The Lincoln Theatre is 100 years old this month! That's an entire century of showing movies for our Skagit community!
As part of our Centennial Celebration, we present four "watershed" films from the history of moving pictures -- films that had such tremendous impact that they changed cinema forever!
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April 7: The Wizard of Oz
Although not the first film to feature three-strip Technicolor -- that is, using the full color spectrum -- The Wizard of Oz nevertheless may be the single most significant milestone in the use of color in film. Bold, deliberate, and importantly an integral part of the storytelling itself, everything about this movie revolves around its gorgeous, saturated palette -- from the ruby slippers to the Emerald City.
There's nothing like seeing The Wizard of Oz on the big screen!
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.
"The Wizard of Oz will, beyond question, be accorded recognition as a milestone in motion picture history." —Hollywood Reporter, 1939
Directed by Victor Fleming
Starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton
United States | English | 1939 | Fantasy, Musical | 102 minutes | G
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $3.00 off on the following prices when buying tickets at-the-door:
General: $12.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $11.00
Children 12 and under: $9.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs