By Simon Miraudo March 6, 2013 Immediately upon arrival in the magical land of Oz, James Franco‘s would-be wizard beds the naive witch Theodora (Mila Kunis). We don’t get to see them copulate, but trained cinemagoers know what it means when the camera slowly pans skyward during a smooch. The next morning, she’s talking about marriage […]
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Trailer Debut: Oz, the Great and Powerful
July 16, 2012 
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Wondering how Sam Raimi has reinvented the The Wizard of Oz? Wonder no longer! The trailer for Oz, the Great and Powerful has arrived online, evoking producer Joe Roth’s previous epics Alice in Wonderland and Snow White and the Huntsman. Here’s hoping Raimi brings some of his signature style and oddball flair to differentiate from those other unremarkable movies. That being […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Gone With the Wind
March 13, 2012 0 Comments
Play It Again – Gone With the Wind. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a […]
Continue readingMila Kunis joins James Franco in Oz: The Great and Powerful
February 18, 2011 1 Comment
Sam Raimi may have trouble locking down a male lead for Oz: The Great and Powerful, but it seems he’s found his leading lady. According to Vulture, Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is likely to join the Wizard of Oz prequel as Theodorah, sister of eventual Wicked Witch of the West Evanorah. Kunis […]
Continue reading>Depp to replace Downey Jr. in Oz: The Great and Powerful?
January 21, 2011 0 Comments
>Robert Downey Jr. is the Great and Powerful Oz no longer according to The Hollywood Reporter, as Disney begins discussions with Johnny Depp to take over the role. We reported back in June of last year about Oz: The Great and Powerful, the 3D prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Director Sam Raimi and Producer […]
Continue readingRobert Zemeckis remaking The Wizard of Oz?
November 18, 2010 0 Comments
UPDATE: That didn’t take long. Zemeckis has told The Wrap that reports of him directing a remake of The Wizard of Oz are “completely untrue”. Of course, that doesn’t mean another director won’t take the wheel. Anyway, here’s the original report… It is with great sadness that we report the following news. According to Deadline, […]
Continue readingWicked heading to the big screen
July 12, 2010 0 Comments
The hit Broadway musical Wicked is heading to the big screen, with several big name directors lining up for a chance to direct. The report comes from Deadline, who claim that J.J. Abrams, James Mangold, Ryan Murphy and Rob Marshall are all taking meetings with Universal regarding a feature film adaptation of Wicked. The musical’s […]
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