L. Frank Baum

'There's no place like home...' Entirely remastered, the colorful characters and unforgettable songs of Oz come alive as never before. This magical cinematic event finds Kansas farm girl Judy Garland ('A Star is Born,' 'Meet Me in St. Louis') caught in a tornado and magically transported to the Land of Oz. Needing help to return home, she is told to follow the Yellow Brick Road and find the powerful Wizard (Frank Morgan). On her perilous journey, she is befriended by the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), the Tin Man (Jack Haley), and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who help her battle the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) and her flying monkeys. Based on the classic book by Frank L. Baum, 'The Wizard of Oz' is a dazzling motion picture achievement, featuring unforgettable songs (including Oscar-winner 'Over the Rainbow'), scenery, and costumes. The film had 5 Academy Award nominations, and Garland was awarded a special Oscar for her outstanding performance.

In this cyber-twisted update of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a sorceress named Azkadellia has turned the once-beautiful O.Z. into a desolate wasteland. Its only hope lies with an "outsider" named DG, a young Midwestern woman whose troubling dreams have summoned her to the doomed paradise. She not only changes the fate of the O.Z. but discovers, as well, her own destiny in this strange new world.

In this cyber-twisted update of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a sorceress named Azkadellia has turned the once-beautiful O.Z. into a desolate wasteland. Its only hope lies with an "outsider" named DG, a young Midwestern woman whose troubling dreams have summoned her to the doomed paradise. She not only changes the fate of the O.Z. but discovers, as well, her own destiny in this strange new world.

Philosopher Neil Evernden wrote that vivisectionists cut animal vocal cords so they did not have to hear the tortured animal cry as they conducted experiments. Vivisectionists silenced the animal and therefore did not acknowledge it s a tortured being. Right of passage into the scientific way of being centers on the ability to apply the knife to the vocal cords - not just of the dog on the table - but to life itself. It s about silencing voice then - and reflects the silencing of voices today. We are on the tip of an iceberg and the iceberg runs deep and the ship is running right into it. Industrial civilization is not sustainable. We all know that. It cannot be sustainable. We could have solved these problems 50 years ago, but we are not going to solve these problems in the next 20 years. We can start, maybe. But I think we are in for a very, very difficult time. Dorothy is not in Kansas anymore. And Dorothy is not coming back to Kansas. This is not going to be easy. And like that Great Oz asked Dorothy and her friends - so are the politicians of our day - they ask us. Pay no attention the Great Oz says to the man behind the curtain. Because the great deception is alive and well. Hubbard compares yellow brick road to gold & Emerald City to the green of money. Oz is this old white guy doing his thing, pulling hi levers, lying to the people to maintain is power. This is what we have been doing as a culture for how many years ignoring the man behind the curtain. And now the chickens are going to come home to roost. A failed businessman/store owner, L. Frank Baum edited the Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer newspaper before writing the Wizard of Oz.. After 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, Baum targets Native Americans in editorial for Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer on death of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull. Hubbard: That was act one. The great Wizard silencing nature. Baum editorial Sitting Bull, most renowned Sioux of modern history, is dead. He was not a Chief, but withou

A tornado whisks a Kansas farm girl to the magical land of Oz, where she joins a scarecrow, a tin woodsman and a cowardly lion on a journey to the Emerald City. One of the most beloved films ever made!

The Wizard Of Oz 50Th Anniversary Edition movie trailer - starring Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley. Directed by Victor Fleming. Genre: Family Rating: Not Rated

The Wiz -- An African American adaption of 'The Wizard of Oz' that tries to capture the essence of the inner-city experience.

After the Wizard -- 'After The Wizard' is the story of a 12-year-old Kansas orphan who turns to her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time. She imagines she is Dorothy, that things have not gone well in Oz since the Wizard left, and that the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman must travel to Kansas to enlist her aid. Based on characters created by L. Frank Baum in 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

Dorothy is lost and she meets Scarecrow who tries to give her directions.

The Wizard of Oz -- Trailer for the 70th anniversary of this beloved classic now with bonus features

The Wizard of Oz -- Clip from The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz -- Clip from The Wizard of Oz