The famous film version

• The official Wizard of Oz movie page — lots of info about The Movie, pictures, lyrics, links...

• The Wizard of Oz Kids (designed for younger Oz fans)

• The Movie's DVD release site

• The Movie's official blog

• Blu-Ray buyer's guide

• Warner Bros., the studio that owns and controls it

• The Wizard of Oz at Turner Classic Movies

• The 1949 reissue trailer — in 3-D! (Break out your red-and-blue glasses to watch this one!)

• Trailers for the 2013 3-D IMAX and Blu-Ray releases

• The history of Technicolor and where The Movie fits in (and no, The Wizard of Oz was not the first color movie)

• How Technicolor worked to create the Ruby Slippers

• Behind the scenes in the early days of shooting — Judy Garland is still wearing a blond wig!

• The Wizard of Oz in widescreen?

• The 2013 anniversary 3-D IMAX release — [A] [B] [C]
  • The premiere — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E (Pentatonix sing!)]
  • Converting it to 3D — [A] [B]
  • Is The Wizard of Oz in 3-D going too far?
  • Reviews — [New York Post] [Ryan Jay] [Leonard Maltin] [Angelo Thomas] [Toronto Star] [Indiewire] [Digitalbits] [Cleveland.com] [Entertainment Weekly] [Washington Post] [USA Today] [Jared Davis]
  • At the box office — [A] [B]
  • Warner Bros. and Habitat for Humanity team up to celebrate the anniversary by building homes

• The seventy-fifth anniversary celebration

• The 75th anniversary home video box set — [A] [B] [C] [D]

• The 75th anniversary book — [A] [B] [C]

• Podcast interview with John Fricke

• The original 1939 review in Variety

• Scathing 1939 review

• Detailed summary and review of The Movie

• A review from The Onion (WARNING: This is satirical. Do not take it seriously!)

• The Wizard of Oz on the Classic Movie Musicals site

• Behind the Curtain

• "The Yellow Brick Road to Utopia", a comparison of the book and movie

• The differences between the book and movie versions of The Wizard of Oz

• A Culture Map of The Movie and what has influenced it

• Reel Classic's site on The Movie, with many resources, links, and more

• Top Twenty Facts About The Movie

• The Expert of Oz reveals the secrets

• Another review

• 
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• The Vatican Film List — yes, The Wizard of Oz is on it

• The Film Connoisseur takes on The Wizard of Oz

• The Wizard of Oz at the alt film guide

• The Wizard of Oz at FilmClub

• Mari Ness's review of The Movie

• An analysis of The Movie — [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]

• The Wizard of Oz: The Enduring Saga

• "You know, it's not all that great!"

• The IMDB's Wizard of Oz page

• Spanish site about The Movie

• The Wizard of Oz on television

• SATIRE: The Wizard of Oz banned from American television

• Review of the 1999 DVD release

• Review of the 2009 Blu-Ray release

• Review of the Italian DVD release (written in Italian)

• The Wizard of Oz at Seventy (NPR radio piece)

• "The Secret Glamour of the Tin Man"

• How did The Movie do at the box office? — [A] [B] [C]

• The alt.movies.wizard-of-oz newsgroup

• The Destination Hollywood tribute to The Movie

• The Greatest Movie of All Time?

• George R. R. Martin's Top Ten Fantasy Films

• The AFI's Top Ten Fantasy Movies

• Other AFI lists of interest to Oz fans:
  • 100 Years, 100 Movies
  • 100 Years, 100 Stars
  • 100 Years, 100 Thrills
  • 100 Years, 100 Heroes and Villains
  • 100 Years, 100 Songs
  • 100 Years, 100 Movie Quotes
  • 100 Years of Musicals
  • 100 Years, 100 Cheers
  • 100 Years, 100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition

• The Wizard of Oz on Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Greatest Movies list

• The Best Fantasy Films of All Time (according to Rotten Tomatoes)

• Webring of sites about The Movie

• Personal pages about The Movie:
  • Wendy's Wizard of Oz movie page
  • A personal site devoted to The Movie
  • Hazy Daisy's Movie Site
  • Ragtopper's Movie Page
  • Andrea's Wizard of Oz site
  • Jostyn's Wizard of Oz collection

• Resources for stuff that's in or from The Movie:
  • Read the script here or here
  • The script at the Internet Movie Script Database
  • Images from The Movie — [A (you can even buy photos here)] [B (downloadable as desktop wallpaper)] [C] [D (more wallpaper)] [E]
  • Publicity stills — [A] [B]
  • Sound bites from The Movie
  • Professor Marvel's wagon art
  • The Academy's Production Art database (and yes, there are some from The Movie)
  • The original LP soundtrack release

• The actors in The Wizard of Oz:
  • Graves of Wizard of Oz stars
  • The Judy Garland Site's Wizard of Oz page
  • The Judy Garland Database
  • Judy Garland on the radio (including the Lux Radio Theater production of The Wizard of Oz)
  • The Judy Garland Museum and Festival
  • Michael Jensen, a Wizard of Oz/Judy Garland tribute pianist
  • The Judy Garland Experience (internet mailing list/discussion group)
  • The Judy Room
  • Judy Garland on A&E's Biography
  • A fan from Oz helps to restore Judy Garland's childhood home
  • Bert Lahr appears on What's My Line?
  • Margaret Hamilton in classic TV clips and commercials, and some Oz info as well
  • Margaret Hamilton meets Paul Lynde and KISS
  • Margaret Hamilton visits Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  • Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton's TV reunion
  • Book: Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public & Private Lives of Billie Burke
  • Billie Burke on the radio
  • Jerry Maren, the middle Lollipop Kid — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
  • Margaret Pellegrini, the flowerpot Munchkin — [A] [B] [C]
    • Coverage of her funeral — [A] [B]
    • How The Onion remembered her at the end of 2013
  • Margaret's book
  • Munchkin actress Ruth Duccini
  • Munchkin genealogy
  • Terry's entry on the Classic Movie Musicals site
  • Cairn Terriers (just like Toto)
  • Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network — help for those Cairns who need it
  • About Cairn Terriers
  • Where's Toto now?
  • Toto remembered
  • "Toto, the Wizard of Oz Dog"
  • Joan Kenmore, one of the child Munchkin extras
  • The Official Buddy Ebsen Website — he was the first Tin Woodman of The Movie! (Includes how to order his autobiography.)

• The Munchkins receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007

• The urban legend about Judy Garland's salary

• What didn't happen to both Judy Garland and Julie Newmar?

• Did MGM try to trade Clark Gable and Jean Harlow to Fox for Shirley Temple?

• How did Victor Fleming keep Judy Garland focused when directing?

• The Official Harold Arlen Website

• E. Y. Harburg and "Over the Rainbow"

• Yip Harburg sings "Over the Rainbow"

• Yip Harburg, Lyricist

• The most important song in The Wizard of Oz (it's not what you think!)

• Yip Harburg: The Man Behind the Munchkins

• Download Oz sheet music straight to your computer

• What happens when a young cancer patient's wish involves the most famous chorus in the world?

• How the death of Margaret Thatcher made "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" a chart-topper in 2013 — [A] [B]
  • A Munchkin reacts

• Music from The Wizard of Oz at the Glasgow airport

• Remastering The Wizard of Oz and other classic movies for home video

• Can a cut scene be restored?

• The Movie interpreted through Jewish eyes

• The Wizard of Oz: Horror movie

• Secrets of The Wizard of Oz

• The Ruby Slippers at the Smithsonian Institute — [A] [B] [C (two clips)]

• Why do the Ruby Slippers look like that?

• The Ruby Slippers Project

• Supplies for the home Ruby Slipper replicator

• The Ruby Slippers Fan Club

• Ruby Slipper e-mail discussion list

• Another Ruby Slippers discussion list

• Various Ruby Slipper links

• A break in the case of the stolen Ruby Slippers?

• Do-it-yourself Ruby...Nikes???

• Wanna buy a used Cowardly Lion costume?

• Judy's dress makes an appearance in Ireland

• The Movie reviewed by a costumer

• The evolution of Oz movie fashion

• Oz and other Hollywood costumes on display in London

• Western Costume celebrates its one hundredth year of making movie costumes — yes, they worked on The Wizard of Oz

• Did somebody really hang himself or commit suicide while making the movie? — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H, part 1] [H, part 2] [H, the "rebuttal"] [I] [J] [K]

• Was The Movie cursed? — [A] [B]

• Mythbusters takes on another Oz myth (but they get it wrong...)

• The truth — and myth — behind Judy Garland's salary

• Did Ray Bolger set himself on fire during production?

• Where did Professor Marvel's coat come from?

• Wizard of Oz myths

• The Wizard of Oz at the 1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (with film!)

• The 75th anniverary at the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

• More Oz at the Macy's Parade

• No, this was not the Wicked Witch's castle

• Make-Up Artist magazine's tribute issue to The Movie

• The Cowardly Lion's "Witch Remover" prop

• Oz at the 1940 Oscars

• The Wizard of Oz was a remake!, along with five other classics

• And the worst villain in movie history is... (CAUTION: Some very naughty words in this one.)
  • A video based on the above article

• Nine Famous Movie Villains Who Were Right All Along (CAUTION: This one has naughty words, too.)

• Five Traumatizing Moments

• "17 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Wizard of Oz"

• "71 Facts for the film's 71st Birthday"

• "14 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Wizard of Oz"

• "10 Things You Never Noticed About The Wizard of Oz"

• Trivia

• The Wizard of Oz and copyright (particularly in regards to The Movie)

• The British card game based on The Movie

• The comic book adaptation of The Movie (and a sequel!)

• Scans of the entire comic book adaptation

• How the comic book came about (scroll down to the third legend)

• The 1970s dolls and playsets based on The Movie

• The fiftieth anniversary video release and rebate commercial

• Movie-inspired decorated gourds

• How to Watch The Wizard of Oz with a Not-Quite-Four-Year-Old

• Six Plot Threads Famous Movies Forgot to Resolve (you may want to go immediately to number 2)

• Take Six does The Wizard of Oz in less than six minutes

• Mistakes in The Movie — [A] [B] [C]

• The Scarecrow's got a gun!

• Movie Legends Revealed takes on Oz (scroll down to see it)

• So where does the Red Brick Road go?

• Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and June Powell perform "The Jitterbug" (a segment from Judy's eponymous television show)

• Judy Garland and Ray Bolger reminisce

• How The Wizard of Oz shows up in Avatar

• How "I have a feeling we're not in Kansas any more!" has spread to other movies

• The 1990-91 cartoon series based on The Movie

• Movie-inspired graffiti in Washington, DC

• Television commercial for The Movie

• Which Harry Potter actor is a fan of The Movie?

• "The Mellow Brick Road" tribute video

• David Letterman's Top Ten Ways The Wizard of Oz would be different if it were made today

• If Quentin Tarantino remade The Wizard of Oz… (scroll down to #3)

• Should there be a remake of The Wizard of Oz?

• What if Dorothy hadn't been in such a good mood when she landed in Oz?

• Piers Anthony almost wrote a sequel!

• "Dorothy Returns to Oz", an original sequel to The Movie

• Comic strip spoof of The Movie

• RiffTrax takes on The Wizard of Oz (additional commentary track from some of the same people who brought you Mystery Science Theater 3000)

• How It Should Have Ended (plus bonus Behind the Scenes Making Of video)

• Everything wrong with The Wizard of Oz

• The Wizard of Oz in thirty seconds — performed by bunnies!

• Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon: Soundtrack to Oz? — [A] [B] [C]

• An unusual newspaper description of The Movie

• The Movie vs Oz the Great and Powerful

• Comparing The Wizard of Oz and Hook

• One French child's reaction upon seeing The Movie

• Denzel Washington, fan of The Movie

• Disney vs Warner Bros. for control of Oz — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]

• Could the 2013 reissue signal the end of the G rating?

• Review of The Wizard of Oz: The Official 75th Anniversary Companion

• An Oz quiz (NOTE: Not every answer on this one is correct...)

• Another Oz quiz (with the same caveat as the last one)

• Who Wants to be a YouTubillionare? special Wizard of Oz edition

• Google doodle for August 12, 2010, The Movie's 71st anniversary (scroll down)

• The Wizard of Oz helps answer the question, "Do we dream in color or black and white?"

• "Over the Rainbow" played on one of the most unusual musical instruments ever!

• Reel Science uses The Movie to explain the scientific method

• "20 Famous Movie Lines That You Have Been Saying Wrong" (and yes, one is from The Wizard of Oz)

• The Top Five "Morning After" Movies

• Life Lessons Learned from The Wizard of Oz

• 5 Lessons Learned from The Wizard of Oz

• Oz revisted — [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5]

• Classic movie scenes with Batman

• A Wizard of Oz music video to Daughtry's "Home"

• The Bert Lahr cocktail

• A lion, a tiger, and a bear? Oh, my!

• Many articles about The Wizard of Oz from the Variety website

• Many links about The Movie

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