'Wizard of Oz' 70th Anniversary DVD Art and Details

It's often said that 1939 is the best year in Hollywood history. There are a few other great ones, like 1968, 1977 and 1999. But '39 gave us Gone With the Wind, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Rules of the Game, Young Mr. Lincoln, Wuthering Heights, and The Wizard of Oz. If nothing else, 1939 was a year that greatly defined the cinema that would follow it. One of the highlights, of course, is The Wizard of Oz, a truly singular film that is more endeared than it is great. Very few 70 year old movies hold up as well. And now you have another chance to explore it one more time, with the 70th anniversary DVD and Blu-ray release from Warner Home Video. It's remastered in Dolby 5.1 for the first time, and there's a singalong track and loads of other special features, none of which include the long since debunked myth about a little person committing suicide in the background. The new DVD will be available on September 29th, about a month after the official 70th anniversary of the film. Also available that day will be collectors' sets on DVD and Blu-ray featuring the singalong track, the six new featurettes, and all the rest, plus nine additional features, including the original Wizard of Oz feature from 1925 and the 1910 short The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. See: Remakes are not new. Check out some new artwork for the 70th anniversary releases from DVD Active: How much will it set you back? $25 for the standard "I'm a cheap bastard" two-disc DVD, $70 for the mondo DVD set, and $85 for the Blu-ray edition.

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[quin browne]

i'll take mondo, please, for $70