The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Editions in September

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wizard of Oz (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition) September 29th Warner Retail: $24.98, Our: $19.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wizard of Oz (4-Disc 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) September 29th Warner Retail: $69.92, Our: $54.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wizard of Oz (Blu-Ray) 2-Disc 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition September 29th Warner Retail: $84.99, Our: $64.99

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Known about for some time, Warner has officially announced a September 29th release date for three different releases of The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Edition. Prices are above with all the bonus features and premiums below.

Both the SD and BD Ultimate Collector's Editions will be available for rent and purchase, while the 2-disc SD Special Edition, which has the same content as discs 1 and 2 in the U.C.E., will only be available to buy.

Also, Warner has set up a neat site related to the release. You'll find it here. It drags a little, but is worth the wait.

CONTENTS:

The Wizard of Oz (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition)

DISC 1:

• Commentary by John Fricke. Additional commentary and archived commentary with Barbara Freed-Saltzman (daughter of Arthur Freed), Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, John Lahr (son of Bert Lahr), Jane Lahr (daughter of Bert Lahr), Hamilton Meserve (son of Margaret Hamilton), Dona Massin (MGM choreographer), William Tuttle (make-up artist), Buddy Ebsen, Mervyn LeRoy, and Jerry Maren
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook
• Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
• We Haven’t Really Met Properly
• Music and Effects Track
• Sing-along Track
  
• Remastered Feature with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio as Well as Original Mono Track

DISC 2:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (1990 TV special)
• Memories of Oz (2001 TCM documentary)
• The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
• Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
• Harold Arlen’s Home Movies
• Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
• It’s a Twister! It’s a Twister! The Tornado Tests
• Off to See the Wizard
• 3 Vault Shorts
• Audio Jukebox Selection
  • Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo
  • Good News of 1939 Radio Show
  • 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast
• Still Galleries
• Six Theatrical Trailers

The Wizard of Oz (Ultimate Collector's Edition) & The Wizard of Oz (Blu-Ray) Ultimate Collector's Edition

Includes everything listed in the 2-disc S.E. as well as the following:

DISC 3:

• Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Feature Length Documentary
  
• L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
• Celebrating Hollywood’s Biggest Little Stars
  
• The Dreamer of Oz (1990 TV special)
  
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
• The Wizard of Oz (1933) Animated Short
  

DISC 4:

• His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
  
• The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
• The Wizard of Oz (1925)

PLUS:

• Collectible and numbered 70th Anniversary Wizard of Oz watch with genuine crystals
• Replica of the original film budget
• Behind the Curtain, A 52-page, coffee-table book
• Reproduction of the original 1939 campaign book

NOTE:

• The 2-disc Blu-Ray release will have Discs 1 & 2 and Discs 3 & 4 combined
• Exclusive to the DVD and Blu-Ray Ultimate Collector’s Editions: Digital Copy on a Disc
• Exclusive to the Blu-Ray Ultimate Collector’s Edtion: MGM: When The Lion Roars Documentary