As I sit here frozen, trying to put words to all that I feel about David Lynch on his birthday, I keep thinking that it’s too soon — too soon to express what I’m feeling, […]
On Jan. 16, 2025, the day David Lynch’s family announced on social media that the iconic filmmaker had died, the forecast for Los Angeles was sunny with a high of 66 degrees. Lynch would have […]
The recent success of the Wicked and the high-anticipation of the film’s sequel Wicked: For Good has many fans wanting to dive more into the (not-so) wonderful world of Oz. The backstory of Glinda the […]
Although “Wicked” exists in a fantastical world, Nathan Crowley wanted to make every set as real as possible. The production designer, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2021 for “Tenet,” prefers a practical approach […]
A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. Even as people are drifting back slowly from the holiday break, and Hanukkah actually just celebrated its eighth and final night, the awards season is […]
With Wicked-mania sweeping the globe, everyone in an Oz state of mind. Apparently, some folks are so much in an Oz state of mind they are willing to put down $28 million dollars for a […]
Wicked: Part 2 just got a title change, a solid year ahead of its release. Via The Hollywood Reporter, we’ve learned that instead of Wicked: Part 2, it’ll now be called Wicked: For Good. Fans […]
Although their onscreen counterparts don’t always see eye to eye, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have had each other’s backs from the beginning of their Wicked journey. After the Jon M. Chu-helmed movie musical premiered […]
A 15-year-old nepo-baby walked the red carpet earlier this week, but can you guess who his famous parents are? The teen named Walker was seen attending the Critics Choice Association’s 7th Annual Celebration of Black […]
Judy Garland‘s iconic ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” have found a new home, selling over the weekend for a record-breaking $32.5 million!!! The slippers, worn by Judy in the 1939 classic film are […]
The concept of the holiday movie began back in 1898 with G.A. Smith’s pioneering silent film Santa Claus. The first of its kind to show the depiction of Santa that only runs just shy over […]
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in ‘Wicked.’ Photo Courtesy of Universal Studios. Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo has been taking the entertainment industry by storm thanks to her acting work in the film “Wicked,” where she […]
In every iteration — bestselling novel, hit Broadway show, now a movie that’s really only half a movie — Wicked is about the “good witch” Glinda failing upward. Sure, Wicked is about a lot of […]
Wicked is taking the world by storm, and is a bona fide cultural phenomenon. The cinematic adaptation of the hit Broadway musical (itself an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s novel) is now the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation […]
From plucky talking bears to motion-capture apes, from Avatar’s sentient space whales to Toho’s relentless Godzilla, computer generated creatures take center stage in movies more and more often these days. If there’s a big-budget film […]
Now that the turkey holiday has officially passed, there’s one month left of the year to fully get in the Christmas spirit. Whether this be through holiday favorite films like Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch […]
As the world continues to fly high on Glicked, Paul Mescal is reaching across the aisle and giving a round of applause. The Oscar nominee praised Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande‘s performances in Wicked after […]
When it came to her take on Glinda, Ariana Grande didn’t want to stray too far from the original. Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz recently revealed that while recording the movie musical’s track ‘Popular’, […]
The biggest movie in the world right now is Wicked, the musical revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz that in no way includes James Franco and/or a CGI monkey voiced by Zach Braff. Wicked, of course, fills us […]
Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein has finally confirmed a popular fan theory: That the Apple TV+ hit was directly inspired by The Wizard of Oz. “Oh yeah, there’s loads and loads of The Wizard of Oz in Ted Lasso,” Goldstein […]