As I write this post, I can hear the "Main Title" song playing in my head--the booming sounds coming from that great studio orchestra (I'll have to look them up one day); the roaring of Leo (actually, "Jackie") the Lion. Every time I hit 'play' on the DVD, I anxiously await that music. Every time. For me, it marks the beginning of an hour-and-a-half long adventure.
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| Music for The Wizard of Oz being recorded (from Wikipedia) |
The young'un in me never gets tired of watching The Wizard of Oz. The aspiring filmmaker in me DEFINITELY never tires of it. The movie is a timeless masterpiece--I always call it "a filmmaker's dream". It's actually the dream of everyone in the filmmaking industry--from the special effects man/woman to the director to the extra; or at least I think it should be.
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| The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition DVD--I own this. Sure wish I owned the Ultimate Collector's Edition! |
As you can tell by this blog, I'm a girl with an affinity for entertainment of the past, so I've often wondered, What would be like if I were alive to see The Wizard of Oz when it originally opened in theaters? I've always pictured myself as a teenager: my hair pinned up, wearing saddle shoes; standing in a long line at an Art Deco-designed movie theater, purchasing my ticket at the box office. I sit in the balcony take a seat with some popcorn and patiently wait for this movie to start...and so on and so forth...
I've pictured that moment probably a thousand times--I love the movie that much. Now, I am happy to finally get a chance to make this fantasy a reality. The Wizard of Oz is coming to IMAX theaters on September 20th and I couldn't be more excited.
Now, I've seen a lot of people saying "Ugh! I hate 3D!" "3D ruins everything!" "It doesn't need to be in 3D!" blah, blah, blah, but as far as I'm concerned--The Wizard of Oz (1939) is coming to theaters in 2013. I get the opportunity to see one of the greatest movies in Film History on a big screen--with surround sound and popcorn.
It could be in 4D or 40DD for all I care--I'm GOING to it.
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| Theatrical release poster (from Wikipedia) |
Check out the corny trailer for The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience:
(But no, seriously--this trailer does the movie absolutely NO justice. Check out the EPIC (and nostalgic) original trailer)
For more information on The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience
Will YOU be checking it out?
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