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Movie Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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"The Wizard of Oz is based on L. Frank Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," first published in 1900. Its story of a young girl whisked away to a magical land by a Kansas tornado and desperate to get home is among the most well known and recognized tales in movie history. The film, celebrating it's 70th anniversary in 2009, retains all the wonder, joy and magic it must have brought to audiences in 1939 with one exception: the politics of the piece. And that isn't a problem with the film itself; the issue is with squarely with the audience.It is remarkable to think Oz clocks in at 103 minutes. In reality, it never feels that long, thanks to light and breezy musical numbers and absolutely stellar performances by the four lead actors. From their singing ability to breathtaking dance skills, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley bring a sense of fun to the story which tends to touch on darker themes every once in a while. Each of the characters Dorothy (Garland) meets ... "
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"I might as well get this out of the way first: I loved Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia. I was on the fence about seeing this, especially once I heard about the 165 minute running time, but I gave in and boy was I glad. It’s a sprawling epic with nods to classic films of the 30s and 40s, and besides featuring the eye candy combo of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, it also introduces Brandon Walters, who is possibly the cutest child actor alive. If there was some sort of scientific cuteness scale, he’d break it. Despite the beautiful vistas and the sweeping storyline, not everyone is loving it. After the press screening I attended, a bunch of us gathered on the street outside the theater to debate reactions. It was oddly dividing: people either hated it or loathed it. I’d spent part of the week with a friend from Australia, and he’d denounced it as cheesy, because they have two Aussies in the lead roles: Jackman doing a faux “crikey!” Australian accent, while Kidman actually has a faux ... "
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"Danny Boyle’s new crowd-pleasing film Slumdog Millionaire was originally intended to be shot entirely in English, but apparently due to the preferences of a casting director, about a third of the movie is in Hindi. While this fraction may not be enough to call it a foreign-language film, it could have been enough to turn off subtitle-fearing audiences were the movie not so otherwise accessible due to its feel-good, “Hollywood-style” story involving star-crossed romance, destiny and an ultimate “love conquers all” message. Also, the movie breaks free from one off-putting foreign film tradition by following Man on Fire, Night Watch and TV’s Heroes into the realm of non-traditional subtitling. Slumdog received a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival, where it won the People’s Choice Awa "
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10 Worst Updates of 1930s Classics
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"Anticipating the worst from Diane English’s new remake of The Women is not just typical low expectations regarding remakes in general. My dread is specifically based on dissatisfaction with remakes and updates of films from the 1930s, arguably the best decade in cinema (it is certainly my favorite). While I may recognize and appreciate some favorable redos, such as DePalma’s Scarface (of which I’ve never really been a fan), Mazursky’s Down and Out in Beverly Hills and the multiple repeats from Hitchcock, I am more often disappointed with attempts to recreate ‘30s classics, even when I approach them with already low standards. Worst, for me, doesn’t necessarily have to do with the quality of the film alone, especially when related to remakes and updates. The titles and versions I’ve selected are hardly the worst in terms of craft or production value — you’ll note there are no Dracula movies on this li "
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We Didn't Start the Fire
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"Many film fans felt a tinge of sadness this past Sunday when we learned a major fire had broken out on the Universal Studios lot in Hollywood. Losses included the soundstage that housed a 'King Kong' attraction on the famous tram tour, New York and New England street facades and part of the courthouse square, most famous for the 'Back to the Future' films. Most controversially, however, was the loss of a vault that stored video tapes and film prints. Fears of the loss of Universal's storied history abound on the internet through the week. On Sunday, Universal Studios president Ron Meyer was quoted that "nothing irreplaceable was lost." Theoretically, the only films found in this vault were archival prints, generally shipped to repertory theaters from this facility on the lot. The Vice President of Universal took the step of sending notice to exhibitors that "nearly 100%" of the archival prints had been destroyed and that bookings to be shipped from the lot were suspended pending in ... "
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The Thief of Bagdad - Review
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"Incredibly lavish in its design and propelled by the perfectly cast ensemble of characters, The Thief of Bagdad manages to conjure the same amount of fantasy and wonderment as The Wizard of Oz. The all too familiar story - a young prince usurped of his rule by the nefarious vizier joins with the street smart thief to find his true love and take back the kingdom that is rightfully his - will undoubtedly be familiar to those with a library card or a penchant for Disney and Harryhausen films. Simple, beautiful and worth the minimal runtime. "
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"(photo: La Jetée, Hellboy II: The Golden Army) Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters this Friday. Del Toro is a rare filmmaker who, despite his unique vision, often works on projects based on material from an outside source (Pan’s Labyrinth being a notable exception). Assuming all the legal issues get ironed out, he’ll next direct a two part film adaptation of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the most prestigious property to date to get the del Toro treatment. Here are seven either failed or unjustly obscure movies ripe for being remade by Hellboy’s father.
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AFI's 10 Top 10: Fantasy
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"As with Moonstruck's appearance on the romantic comedy list, I found myself charmed by many of the selections on the fantasy list, even where I may not have made the choice myself. I was particularly happy to see Groundhog Day (1993) on this Top 10, but, like a number of other films here, the more I thought about the idea of “fantasy”, the more I began to wonder if some weren't misplaced or mis-categorized. Groundhog Day, alongside Harvey (1950), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), and It's a Wonderful Life (1946), may be fantasies, but they are more accurately described as “fables”, that is, as stories that are essentially about life lessons rather than the fantastic, though they may use fantasy elements to tell their stories. Where the three older films are concerned, there are questions that clearly can, and are, raised about what the protagonists have experienced or who they actually are. Is George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) actually v "
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"I hate twist endings, especially those in the films of M. Night Shyamalan. Maybe it’s because I was told the twist of The Sixth Sense prior to seeing it and haven’t been able to appreciate the filmmaker ever since. It’s not so much that I believe films shouldn’t have twist endings, it’s that I believe films that have twist endings should be enjoyable even when you know the secret (Psycho is still great after a thousand viewings, for example). The only one of Shyamalan’s movies to hold up even with the spoilers revealed is Unbreakable. So, I had no problem reading about the big secret of Shyamalan’s latest, The Happening. An early review of a rough cut of the thriller has shown up on Collider, and in addition to claiming the thing is “a terrible, terrible movie,” and that, “Mark Wahlberg might very well give the worst performance I’ve ever seen in anything,” the critic includes a complete plot synopsis, including the big revelation of what is causing people to suddenly kill t "
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EXPO: Magic of the White City
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"EXPO: Magic of the White CityA highly interesting documentary if you are interested in the subject of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 but don't know too much about it.Although almost all of the visuals are stills, photographs, drawings, the event itself was so surprisingly massive and epic that it consumes you for the full two hour presentation.Actually the big of motion footage, the "B" roll as I guess you would call it, that was filmed as some of the reenactment of events are actually the worst part of this documentary. They seem out of place and betray some of the director's strange obsessions with beer and erotic dancing as these are the only subjects that feature such footage.I was totally amazed that such an even had occurred here in the city I now live in over 100 years ago. And the fact that nearly all of the structures, despite their ornate and palatial qualities were built to be temporary and no longer stand makes it seem almost like a fantasy. I ... "
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