We’re off to see the franchise’s best installments, from the classics to lesser-known oddities.
WithWickedhitting theaters on Nov. 22, now is a good time to revisit past films fromover the rainbow.
Muppets Wizard of Ozis genuinely entertaining, utter camp nonsense.
Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939); Fairuza Balk in ‘Return to Oz’ (1985); Ashanti in ‘The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz' (2005).Credit:Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett; ABC/BOB D’AMICO
This somewhat forgotten Disney movie is the stuff of childhood nightmares.
Dorothy’s odyssey feelsalmost like she’s tripping from one alternative realm to another.
Meanwhile, Lumet’s Oz is like a mystical New York City.
James Franco, Michelle Williams.Merie Weismiller Wallace/Disney
Producer Berry Gordy insistedthatThe Wizwas not a Black film but rather a film with Black stars.
It’s a joy to behold.
One cannot overstate the film’s immersive world and masterful balance of tones.
Ashanti and the Muppets in ‘The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz'.ABC/BOB D’AMICO
Eighty-five years of hindsight have done nothing to diminish this timeless classic.
Where to watchThe Wizard of Oz: Max
‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’.CINAR Films
From left to right: Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, and Oliver Hardy.John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty
Fairuza Balk.Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
From left to right: Ted Ross, Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor.Courtesy Everett
From left to right: Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Bert Lahr.Courtesy Everett
