligated to become familiar with, it’s The Wizard of Oz.  Moments from that film have become like small institutions within our culture that we begin to understand at an early age.  We commonly joke that small people are Munchkins, that three cli read more

Well, no one saw this coming, did they? Those of you who know me know that The Wizard of Oz (or, more accurately, Judy Garland) is very special to me. When I learned there was to be a 1939 blogathon through YAM, I actually got a bit concerned because I didn’t know if my computer battery would read more