Friday, March 25, 2011 3:04PM - By Damon Houx
Sam Raimi‘s Oz, The Great and Powerful is casting up and Mila Kunis has now signed on, according to Variety. She’ll be joining James Franco, who’s starring as the titular wizard. The film is a prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum novel and film The Wizard of Oz, and Kunis will play Theodora, a young witch who’s rebuffed by Oz and turns wicked. The film is at Walt Disney studios, and currently has no release date. Continue Reading
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 8:39AM - By Krystal Clark
To say that history repeats itself would be an understatement when it comes to filmmaking. Movies are remade every year, some of them classics, some of them cult favorites, and some of them that just shouldn’t be touched. The latter of that group includes Victor Fleming’s 1939 adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. According to Deadline, Warner Bros plans to remake the film and Back to the Future helmer Robert Zemeckis might direct!
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:37AM - By Krystal Clark
Earlier today we gave a special birthday shout out to The Wizard of Oz for turning the big 7-1. We posted some of our favorite moments and tunes from the film including Judy Garland’s rendition of “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, and the famous Kansas cyclone scene. The film has sentimental value for a lot of people, not just because of its splashy Technicolor or its catchy tunes, but because of the message behind it. In honor of The Wizard of Oz, here are some of our favorite and most memorable quotes that came out of Oz…
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:12AM - By Krystal Clark
***Update: Check out some of our favorite famous quotes from The Wizard of Oz.***
It’s hard to believe but it’s been 71 years since Judy Garland clicked her ruby slippers together on the big screen for The Wizard of Oz when the film debuted on August 12, 1939. It was directed by Victor Fleming and won 2 out of 6 Oscars it was nominated for the following year. In honor of the Wizard’s birthday many sites including the mega search engine Google, have decided to pay homage to Dorothy and her traveling companions.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:12PM - By Krystal Clark
A mysterious teaser trailer has appeared online for Michael and Mark Polish’s aptly titled “Oz,” as in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series from author L. Frank Baum. Over the past year we’ve been hearing a lot about the property and various adaptations of the story including one based on the man himself starring Robert Downey Jr. Since that project is still in development, imagine our surprise when we saw this short but sweet teaser featuring what looks like Dorothy and a not so cowardly lion…
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Monday, December 21, 2009 8:37AM - By Laura Aguirre
In a time when no one has any money, some people still got a lot for a little! An unusual copy of Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, was auctioned off an astionishing total of $115,000 last Wednesday’s at a children literature auction hosted by the Los Angeles-based auctioneer Profiles in History. Could this be because of the new Alice in Wonderland wave currently taking place because of Tim Burton‘s upcoming film? Or do people just Carroll?
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Monday, September 21, 2009 3:02PM - By Krystal Clark
The film classic The Wizard of Oz based on the L. Frank Baum novel, has hit its 70th anniversary mark. In honor of the occasion, the film will make a return to the place where it all began, the movie theater. According to the Associated Press, this Wednesday, September 23rd fans will be able to experience the film on the big screen like they never have before.
The Wizard of Oz has an important place in history not just because of its box office success, but because of the effect it had on general public during the hardest economic crisis this country ever encountered.
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