Return to Oz Props on Display!

For those of you that don't know. The Disney company hung on to some major props from Return to Oz. They even have them on display in their Archive department in California. Here are some photos taken from the web of the props on display...

New Photograph

Just got in this photograph from Germany, going to add it to the archive. But I wanted to share it with you first. I don't know why, but I have always loved the Cowardly lion from this movie...

Baum Bugle

Everyone should check out this new issue of the Baum Bugle. Winter 2010 Volume 54

There is much to do about Return to Oz!

There are interviews with Oz collectors Willard Carol, Freddy Fogarty, and Yours truly.

Also included is an updated checklist.. some of which items are not even on the site yet..

There is also storyboards of a deleted scene from Return to Oz.

To top it all off the back cover shows a wonderful painting of Tik-Tok.

Thank you Baum Bugle for remembering Return to Oz on its Anniversary year.

For more information visit their website:http://www.ozclub.org/

Memorabilia update

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...

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 ;)

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....

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...