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Ita s not quite up there with some of the cosmic controversies of our time: While this isna t quite up to those lofty standards, herea s an appropriate Halloween season debate, particularly with all the new attention to the 70th anniversary of the release of theA classic film a oeThe Wizard of Oz.a So, whoa s your choice? Here are some factors to ...

Usually, one's initial perception of witches is hardly positive. Today, witches are generally associated with evil hexes and other supernatural powers that inflict terror, characteristics aptly portrayed by Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." But, in many cases, those sorts of stereotypes just ...

Upon preparing to review the 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition of "The Wizard of Oz," I came to the realization that there really isn't anything I need say about the movie itself.

My infatuation with movies began in 1939 in accompanying my mom and dad to my first "picture show," "The Wizard of Oz". Admittedly, while I was scared spitless by Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West, the movie is a fond memory as the first step in a lifetime of film enjoyment.

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Hamilton Meserve, the son of Margaret Hamilton, the late actress best known for portraying the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz," answers questions about his mother Wednesday night at a forum at the Great Overland Station.

Seventy years after Judy Garland sang her way into stardom, the "Wizard of Oz" is still capturing the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere as CBS News Correspondent Kelly Wallace reports.

That's the bracing comic message of "The 70th Anniversary Edition of The Wizard of Oz." This tender yet also tingling high-definition restoration provides a Munchkin City, an Emerald City and Wicked Witch's castle that announce themselves as brilliantly colored stage sets - make that soundstage sets.

Son of Margaret Hamilton, the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," will make an appearance at the International Wizard of Oz Club convention.

To call The Wizard of Oz a "timeless classic" is a bit of an understatement. Based on the L. Frank Baum novel, this musical has entertained millions of people, both young and old, for 70 years.

From a very young age, films from the 1930s and 1940s populated my repertoire of favorites, much thanks to my mother.

The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 70th birthday this year. $relatedgallerytitle 0 ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 14--FILE--This is an unda Sep 21 2009 3:25PM AP Frank Baum's novel, originally titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , was published in 1900.

"The Wizard of Oz" is headed back to theaters nationwide Wednesday for one night .

Secrets about the person famous for her role as the classic, cackling Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's 1939 movie, "The Wizard of Oz," will be shared by her son.

Ruby slippers. If I only had a brain. We're not in Kansas, anymore. I'll get you, My Pretty, and your little dog, too.

A new, 4K restoration of "The Wizard of Oz" will screen digitally Monday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series "Hollywood's Greatest Year: The Best Picture Nominees of 1939." Jerry Maren, who portrayed one of the Lollipop Guild members in Munchkinland, will be present for a Q&A before the ...

The Milton Theatre will present the 1939 Academy Award-winning film, a oeThe Wizard of Oz,a free of charge, at 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug.

A new, 4K restoration of "The Wizard of Oz" will screen digitally Monday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series "Hollywood's Greatest Year: The Best Picture Nominees of 1939." Jerry Maren, who portrayed one of the Lollipop Guild members in Munchkinland, will be present for a Q&A before the ...

"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too." That famous line, delivered by the Wicked Witch of the West in the movie "The Wizard of Oz," never fails to send shivers down the spine.