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Library of Congress Acquires ‘Wizard of Oz' Materials, Including Only Known Lyric Sketch for ‘Over the Rainbow'

"Someday I'll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me," E. Y. (Yip) Harburg scrawled in pencil on a piece ...

Why ‘Over the Rainbow’ was almost cut from ‘The Wizard of Oz’: “The song stays or I go”

It's hard to imagine 'The Wizard of Oz' without Judy Garland singing 'Over the Rainbow', but it was almost cut from the ...

Las Vegas Sphere Reacts to Intense Controversy Over Their Use of AI to Edit ‘The Wizard of Oz’

The Las Vegas Sphere is claiming it used “ethical AI” to expand the frame of The Wizard of Oz for their new event. Here’s ...

Film Critic Leonard Maltin on ‘The Wizard of Oz’s’ Lasting Impact: ‘You Have to Know When You’re Facing Utter Perfection’

Maltin told the crowd, upon its release in 1939, the film was a flop. “It was a very expensive movie to make and it shows. It ...

I've Been Inside The Las Vegas Sphere, And Its Showing Of The Wizard Of Oz Will Blow Your Mind

The Sphere is Las Vegas is hosting screenings of The Wizard of Oz starting on August 28, and it uses AI to help revitalize ...
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'Wicked' is a prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz.' Here's where it ... - Yahoo

The 1939 film and other adaptations of Oz, like 1970s film 'The Wiz', are based on the original book by Frank L. Baum "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," written in 1900.
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'Wicked' is a prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz.' Here's where it fits in ...

This may confuse some fans who tune into the new prequel, which premieres this week on the same day as another blockbuster heavyweight, "Gladiator II." The 1939 film and other adaptations of Oz, like ...