Oz

Henry Rollins being awesome

source: Examiner.com

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. ...

Published Tue, Oct 20

Five Observations on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Comic

source: Oz and Ends

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...

Published Sat, Oct 17

Trippiest Kids Movies

source: New York Post

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 ...

Published Fri, Oct 16

“Oz could do that easily enough.”

source: Oz and Ends

“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.”

Published Wed, Oct 14

Opinion: Wizard of Oz Back on Bestseller List

source: Oz and Ends

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...

Published Tue, Oct 6

“I naturally thought of Oz”

source: Oz and Ends

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.

Published Thu, Sep 24

Stylin’ on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

source: Oz and Ends

The Design Inspiration collected depictions of Dorothy and her companions along the Yellow Brick Road in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from twenty-three different illustrators. They appear to be influenced largely by: the 1939 MGM movie. a wish to break expectations of what these characte...

Published Mon, Aug 3

Opinion: "I like when Dorothy landed in Oz"

source: Oz and Ends

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...

Published Sat, Jun 20