The Wizard of Oz News

The Aracoma Story Inc. will present the family classic The Wizard of Oz, which opens tonight at Chief Logan State Park's Liz Spurlock Amphitheatre.

As part of her June 30 performance, the diva will perform her new single " Woman's World " from her forthcoming "Closer to the Truth" album, which is due out in September, along with several of her classic hits.

World famous DJ Tracy Young is bringing her popular Miami New Years Day party, Genesis, to New York Gay Pride this year.

The Wizard of Oz star Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids and her childhood home needed a fresh coat of paint.

JAMES Franco's sore-thumb miscasting in the title role of Oz the Great and Powerful is a major, yellow brick stumbling block in director Sam Raimi's otherwise inventive and admirable prequel to The Wizard of Oz.

John Saltas: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz . That scene was nearly cut from the movie.

There are certain things about modern Hollywood I will never understand. For example, the continued existence of studio execs who ONLY greenlight scripts because of their inherent recognition factor and guaranteed box office return , while leaving wildly original tales sitting on shelves or tossing them into trash cans.

Judy Garland. You can't say her name without conjuring up the iconic image of a gifted and uniquely talented teenager in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz .

Danielle Hope, currently starring as Eponine in the West End production of Les Miserables , fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

Is it possible to make a prequel to a young girl's fever dream? The original "Oz" books by Frank L. Baum posited that the magical realm of munchkins, witches, and The Emerald City was a real, if far-flung and hard to access, place.

"The Wizard of Oz" is as close to perfect as any film can be. The Technicolor process never made any film brighter and there's never been an ingenue finer than Judy Garland's Dorothy Gale.

Legend of the silver screen Judy Garland was born on this day in 1922. The actress and singer, who captivated generations of theater-goers with "A Star Is Born," "Judgement At Nuremburg," and of course the groundbreaking film "The Wizard Of Oz," would have been 91 years old.

The grisly story of the deranged killer who inspired characters in such films as Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The timeless classic family musical "The Wizard of Oz," based on the beloved 1939 film starring Judy Garland, kicks off the 2013 Music Circus season with an extended run at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, June 21-30.

After the country's public feuds with Madonna, Pussy Riot, and their own LGBT community, it's no secret what Russia thinks of the "homosexual lifestyle."

That's what Times-News editor and widely respected movie expert Madison Taylor said Thursday during our morning news budget meeting.

A recent recipe for an irresistible rainbow cake roll inspires 5 colorful reasons to serve this unique cake in celebration of various occasions.

Marking the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz , Warner Bros. has produced a remastered 3D version of the film that will return to the big screen for a one-week engagement in IMAX theaters across North America beginning September 20, 2013.

Warner Bros. to Celebrate the Film's 75th Anniversary with Huge Fall 2013 Initiative Film Returns to the Big Screen for Exclusive IMAX 3D One-Week Run on September 20 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition Available October 1 on Blu-ray , Blu-ray 3D , DVD and UltraViolet BURBANK, Calif.-- -- Marking the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Warner ... (more)

According to USA Today , Warner Bros. is expected to make the announcement tomorrow that the classic film will be remastered and released - but this time, in Imax and 3-D. The remaster will reportedly be handled much in the same way as JURASSIC PARK in 3-D and TITANIC, and a DVD release is set to coincide with the film's 75th anniversary.