During the depression, the "Wizard of Oz" was the "great escape" for theatre-goers in search of a magic place to hide "away above the chimney tops" where troubles were inclined to melt "like lemon drops".
In the Warner Brothers fantasy feature - "Wizard of Oz" - they found that refuge.
In fact, ticket-holders were totally captivated by the pretty young songbird - Judy Garland - and her spell-binding portrayal of a Kansas farm girl who gets swept up in a wild tornado - and ultimately - makes an awkward crash-landing into a never-never-land poulated by talking scarecrows, wicked witches, and elusive wizards with ominous powers.
Now, seventy years later, the "Wizard of Oz" returns to theatres!
Tonight (September 23) Warner Brothers unveils an updated (and itechnologically-mproved) print to heralld the upcoming Blu-ray Hi-Def version due out in the near future.
According to insiders, the new "OZ" has been digitally sharpened and brightened - so much so, in fact - that textures and details invisible in past prints scream out in all their former glory.
Tickets and details: http://www.fathomevents.com/
For many, the much-anticipated screenings, will afford film buffs their first whirl at screening the celebrated classic since its first National release (1955).
Ray Bolger and Judy Garland star!
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