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New 'Oz' buoyed by bombast, hot air
"Oz, the Great and Powerful" is certainly ambitious; director Sam Raimi attempts to create no less than a prequel for Victor Fleming's 1939 classic, based on the characters and ideas used in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This story...Tags: Joey King, Sam Raimi, L. Frank Baum, Zach Braff, Movies
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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’: Sam Raimi on 3-D fantasy, James Franco
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWith three “Spider-Man” films on his resume, Sam Raimi has overseen some pretty large projects. But the director said that ...... -
‘Oz the Great and Powerful’: Michelle Williams on Glinda inspiration
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIn both L. Frank Baum’s “Oz” novels and Victor Fleming’s 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz,” Glinda the Good Witch ...... -
Moraga Vineyards in Bel Air for sale
If I had a spare $29.5 million or so lying around, I’d definitely be in the market for the Moraga Vineyards estate in Bel Air, which is now up for sale. You know those rows of vines you see across the 405 as you ride the tram up to the Getty Museum?...
Tags: Farms, The Getty
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New ad for 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' aims to tickle Baum fans
Sunday night’s SAG Awards broadcast featured a sneak peek of Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” showing the black-and-white world of James Franco’s Kansas huckster morphing into color when the soon-to-be-wizard lands in...
Tags: Music, Oz the Great and Powerful (movie), Zach Braff, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams
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Playhouse On Park Does Its Best With 'Moonlight And Magnolias'
The Hartford CourantThe show: “Moonlight and Magnolias” at Playhouse on Park, West Hartford First impressions: Ron Hutchinson's comedy sounds promising: Production of the 1939 film of “Gone With the Wind” is halted as Hollywood producer David O....Tags: Movies, David O. Selznick, West Hartford, Entertainment
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Colonial Players, Infinity Theatre offer a double delight
Two terrific shows premiered last weekend in Annapolis, set in nearly the same period and dealing with history-making creative artists. At Colonial Players, "Moonlight and Magnolias" is set in 1939 and tells the behind-the-scenes story of making the film...
Tags: Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Theater
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How 'Wizard of Oz' struggled on road to fame
Nostalgia and navel-gazing dominated the Academy Awards broadcast Sunday, including a spoof featuring Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge and others as a disgruntled focus group attending a "Wizard of Oz" test screening circa 1939. The...Tags: Jennifer Coolidge, Music, Mickey Rooney, King Vidor, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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‘Catching Fire:’ Will it turn out OK without Gary Ross?
24 FramesWill 'Catching Fire,' based on Suzanne Collins' book, turn out okay without Gary Ross, who won't direct the sequel in the Hunger Games franchise?... -
Former Pioneer Playhouse actor returns to direct fourth show
jenb@amnews.comA long … long … long …. time ago, Brian King performed in several plays at Pioneer Playhouse.Did he mention it was a looooooooooong time ago?He acted in “Taming of the Shrew,” “Wait Until Dark” and “...Tags: California, Bananas, Vegetarian Diet, Brian King, Margaret Mitchell
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Play review: 'Don't Cry For Me' offers reasons to 'give a damn'
bkleppinger@amnews.comFrankly, the newest performance now showing at Pioneer Playhouse is definitely worth a damn or two — or three.Heck, I’ll give it a dozen damns and throw in a crate of bananas just for fun.“Don’t Cry For Me Margaret Mitchell,”...Tags: Bananas, Margaret Mitchell, Movies, David O. Selznick, Entertainment
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Clever and gritty comedy about 1939 Hollywood
It’s surprising how the definition for success in Hollywood has rarely changed over the last century. Whatever their chosen method, each arriving individual yearns to one day make a big important movie that earns universal acclaim, giving them the...Tags: Comedy (genre), Margaret Mitchell, Movies, American Civil War (1861-1865), David O. Selznick
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