It's Dorothy! (2025)

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Premieres this Saturday at Tribeca

Since her first adventure 125 years ago in L. Frank Baum’s classic “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, Dorothy Gale has been on countless more, becoming a foundational touchpoint of American culture whose legacy lives on today. This joyous essay film is an exciting adventure in its own right, expertly weaving together the story of Oz, the influence of Dorothy’s first iconic portrayer, Judy Garland, and the countless iterations that followed.

Tribeca alum Jeffrey McHale returns to the festival with a film that is mesmerizing in its construction. Thoughtful and insightful, It’s Dorothy! enlists a chorus of cultural icons, unforgettable music and a magical remix of archival and cinematic art to showcase how the story of Dorothy Gale has long served and continues to be a beacon for those who are often overlooked. Beautifully rendered, this documentary lives up to its namesake in an engaging manner.
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[Prohibida]

Had a feeling this was Oz related. Wicked surely brought The Wizard of Oz back into our pop culture conscientiousness. They did this without WB remaking the 1939 version.

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Originally Posted by Prohibida

Had a feeling this was Oz related. Wicked surely brought The Wizard of Oz back into our pop culture conscientiousness. They did this without WB remaking the 1939 version.

The books are already PD, and the 1939 film should be PD also in about 10 years, barring any further changes to copyright legislation.

[Prohibida]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

The books are already PD, and the 1939 film should be PD also in about 10 years, barring any further changes to copyright legislation.

And yet, they have yet to adapt the other books. That's my point. You can revive a franchise without a direct remake or reboot. You got all this material, yet Hollywood always try to find the safer route.

[SethRex]

See, I thought at one point Oz the Great and Powerful would lead into a kind of re-adaptation of the book using the vision of OZ they created.

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Originally Posted by SethRex

See, I thought at one point Oz the Great and Powerful would lead into a kind of re-adaptation of the book using the vision of OZ they created.

I thought that movie was successful, but then later I realized that the budget was too high (especially for it's time). So potential sequels based on the books would have been way less profitable for Disney.

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