We have added some great Return to Oz books to the memorabilia page. This is an ongoing process, there are many more items that need to be added so please stay tuned for more updates. As for now here are the books updated today...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Return to Oz Screening Photos...
As promised here are some photos from the Return to Oz Screening in Santa Monica. Thanks Freddy for the photos ;)
Monday, November 29, 2010
Return to Oz Screening!
Last week there was a screening of Return to Oz at the Aero Theater. But this screeing had a Q & A with Walter Murch & Fairuza Balk! Many fans went, and many did not know it was going on... Here is a review by an audience member...
"This screening was a very pleasant surprise, especially the discussion with the director and star. I enjoyed their insight into the process and conception. The film was very interesting and entertaining. I appreciated the inspiration from the books and did not mind that it was not a musical. I believe its shortcoming had to do with the lack of human-ness in Dorothy's new friends. The audience needs to be drawn to them and love them as much as the heroine to feel engaged. I had thought their coldness was due to the technically dominated special effects utilized to create these fantastical characters. Later, after George Lucas' name was brought into the discussion, I came to a realization that StarWars had tremendous success with two mechanical onscreen characters who were both very endearing and human-like, R2-D2 and C3PO. Little Miss Balk was a very sweet and intelligent Dorothy." - Lawrence
http://www.goldstar.com/events/santa-monica-ca/return-to-oz.html
The screening is now over, but stay tuned for photos from that night....
"This screening was a very pleasant surprise, especially the discussion with the director and star. I enjoyed their insight into the process and conception. The film was very interesting and entertaining. I appreciated the inspiration from the books and did not mind that it was not a musical. I believe its shortcoming had to do with the lack of human-ness in Dorothy's new friends. The audience needs to be drawn to them and love them as much as the heroine to feel engaged. I had thought their coldness was due to the technically dominated special effects utilized to create these fantastical characters. Later, after George Lucas' name was brought into the discussion, I came to a realization that StarWars had tremendous success with two mechanical onscreen characters who were both very endearing and human-like, R2-D2 and C3PO. Little Miss Balk was a very sweet and intelligent Dorothy." - Lawrence
http://www.goldstar.com/events/santa-monica-ca/return-to-oz.html
The screening is now over, but stay tuned for photos from that night....
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Chocolate Milk
I have always loved this add from Japan. It is some sort of OZ chocolate milk. It clearly has the characters from Return to Oz to promote it. But no one seems to even remember what it was. If anyone out there knows give us a little light here in the dark. But it is a very interesting add to say the least...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Behind the Scenes Photo
Here is a great Behind the Scenes Photo of Jack in the workshop!
We are working on getting a photo gallery of all the Behind the Scenes Photos on the website..... So stay tuned.....
Monday, October 18, 2010
Return to Oz Dolls for sale!
You have seen our custom dolls on the website and now is your chance to own one! Princess Mombi & the Nome King are for sale right now on ebay. And the bidding is starting very low....
Click on one of their photos to view the auction.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Fairuza.com
For those of you that don't know yet Fairza Balk has been very busy recently. She has taken over Fairuza.com. It is a great place to go and view what is going on in her career. She even response back to fans!
In latest News Fairuza has a new single that you can download on itunes & Amazon! Here are the following links to do so:
Buy on AMAZON
Buy on iTUNES
Or if you are a hardcore fan you can get the single on CD signed for by Fairuza herself. If you are interested you can purchase on her website.
Stay tuned to this blog for More on Fairuza.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
New Video Documentary!
Hello all...
I am proud to announce that our Ninth Episode of our online Series : Return to Oz: Stories behind the story - is now available online. This episode focuses on the Casting of Dorothy and on Fairuza Balk herself, I hope you enjoy it.
I am proud to announce that our Ninth Episode of our online Series : Return to Oz: Stories behind the story - is now available online. This episode focuses on the Casting of Dorothy and on Fairuza Balk herself, I hope you enjoy it.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Character Updates!!
There are a few updates going on on the site... The first is the Cast & Character Page. We have now added Uncle Henry & Aunt Em...
Also we have been adding in some great memorabilia so check out those pages... The memorabilia is an ongoing project so please check those pages often, you will never know what you find.
More updates to come soon....
Also we have been adding in some great memorabilia so check out those pages... The memorabilia is an ongoing project so please check those pages often, you will never know what you find.
More updates to come soon....
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Return to Oz Comic Complete!
I am proud to say the Return to Oz online comic is now complete. You can view the entire story by clicking on the link below, or by going to our interactive page. Stay tuned for more updates!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
25th Anniversary
Happy 25th Anniversary Return to Oz! Well I am a few days late... It was actually on June 21st.
And speaking of 25th Anniversaries, another Disney classic shares the same year ( July 24th )
The film is based on books by Lloyd Alexander called the Prydain Chronicles. But the disney movie is based mostly on the first and second book. It is however an entirely differant story than the books. But I do recomend reading the books for anyone who likes fantasy.
Disney has actually honored this classic with a special 25th Anniversary release. It will mainly be the same as the earlier release but will finally be in full Widescreen! And they have created a new game, which really is kind of stupid. The reports say there will be a deleted scene but not the controversial scene of the Cauldron Born, but I guess an extended fairy folk scene. Another downside to this is that Disney will not be putting this on Blu-Ray, only DVD. They seem to be very very picky on what goes on Blu-Ray for some reason. The DVD will be available on September 14th.
And speaking of 25th Anniversaries, another Disney classic shares the same year ( July 24th )
The Black Cauldron
The film is based on books by Lloyd Alexander called the Prydain Chronicles. But the disney movie is based mostly on the first and second book. It is however an entirely differant story than the books. But I do recomend reading the books for anyone who likes fantasy.
Disney has actually honored this classic with a special 25th Anniversary release. It will mainly be the same as the earlier release but will finally be in full Widescreen! And they have created a new game, which really is kind of stupid. The reports say there will be a deleted scene but not the controversial scene of the Cauldron Born, but I guess an extended fairy folk scene. Another downside to this is that Disney will not be putting this on Blu-Ray, only DVD. They seem to be very very picky on what goes on Blu-Ray for some reason. The DVD will be available on September 14th. For those of you not familiar with this movie you can view its 25th Anniversary trailer here:
Well Disney at least honored this film here's hoping ( but not holding my breath ) that Return to Oz will get the some sort of honor, even if it is just new box art. But a Blu-Ray of Return to Oz would be a dream come true. Disney sure did make some great films in 1985!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Stange Photo Art
I made this the other day. It is quite strange I know, but so was Return to Oz. ( In a good way ) This photo was taken to capture the 4 figures made for Return to Oz in Japan back in 1985.... Hope you like the photo....
( You can Click on the photo to view it larger )
( You can Click on the photo to view it larger )
Return to Oz Comic!
There has been quite a few updates here at WaltDisneysReturntoOz.com and one of the more predominant updates is our expanded Comic Section. You can check out many of the pages here...
More to come soon....
More to come soon....
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Return to Oz Dolls
Just wanted to give you guys a peek at some custom Return to Oz dolls! Their pictures are already in our One of a Kind pages, but I thought it would give you a better look with a video. So here they are, hope you like them.....
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Updates! Emma Ridley!
We have been busy, there are quite a few updates going on. First an Emma Ridley Update, check out her Cast & Character page:
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Emma.htm
Next we have uploaded a video of Emma on our Interactive Page which has had a make-over, so check our our new interactive page with lots of new additions....
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Interactive.htm
We have updated the Surviving prop list too can you find any new ones...
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Props.htm
More updates to come soon, but until then, watch this cool Reality show pilot on Emma Ridley...
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Emma.htm
Next we have uploaded a video of Emma on our Interactive Page which has had a make-over, so check our our new interactive page with lots of new additions....
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Interactive.htm
We have updated the Surviving prop list too can you find any new ones...
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Props.htm
More updates to come soon, but until then, watch this cool Reality show pilot on Emma Ridley...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Desktop Backgrounds
We have uploaded some new and very cool desktop backgrounds. They are located on the Interactive Oz page:
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Interactive.htm
Here are just a few.....
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Interactive.htm
Here are just a few.....
Go to the Interactive page to check them all out. And stay glued, more updates soon!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Return to Oz Review from 1985!
Just found a video review from 1985 with Jeffery Lyons & Neal Gabler on Return to Oz. Very interesting.... Not really the most positive review in fact they were kind of down right rude about it. Oh well I am a little bias. :)
More updates to the site soon, so stay tuned!
More updates to the site soon, so stay tuned!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
David Shire Interview!!
We have a new audio Interview with David Shire, the writer and composer of the score for Return to Oz!
Sorry about the recording, it has a little bit of flaws in it. Not really sure what happened, and since it was live, that is all we have. But the interview with Mr Shire was a dream come true. I hope you all enjoy it....
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Art.htm
http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/Art.htm
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Night of the Nick~Nacks
Just got word that there is to be a Return to Oz art show!
When: Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM PSTWhere: Gallery Meltdown 7522 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
Opening Reception: February 27, 2010, 6-10pm
Exhibition runs through March 23, 2010
Featuring work by:Douglas Alvarez, Dan Barry, Nicole Bruckman, Cambria, Jehan Choo, Edward Robin Coronel, Delphia, Cyrus Fire, Sara Haase, Kirsten Huntley Gabbe, Leslie Levings, Jason Rudolph Pena, Richard Sala, Chris Stangl, Jennifer Tong, Christopher Umana, Kelly Vivanco, Steven Weissman, Alex Willan, Azikwe Andrews, Shahid Brown, Elizabeth Caffey, Jose Carrabes, Anna Chung, Joel Daavid, Bob Dornberger, Sarah Freeman, Walt Hall, Matt Key, Jennifer Lewis, Michael Pukac, Danni Shinya Lou, Julianna Swaney, Randy Ulrey, Jessica Van Hulle, Ted Von Heiland, Nick Wildermuth, N.C. Winters
Anyone who attends please send us photos so we can share!
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