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Wizard of Oz

Oz: The Great and Powerful

Nikki Luongo | Posted 05.17.2013 | Entertainment
Nikki Luongo

I'd heard that it lingered in some parts and that the matching of James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams were off-the-charts wrong and that the whole story's alignment with its predecessor was a total failure but I admit, I was totally wrong.

'Weird Gal Yankovic' And Other Hilarious Hanksy Puns

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 03.27.2013 | Arts

The street artist and master punster known as Hanksy is in Los Angeles this week promoting his upcoming solo exhibition at Gallery 1988. How do we kno...

Oz the Great and Powerful: A Prequel at Its Best

Lee Allport | Posted 05.08.2013 | Entertainment
Lee Allport

This movie will be a classic; one our children, our children's children, and even their children will enjoy and talk about for years to come. The movie is a prequel at its best, laying out for us everything we would need to know to understand L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Is 'Oz' Worth A 70-Year Wait?

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.07.2013 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — Returning to the mystical land of "The Wizard of Oz" took more than 70 years and several hundred millions dollars. Disney release...

Movie Review: Oz, the Great and Powerful

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.04.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

James Franco, the Energizer bunny of actors, plays Oscar Diggs, a small-time magician in a second-rate traveling circus first seen doing his show to a small crowd in the black-and-white Kansas of the early 20th Century.

Gregory Maguire On The Power Of Oz

Posted 02.27.2013 | Books

The following is an excerpt of Wicked author Gregory Maguire's forward to the new book Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond, out ...

Best Pictures That Never Won Best Picture Oscar

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 04.23.2013 | Entertainment
Maggie Van Ostrand

We can hope our favorite movie will come away with the big prize, but in the long run, some of the best pictures ever made did not receive Best Picture Oscars.

Okay, Smartie

Nancy Slotnick | Posted 04.02.2013 | New York
Nancy Slotnick

Besides referring to dancing, what "bust a move" means is get off your butt and go do something. So that's what I'm going to go do.

Why the NRA Is Becoming the 'Great Oz'

Robert Creamer | Posted 03.15.2013 | Politics
Robert Creamer

It is of course true that in politics the perception of power translates into the reality of power. The problem is that once it becomes clear that you're all hat and no cattle, the myth of power rapidly collapses into a pile of dust. That is exactly what is happening to the NRA.

Famous Characters Coming To 'Once Upon A Time'?

EW | Posted 10.22.2012 | TV

"Once Upon a Time" is broadening its universe beyond fairy tales this season, adding a historical legend (Mulan) and literary creations (Capt. Hook, L...

End of the Rainbow Is a Moving Tribute to Judy Garland

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 10.08.2012 | Entertainment
Joan E. Dowlin

She was lucky in that she did what she was born to do: be an outstanding entertainer and heal those who allowed her in. If only she could have healed herself.

WATCH: 'Wizard Of Oz' & Pink Floyd Together

Posted 07.30.2012 | Entertainment

Remember in high school when you and your friends spent that Saturday night trying to sync up "The Wizard of Oz" with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Mo...

Cirque du Soleil, Bastille Day, Farmers Market: HuffPost DC Top 5 For July 13, 14, 15

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 07.13.2012 | DC

TOP 5 FOR FRIDAY, JULY 13 1. THE IMMORTAL World Tour: Cirque du Soleil At Verizon Center This is nuts for a lot of reasons but they're mostly good...

Jennifer Johns At Millenium Stage: HuffPost DC Top 5 For Monday, July 9

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 07.09.2012 | DC

TOP 5 FOR MONDAY, JULY 9 1. 11th Annual D.C. Hip-Hop Theater Festival: Jennifer Johns At Millenium Stage Johns has toured with the following music...

Rejected Covers: How 'The Wizard Of Oz' Might Have Looked

Posted 04.24.2012 | Books

This is part of an ongoing series on rejected book cover designs, in which we invite cover artists to reveal some of the rejected ideas and inspiratio...

Judy Garland Lives on at West Hollywood's French Market

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.29.2012 | Los Angeles
Xaque Gruber

With 2012 marking the 90th birthday of Judy Garland, there's a special way to celebrate, at West Hollywood's French Market Showroom with acclaimed tribute artist Peter Mac as a triumphant 1960s-era Judy Garland.

WATCH: Hollywood Stars Read Unabridged Classics

Posted 03.08.2012 | Books

Audible, the audiobook provider bought by Amazon in 2008, has just launched a new series of unabridged digital audiobooks read by Hollywood stars. ...

The Other Silent Film To Win An Oscar At This Year's Academy Awards

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 05.07.2012 | Entertainment
Thomas Gladysz

Did you know that The Artist wasn't the only silent film to take home an Academy Award at this year's Oscars?

Fantasy, Power And The American Dream

Posted 03.01.2012 | Arts

Laura Krifka works in painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, and photography to create fantasies that indulge our desires for power and a stable ...

Dorothy's Ruby Slippers Are Officially Old

AP | Posted 02.19.2012 | Home

WASHINGTON -- Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" are being removed from a Smithsonian exhibit to be conserved. Curators say the famous s...

Fights Erupt Over 'Wizard of Oz'

Posted 04.14.2012 | Entertainment

If you were planning on calling your dog Toto, you may want to pick another name. In an assault of Oz-like proportions, Warner Bros. has launched seve...

There's A Wizard Of Oz Silent Film?!

Posted 02.09.2012 | Arts

We've all seen Judy Garland follow the yellow brick road in the 1939's classic film, "The Wizard Of Oz," and hopefully most of us have seen Diana Ross...

Baseball, Femininity And Intricate Designs

Posted 01.24.2012 | Arts

Leigh Salgado creates feminine nets of patchwork, cultural references, personal narrative and mythical abstraction. Salgado uses an Exacto knife to ma...

PHOTOS: 11 Beloved Dogs From Literature

Catherine Britton | Posted 02.20.2012 | Books
Catherine Britton

As the saying goes, dogs are man's best friend. Since the Stone Age, our canine companions have been illustrated, described, dramatized, and eulogized in one form or another.

'Wizard Of Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover Dies At 93

AP | Posted 01.16.2012 | Entertainment

DUBLIN, Ga. — Karl Slover, one of the last surviving actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 classic film, "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was ...