70 Years of Oz

This day marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most famous movies of all time. 'The Wizard of Oz' was released in theaters in 1939 and had it not been for another movie you may or may not have heard of called 'Gone With the Wind' released in the same year, Wizard would have cleaned up at the Oscars that year.
This movie is simply one of my all time favorites, for so many reasons. Always a fascination with tornadoes, the movie had me from the beginning. Insert a clumsy man made of straw, a noble tin-man and a big lion, what kid wouldn't love it? Flying monkeys did and still do, scare the be-jeezezes out of me!
What I loved most about the movie was the fascination of it all, it was unlike any other movie. I also relished the anticipation that came along with this movie because growing up in the pre-downloading era, this movie was a yearly event. The Wizard graced us with his presence once a year and it was an experience. I know, I'm grown. It's still one of my all time favorite movies. Warner Bros. and Turner Classic Movies have done two really cool things to commemorate the 70th anniversary. Tonight, The Wizard of Oz will be showing in select theaters around the country at 7:00 pm. Stephanie and I have tickets and we are STOKED!! We've of course never seen the movie in the theater, what an opportunity! Second, they have released a ultra-high definition Blu-Ray box set for a whole new generation to enjoy.
Hope to see you at the movies tonight! We're off to see the Wizard...