Tag Archives: The Wizard of Oz

Wicked: For Good

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Mark DuPré

The second half of the two-parter was never going to be better than the first. The first had the element of freshness with its two leads, the joy of creating its world, and of course, that showstopper among all showstoppers, … Continue reading →

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The Other Oscars: The Juvenile Academy Award

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Mark DuPré

Did you know that July Garland, in spite of her tragic loss of the Oscar in 1955, did win an Academy Award? Other winners in this special Juvenile category include Mickey Rooney (nominated later for four other films as an … Continue reading →

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Stars Are Born: A Comparison of the Five “A Star is Born” Films

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Mark DuPré

There isn’t much of any interest in movie theaters these days, so it’s a good time to remind everyone of all the classics available to enjoy. In fact, it’s always a good time to view the classics. So here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles, Newer films, Older Films | Tagged 1932, 1937, 1954, 1976, 2018, A Star is Born, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Adolphe Menjou, Andy Devine, Barbara Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Bat, Batman, Bing Crosby, Bradley Cooper, Climb Every Mountain, Constance Bennett, D.W. Griffith, Eddie Rochester Anderson, Evergreen, Frank Pierson, Frederic March, Gene Fowler, George Cukor, Gone with the Wind, Humphrey Bogart, James Mason, Jane Murfin, Janet Gaynor, Joan Bennett, Judy Garland, Kris Kristofferson, Lady Gaga, Lionel Stander, Louise Beavers, Lowell Sherman, Maestro, Marlon Brando, May Robson, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the Waterfront, Owen Moore, Paul Williams, Peggy Wood, Rebecca, RKO Pathé, Robert Carson, Sunrise, Sunset Boulevard, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Caine Mutiny, The Country Girl, The High and the Mighty, The Ox-Bow Indcident, The Wizard of Oz, William Wellman | Leave a comment

Barbie

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Mark DuPré

What!? You’re writing about Barbie now? Why? Well, a couple of reasons. One is that I usually like to wait until the hubbub/brouhaha is over before writing about a film. This more than any film of 2023 was surrounded with … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Allan, America Ferrara, barbie, Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, Ken, La La Land, Love Actually, Luise Rainer, Margot Robbie, Michael Cera, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ryan Gosling, The Great Ziegfeld, The Matrix, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, The Wizard of Oz, Zack Snyder's Justice League | Leave a comment

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Mark DuPré

Broadway Melody of 1936 is the second of four Broadway Melody films. The first, simply called The Broadway Melody (1929) is likely the most famous, as it was the first musical and first sound film to win Best Picture. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Broadway Melody, Broadway Melody of 1936, Broadway Melody of 1940, Buddy Ebsen, Eleanor Powell, Errol Flynn, For Me and My Gal, Fred Astaire, George White's 1935 Scandals, Ginger Rogers, Jack Benny, Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Morning Glory, Robert Taylor, Sid Silvers, Sing Before Breakfast, singin' in the rain, The Broadway Melody, The Wizard of Oz, Una Merkel, Vilma Ebsen, Wedding of the Painted Doll, You Were Meant for Me, Zoolander | Leave a comment

The Three to See: The Birth of a Nation, Gone with the Wind, and 12 Years a Slave

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Mark DuPré

The Three to See: Birth of a Nation, Gone with the Wind, and 12 Years Slave As I wade into where angels fear to tread, I want to make it clear that I am stepping outside the current social discussion … Continue reading →

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A Classic Performance, Revisited

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Luise Rainer is a name long forgotten in the film world, except by historians and major film nerds, of which I am one. Even so-called “film buffs” have never heard of the actress who won the first two … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Film-Related Articles, Older Films | Tagged Anna Held, Billie Burke, Glinda, Luise Rainer, Myrna Loy, The Good Earth, The Great Ziegfeld, The Wizard of Oz, William Powell | Leave a comment

A Matter of Life and Death/Stairway to Heaven (1946)

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Mark DuPré

I took another trip to the 1940s, and to England, and to something like heaven. But really, I was taking another trip to the land of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (see reviews of Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes), … Continue reading →

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The Two Great Film Anniversaries You Probably Didn’t Hear About

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Mark DuPré

2015 is the one-hundred-year anniversary of two monumental events in the history of cinema. The fact you’re not hearing about them is two-fold: one is especially technical and most folks aren’t interested, and the other is being tragically choked out … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Film-Related Articles, Older Films | Tagged "In Glorious Technicolor", Birth of a Nation, D.W. Griffith, George Eastman House, Gone with the Wind, History of American Film, Jim Crow, Ku Klux Klan, racism, singin' in the rain, Technicolor, The Wizard of Oz | Leave a comment

Let’s Look Over the Fence: A Necessary Correction

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Mark DuPré

In my old theater classes, we were taught that Oklahoma! (1943) was the first Broadway musical where the songs advanced the plot. Called the first “integrated musical,” it has grabbed its rightful spot as the first of the “modern” stage … Continue reading →

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