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The Wizard of Oz makes its groundbreaking debut at Las Vegas’ Sphere on Thursday night, and just before showtime, James Dolan is dropping quite the easter egg.

The Sphere Entertainment Co. executive chairman and CEO took part in a walkthrough of the experience with select press — alongside Sphere president and chief operating officer Jennifer Koester and visual effects specialist Ben Grossmann — and revealed that there is one specific A.I.-assisted change to keep an eye out for.

“I won’t tell you where, it’s only for like two seconds,” as he asked reporters if they were familiar with Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav. After an affirmative, he said, “[They] replaced the faces of two very short, two-second characters in the movie with mine and David. I challenge you to find it.”

Grossmann was quick to chime in that “they were uncredited characters who were too blurry to be identified,...

Prime Video is planning a new TV series adaptation of The Wizard Of Oz that’ll work as a metaphor for the troubles of youth. Here’s more on Dorothy.

Last year’s Wicked Part One was a massive success – we were certainly big fans of it – and this year’s Wicked: For Good will complete the story of Elphaba and Galinda. The second film, while bringing Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande back for the main parts, will also feature another familiar character; Dorothy from The Wizard Of Oz.

There’s no word on who might be playing Dorothy in For Good, but now there’s another job opening for...

Hulu’s ‘Ruby Red Handed: Stealing America’s Most Famous Pair of Shoes’ lives up to its title in every way conceivable by exploring the heist of a cultural heritage item. This refers to the iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ which were stolen from a museum in 2005, recovered by authorities in 2018, and then resold for $28 million in 2024. Though at the time of the theft, these incredibly beautiful shoes were owned by a private collector named Michael Shaw, who never once shied away from sharing his possession with the world.

Michael Shaw Has Been a Part of the Entertainment Industry Since He...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are set to bring new life to the story of The Wizard of Oz!

The married singers are producing a contemporary young adult series retelling of the L. Frank Baum books, aptly titled Dorothy, according to Deadline.

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Gina Matthews serves as creator on the series, which will use “the Yellow Brick Road as a metaphor for the challenges and choices facing young adults today.”

“I’ve been in love with The Wizard of Oz books since I was a child,” Gina, who will also produce, shared in a statement. “The story reminds us of the qualities we need to get through hard times,...

The world of The Wizard of Oz will be coming to streaming in a new series on Prime Video. Originally published as children's books from 1900-1920 by L. Frank Baum, the most famous adaptation of the story is the timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz, in 1939. The story has been translated multiple times, most recently with the hugely successful film version of Wicked.

After the 1939 film was released, The Wizard of Oz's cast became iconic. Despite that, fans now love Wicked's cast, and the 2024 film got rave reviews, which proves that the world of The Wizard of Oz can be reinvented for new generations. Still, the upcoming Prime...

The Library of Congress has acquired rare music and lyric sketches from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, best known for their collaboration on the score of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The acquisition, announced on August 25, 2025—marking 86 years since the film’s release—joins the Library’s growing Harold Arlen Collection. The newly acquired materials include 35 manuscript items, among them the only known lyric sketch for “Over the Rainbow.” Scrawled in pencil on yellow legal paper, Harburg’s early draft reads: “Some day I’ll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me.” The film’s score went on to win the...

The beloved 1939 movie musical The Wizard of Oz was recently featured as a category on Jeopardy! Clues given to contestants include trivia about songwriter Harold Arlen, deleted scenes from the film, actors, and more. The spotlight on the Judy Garland-led feature coincides with the announcement that the Library of Congress has acquired musical sketches from the film from composer Arlen and lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg. Watch the video now to brush up on your knowledge of the iconic movie. Jeopardy! often features theater and Broadway-themed categories, including one dedicated to the play Oh, Mary!, which saw Tony-winner Cole Escola make an appearance on the show. Past Broadway categories...

The ‘Love Island’ Season 7 reunion and one of the latest MCU movies are just two highlights of the week’s streaming slate.

All of a sudden, the last week in August is upon us. If you’re like me and you don’t like summer very much, you’re very excited about this time of year, yet cautious with the knowledge that the hot weather probably isn’t gone just yet. Nevertheless, with the onset of September comes the NFL season, college football, and the beginning of the fall primetime season.

If your partner is a fan of any of this type of programming, you may want to spend your...

Next week, the Sphere in Las Vegas promises to whisk viewers into the world of the MGM Technicolor classic The Wizard of Oz in a way theatergoers have never experienced before. Following in the footsteps of other special presentations, the film has been digitally enhanced and expanded to fit the experimental entertainment center's 160,000-square-foot screen. Not only that, but the venue will employ everything from pyrotechnics to haptic seats and other environmental effects to simulate every step of Dorothy's adventure with her friends. However, the screening hasn't been able to escape controversy since the finer details were announced. The team behind it has been unafraid to alter the original film,...

The Wizard of Oz has been made into a horror film called Wicked of Oz.L. Frank Baum's children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, released in 1900, has been used as the inspiration for the low-budget movie, directed by Aaron Mirtes.Mirtes is working from a script by Mirtes and Nathan Illsley, based on an idea by James Cullen Bressack and Scotty Mullen, which will see Dorothy Gale trapped in a brutal land where she faces a blood-drenched death everywhere she turns.The synopsis for the film reveals that a freak tornado pulls Dorothy - who is played by Kenzie Wynne - into the wicked world of Oz where she will meet Glinda,...

Many of Hollywood’s brightest icons actually stepped into the spotlight under names different from the ones they were born with. Stage names have always been a big part of show business, and it is not that unusual. Some actors use them to sound more glamorous. Some use them to separate their public identity from their private life. Judy Garland is one of the most famous examples of this. The world may remember her as Judy Garland, but her real journey began as Frances Ethel Gumm.

She was named after her parents, Frank and Ethel Gumm. But before the magic of Hollywood and MGM came into play, a big change had to happen.

“The Wizard of Oz” was released over 85 years ago, but the timeless classic remains one of the most influential films ever.

From Judy Garland as Dorothy to her performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” the film has remained a go-to for generations. Visually, there’s the beautiful shift from black and white to technicolor, which has viewers enthralled to this day. Film critic Leonard Maltin described why the film has and continues to draw in audiences. “You have to know you’re facing utter perfection.”

But that wasn’t always the case.

Maltin told the crowd, upon its release in 1939, the film was a flop. “It was a very expensive movie to make and it shows. It was very difficult to make their investment back. And it only turned a profit through re-reissuing to theaters and then ultimately being sold to television, which is where it took root in our popular culture.

The opening moments of a new Peanuts special feel like returning to a childhood home. The familiar character designs and the gentle piano score immediately transport you. In Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, the gang boards a bus for Camp Cloverhill, a setting that feels both new and deeply traditional.

This special positions itself as the first true Peanuts musical in decades, a return to a format that seems perfectly suited to its earnest spirit. Charlie Brown is eager for his last year at the camp he loves, while his younger sister Sally is a reluctant newcomer.

The core of the story quickly appears when they learn that their beloved summer retreat is in danger of closing for good. This simple conflict provides the perfect reason for everyone to, what else, put on a show.

Good Grief, They’re Putting on a Show

The story is built on a classic...

In the if-these-walls-could-talk sweepstakes, the Ed Sullivan Theater might never shut up. Built in 1927, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between 53rd and 54th streets, and in more or less continuing operation ever since, it has been home to virtually every great entertainment medium — theater, vaudeville, silent cinema, radio and television — that is not rendered in pixels. The upcoming eviction of the latest tenant (as of May 2026, CBS is tossing The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Show to the curb) prompts a look at the storied history of the house named for one of the least charismatic people ever to have performed there.

The venue began life as the Hammerstein Theater, a legitimate house (that is, a home for hard-ticket theatrical productions) built by Arthur Hammerstein in honor of his father, the wealthy cigar maker turned theatrical impresario Oscar Hammerstein. Arthur bankrolled the building with $3 million in profits from his wildly successful 1924 operetta Rose-Marie,...

Which 6 Classic Films Will Be Screened At The Opening Week Of Martin Scorsese’s Film Festival?(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Iconic Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese is curating a film festival alongside his daughter, Francesca Scorsese, called the Scorsese Presents: Family Films series. The father-daughter duo intends to premiere this yearlong festival at the Southampton Playhouse in New York’s Long Island.

This upcoming film festival is set to begin on August 14, 2025, and continue throughout the coming year. In a statement, Martin and Francesca had this to say about their endeavor: “We’ve been watching movies together for so long now. It’s been a sacred practice, like passing on the most precious family heirloom and understanding the meaning of it, the place that it holds. It’s been a revelatory experience for both of us, grounded in love.”

According to Deadline, the upcoming film festival will feature a wide selection of...

It’s that time again! Cinespia — the Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video-sponsored Los Angeles staple that showcases film favorites under the stars — has released their spooky October schedule, which includes a roster of classics that are sure to send shivers down patrons’ spines. Appropriately, Cinespia will be held, as always, at Hollywood Forever Cemetery — the starriest place in the city, where everyone from Judy Garland to David Lynch was laid to rest.

Halloween month kicks off, literally, on October 4 with a 50th anniversary screening of the midnight movie favorite “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — though you only have to wait until sundown to enjoy this screening. In addition to the cult hit, fans can dress up in their “Time Warp” best and snap a pic at the themed photo booth, partake of the food and libations, and enjoy the DJ’s spins on the dance floor — just like every weekend at the cemetery!

Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" has had an incredible life well beyond its original intent. First, there was a Broadway musical adaptation in 1902, and then in 1939, it was adapted into the film "The Wizard of Oz" starring Judy Garland. Since then, there have been numerous excellent and unique reinterpretations of Baum's story, ranging from 1978's "The Wiz" (a movie musical featuring an all-Black cast) to the wildly successful "Wicked" franchise based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, which has since given rise to a major musical film version starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jeff Goldblum. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is wildly adaptable because of its rather simple plot structure and hugely recognizable elements, and since it's been in the public domain since 1956, people have had a lot of time to create their own visions of this classic fantasy adventure.

Indeed, there have...

The Wizard of Oz may be getting a new adaptation in the wake of the upcoming Wicked: For Good. L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been adapted to the screen multiple times, most notably in the Oscar-winning 1939 film starring Judy Garland.

The most notable recent film featuring Baum's characters is 2024's Wicked, which is based on the first act of the Broadway musical adapting the Gregory Maguire novel that tells the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West. The movie, which will be followed by the act two adaptation Wicked: For Good, was the fifth highest-grossing movie of 2024 worldwide.

In a Warner Bros. earnings call, David Zaslav revealed that a new project based on The Wizard of Oz is being eyed by the entertainment company. While discussing the impending Wizard of Oz presentation at the Las Vegas Sphere, he said that "we...

On a Monday night in late spring of 1992, Jeff Buckley arrived at the tiny Cafe Sin-é on New York’s St. Mark’s Place with a borrowed Fender Telecaster and a story to tell. He had scored a prestigious weekly gig at the East Village mainstay that had hosted both Irish rock royalty (Sinead O’Connor, Shane McGowan, the Waterboys), as well as up-and-coming talent, and the 25-year-old appeared ready to meet the moment.

He set up against the wall in a corner, waved a shy hello to the small crowd, opened his mouth to sing and that’s the moment when all hell broke loose. The raw power of his voice overwhelmed the space, alternating between a feminine falsetto and masculine growl—often within the same song. His guitar playing, too, had elements of punk and blues, but with Eastern flavoring woven throughout. In other words, he threw the kitchen sink at the unsuspecting audience.

The following article is an excerpt from the latest edition of “In Review by David Ehrlich,” a biweekly newsletter in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the site’s latest reviews and muses about current events in the movie world. Subscribe here to receive the newsletter in your inbox every other Friday.

Ben Mankiewicz is never someone who I expected to find on the wrong side of film history. The face of Turner Classic Movies since Robert Osborne’s death, in addition to being the grandson of “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and the grand-nephew of “All About Eve” director Joseph L. Mankiewicz,” the Hollywood scion is nothing less than a living emblem of the sanctity and enduring value of 20th century cinema. Delivered in a nasal but welcoming voice that’s capable of making 100-year-old masterpieces sound like vital artifacts and spectacular entertainments all at once,...

Friday puzzles can go either way: sometimes they ease you into the weekend, other times they pile on the challenge before you clock out. August 1 decided to split the difference in the most interesting way possible.

Today’s New York Times Games threw me into full reptile mode with Strands serving up every snake you could think of, while Connections mixed Hollywood golden age stars with tricky wordplay that had me second-guessing obvious patterns.

Want to tackle these yourself first? Our complete guide to Nyt puzzle solving covers strategies that might help you crack them without spoilers. But if you’re ready for answers, here’s what Friday delivered.

Spoiler Alert !!!Hints, followed by complete solutions, ahead for both New York Times puzzle games! Nyt Strands Solution for August 1, 2025 (#516)

Today’s Strands theme, “Slithering away,” focuses on snakes and serpents, with Nyt’s own testers rating it easy difficulty. The...

Audacy Podcasts today announced that it has partnered with award-winning writer, director, actor, and producer Lena Dunham and writer, historian, and curator Alissa Bennett to handle sales and distribution for their critically acclaimed podcast The C-Word, bringing the previously paywalled podcast to all major podcast platforms for free for the first time.

The first three episodes of “The C-Word” will be re-released on all podcast platforms on Thursday, July 31, 2025, and one episode will be re-released every Thursday thereafter.

“The C-Word” is an in-depth exploration of culture's most discussed women—their lives, legacies, and why society is so hell-bent on labeling them "crazy.” Through deeply researched storytelling and candid conversations, Dunham and Bennett unpack how society’s obsession with labeling women has shaped pop culture, media narratives, and public perception. “The C-Word” explores a wide range of figures with empathy, wit, and cultural insight, including Lindsay Lohan, Judy Garland, Mariah Carey,...

And just like that… it’s August again — the last gasp of vacations, the first days of school, the long, treacherous hiatuses of our favorite talk shows, and a Turner Classic Movies tradition like no other. Starting August 1, TCM — which was recently seemingly saved by WB head David Zaslav — will once again highlight 31 stars across 31 days for Summer Under the Stars. The event has recurred annually since 2003, and this year, blended into usual mix of starry icons of legends past, are names like Mexican-American actor Pedro Armendáriz, iconic character journeyman James Gleason, and Italian sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida.

Perhaps the real coup this year, however, are weekly appearances of “And Just Like That…” star Mario Cantone, who will join for not one… not two… but four nights of programming — once weekly — for four of his absolute favorites. Cantone has become a reliable presence at TCM, headlining the October series Creepy...

You’d think that once someone “makes it” in Hollywood, the hard part is over. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, for some stars, that’s when things start to unravel. Success doesn’t cancel out addiction, mental health struggles, bad decisions, or toxic relationships. And in a world where everything is watched, posted, and picked apart, falling apart is a lot more public.

This is not about dragging names through the mud or digging up old tabloid drama; it is about showing the other side of fame. Some of the biggest names in film were winning awards and breaking box office records while quietly battling addiction, mental health issues, legal trouble, or the overwhelming weight of fame. It is wild how someone can be the face of a billion-dollar franchise while their personal life is falling apart behind the scenes.

Some of them have turned things around.

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The first version of "A Star is Born," directed by William Wellman, was released in 1937, and starred Fredric March as Norman Maine, a slumping Hollywood star whose career has been nearly destroyed by alcoholism. Janet Gaynor starred as Esther Blodgett, stage name Vicki Lester, an up-and-coming singer who Norman takes under his wing. He may or may not be able to salvage his own career, but Norman still succeed vicariously through Vicki. He stops drinking. Naturally, the two begin a doomed romance, and audiences sense that it's only a matter of time before alcoholism rears its ugly head. Maine will not survive to the end.

Wellman's film was acclaimed enough to be nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, the first color film to hold the distinction. It lost to "The Life of Emile Zola" that year, but its reputation remained strong.

The sled known as Rosebud — or at least one of the original red sleds created for the 1941 Orson Welles masterpiece Citizen Kane — has just sold for $14.75 million at auction.

The pine hardwood prop, which bears its original paint but signs of production use, wear and removed rails likely sacrificed to wartime scrap drives, has belonged to director Joe Dante since 1984. While he was directing Explorers (1985), it was given to him by someone clearing out a portion of the Paramount lot that once served as the home of Rko Pictures.

“One of the crew who knew I was a fan of vintage films came to me with a wood prop and said, ‘They’re throwing out all of this stuff. You might want this,’” Dante recalled in a recent interview. “I’m not sure he knew what the sled was, but he must have had some inkling, or why else would he have asked me?...

John McCook, known for his iconic role as Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, shared a heartfelt farewell to the legendary Television City studios in Hollywood as the show prepares to leave after decades of filming. In an emotional Instagram post, McCook reflected on his 50-year connection to the studio and the indelible memories that will always be tied to the place.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

McCook’s first experience at Television City wasn’t as an actor—his initial job was playing the piano. He recalled how music played a significant role in his life, making his first steps into the building a truly magical experience. For McCook, the history of the studio itself was captivating.

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Stage 33 was a legendary space, once home to The Carol Burnett Show. McCook was in awe of its rich legacy,...

The first-ever Birkin bag designed by Hermes for Jane Birkin sold at auction for a shocking price!

The bag went for €8.58 million ($12.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday (July 10) in Paris on July 10, breaking previous price records for a handbag, per Straits Times.

The auction featured a telephone bidding war up to €7 million, with the final sale price set at €8.58 million with commission and fees, per Sotheby’s.

The seller, Catherine Benier, who has a boutique in the upmarket 6th district of Paris, told The New York Times before the sale that the bag was the “jewel in my collection.”

The previous record sale price for a handbag at auction was set by a diamond and white gold-encrusted crocodile skin Hermes Kelly 28, which went for $513,000 in 2021 at Christie’s in Hong Kong.

“After weeks of anticipation, the bidding opened at €1 million – prompting a gasp from the room,” Sotheby’s said in a statement.

Heath Ledger’s Favorite Movie Wasn’t A Dark Drama ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Before his tragic death in 2008, Heath Ledger made a lasting impression on the film industry. Ledger’s career was full of daring decisions and unadulterated emotional depth, including an Oscar-winning performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight and other prominent features in movies like Brokeback Mountain and 10 Things I Hate About You. However, not many would know that Ledger revealed his favorite movie before his passing, which is none other than The Wizard of Oz.

Heath Ledger on his favorite film, The Wizard of Oz

In an interview for Cindy Pearlman’s book You Gotta See This, as retrieved via Far Out, Ledger was asked to name the film that held a special place in his heart. Without hesitation, he said, The Wizard of Oz. “I have to say The Wizard of Oz. I saw...

Some characters are simply embedded in the cultural bedrock. Say the name “Dorothy,” and a very specific Kansas runaway in a gingham dress comes to mind, a figure who has been a fixed point in American storytelling for 125 years.

Director Jeffrey McHale’s documentary, It’s Dorothy!, takes on the formidable task of mapping the character’s sprawling journey. The film sets out not just to retell a familiar story, but to dissect how that story has been refracted through countless adaptations on screen and stage.

It approaches its subject with a clear affection, looking to understand how a simple fairytale character became an enduring and evolving piece of our collective mythology. The documentary frames itself as an energetic and sprawling exploration of a girl who is much more than her ruby slippers.

The Women Behind the Slippers

The documentary’s narrative engine is not the tornado or the trip to Oz,...

It couldn't have been easy to grow up as the only son of "Shane," but Alan Ladd Jr. somehow made it work. Ladd père became a movie legend as the gunfighter protagonist of George Stevens' 1953 Western classic, but his oldest son, who would come to be known quite affectionately as Laddie, did not want to follow in the old man's footsteps. He began his showbiz career as an agent for Creative Management Associates before moving into film production in the United Kingdom (where he helped Gary Sherman make the gruesome horror classic "Raw Meat").

Laddie's sharp creative/commercial sensibilities caught the eye of 20th Century Fox, which brought him on as its Vice President of Creative Affairs in 1973. This might've been the most consequential hire in the studio's history, as Laddie championed such pop cultural touchstones as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Young Frankenstein" and "Phantom of the Paradise." When...

Cynthia Ervio and Michael Bay are to collaborate on a movie adaptation of Saturation Point.The 38-year-old actress has teamed up with the Transformers director, 60, for a film version of author Adrian Tchaikovsky’s 2024 sci-fi novel of the same name for Universal Pictures.Erivo will be producing under her Edith’s Daughter banner alongside Solome Williams, while Bay and Brad Fuller will produce through Platinum Dunes.Saturation Point is a gripping climate thriller set in a future where parts of Earth have become so hot and humid that human survival is nearly impossible. When a mission goes into one of these extreme zones, Dr. Jasmine Marks is tasked with leading the high-stakes search and rescue effort. But the deeper she ventures, the more she realises the dangers are far greater than expected - and her corporate employers may be hiding the truth. To make matters worse, not all intelligent life in the zone is human.

We here at /Film love movie trivia. We've dedicated so much time and energy to uncovering important truths to our favorite films, such as tracking down the exact wrestling match you can see on a television screen in "Beetlejuice" (namely, a Long Beach bout between The Whip and The Spoiler Ron Starr). There's so much that goes into filmmaking than what you see on the screen, and it's fascinating to dive deep into the process to see what intriguing tidbits can get uncovered.

It goes without saying that the internet has caused a bit of a misinformation issue in the modern age. That means someone can say something online, and everyone else just runs with it. These mistruths can either come from misunderstandings or someone just outright lying and no one bothering to fact-check. This has caused many so-called bits of movie trivia to populate the public consciousness that are unequivocally false,...

“You’re in the tornado, man.”

That is Paul Freeman, the principal audio artist at Sphere Studios, talking, offering a plainspoken assurance to cinematic thrill-seekers about the enhanced version of 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” that is coming to Las Vegas beginning Aug. 28. The immersive elements are designed to tickle all the senses, but Sphere’s sound maestro is focused on his department and has some promises to make about how being off to see —and hear— the Wizard in 2025 will not be akin to just putting an upgraded speaker system in the old jalopy.

There are so many questions to address, when it comes to this severe a reinvention of a classic. Even limiting them just to the aural, for now: How much of the orchestral score was re-recorded? Will Dorothy still sound like Dorothy, amid all the updates, or will Judy Garland now be lip-synching to Addison Rae?...

It seems like it’d take an actual wizard to transform a soundtrack recorded in 1939 in mono and on primitive equipment into a score for one of the most immersive, cutting-edge audio systems on the planet. But that was Sphere Studios’ rainbow-sized wish when the company decided to convert The Wizard of Oz into an experience for their high-tech entertainment bubble in Las Vegas.

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere will debut on August 28. The extrapolation of the old film’s visuals to fill the Sphere’s enormous domed screen has drawn much of the attention, and it’s a wizardly feat in its own right. But Oz is, at its core, a movie musical — and making that work for the world’s most eye-popping venue proved to be just as fantastical a challenge as translating Dorothy’s Technicolor environment for 40,000 eyeballs.

“Obviously we’re not going to do a...

Death is inevitable, but few are happy to welcome it. The topic brings with it existential dread, if not terror, and thousands of years of philosophical and theological discussion, all to try and cope with that final frontier. While some learn to approach the end with acceptance, even peace, it's seldom easy. And so, death in media becomes another tool by which we can confront this universal experience by whistling past the cemetery, if nothing else.

Dying in a movie can be a moment of tragedy. Done well, it can also be a black, vivacious laugh. Sometimes it's bathos: anticlimactic, like that bit in James Cameron's "Titanic" where some poor dude thunks off the sinking ship's propeller. It's a horrible laugh, but darn if it doesn't ease the sorrow. In honor of that guy, we're going down the list of 15 of the best cinematic deaths ever. It should be...

Bradley Cooper is widely known for providing the voice of everyone’s favorite Raccoon in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequels, including the 2022 special. But he also rose to even greater fame for his role in one major Academy Award-winning pic, also starring the iconic Lady Gaga. Released seven years ago, A Star Is Born was one of the most successful movies that year, boasting many accolades and, of course, doing wonders at the box office. Now, fans will get to enjoy the movie once more as it will serenade its way to a new streaming home this summer.

Per What’s on Netflix, A Star Is Born lands on Netflix on Tuesday, July 8, joining a few other exciting additions, including the romantic drama Sullivan’s Crossing. Besides starring in the critically acclaimed movie, Cooper served as producer and co-writer with Eric Roth and Will Fetters. He also directed in his directorial debut,...

Upon hearing the name “Dorothy” I, like most, immediately think of The Wizard of Oz. I remember watching the film when I was a kid, sitting on the couch with my family. I remember my parents calling it “a classic.” Dorothy Gale has become synonymous with many things over the 125 years since she first appeared in L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, from Kansas to ruby red slippers, Judy Garland to a 1950s LGBTQ+ signifier.

Jeffrey McHale has made a documentary to look at the character of Dorothy Gale in her entirety. Over the last 125 years she has appeared through nearly every medium––more than 40 films, television shows, novels, and plays. It’s Dorothy! tracks Dorothy from Garland through every iteration, through each actor to portray the role, through her growing and changing cultural impact. More than anything, it’s a documentary about joy.

McHale focuses on...

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There’s no place like the Sphere in Las Vegas, and soon fans of The Wizard of Oz can follow the yellow brick road down to the new venue to see the Judy Garland film in a whole new way.

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Do movie stars still exist? Film journalists, cinephiles, and producers have been debating this point for over a decade, declaring the movie star extinct.

But throughout the 2010s, Hollywood leaned into intellectual properties and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while original films starring A-list talents like Jennifer Lawrence (“Passengers”), Johnny Depp (“The Lone Ranger”), and Will Smith (“Gemini Man”) flopped, and gradually everybody seemed to be lining up to pay their respects at the grave of the movie star.

They’ve blamed the death on Hollywood’s hunger for IP, the erasure of the mid-budget movie, and the rise of television. But many of these arguments miss the forest for the trees: We not only still have movie stars today, but stardom today is very similar to what it was in the Golden Age of Hollywood. The film industry is not post-movie stars, and big-name actors still influence audiences’ viewing habits and films’ financial success.

“What I was really good at,” says Liza Minelli early on in this documentary, “was picking the people to be around.”

If you’re born to stardom as she was, that’s an important talent. Bruce David Klein’s documentary opens its narrative with the death of her mother, Judy Garland, when Liza was just 23. The oldest of three children, she found herself with a great many immediate responsibilities, and also had to contend with a weight of expectation present since her birth but suddenly heavier. Who was she going to be? Under pressure to fill her mother’s shoes, she had to fight to carve out a public identity of her own. This film focuses on the key figures who helped her to do that.

It’s a glamorous story, of course, and that will no doubt help to draw in viewers. There is talk of her father, Vincente Minelli,...

Who wouldn’t want to live on the fifth floor of Los Angeles’ new Gower Court building, an architectural landmark with one of the best views in town? Looking over a vast swath of the city, with the Hollywood sign in the distance, it has the ideal vista for anyone who would like to be part of showbiz history. There’s just one thing — only the deceased can stake out a premium spot on the Sky Terrace of this mausoleum, where crypt prices start at a cool million.

This real estate, right next door to Paramount Studios, wasn’t always so desirable. Before Tyler Cassity and co-owner Yogu Kanthiah took over in 1998, Hollywood Forever Cemetery — the final resting place of legendary cinematic figures including Rudolph Valentino, Judy Garland and John Huston — had fallen into disrepair.

The new five-story Gower Mausoleum was designed by Lehrer Architects with a nod to the...

A favorite nugget of Wizard of Oz lore for many of us is the sublimely funny TV guide blurb written for a 1998 TCM airing of the MGM classic: “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.” The inclusion of amusing oddities like that is what pulls It’s Dorothy! back whenever it threatens to go from exhaustive to exhausting, from dissection to dissertation.

Welcome humor comes also from new discoveries — at least to me — like the bizarrely kitsch spectacle of eliminated contestants on BBC talent search show Over the Rainbow removing their jeweled slippers and handing them to Andrew Lloyd Webber on a throne before being carried off the set on a cutout moon. Wtf? The winner — or survivor — of that Brit reality TV horror, Danielle Hope, went on to star in London as...

Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more. Good eye, Dorothy, but you’re not over the rainbow – you’re in Sin City. As we’ve reported, The Wizard of Oz is coming to the Sphere in Las Vegas, with the venue recently promoting the limited run by turning the exterior of the building into Dorothy’s house, complete with the feet of the Wicked Witch of the East (and her ruby slippers) underneath. And while that’s a pretty stunning visual to see in downtown Las Vegas, some may not be as impressed by how they are achieving what’s on the inside of the Sphere.

If you thought The Wizard of Oz in IMAX 3D was a questionable way to present the 1939 classic as it was in 2013, consider how much AI is being used to showcase it in the Sphere. For starters, yes, the...

The Wiz, Spine #1264, is now available on 4K in the Criterion Collection.

My relationship to The Wizard of Oz, like most people, begins in the very early years of my childhood. I don’t remember the first time I saw the 1930s classic, but as far back as I can remember, it was an important part of my upbringing. My relationship to The Wiz is different. I was always aware of its existence, and I recall watching small moments of it on cable television at a young age, but I never sat down and watched it in its entirety until now.

The Wiz plot

Dorothy (Diana Ross) is a teacher in Harlem struggling to find her place and her purpose. When she’s magically transported to the fantastical land of Oz, she must embark on a journey unlike anything she’s ever experienced before. Along the way, she’ll meet...

Early Tuesday morning, the Sphere in Las Vegas was hit by a tornado, or at least a virtual tornado.

The building’s “Exosphere” swirled with storm clouds, and a digital house appeared when the smoke cleared, with a pair of legs and ruby slippers, 50 feet long and 22 feet high emerging from the Sphere. The stunt is meant to kick off the Sphere’s announcement that it would begin selling tickets to The Wizard of Oz, which will premiere in the venue Aug. 28.

“We thought it was appropriate to start with a stunt that really matches the size and scale of Sphere,” Sphere president and COO Jennifer Koester tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. “I think the tornado showing up on the exosphere for our on sale moment is a good representation of what will happen inside the bowl when we think about an immersive experience of the Wizard of Oz.

Judy Garland’s indelible portrayal of Dorothy Gale, the teenage heroine of “The Wizard of Oz,” has been top of mind since the release of “Wicked” last fall. Online speculation has been rampant on how exactly Dorothy might feature in “Wicked: For Good,” with Garland centered squarely in that discussion. Because, after all, it was her voice that gave generations a wistful anthem (and potentially a Pride flag).

How do you honor such a legend?

West Hollywood, California, has clicked up one way. On June 10, 103 years after her birth, WeHo will mark Judy Garland Day, a new annual celebration hosted by the city’s Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held in conjunction with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Beaches Tropicana, a club located on Santa Monica Boulevard in the city’s popular Rainbow District.

“This ceremony reflects our commitment to honoring cultural icons who have influenced the creative identity...

If there’s one criticism to be lobbed at Jeffrey McHale’s energetic, engrossing, and often quite loving documentary “It’s Dorothy!,” it’s that the documentarian has selected perhaps too good of a subject. The mythology and meaning of Dorothy Gale, the great hero of “The Wizard of Oz,” could easily inspire an entire series of films. While McHale somehow manages to touch on a dozen hot topics in his documentary — what the on-screen role means to the women who have played her, how and why the LGBTQ+ community so love her, how we grapple with the misdeeds of our favorite artists, and that’s literally just a small sample — that can make the actual film on offer feel a bit unfinished.

Still, McHale manages to hold all these very big topics together in an otherwise slim 97-minute running time. Packed with major talking heads, zippy animation, and a bouncing...

There is now even more fuel to the fire surrounding who might be playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good. The movie is the sequel to last year's wildly successful movie musical version of Wicked. The film makes a number of changes from the stage musical, among them adding two original songs that are not in the Broadway musical version of things. The Wicked: For Good trailer also features Dorothy. While the casting of this classic Wizard of Oz character has not been revealed, she is widely rumored to be played by Alisha Weir.

Now, a social media video from Weir's sister, Katie Rose Weir, has led to further speculation that the Abigail star would play the role.

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Megan Hilty brought the laughter to the Tonys this year!

The 44-year-old actress performed her hilarious song “For the Gaze” from Death Becomes Her at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Death Becomes Her is nominated for 10 awards tonight, including Best Musical. Megan and her co-star Jennifer Simard are both up for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.

The song “For the Gaze” happens right at the beginning of Death Becomes Her and is Megan‘s character Madeline Ashton’s song from the show within the show. There are multiple costume changes throughout the song, including nods to Liza Minnelli‘s iconic red suit and Judy Garland‘s Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.

Watch a video above and get tickets to see Death Becomes Her on Broadway.