The Worst Oz Movie Ever Made (So Far)

It's pretty hard to touch the peerless 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz, but that hasn't stopped folks from trying. Well, kind of, anyway. The 1939 film is firmly off-limits, of course, and Warner Bros. is always the first to say so, plus Disney owned the film rights to the other thirteen original Oz books starting in 1955, … Continue reading The Worst Oz Movie Ever Made (So Far)

Baum the Movie Mogul

Surprise, everyone... Yesterday when I was posting everyone's Day One entries, I realized something: It's not only the eightieth anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, but the hundredth anniversary of L. Frank Baum's death. Obviously, we wouldn't be talking about this classic film right now if it wasn't for this man. Baum was ahead of his time … Continue reading Baum the Movie Mogul