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The event will honor writer Tom Fontana, who joined the Festival in 1978. Fontana is best known for his work on such television series as St. Elswehere, Oz, ...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) When the teacher called her name to try out for the play, Lin passed, saying that at the time she didn’t feel so much “angry, as stupid.” I can imagine that happening among the kids at my school. Children in the early elementary grades are mighty rigid about the “right” way to do things. But would...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) More typical is how Baum introduces the villain in The Lost Princess of Oz (1917): A curious thing about Ugu the Shoemaker was that he didn’t suspect in the least that he was wicked. He wanted to be powerful and great, and he hoped to make himself master of all the Land of Oz that he might compel e...

The bulk of the remaining 11 episodes were written by Tom Fontana, who you might also know from Oz, one of which, "Three Men and Adena" -- which took place ...

The upcoming movie, "Splin terheads," is dotted with famil iar TV names, including Lea Thompson ("Caroline in the City"), Dean Winters ("Oz"), ...

Whether or not the album will sync up with The Wizard of Oz is unknown at this time, but it will be released primarily on iTunes sometime next year. ...

Wright is played by Lee Tergesen, best known as the long-suffering inmate Tobias Beecher on HBO's prison drama Oz. As soldiers tend to be distrustful of ...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) I saw one addition to this version which seemed to come from the MGM movie. After the Lion’s earlier, solo interview with the Wizard (appearing as a great ball of fire), the frightened beast runs out of the throne room and breaks through a door (“SCRUNCH”!). Quite reminiscent of the candy-pa...

The Wizard of Oz: Even before it emerged that Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon could sync up with Oz for an ultra-trippy experience, the 1939 classic was ...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) “To the Emerald City,” said Dorothy, “to see the Great Oz.” “Does he never go out?” asked the Scarecrow. “I want him to give me some brains,” said the Scarecrow eagerly. “I don’t know,” replied Dorothy sorrowfully, “but it is my home, and I’m sure it’s somewhere.”

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) I’ll quote from the perceptive review (i.e., I agree with its points) from The Graphic Classroom: Shanower took care in this adaptation by giving us details that have – for most people anyway – been lost because of the celluloid translation. In fact, so many details were left out of the movie t...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) This contemporary fantasy starts just outside Kansas, strictly speaking—in a patch of magically-made land between that state and Nebraska. But the Oz allusions are inescapable:swirling wind storms that send Mibs Beaumont, her brothers, and their neighbors on their journey of disco...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) There may even be a rule that the closer American children’s books come to Kansas, the more they have to allude to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and/or its sequels. Case in point: Matt Phelan’s graphic novel The Storm in the Barn, set in Kansas in 1937.

As Oz Report readers know 105 mostly competition pilots have petitioned their regional directors at the USHPA BOD to: I, the undersigned USHPA member, have lost confidence in the ability of the current USHPA leadership to competently and fairly manage the National Team Selection Syst...

By Tom in Thailand Email me at tominthai@gmail.com, please go Comment on my page or call my voice line at 1-206-426-2152 and leave me a voice comment for the show!  Also, please go check out the new and improved Rainbow Pod Squad website and give my fellow podcasters a listen…you’ll be glad you did!

By Tom in Thailand Email me at tominthai@gmail.com, please go Comment on my page or call my voice line at 1-206-426-2152 and leave me a voice comment for the show!  Also, please go check out the new and improved Rainbow Pod Squad website and give my fellow podcasters a listen…you’ll be glad you did!

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) Don't know." Dorothy watched the boy dig. . . . "What are you going to do?" she inquired. Dig," said he. But you must know something," declared Dorothy, getting provoked. I can't say I do," replied Dorothy, remembering her present difficulties. No one knows everything, Dorothy," he said.

By reeltoreel I know this isn’t news for anyone by now, but I wanted to post a small tribute to Michael Jackson in honor of his passing today. I won’t go into all of the hits he’s had or his iconic music videos. By now we’ve either read about them or have seen and heard them. Since this is a movie-themed blog I thoug...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) I like when Dorothy met the Scarecrow and he woke up and winked at her and started talking. It was funny that the Scarecrow said that he doesn’t have a brain and wants to find the wizard with Dorothy and maybe he’ll get a brain. And the Scarecrow says because he is made of straw he doesn’t get hurt a...

By J. L. Bell(noreply@blogger.com) On Wednesday I mentioned my recent article on the big plot problem in Baum's previous Oz book, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. That adventure puts Dorothy and her companions in terrible danger, then rescues them magically with no preparation.

 UK Don't look for Dorothy, Toto, and the rest of the gang here: Oz is an unrelentingly grim drama about life - and more often death - in an experimental American prison known as Emerald City. Created by Homicide's Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, ...

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By noreply@blogger.com (J. L. Bell) Last fall I met Evan I. Schwartz, whose book Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story has just been published. Schwartz had been researching the historical context which inspired Baum. He's shared some of that on his website for the book.

The sixth and final season of HBO's prison drama Oz--which aired in 2003--is brutal, passionate, and gritty. Compellingly addictive with taut storylines and superb acting, each of the eight episodes on this 3-disc set nicely paves the way for the series finale, which wraps the show up in...

By ginagold In The Island Of Misfit toys the Wicked Witch Of the East are the former strippers turned stage managers who hold the munchkins ( strippers) in bondage. In the Wizard of Oz the Wicked Witch of the East symbolizes the large industrial corporations and eastern finance. The Stripper runway is t...

By Christie Love And the snippet video of Dr. Oz on Oprah talking about the blue zones is below. Check the most recent videos put up by Oprah in the past week to see if she loads up more video of her “Blue Zones” show — if not, check good old YouTube! Watch preview video of Dr. Oz “Blue Zones” Oprah show:

There is, of course, some non-ambiguous, extratextual predestination. We know Elphaba and Glinda become enemies, even though they start out as college roommates. We know Elphaba's sister, Nessarose, gets a house dropped on her. We know she's wearing some pretty fine slippers that Dorot...

The heightened reality of Oz remains consistently engrossing in the fourth season of HBO's volatile prison drama. All 16 episodes were written or cowritten by series creator Tom Fontana, and are bookended by the wisely sardonic observations of paraplegic prisoner Augustus Hill (Haro...

By noreply@blogger.com (J. L. Bell) The offer to Millican to prove that Ayers wrote Obama’s book was made by Robert Fox, a California businessman and brother-in-law of Chris Cannon, a Republican congressman from Utah. He hoped to corroborate a theory advanced by Jack Cashill, an American writer.

Happy Halloween listeners. Listen to Meteorologist Craig Gold's forecast to learn how you should dress your kids tonight. 49 News asks tough questions after the police department issues a ticket in the wrong name. How they say something like this could happen. Plus, the report is out descri...

By Sara Vilkomerson Regarding the past seven years, the answer seems clear. “I think Bush is in charge because he ultimately says yes or no, but it’s clear that he lost control. I think Cheney had more actual practical power because of the appointments he was able to control. … Cheney played [Bush] very, very well....

But be forewarned: This is a dark satire, if not completely a black one. It's no coincidence the magic tome at the heart of Brrr's quest is called the Grimmerie. Maguire's novels and Grimm's original fairy tales share the common ground of decidedly adult stories disguised as children's fab...

By Zachary Hug OZ: Do people still recognize you from the show? Not anymore. But when the show was airing, it was really big in New York. When the show was airing it was ridiculous. I’d get stopped by like 25 people a day. At least. OZ: Like what? OZ: Are you dating? I’m engaged.

By Tania Patti The Wizard Of Oz. I've watched the film hundreds of times since I was a little girl, and saw the digitally remastered version at the BFI a couple of years ago, I played the Scarecrow in my high school production and have seen at least four other amateur productions, including one of The Wiz. I'v...

Fandom: Oz Pairing: Beecher/Keller Title: A Fullness of Heart and a Passionate Grief Author: [info] lisacali Notes: This story originally started out as a much, much shorter and much bleaker fic for the [info] ...

Have the networks run out of new episodes of your favorite shows? The writers strike has brought the current TV season to a standstill but thankfully you can still find performers from cancelled shows. Check out what some of them are doing! Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) and Joseph Gordon...

Podcast RSS feed for iPodder etc. Show notes Podcast RSS feed for iPodder etc. Show notes Here are the show notes with my usual health warning: Timings are approximate and this is my paraphrasing of what was said. Don't take them it too literally.

The first glide was 15 km and I lost 4,000'. I was out in front with Jeff but my glide was not good. No doubt due to my increased drag (harness open and head pulley). I saw Gerolf just gliding great, coming from behind us, staying high and getting in front of us. His glide was magnificent and he flies a...

When I first heard the Sci-Fi Channel was making a new take on The Wizard of Oz, as a hip young dude, I simultaneously thought, "Isn't Sci-Fi for nerds?" and, "Isn't Wizard of Oz for old people/gays?" As this trailer for the Tin Man mini-series reveals, I could not have been more wrong! It tur...

By Sam Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle wrote and executive produced the highly anticipated mini-series “Tin Man,” an edgy science-fiction fantasy take on the classic “The Wizard of Oz,” for the SCI FI Channel. “Tin Man” is set to premiere in December 2007 and stars Zooey Deschanel as D...

Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, many who live in Ahwatukee Foothills feel like theres no place like home. And little reason to ever leave the worlds largest culdesac.

They can also be tough to look at, which is why HBO airs "Oz" late at night. It will be on Mondays at 11 p.m. Fontana says if it weren't on cable, it wouldn't be on at all. Ernie Hudson plays the prison warden, Rita Moreno a counseling nun. As cast members, they know that "Oz" takes them well out of the me...

more Oz spoilers, news and recaps (86 total news articles) Oz: TV Listings Loading... Oz: Discussion There are no community posts for Oz.Visit the Oz message board. Advertisement Cast & Details Premiered: July 12, 1997, on HBO Rating: TV-MA Premise: A grim and graphically raw drama abou...

They can also be tough to look at, which is why HBO airs "Oz" late at night. It will be on Mondays at 11 p.m. Fontana says if it weren't on cable, it wouldn't be on at all. Ernie Hudson plays the prison warden, Rita Moreno a counseling nun. As cast members, they know that "Oz" takes them well out of the me...

By 1983Merman The Wicked Witch of the East, who has a house dropped on her early in the show, will be played by Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute. Pletka has a solid background in war and fear mongering and the producers thought this part would suit her well.

By Nicole Wilson Acupressure is an ancient Fareast medicine. The idea is that there are energy lines called meridians in the body that can become disrupted or blocked. By triggering certain parts in the energy system you could restore energy flow in the body. While Western medicine does not practice energy...

By Nicole Wilson Best Syndication] On yesterday’s Oprah TV show, Dr. Oz turned the tables a bit, and had the audience take a health quiz on a number of questions. Here is a list of the questions asked and the correct answers. Question: What shape should your poop be?

By Nicole Wilson Best Syndication] Dr. Oz focused on some alternative medicine on yesterday’s Oprah TV show, one of these items is the neti pot, or as it was called on the show the nose bidet. I am writing a series of articles of the questions that were asked on Oprah yesterday.

By Hugo Zinfandel is a big boy amongst grapes grown in the States but it doesn’t get much airplay in Oz. Join Hugo and Mick as they taste two fine Australian offerings. Both are from Kangarilla Road of McLaren Vale in South Australia - 2004 Fleurieu Zinfandel (A$17) and the 2004 McLaren Vale Zinfande...

By Hugo We thought Peter Lehmann’s 2003 Merlot ($18) would be a good starting point. A great label and a decent price, so if you’d like to join us in a tasting, pick one up before you play the next show. Also, why not pin a photo on The Oz Wine Show Frappr map. Click here.