“The Wizard of Oz” is one of my favorite movies. I probably watched it every year on TV when I was a kid. I wrote about it, and one of my childhood memories of watching it, on this blog 5 years ago (”oh my!” is right).
I watched a video podcast the other day in which several of the actors who played the Munchkins were interviewed. Watching the guy on the left snooze was pretty funny. Considering they’re all in their 90s, though, most of them look and sound pretty good.
You can also watch the video on YouTube (I was having trouble embedding it directly from the Newsweek site):
Another great site I discovered recently called read.gov lets you read Frank Baum’s classic book online. You can turn the pages by clicking on the arrow, or just by clicking your mouse on the page you want to turn.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
There are a handful of other classics on this site. I hope eventually they’ll add more. I know that some people definitely prefer to have the “brick-and-mortar” libraries and the real books in their hands. But I think it’s a positive trend, especially for people who can’t get to a library or can’t afford to buy the books.
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