I had a totally different post in mind today, but the second I saw Google, I knew it needed to be changed. Today is the 71st anniversary of Wizard of Oz!!! If you couldn't tell already, I freaking love the Wizard of Oz.
My mom bought me the special edition set and it comes with a million hours of bonus footage as well as a watch and books. So amazing. I have yet to sit down and watch it all, but I know there will come a time where I will spend hours in front of the TV watching. I received the Wizard of Oz Monopoly game as well. The license plate on my car is even dedicated to the Wizard of Oz. Kind of insane. And I have Wizard of Oz lunch boxes and figurines.
What makes the movie even better is how many stories are behind the film. People got sick from the make-up, people think a shadow in the background is the director's daughter committing suicide, etc. There's just so many stories surrounding the movie. And I'm sure we all know that if you play Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, it sort of matches up with the movie. I did it once and hated it, but some people love it.
The Hollywood Forever Cemetery showed the movie at their summer kick-off and I was so sad I had to miss it. I've seen the movie at the ArcLight, which was amazing and I saw it projected on the wall of IKEA in Burbank one summer when they used to show movies. I don't know why they stopped because it was so much fun. Anyway, Wizard of Oz has obviously touched many more lives than mine and I would like to throw a party in honor of the movie and Judy Garland who had a tough, yet amazing career.
I had a totally different post in mind today, but the second I saw Google, I knew it needed to be changed. Today is the 71st anniversary of Wizard of Oz!!! If you couldn't tell already, I freaking love the Wizard of Oz.
My mom bought me the special edition set and it comes with a million hours of bonus footage as well as a watch and books. So amazing. I have yet to sit down and watch it all, but I know there will come a time where I will spend hours in front of the TV watching. I received the Wizard of Oz Monopoly game as well. The license plate on my car is even dedicated to the Wizard of Oz. Kind of insane. And I have Wizard of Oz lunch boxes and figurines.
What makes the movie even better is how many stories are behind the film. People got sick from the make-up, people think a shadow in the background is the director's daughter committing suicide, etc. There's just so many stories surrounding the movie. And I'm sure we all know that if you play Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, it sort of matches up with the movie. I did it once and hated it, but some people love it.
The Hollywood Forever Cemetery showed the movie at their summer kick-off and I was so sad I had to miss it. I've seen the movie at the ArcLight, which was amazing and I saw it projected on the wall of IKEA in Burbank one summer when they used to show movies. I don't know why they stopped because it was so much fun. Anyway, Wizard of Oz has obviously touched many more lives than mine and I would like to throw a party in honor of the movie and Judy Garland who had a tough, yet amazing career.
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