The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)

Motion Picture Academy unveils new drawings for film museum

2013-04-11 15:24:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has unveiled new concept drawings for its film museum — including a giant, domed theater structure — to open in 2017 at the historic May Co. building on the LACMA campus at Fairfax Avenue and...

Imax prepares to go big for own Hollywood premiere

2013-04-12 05:00:00

Imax Corp., once a peripheral player in Hollywood, is putting its stamp on the industry's most famous movie theater with plans to open its largest venue at the former Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The deal, signed but subject to permit approvals from the...

Thatcher opponents push 'The Witch' up the charts

2013-04-12 12:11:00

LONDON -- The British Broadcasting Corp. faced a dilemma Friday: Would it play "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" when everyone knows the song has become a biting reference to the late Margaret Thatcher? The network's solution: turn the song into a sound...

Imax to go into former Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

2013-04-11 13:14:00

Imax Corp., once a peripheral player in Hollywood, is putting its stamp on the industry’s most famous movie theater. The Canadian big screen theater company, which has offices in Santa Monica, plans to open one of its largest theaters at the former...

Tracie Bennett becomes Judy Garland as a dynamo at rainbow's end

2013-03-16 05:00:00

For movie musical lovers in general and gay men of a certain age in particular, Judy Garland represents the alpha and omega of stardom. So it was with some trepidation that I knocked on the apartment door of Tracie Bennett, the English actress who has...

2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled

2013-03-21 05:00:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...

Review: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' a rough slog on the yellow brick road

2013-03-07 16:07:00

Sometimes sweet, sometimes scary, sometimes sour, "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a film that doesn't know its own mind. A partially effective jumble whose elements clash rather than cohere, this solid but not spectacular effort stubbornly refuses to catch...

Participant Media's new strategy. Olbermann settles with Current.

2013-03-13 07:06:00

After the coffee. Before getting my own smoke signal system. The Skinny: I like FX's "The Americans," but I'm not sure I like it enough to make the commitment to watch every episode. Tonight could be a deciding factor. Wednesday's headlines include a...

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’: Zach Braff recalls on-set experience

2013-03-11 14:23:07

Disney welcomes its 'Oz' as biggest 2013 debut

2013-03-10 20:45:00

What a difference a year makes. On March 9, 2012, Walt Disney Pictures released "John Carter," the sci-fi adventure film that promptly bombed, taking in about $40 million en route to a $73-million domestic gross that precipitated the resignation of Walt...

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’: Zach Braff on talking monkeys, bodysuits

2013-03-10 08:03:46

No. 1 'Oz' conjures up magical $80.3 million in box office debut

2013-03-10 09:18:00

A week after a near $200-million movie debuted with a flop, another big-budget 3-D film proved to be box office magic. "Oz: The Great and Powerful"�enjoyed a far better opening than "Jack the Giant Slayer" did last weekend, launching with a robust $80.3...

The much-loved classic "The Wizard of Oz," starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Frank Morgan and Burt Lahr premiered at the then-Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in 1939, just a few blocks from Baum's Hollywood home.

2013-03-08 10:44:24

The exhibit, celebrating the classic film's 70th anniversary, features visits with Professor Marvel's Wagon, arts activities (including creating a tornado in Dorothy's bedroom), visits to Munchkin houses, meetings with the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man, and much more.

2013-02-18 00:00:00

The yellow-brick road leads to the Emerald City in the 1i939 film "The Wizard of Oz."

2012-12-27 11:59:01