Overwritten press release here:
The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Hi-Def Event, a special one-night only, nationwide in-theater presentation, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd at 7:00 p.m. local time. The unforgettable cultural icon has been entirely re-mastered and will be shown in movie theaters for the first time ever in high definition in an historic big-screen event that celebrates the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz.” The event will also feature the specially created “To Oz! The Making of a Classic,” an exclusive look inside Oz featuring behind-the-scenes footage, home movies and archival interviews with the cast and crew.
Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the web site (theaters and participants are subject to change).
The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Hi-Def Event will be introduced by Robert Osborne, classic film historian and host of Turner Classic Movies, who will share facts and stories about this ageless classic. The exclusive cut of “To Oz! The Making of a Classic” will offer audiences a unique peek into the Land of Oz through interviews with original Munchkin actors; an audio outtake of “If I Only Had a Brain” with Ray Bolger and July Garland, complete with stills and home movie footage; and a look at how the MGM artists and craftsmen created the music, costumes and amazing special effects for “The Wizard of Oz” in the 1930s.
Adapted from L. Frank Baum’s timeless children’s tale about a Kansas girl’s journey over the rainbow, “The Wizard of Oz” opened on Aug. 15, 1939, and is ranked among the top 10 best movies of all-time. “The Wizard of Oz” received five Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture and captured two Oscars® – Best Song (“Over the Rainbow”) and Best Original Score – plus a special award for Outstanding Juvenile Performance by Judy Garland.
The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Hi-Def Event appears on the big screen in high definition with Cinema Surround Sound in 449 select AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Co., Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA), The Carolina (Asheville, NC), El Raton Theatre (Raton, NM), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA), through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
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To the other poster: No, you’re not just being a snob. HD is great for showing films like "Avatar" that were shot digitally, but it is rubbish for films like "The Wizard Of Oz". It only comes off looking cheap when projecting 35mm. I have seen the two comparisons and I was well aware that I was watching a digital "print" before I was told and asked for my money back. Give us a decent 35mm print studio cheap skates! Boycott this showing as you are being ripped off. You might as well stay at home and watch the DVD!
First time ever in theaters in High-Def? Um, correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t 35mm film, the format the movie was made on and originally shown from, one of the highest definition image capturing mediums that exists? 35mm Film has always had significantly more resolution than the 1920 x 1080 video that we call "high-definition", so it’s not exactly accurate for them to say that this is the first time it’s been in theaters in HD. That’s all just a bunch of marketing bull. Or maybe I’m just being a video snob.