‘The Wizard of Oz’ Remake: It’s Hard to Follow the Famous Yellow Brick Road
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variety.comClaudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI had a visceral reaction to last week’s news that there was a remake of “The Wizard of Oz” in the works.
It’s pretty much how I feel every time Hollywood announces plans for a “retelling” of a classic. In my view, the 1939 film starring a young Judy Garland is one of those movies, like “Casablanca,” “Citizen Kane” and “Midnight Cowboy,” that can’t be improved upon.The 1939 musical fantasy holds a special place both in the history of American cinema and also in my little-girl heart and still stands as one of the greatest achievements in moviemaking and casting to ever come along.
Though I can’t recall ever actually seeing the movie in a theater, it became a tradition in my family, as it did in millions of.
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