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*[http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/oldcolor/technicolor1.htm The history of Technicolor and where The Movie fits in] (and no, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was '''''not''''' the first color movie) | *[http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/oldcolor/technicolor1.htm The history of Technicolor and where The Movie fits in] (and no, ''The Wizard of Oz'' was '''''not''''' the first color movie) | ||
*[http://io9.com/ | *[http://io9.com/5904930/how-technicolor-created-ruby-slippers-without-using-color-film How Technicolor worked to create the Ruby Slippers] | ||
*[http://hollywoodgothique.bravejournal.com/entry/7296 ''The Wizard of Oz'' in widescreen?] | *[http://hollywoodgothique.bravejournal.com/entry/7296 ''The Wizard of Oz'' in widescreen?] | ||
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**[http://wizardoz.home.att.net/index.html Andrea's Wizard of Oz site] | **[http://wizardoz.home.att.net/index.html Andrea's Wizard of Oz site] | ||
**[http://www.freewebs.com/ozzie1939/ Jostyn's ''Wizard of Oz'' collection] | **[http://www.freewebs.com/ozzie1939/ Jostyn's ''Wizard of Oz'' collection] | ||
*Resources for stuff that's in or from The Movie: | *Resources for stuff that's in or from The Movie: | ||
**Read the script [ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz.html here] or [http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/wizoz.txt here] | **Read the script [ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Wizard_of_Oz/ms_wizoz.html here] or [http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/wizoz.txt here] | ||
**[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Wizard-of-Oz,-The.html The script at the Internet Movie Script Database] | **[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Wizard-of-Oz,-The.html The script at the Internet Movie Script Database] | ||
**Images from The Movie — [[http://www.classicphotos.com/celebs/wizard/ah1.html A] (you can even buy photos here)] [[http://www.retrobug.com/oz/ B] (downloadable as desktop wallpaper)] [[http://www.wizardofozpictures.com/ C]] [[http://www.art-wallpaper.org/classic-movie/wizard-of-oz-wallpapers/ D] (more wallpaper)] | **Images from The Movie — [[http://www.classicphotos.com/celebs/wizard/ah1.html A] (you can even buy photos here)] [[http://www.retrobug.com/oz/ B] (downloadable as desktop wallpaper)] [[http://www.wizardofozpictures.com/ C]] [[http://www.art-wallpaper.org/classic-movie/wizard-of-oz-wallpapers/ D] (more wallpaper)] | ||
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*[http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.do?keywords=Wizard+of+Oz&x=0&y=0 Download Oz sheet music straight to your computer] | *[http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.do?keywords=Wizard+of+Oz&x=0&y=0 Download Oz sheet music straight to your computer] | ||
*Remastering ''The Wizard of Oz'' and other classic movies for home video | *[http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3revision.html Remastering ''The Wizard of Oz'' and other classic movies for home video] | ||
*[http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s11ozscene.html Can a cut scene be restored?] | *[http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s11ozscene.html Can a cut scene be restored?] | ||
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*[http://curiozitycorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/museum-pt3-links-sources.html Various Ruby Slipper links] | *[http://curiozitycorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/museum-pt3-links-sources.html Various Ruby Slipper links] | ||
*[http://sneakernews.com/2010/12/17/indecorous-taste-x-nike-id-shoe-v2-0/ Do-it-yourself Ruby...Nikes???] | *[http://sneakernews.com/2010/12/17/indecorous-taste-x-nike-id-shoe-v2-0/ Do-it-yourself Ruby...Nikes???] | ||
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*[http://ipwatchdog.com/2011/07/11/i%E2%80%99ll-get-you-my-pretty-and-your-little-copyright-too/id=18053/ ''The Wizard of Oz'' and copyright] (particularly in regards to The Movie) | *[http://ipwatchdog.com/2011/07/11/i%E2%80%99ll-get-you-my-pretty-and-your-little-copyright-too/id=18053/ ''The Wizard of Oz'' and copyright] (particularly in regards to The Movie) | ||
*[http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/movies/ephemera/1939-wizard-of-oz-card-game.htm The British card game based on The Movie] | *[http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/movies/ephemera/1939-wizard-of-oz-card-game.htm The British card game based on The Movie] | ||
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*[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166085/DC-Temple-graffiti-prank-wont-die.html?s_cid=rss-44 Movie-inspired graffiti in Washington, DC] | *[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700166085/DC-Temple-graffiti-prank-wont-die.html?s_cid=rss-44 Movie-inspired graffiti in Washington, DC] | ||
* | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN7NQqFBViQ Television commercial for The Movie] | ||
*[http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/06/30/forrest-gump-wizard-of-oz-among-influences-for-harry-potter-stars/ Which ''Harry Potter'' actor is a fan of The Movie?] | *[http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/06/30/forrest-gump-wizard-of-oz-among-influences-for-harry-potter-stars/ Which ''Harry Potter'' actor is a fan of The Movie?] | ||
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*[http://classicmoviechat.com/?p=7648 Another Oz quiz] (with the same caveat as the last one) | *[http://classicmoviechat.com/?p=7648 Another Oz quiz] (with the same caveat as the last one) | ||
*[http://www.google.com/ | *[http://www.google.com/doodles/71st-anniversary-of-the-wizard-of-oz Google doodle for August 12, 2010], The Movie's 71st anniversary (scroll down) | ||
*''The Wizard of Oz'' helps answer the question, [http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=18549 "Do we dream in color or black and white?"] | *''The Wizard of Oz'' helps answer the question, [http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=18549 "Do we dream in color or black and white?"] |
Revision as of 19:51, 22 June 2012
- 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)
- Warner Bros., the studio that owns and controls it
- The history of Technicolor and where The Movie fits in (and no, The Wizard of Oz was not the first color movie)
- "The Yellow Brick Road to Utopia", a comparison of the book and movie
- Reel Classic's site on The Movie, with many resources, links, and more
- The Vatican Film List — yes, The Wizard of Oz is on it
- Review of the Italian DVD release (written in Italian)
- The Wizard of Oz at Seventy (NPR radio piece)
- How did The Movie do at the box office? Check out http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wizardofoz.htm
- Other AFI lists of interest to Oz fans:
- Personal pages about The Movie:
- 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)]
- 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 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
- 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
- Book: Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public & Private Lives of Billie Burke
- Billie Burke on the radio
- Jerry Maren, the middle Lollipop Kid — [A] [B]
- 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
- 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.)
- 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]
- Mythbusters takes on another Oz myth (but they get it wrong...)
- 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.)
- Nine Famous Movie Villains Who Were Right All Along (CAUTION: This one has naughty words, too.)
- The Wizard of Oz and copyright (particularly in regards to The Movie)
- The comic book adaptation of The Movie (and a sequel!)
- How the comic book came about (scroll down to the third legend)
- Six Plot Threads Famous Movies Forgot to Resolve (you may want to go immediately to number 2)
- Movie Legends Revealed takes on Oz (scroll down to see it)
- Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and June Powell perform "The Jitterbug" (a segment from Judy's eponymous television show)
- If Quentin Tarantino remade The Wizard of Oz… (scroll down to #3)
- "Dorothy Returns to Oz", an original sequel to 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)
- An Oz quiz (NOTE: Not every answer on this one is correct...)
- Another Oz quiz (with the same caveat as the last one)
- 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?"