It's been said of L. Frank Baum, perhaps not quite fairly, that everything he ever did involving the fantasy kingdom of Oz was a huge success, and everything he did without it was a calamitous disaster. Certainly he made a bit of money late in life as the producer of Oz-themed silent movies, before he died and his son bankrupted the company, showing that only one Baum had the magic touch.The first Oz short of 1910, Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz is actually the closest, plot-wise, to the familiar 1939 version, and it has a cool cast, including nine-year-old Bebe Daniels as Dorothy and future director Norman Z. McLeod as the Scarecrow. But Baum really hit his stride as a mogul four years later, with the release of three feature films, in the year when features had only just started appearing in America. And His Majesty the Scarecrow of Oz,...
- 2/28/2018
- MUBI
If I only had a brain, I would have asked for The Wizard Of Oz: 70Th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’S Edition (Warner, $69.92) three months before it premiered on DVD last Tuesday instead of three days before. But, like the Cowardly Lion, I lack courage, and couldn’t muster the resolve to ask Warner Home Video for this stellar (and extras-packed) four-disc set so far in advance. If you read Part One of my review, then I guess you have a lot of free time. Speaking of time, I’m running Out of it, so let’s get back on that Yellow Brick Road as I break down the bonus features on Discs Three and Four. (And remember: I Have watched Everything on this whole set! Really!)
Disc Three starts things off with Oz director “Victor Fleming: Master Craftsmen.” How many directors can claim to have directed two of...
Disc Three starts things off with Oz director “Victor Fleming: Master Craftsmen.” How many directors can claim to have directed two of...
- 10/7/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Allan Dart)
- Starlog
The Society of Publication Designers, Spd, announced the finalists for its yearly magazine design awards. This year's entrants are terrific eye candy. The awards are considered one of the industry's premier laurels. There are too many to list in a single blog post, so we've culled some highlights for you:
Blender, under creative director Dirk Barnett, underwent a complete redesign this year, and was shouted out for that effort in the Redesign category, in addition to several section spreads such as this one:
David Curcurito also got a section-spread nod, for his work in Esquire:
Fred Woodward, of GQ, is already a giant in the field for bringing original graphic design to the forefront:
A stunning and witty work for W, directed by Edward Leida:
In the photography awards, Edward Burtynsky, who has photographed man's impact on the environment for many years, produced a stunning photo essay on rock quarries,...
Blender, under creative director Dirk Barnett, underwent a complete redesign this year, and was shouted out for that effort in the Redesign category, in addition to several section spreads such as this one:
David Curcurito also got a section-spread nod, for his work in Esquire:
Fred Woodward, of GQ, is already a giant in the field for bringing original graphic design to the forefront:
A stunning and witty work for W, directed by Edward Leida:
In the photography awards, Edward Burtynsky, who has photographed man's impact on the environment for many years, produced a stunning photo essay on rock quarries,...
- 4/28/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
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