Oz the Great and Powerful with Dana Schwartz
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Ah, yes - we\\u2019ve arrived at the reason why we held off on covering Sam Raimi for so long\\u2026because we didn\\u2019t want to end our series on such a dismal note! \\u201cOz the Great and Powerful\\u201d - Raimi\\u2019s last feature until the recent \\u201cDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness\\u201d - features James Franco in a performance that guest Dana Schwartz (\\u201cNoble Blood\\u201d) characterizes as \\u201chaving the energy of a hot boy in a school play who\\u2019s laughing with his friends in the front row.\\u201d It doesn\\u2019t have the tactile, zippy cinematic language of Raimi\\u2019s best work, instead opting for the popular hyper-saturated, entirely digital look of Tim Burton\\u2019s \\u201cAlice in Wonderland\\u201d (a clear influence). But it *does* have a little girl made of porcelain who almost made Ben cry. Topics discussed include our desire for a Mila Kunissance, Zach Braff being the surprise MVP in this movie, whether \\u201cTinkers\\u201d are a specific ethnicity or a class or workers, and the Disney IP lawyers who had to be on set making sure nothing infringed on MGM\\u2019s copyright of the classic Oz visuals.
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