The most famous road in movie history has been analyzed to death and is probably one of the most famous metaphors in the English language. Though some believed that Baum intended it in his novel as...

It's amazing what a few red sequins will do. The most famous footwear in all of movies actually got an update from the book. They were silver slippers in Baum's world, but MGM had Technicolor and w...

We've all had a Wicked Witch in our lives. A teacher, a boss, even (God forbid) a family member. They seem to exist to make our lives miserable and take great joy in sticking the knife in whenever...

Unlike the Witch, the cyclone isn't evil. It's natural, which means it just happens. An act of God. A force majeure. It comes suddenly and without warning, which can be pretty scary, but also leads...

Dorothy's looking for an actual physical place, but her friends? Their wish list is a little less concrete. The Scarecrow wants intelligence, the Lion wants guts and The Tin Man wants a heart. Not...

You can't accuse the filmmakers of being subtle about the differences between home and the rest of the world; they famously shot Kansas in black-and-white and Oz in color. You don't have to be Freu...