In Baum's original THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ book, the house does not get back to Kansas. A new house has to be built. The idea of the trip to Oz being Dorothy's dream was invented for the MGM movie with Judy Garland. In Baum's books, Dorothy returns to Oz multiple times. In the movie RETURN TO OZ ...

I love the term "coattail nomination" and will use it regularly from now on. There are even coattail winners, like Charlton Heston and Hugh Griffith in Ben-Hur . It's easier to nominate a Penelope Milford in a top film than a superior performance in a less-seen film. Uh-oh: not a fan of A...

I still miss Chicago.... Well, maybe not in the winter. Yes, except for the winters, Chicago is the best city in the US (in my opinion). Having lived there ten years I am inclined to agree! Friendlier and less expensive than my old New Yawk City hometown, although I must admit I also yearn for Da B...

The first full trailer for WICKED (aka WICKED Part 1) dropped today, and I have to say "Damn, this looks so good!" -- more so than I could've imagined. We have the first extended view of Ariana Grande as Galinda in action, including a little of the song "Popular." I think she is ...

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑Yesterday, 11:33 am I still miss Chicago....

Well, maybe not in the winter.

Yes, except for the winters, Chicago is the best city in the US (in my opinion).

The Music Box Theater is lovely. I am excited for the Liz & Monty series they are running. I am going to be busy this summer, but hopefully I can attend a few screenings. I want to see THE MISFITS. It's screening at the Music Box in June. I have never seen Marylin Monroe or Montgomery Clift on ...

The more I see and hear about this movie, the more I'm looking forward to seeing it, and this is from someone who much prefers Gregory Maguire's novel to the Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz musical adaptation. A new behind-the-scenes featurette --- WICKED: A PASSION PROJECT --- is now available,...

I hadn't heard of the Music Box, but checking on Cinema Treasures it dates back to 1929 and looks beautiful from the pictures. Nice it has survived all these years and is still showing movies. Wrigley Field is about a 5 minute walk from there. It's a great neighborhood and I have a friend who lives...

CBS has two new hits with Tracker and Elsbeth . I was happy that Melissa Roxburgh, the star of Manifest , is playing Justin Hartley's younger sister, though she won't be a regular on the show. I was even happier that Elsbeth is not PC in its choice of villains. Any celebrity can be a villain. As wi...

CNN's How It Really Happened: Oscar Pistorious "My lady, it was an accident" Sure. Right. Four "accidental" gunshots . . . Apparently that's just how you ask someone if the loo is occupied in South Africa. It's a (slightly) different culture than here in the US (barring Texas.) ...

Is the new MATLOCK series with Kathy Bates still "coming soon" to CBS?

CNN's How It Really Happened: Oscar Pistorious "My lady, it was an accident" Sure. Right. Four "accidental" gunshots . . . It could be even more outrageous. It could have been like that notorious 1980 murder case involving the Lizzie Borden of the 20th century who gave another w...

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 14th, 2024, 3:11 am A MAJORITY OF ONE arrives soon.

New York Jewish widow (Roz Russell) develops a relationship with a lonely Japanese businessman.

Guess who's coming to dinner?

Unfortunately it is not Sessue Hayakawa.

I guess we can be thankful that it's not Mickey Rooney . . .

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 14th, 2024, 3:49 am CNN's How It Really Happened: Oscar Pistorious

"My lady, it was an accident"

Sure.

Right.
Four "accidental" gunshots . . .

I treated by mom and my maternal grandmother to a screening of ROMAN HOLIDAY at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Mother's Day. Grandma will be 80 next month. The Music Box Theater is lovely. I am excited for the Liz & Monty series they are running. I am going to be busy this summer, but hope...