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No film has had a greater impact on American cinema than The Wizard of Oz, the prototype for the monster-size, soundtrack-infused color pictures that have come to define the big-studio movies — spinning off an entire industry of merchandise, sequels, remakes, and retellings. But ignore the orgy of consumerism; at its heart, the film is a beautiful American fairy tale about a lonely 14-year-old girl who escapes her dreary world by going “over the rainbow” to a colorful, accepting world inhabited by a sissy lion, an overly emotive metal man, and a swarm of dancing diminutive delights. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the film’s release, and to celebrate the occasion, Turner Classic Movies will sponsor a one-night nationwide screening of The Wizard of Oz. The movie has been remastered and will show the lovely Land of Oz in all its glory — the Lolly Pop Guild, the ruby-red slippers, the evil flying monkeys — for the first time in high-definition. Several cineplexes across the tri-county area, such as AMC Aventura (19501 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura) and AMC Sunset Place (5701 Sunset Dr., South Miami) will show the movie this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 23, 7 p.m., 2009
