CAROLINE: I can’t believe how well you’re dealing with the news of a new Wizard of Oz movie. You’re remarkably calm considering you like Oz as much as Harry Potter. RYAN: I’m totally freaking out; but this one sounds like it might be some random B-movie, like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes or something. CAROLINE: ..
RYAN: You know I’m all for anything that brings “The Wizard of Oz” back into the pop culture consciousness. CAROLINE: Yes, honey. That’s why you love the Broadway musical “Wicked” so much. RYAN: And although people are always commenting that special effects are so great today, and that a new “Wizard of Oz would be ..
FAMILY
RYAN: We were lucky enough to attend the NYC premiere of “Inkheart,” a new fantasy/adventure movie starring Brendan Fraser and Eliza Hope Bennett, one of the kids from “Nanny McPhee.” CAROLINE: It’s a PG-rated family film, which would almost guarantee that I wouldn’t like it; but I actually enjoyed this. The premise is very clever ..
OZ
RYAN: This is some news I’ve been waiting for, for five years now. In this recent article, Kristin Chenoweth talks about the inevitability of the movie version of this hit Broadway musical – Wicked. CAROLINE: I’ve always assumed there would be a movie made of it. RYAN: I know. I just hope the recent buzz ..
COMEDY
RYAN: One of my most anticipated movies of the year, “Australia,” which re-teams Nicole Kidman with director Baz Luhrmann, is quite a masterpiece. CAROLINE: I’m not sure that’s the word I would use. RYAN: Didn’t you think it was an epic, gorgeous, sweeping tale? CAROLINE: Sure, but masterpiece implies that it’s his best movie ever ..
ACTION
RYAN: OMG “The Forbidden Kingdom” is one of the best movies ever! CAROLINE: Sizneriously? RYAN: Yes. It’s basically a retelling of “The Wizard of Oz” starring the kid who played Jack’s son on “Will & Grace.” And he’s looking a little Shia LeBeouf-ish these days. CAROLINE: Well, no wonder you liked it so much given ..
