wizard of oz Archives

Wizard of Oz fans watched in awe as the iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland sold at Heritage Auctions yesterday for an astounding $32.5 million This is not the only pair used in the film production that has survived, as four known pairs are still around One is on display at The Smithsonian, and[...]

The director of Wicked discusses the choice to divide the story into two parts and how Universal Pictures received it.

Four statues are kicking off the line with Ted Lasso, Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz, and Looney Tunes Each of these statues will feature Warner Brothers 100 Anniversary-themed window-box packaging as well as a collectible art card To make things better, each McFarlane Toys Movie Maniacs statue has a limited run, with Ted Lasso[...]

Wizard of Oz collectors can finish the Yellow Brick Road with Iron Studios Slowly but surely, Iron Studios has been releasing each of the main characters from the Wizard of Oz in impressive 1/10 Art Scales series The Scarecrow kicked off the line, followed by the Tin Man as well as the Cowardly Lion as[...]

It is off to the Yellow Brick Road once again, as Iron Studios has debuted their latest The Wizard of Oz statue Dorothy and the crew are ready for another adventure as they are in search of something missing We have already seen the Tin Man arrive for this set, and it looks like it[...]

She must find the Wizard of Oz to help her get back home and is accompanied by a Lion, a Scarecrow, and a Tin Man Each is on their own quest to find the wizard, and Iron Studios brings this adventure to life The Tin Man is placed on a nice Yellow Brick Road base[...]

Wizard Of Oz is returning to theaters, as WB has tapped Kenya Barris to write and direct a new reimagining of the classic tale, with a modern update The Black-ish creator he not divulged what his version of the story will be just yet, but it would still be a little ways away He is[...]

This week sees the release of the soundtrack to one of the all-time classic, the Wizard of Oz This is an expanded and definitive version of the soundtrack, featuring over 53 tracks spread across three colored vinyl discs The artwork for the release is by Alan Hynes You can see the amazing job on this[...]

The 1939 technicolor masterpiece, The Wizard of Oz, is a classic and has been a childhood favorite of many for generations Heritage Auctions has a lot full of Oz costume pieces, signed photos, busts, and even an original treatment and script by Noel Langley, dated March 22, 1938 Bidding on the lot ends November 4,[...]

Mondo is putting up some great stuff in the morning for Wizard of Oz collectors to get their hands on First is a pair of posters by artist Paul Blow, a regular edition, and a purple variant The regular edition will be edition sized to 250, while the variant will be half that at 125[...]

Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  This story cuts across all sorts of history that interests me, and I have to say that when I started looking into this matter shortly after I acquired the issue, I began to wonder whether the accepted versions of the history behind Wizard of Oz are impossibly[...]

Right next to that is Glenda the Good Witch's Brooch, from Wizard of Oz as well. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Set your phase pistols to "Fun", because here is an extremely rare "Type 2" Phaser pistol from Star Trek: The[...]

Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz novels immortalized by the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is finally getting a modern update According to a report from spice-of-life themed movie blog Variety, New Line Cinema is planning a grim and gritty reboot of Oz in an upcoming film based on a script titled Hammerspace written[...]

  I imagine this'll be a Kickstarter that launches a thousand news stories with clever quotes in the title, and there's a good reason for that: Wizard of Oz, the 1939 film version of the 1900 book by L Frank Baum (part of an eventual 14-book series), has been a pop culture staple for nearly a[...]

The Wizard of Oz prequel has long since been in development with director Stephen Daldry being attached back in 2012. Wicked has been seen by more than 50 million fans worldwide and broke the $1 Billion mark in Broadway ticket sales back in March This will be an adaptation of an adaptation as the three-time Tony[...]

According to the Associated Press, the original Cowardly Lion costume from the Wizard of Oz sold for over $3 million at auction earlier this week We told you previously that the costume was own by James Comisar who planed to use the money to create an exhibit with his other Hollywood memorabilia The costume had[...]

It started with me and my action figures, my only friends at the time, going on marvelous adventures through jungles and swamps then into outer space and beyond, I gave them each their own persona and voice. This didn't help me gain friends very quickly but it did teach me how to engage my imagination and[...]

If you have the mask and book separately already, I suppose there's always the nifty presentation of the package. Funko POP Vinyl sets are coming out of the woodwork this autumn, and though I'm waiting for the Batman '66 sets to fulfill my collecting craving, there were 5 new Big Bang Theory permutations recently…. And four new[...]

The dark spin on the Wizard of Oz mythos as seen in No Place Like Home also grabbed a lot of attention. As far as Marvel and DC offerings, Daredevil continues to pick up steam and build buzz, and issues #1-3 of Avengers: X-Sanction have been flying off the shelves as people prepare for Avengers Vs[...]

Well, earlier today, as well as Ultimate Comics Ultimates #4, they have put up Wolverine #19, X-Men Legacy #259, FF #12, Uncanny X-Men #2 and… Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz #3. And far earlier in the day than DC Comics… Marvel Comics have stated that they aim to have their entire super hero line as[...]