Wednesday
Jan122011
Follow the Red Carpet Road
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 2:00PM 
Just for kicks -- synchronized kicks while singing "We're Off to See The Wizard" -- I've been casting some of this year's behind the scenes Oscar hopefuls as denizens of the that magical land Over the Rainbow. It's less gay than it sounds, I promise. I blame Hailee Steinfeld's pigtails for the inspiration. It's all her fault.
Find out which character each Best Director candidate plays and help me cast the other players. Read the article at Tribeca Film
Reader Comments (3)
Affleck would be Toto: companion to the similarly Mass.-bred Dorothy (The Fighter) who could ride her coattails to the land of Oz-car. Cholodenko would be Auntie Em: someone who's brightened our lives for so long yet can't seem to find her way into the narrative. Boyle, Polanski & Scorsese would be The Flying Monkeys: their films look cool and we sorta like them but, after awhile, they start to annoy us. But your mileage may vary on those last three.
And could anyone BUT Burton be The Wicked Witch? I highly doubt it.
There's no way in the world that linking anything to 'The Wizard of Oz' is less gay than it sounds...
I may have to concede your point after rereading.