L. Frank Baum's classic tale has been done and redone several times. March 7, 2012— -- intro: This Friday, a prequel to the "Wizard of Oz," "Oz the Great and Powerful," hits theaters 74 years ...

Spoilers as to the identity of the Wicked Witch of the West contained within. When I say that Oz the Great and Powerful is all downhill from the opening credits, don't take that to be too harsh a ...

There's a new trailer for Oz: The Great and Powerful and it looks like the Sam Raimi directing, James Franco starring project will be a loud, technicolor trip back to Oz you might want to avoid. Okay, ...

This line, sung by Glinda in the song “No One Mourns the Wicked,” is one of the most nuanced lyrics, in my opinion, of the whole “Wicked” musical. It applies for every type of villain, even though the ...

Some of them reach at least a little bit in their reference points: “Somewhere over the rainbow there may be a more magical movie, but this will certainly do.” – Tom Long, Detroit News “...you draw ...

So, it turns out in Oz the Great & Powerful that the man behind the curtain is even smaller and less mighty than Dorothy had discovered in the Emerald City. It turns out that the tale of how the man ...

Walt Disney Records will release the digital original motion picture soundtrack for OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL on March 5, 2012.Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman reunites with director Sam Raimi ...

Sam Raimi brings the jokey, adolescent sensibility of his Drag Me to Hell to this lavish Wizard of Oz prequel, and the result is as unshapely as that premise would suggest. The special effects are ...