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wizard of oz

Our best director goes Hollywood; two Chinese stars in a comic romp, J.D. Salinger’s story re-told and art thieves at work

Denis Villeneuve makes his first Hollywood film with Prisoners starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano

Vancouver new movie reviews: Oz the Great and Powerful, Shepard and Dark, Hit ‘N Strum, Dead Man Down

Back to Oz with a fake wizard, his monkey and china doll, plus Glinda and her sister witches

Wicked brings suspenseful show to Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Two girls form an unlikely friendship on their journey to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good.

Broadway Across Canada presents WICKED

Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One born with emerald green skin - she's smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful,...