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 | | Wizard of Oz-70th Anniversary | | Videos/DVDs: See more matches | |  | The Wizard of Oz - DVD Review By: David Bezanson - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/18/2009 5:43 PM | |
The Wizard of Oz is a classic film from an era when American studios were confident and breaking ground (within the discipline imposed by the Hays Office). Stuffed with now-familiar tropes -- the yellow brick road, the wicked witch, the emerald city -- and a supply of often-quoted lines, famous songs, and gags, the film is probably as entertaining now as it was in 1939. Oz was groundbreaking in a number of ways, most obviously in its visual impact. Movies in color had been made for a while, but most films in 1939 were still in black and white, so the gimmick of beginning in BandW and shifting to Technicolor was very effective. Some of the special effects were advanced at the time (and are still one of the movie's strengths). read the full review | |
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 | | Wizard of Oz-70th Anniversary (Blu-ray) | | Videos/DVDs: See more matches | |  | The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary - Ultimate Collector's Edition) (1939) - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: El Bicho - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 10/5/2009 9:37 PM | | One way to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz is the Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray. This adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the all-time classics in the history of cinema, and will win you a bet against nay-sayers who confidently claim there’s never been a remake as good as the original film. Shot in sepia-toned black and white, young Kansan Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) lives on a farm with her aunt and uncle, dreaming of a chance to break away, as the song goes “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” During a tornado, she receives a bump on the head and then finds herself, her dog Toto, and her house, which landed on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, in the magical Land of Oz, vividly brought to life by Technicolor. read the full review | |
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 | | Burke's Law Season One Vol 2 | | Videos/DVDs: See more matches | |  | Burke's Law: Season One, Volume Two - DVD Review By: Luigi Bastardo - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 4/22/2009 11:46 AM | | While all of the big companies out there seem to be pulling out all the stops in an effort to put every single television show (good or bad) on DVD and raking in the dough in the process, it’s nice to see one of the smaller, more “indie” companies like VCI Entertainment showing that they’re just as capable of running with the big dogs by providing quality, remastered episodes of a cult fave like Burke’s Law to their loyal fans without charging an arm and a leg. read the full review | |
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