The Paramount Theater is joining forces with the Virginia Film Festival to host a series of films throughout the year under the banner of The Virginia Film Society. We will be playing movies with different themes each month â€" ensuring we are bringing great entertainment for all movie lovers!
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lean Horne, Richard Pryor
Runtime: 134 minutes (2 hrs. 14 min.)
Nominated for 4 Oscars
In this version of the classic story, a re-imaging of The Wizard of Oz set against an urban background with an African American cast, Dorothy is a shy 24-year-old Harlem kindergarten teacher who is brought by a snowstorm to the mysterious Land of Oz, a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City. Dorothy learns the only way she can get home is to ease on down the road to see the Wiz. Along the way she meets a scarecrow made of garbage who wants a brain; a Tin Man, who is a turn-of-the-century mechanical carnie from Coney Island who wants a heart; and a lion who was banished from the jungle and must make his living as a statue in front of the main research branch of the New York Public Library.
Tickets are $6.00 and $4.00 (youth)
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or by phone (434.979.1333).
Enjoy concessions, including cold beer and wine, popcorn, and candy, in the theater during the movie!