Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Russell Maloney for New Yorker — 04 Sep 2018
Fantasy is still Walt Disney’s undisputed domain. Nobody else can tell a fairy tale with his clarity of imagination, his simple good taste, or his technical ingenuity. This was forcibly borne in on me as I sat cringing before M-G-M’s Technicolor production of The Wizard of Oz, which displays no trace of imagination, good taste, or ingenuity.
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This review of The Wizard of Oz (1939) was written by Russell Maloney and published by New Yorker on 04 September 2018.
The Wizard of Oz has generally received very positive reviews.
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