The Wizard of Oz News

The interpretive center at Sequoia National Forest explains how occasional fires are essential to the world's largest trees.

More New York than North Georgia will echo in Bekah Johnson's 16-year-old voice Friday.

Pleasanton residents are invited to enjoy free movies during four Thursday evenings this summer, compliments of the City of Pleasanton.

"Frankly, my dear, 1939 was a very good year." Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh go for the love in "Gone with the Wind." Saluting 1939: All this month, TCM will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of 1939 with "39 From 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year." The series includes a documentary and classic films from several genres.

When it comes to choosing what to watch for family movie night, you will get as many suggestions as there are family members.

The Wizard of Oz Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple Tuesday July 7 to Saturday July 11, 7.30pm Matinee: Saturday, 2pm IT'S a double debut for two North Devon actors when The Wizard of Oz plays at the Queen's Theatre this month.

Actor Heath Ledger, posthumous winner of Best Supporting Actor as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," died on January 22, 2008 in his SoHo apartment from an accidental overdose of several prescription medications.

THERE are any number of theories why 1939, by common consent, is considered the greatest year in Hollywood's history - with its 70th anniversary is being celebrated by a 39-film retrospective beginning Tuesday on TCM.

Which could work very well. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic. [Later: Hmmm.While I love the scenery, themake-up might be a bit too much for me.] TrackBack http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8345169e469e20115714743a1970b Listed below are links to weblogs that reference First images from Wonderland.

MY JUDY GARLAND LIFE, by Susie Boyt. Bloomsbury, 310 pp., $25. Many a celebrity biographer is really a rabid fan hiding behind reams of research, smothering the reader in unprocessed minutiae.

Katie Holmes will pay tribute to Judy Garland during her rumoured appearance on So You Think You Can Dance , it has been reported.

Toto. Dorothy and the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man are off to see the philosopher Friday through Sunday at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, as Ron Wolfe writes in Tuesday's Style section.

In the early 1960s, I was 10 or 11, and 10 p.m. was my bedtime on school nights.

Poplar Bluff A - The Stage Company of Poplar Bluff presented The Wizard of OZ tonight to an audience of 432 people, which was their largest audience ever.

Open Book by Philip Marchand The ever tart Graham Greene called The Wizard of Oz "an American drummer's dream of escape." The "whole apparatus" of the story and the characters, he wrote, "rattles like dry goods." The drummer in question was one Lyman Frank Baum, a travelling salesman who sold dry goods in the form of fine china.

For some reason, I've had Judy Garland on the mind lately. Maybe it's because " Up " so winningly brought back memories of "The Wizard of Oz," with its flying house and its yearning for home.

Top: Katrina Despain plays Dorothy. Bottom left: Brian Burron gets into character as the Scarecrow.

When you're Katie Holmes and you're spotted walking around the studio lot of "So You Think You Can Dance," wearing an outfit that looks hijacked from the set of "Fosse," word will spread quickly.

Prytania extending its well-attended Classic Movie Series Saturday, June 13, 2009 Mike Scott The Prytania Theatre apparently has struck gold with silver-screen classics.

Katy Perry once again proved that she is the blessed one. She stunned the audience at the 2009 Summertime Ball at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday by turning up in a two-piece red/white polka-dotted dress and walked away with the first prize for her daring outfit.