Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Michael Sundin, Tim Rose, Mak Wilson, Stephen Norrington, Justin Case, John Alexander, Deep Roy, Emma Ridley | Written by Walter Murch, Gill Dennis, L. Frank Baum | Directed by Walter Murch
According to Roger Ebert, Walter Murch is “the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema.” Across a career spanning over 50-years, including multiple Academy Award wins from nine nominations, he has only two directorial credits to his name. The second is a fourth-season episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was preceded over 25 years before by the only feature he directed; Return to Oz.
After her adventures in the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) remains obsessed with the locale that she previously visited. Out of a fear that their niece is experiencing delusions, Dorothy’s aunt and uncle take her away to a sanitorium.
According to Roger Ebert, Walter Murch is “the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema.” Across a career spanning over 50-years, including multiple Academy Award wins from nine nominations, he has only two directorial credits to his name. The second is a fourth-season episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was preceded over 25 years before by the only feature he directed; Return to Oz.
After her adventures in the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) remains obsessed with the locale that she previously visited. Out of a fear that their niece is experiencing delusions, Dorothy’s aunt and uncle take her away to a sanitorium.
- 4/15/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Return to Oz" (1985)
Where You Can Stream It: Disney+
The Pitch: Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) is back home in bucolic Kansas with her loving family, having survived the terrible tornado that took her "somewhere over the rainbow" ... and yet, all is far from well. Concerned by her insistence the Land of Oz and its citizens truly exist, Dorothy's relatives decide to take her to a mental institution to receive treatment for her apparent delusions.
After fleeing from the hospital one night with the aid of a mysterious girl, Dorothy awakens the next morning to find herself in Oz once more. In her absence, however, the realm has been taken over and laid to ruin by the despotic Nome...
The Movie: "Return to Oz" (1985)
Where You Can Stream It: Disney+
The Pitch: Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) is back home in bucolic Kansas with her loving family, having survived the terrible tornado that took her "somewhere over the rainbow" ... and yet, all is far from well. Concerned by her insistence the Land of Oz and its citizens truly exist, Dorothy's relatives decide to take her to a mental institution to receive treatment for her apparent delusions.
After fleeing from the hospital one night with the aid of a mysterious girl, Dorothy awakens the next morning to find herself in Oz once more. In her absence, however, the realm has been taken over and laid to ruin by the despotic Nome...
- 9/20/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The Chicago-based distributor has acquired rights to Andrew Horn’s documentary We Are Twisted Fucking Sister, while in a separate deal monterey media has picked up North American rights to Forever.
Music Box Film plans an August theatrical release for We Are Twisted Fucking Sister, which recounts the early years of one of the great ‘hair metal’ bands of the 1980s before they rode a wave of worldwide acclaim for their outrageous live acts, musicianship and tongue-in-cheek MTV videos.
The band recently announced they will embark on a 40th anniversary and farewell tour in 2016 called Forty And Fuck It following the death in March of drummer A J Pero.
The documentary premiered at Idfa in Amsterdam and screened at Goteborg Film Festival earlier this year. Music Box negotiated the deal with Horn.
monterey media plans an early autumn theatrical launch on Forever, Tatia Pilieva’s feature debut starring Deborah Ann Woll, Luke Grimes, [link...
Music Box Film plans an August theatrical release for We Are Twisted Fucking Sister, which recounts the early years of one of the great ‘hair metal’ bands of the 1980s before they rode a wave of worldwide acclaim for their outrageous live acts, musicianship and tongue-in-cheek MTV videos.
The band recently announced they will embark on a 40th anniversary and farewell tour in 2016 called Forty And Fuck It following the death in March of drummer A J Pero.
The documentary premiered at Idfa in Amsterdam and screened at Goteborg Film Festival earlier this year. Music Box negotiated the deal with Horn.
monterey media plans an early autumn theatrical launch on Forever, Tatia Pilieva’s feature debut starring Deborah Ann Woll, Luke Grimes, [link...
- 6/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In today's roundup, we catch up with remembrances of costume designer Julie Harris, who worked with Richard Lester on his Beatles movies, A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Help! (1965), and won an Oscar for her work on John Schlesinger’s Darling (1965); Anne Meara, remembered for her comedic turns with Jerry Stiller and as the mother of Ben Stiller; director Prashant Bhargava; photographer Mary Ellen Mark; noir actor Wally Cassell; Mildred Pierce star John Compton; Betsy Palmer, known to most as the mother of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th movies; Gill Dennis, co-writer of the screenplay for the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line; and composer Robert Drasnin. » - David Hudson...
- 6/2/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
In today's roundup, we catch up with remembrances of costume designer Julie Harris, who worked with Richard Lester on his Beatles movies, A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Help! (1965), and won an Oscar for her work on John Schlesinger’s Darling (1965); Anne Meara, remembered for her comedic turns with Jerry Stiller and as the mother of Ben Stiller; director Prashant Bhargava; photographer Mary Ellen Mark; noir actor Wally Cassell; Mildred Pierce star John Compton; Betsy Palmer, known to most as the mother of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th movies; Gill Dennis, co-writer of the screenplay for the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line; and composer Robert Drasnin. » - David Hudson...
- 6/2/2015
- Keyframe
Gill Dennis, co-writer of the film “Walk the Line,” died in his Portland, Oregon, home on Thursday, TheWrap has confirmed. He was 74 years old. Born in 1941 in Charlottesville, Virginia, Dennis earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from The American Film Institute Conservatory, where he later returned as a Master Filmmaker-in-Residence. The cause of death was not immediately known. Dennis wrote “Return to Oz,” “Riders of the Purple Sage” and “On My Own,” as well as contributed to scripts for “Apocalypse Now,” “Pollock” and “The Black Stallion.” His most notable credit is the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line,” which...
- 5/15/2015
- by Jordan Burchette
- The Wrap
Gill Dennis, who co-wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, has died. He was 74. Dennis, who also penned Walter Murch's Return to Oz (1985) and did the teleplay for the 1996 TNT Western Riders of the Purple Sage, starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan, died Wednesday night of an apparent heart attack at his home in Portland, Ore., his wife, Kristen, told The Hollywood Reporter. Dennis was among the 18 young filmmakers — Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Caleb Deschanel among them — who were selected for the inaugural class of the AFI Center
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- 5/15/2015
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Everett Collection A scene from ‘Terri’
After the soul-baring experience of making “Momma’s Man,” Azazel Jacobs decided to tackle a project written by someone else rather than generated from his own experiences. But even though “Terri” focuses on three troubled teenagers and the principal who tries to guide them through high school, Jacobs’ latest inadvertently ended up becoming just as personal. Speakeasy caught up to the filmmaker last week via telephone to talk about “Terri,” and he explained how...
After the soul-baring experience of making “Momma’s Man,” Azazel Jacobs decided to tackle a project written by someone else rather than generated from his own experiences. But even though “Terri” focuses on three troubled teenagers and the principal who tries to guide them through high school, Jacobs’ latest inadvertently ended up becoming just as personal. Speakeasy caught up to the filmmaker last week via telephone to talk about “Terri,” and he explained how...
- 7/3/2011
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced that Hollywood screenwriter Gill Dennis will be giving a Masterclass for Screenwriters and one-on-one individual consultations as part of this year's Screenwriter-in-Residence programme, in association with Ifta, at the 2011 Galway Film Fleadh. Gill Dennis is currently the Master Filmmaker in Residence at the American Film Institute and has mentored a new generation of filmmakers there, including Jonathan Levine (The Wackness), Jacob Estes (Mean Creek) and Goran Dukic (Wristcutters).
- 6/9/2011
- IFTN
Walk The Line (2005) Direction: James Mangold Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts Screenplay: Gill Dennis and James Mangold; from Johnny Cash's The Man in Black and Cash: The Autobiography Oscar Movies Recommendation: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line First of all, I must admit that before watching Walk the Line I knew nothing about Johnny Cash's music. In fact, I used to think of Johnny Cash as a Las Vegas act in the style of Tony Bennett or Neil Diamond. If nothing else, James Mangold's overlong and more than a tad melodramatic biopic that he and Gill Dennis adapted from two Cash autobiographies made me realize that Cash was a Nashville (not Vegas) act who became a cultural phenomenon of sorts as a result of both his onstage persona — a rebel dressed in black — and his...
- 3/11/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
San Francisco, CA -- The San Francisco Film Society announced today that acclaimed film editor and sound designer Walter Murch will deliver the annual State of Cinema Address at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 22 - May 6) at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas Sunday, April 25 at 4:00 pm.
Murch's address, "Three Fathers of Cinema: Beethoven, Flaubert, Edison," will contemplate what would have happened if motion pictures had been invented in 1789. He will present various theories on the evolution of filmmaking, investigating the cultural origins of cinema in the 19th century and the implications for the future of cinema in the 21st century.
"We are thrilled to have Walter Murch deliver our State of Cinema Address at the Festival this year," said Graham Leggat, executive director of the San Francisco Film Society. "His extensive contributions to filmmaking and the pioneering steps he has taken in the field provide him with...
Murch's address, "Three Fathers of Cinema: Beethoven, Flaubert, Edison," will contemplate what would have happened if motion pictures had been invented in 1789. He will present various theories on the evolution of filmmaking, investigating the cultural origins of cinema in the 19th century and the implications for the future of cinema in the 21st century.
"We are thrilled to have Walter Murch deliver our State of Cinema Address at the Festival this year," said Graham Leggat, executive director of the San Francisco Film Society. "His extensive contributions to filmmaking and the pioneering steps he has taken in the field provide him with...
- 3/22/2010
- Makingof.com
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has awarded the first Iffla Film Fund Development Grant to writer/director Kranti Kanade. Kanade, who is based in both Los Angeles and the Indian city of Pune, will receive a grant of $10,000 as well as Final Draft and Sony Creative software. His script will be showcased at a staged reading during the eighth annual Iffla that will take place April 20-25 at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles.
Kanade’s script Against Itself centers on a secular expatriate American schoolmaster in India who struggles against a tide of anti-Christian sentiment that threatens his students, his school and his life.
“I am absolutely shocked with happiness by this beautiful news,” declared Kanade. “I am truly grateful to Iffla for giving me this award and this amazing opportunity.”
The development grant jury included acclaimed screenwriters Gill Dennis (Walk The Line, The Tatooed Soldier), Anurag Kashyap (Dev D,...
Kanade’s script Against Itself centers on a secular expatriate American schoolmaster in India who struggles against a tide of anti-Christian sentiment that threatens his students, his school and his life.
“I am absolutely shocked with happiness by this beautiful news,” declared Kanade. “I am truly grateful to Iffla for giving me this award and this amazing opportunity.”
The development grant jury included acclaimed screenwriters Gill Dennis (Walk The Line, The Tatooed Soldier), Anurag Kashyap (Dev D,...
- 2/11/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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