Tag: The wizard of oz

Alternate Versions of Oz, In Honor of Disney’s ‘Oz The Great And Powerful’

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 6:03 pm   /   Film, Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews, Top Original Content

Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful hits theaters today. The film serves as a prequel (of sorts) the MGM classic The Wizard of Oz. I say “of sorts” because Warner Brothers currently holds the rights to the film but not the books (which are in the public domain). As blasphemous as tinkering with a legendary […]

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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Posters and Trailer (James Franco, Mila Kunis)

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 12:29 am   /   Local, Movie Posters

The highly anticipated prequel to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is out this Friday. Oz the Great and Powerful stas James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, and Mila Kunis. The film tells the story of magician Oscar Diggs who travels with the circus, but wants more than to be just good; he […]

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“The Wizard of Oz” Plays Fox Theatre November 26-28! Interview With Toto’s Nationally Renowned Trainer Bill Berloni

Posted: November 25, 2010 at 10:34 am   /   Interviews, Live Theater, Local

Don’t miss “The Wizard of Oz” when it comes to St. Louis, for a limited engagement staring Friday, November 26 through November 28. I had the chance to talk with Bill Berloni, founder of William Berloni Theatrical Animals, who did the training for Toto in the show – as well as most of the animals […]

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to “The Wizard of Oz” at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Nov. 26-28!

Posted: November 23, 2010 at 7:31 am   /   Live Theater, Local, St. Louis Events

There’s no place like the Fabulous Fox Theatre… when “The Wizard of Oz” comes to St. Louis. Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion and all of your favorite characters from November 26 – 28, 2010! This magical production, based on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, is presented with breathtaking special effects […]

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Robert Zemeckis Doing “Wizard of Oz” Remake?

Posted: November 17, 2010 at 2:15 pm   /   Local, Movie News

In what may go down as the most boneheaded remake of all time, or the most inspired, Robert Zemeckis is in talks with Warner Bros. to shoot a remake of the legendary Judy Garland film, The Wizard of Oz. This is no ordinary remake either, it is said to use the original script from the […]

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