There’s no place like the silver screen: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ celebrates 85th anniversary with limited run in select U.S. theaters

If I solely had a ticket! In celebration of movie basic ‘The Wizard of Oz’s’ eighty fifth anniversary, the film will probably be coming to pick out U.S. theaters — however you will must act quick. ‘Oz’ will solely hit screens for 4 days.

The movie will run from Jan. 28 by means of Jan. 31 as a part of Fathom Occasions’ Large Display screen Classics sequence.

“In 2024, the highlight is on 12 beloved movies launched from 1939 by means of 1999 and past, headlined by a pair of eighty fifth Anniversary shows saluting ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Gone with the Wind,'” stated Fathom’s web site.

The movie, which stars Judy Garland, is an adaptation of the kids’s e-book, “The Fantastic Wizard of Oz,” which was written by L. Frank Baum and printed in 1900.

The movie, which premiered in August 1929, was celebrated not just for its use of technicolor however for its storytelling and songs, which earned it six Academy Award nominations.

Whereas the movie didn’t win the Oscar for “Greatest Image,” Garland’s rendition of “Someplace Over the Rainbow” earned a “Greatest Authentic Track” statuette. The movie additionally took dwelling “Greatest Authentic Rating.”  

Tickets for ‘Oz’s’ restricted run might be bought right here as a result of all yellow brick roads finish on the theater.