Surrealism suited cinema’s creative potential as a new, popular art form. Rodney Ascher ... Don’t smirk at the idea of Lynch/Oz. The Wizard of Oz could influence Lynch’s straight-faced ...

Frank Baum first introduced readers to the magical land with the release of The Wonderful World of Oz in 1900. The introduction catalyzed fixtures in pop culture like the 1939 film The Wizard of ...

They are etched in our minds and are ensconced in almost every aspect of American pop culture. I still have my Mego Wizard of Oz Emerald City and Wicked Witch Castle playsets, along with all of ...