The Wiz
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- Synopsis
- Sidney Lumet's The Wiz is the film version of the popular Broadway musical that retells the events of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who's "never been below ......
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- Starring
- Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor
- Director(s)
- Sidney Lumet
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- G
- Runtime
- 134 min.
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Filmmaker Erwin (Brooklyn) Brown brings film 'Skiddles' to hometown borough
08/03/09 Bed-Stuy native Erwin (Brooklyn) Brown wrote, directed and produced the film short "Skiddles," which premieres at the end of the month as part of the 10th annual MoCADA KIDflix Film Fest of Bed-Stuy. The coming-of-age film was shot in Bed-Stuy and the entire cast came from the neighborhood. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
The Gays Do Not Want Michael Jackson, Thank You Very Much [Queen Of Pop]
07/26/09 The intellectualization of Michael Jackson as icon starts in earnest today with The New Yorker theater critic Hilton Als ' queer theory read on his career in The New York Review of Books . | Gawker -
Michael Jackson remembered, honored at memorial: Mariah, Maya, Stevie, Queen Latifah pay tribute
07/07/09 The public memorial for Michael Jackson opened Tuesday with a message from Diana Ross , Mariah Carey singing "I'll Be There," a poetic tribute from Maya Angelou - and single-gloved pallbearers. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Remembering Michael Jackson: Nobody Beats ‘The Wiz’
07/07/09 As the world bids farewell to Michael Jackson today, I want to take a moment here on MTV Movies Blog to look back at the pop sensation's first foray into film. | MTV Movies Blog
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