The Smithsonian last week debuted its long-in-the-works Entertainment Nation, an entire wing at the National Museum of American History devoted, for the first time, to pop culture.
With Dolby sound, digital projection and advanced lighting, it is everything you would expect to engage 21st century audiences.
But none of the bells and whistles distract from the actual artifacts. Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, which long had been on display as one of the most requested items at the museum, are now in one place along with less-viewed items like George Reeves’ Superman costume, Mister Rogers’ sweater, the egg from Alien and Captain America’s shield.
The point is to show how these costumes, props, uniforms and other items represent a powerful and influential aspect of culture, showcased under the same roof as other American treasures like Abraham Lincoln’s hat and the Star-Spangled Banner.
“One of...
With Dolby sound, digital projection and advanced lighting, it is everything you would expect to engage 21st century audiences.
But none of the bells and whistles distract from the actual artifacts. Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, which long had been on display as one of the most requested items at the museum, are now in one place along with less-viewed items like George Reeves’ Superman costume, Mister Rogers’ sweater, the egg from Alien and Captain America’s shield.
The point is to show how these costumes, props, uniforms and other items represent a powerful and influential aspect of culture, showcased under the same roof as other American treasures like Abraham Lincoln’s hat and the Star-Spangled Banner.
“One of...
- 12/11/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s easy — and perhaps a bit lazy — to posture that 2021 was a year like no other. In fact, not only was there a global pandemic, but the angst over film, theater attendance and the future of entertainment went along in lockstep. As the Hollywood awards season marches on with the Critics’ Choice Awards taking place on March 13 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, the productions up for consideration include different elements of escapism while steadfastly sidestepping an exact replication of the current pandemic, a paradigm also set by the past.
Ryan Lintelman, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History entertainment curator, points out that theater owners worried about the future of their business during the 1918 flu pandemic as well, wondering if audiences would favor intimate fireside chats at home over the big screen.
And, just over 30 years later, theater owners had a new worry: television. “That’s when [movie] productions switched to color,...
Ryan Lintelman, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History entertainment curator, points out that theater owners worried about the future of their business during the 1918 flu pandemic as well, wondering if audiences would favor intimate fireside chats at home over the big screen.
And, just over 30 years later, theater owners had a new worry: television. “That’s when [movie] productions switched to color,...
- 3/12/2022
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The wild story behind the heist of Dorothy’s iconic ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz is the subject of a new podcast series hosted by Seyward Darby and Ariel Ramchandani.
No Place Like Home is a limited run podcast docuseries that comes from Audacy-backed C13Originals.
Dorothy’s ruby slippers from the classic movie are among the most iconic and nostalgic objects in Hollywood movie history, a rare collector’s item worth millions. And in the summer of 2005, a pair was stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in the small town of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Garland’s hometown. They were missing for about thirteen years until one day they mysteriously reappeared in an FBI sting operation. Although the shoes were eventually recovered, there are more questions left than answers. The FBI still hasn’t announced who stole them, where they went, or the circumstances surrounding their return.
No Place Like Home is a limited run podcast docuseries that comes from Audacy-backed C13Originals.
Dorothy’s ruby slippers from the classic movie are among the most iconic and nostalgic objects in Hollywood movie history, a rare collector’s item worth millions. And in the summer of 2005, a pair was stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in the small town of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Garland’s hometown. They were missing for about thirteen years until one day they mysteriously reappeared in an FBI sting operation. Although the shoes were eventually recovered, there are more questions left than answers. The FBI still hasn’t announced who stole them, where they went, or the circumstances surrounding their return.
- 6/14/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are among the most recognizable pieces of movie memorabilia — but for years, they had vanished. With the classic family film turning 80 on Sunday, here’s a look back at the footwear’s journey from lost to found.
In 2005, the Judy Garland Museum in the actress’ birthplace of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, displayed the “traveling pair” of ruby slippers — one of the few pairs once worn by Garland — at its annual Wizard of Oz festival. The museum borrowed the costume pieces from Michael Shaw, a movie memorabilia collector in California.
A thief smashed...
In 2005, the Judy Garland Museum in the actress’ birthplace of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, displayed the “traveling pair” of ruby slippers — one of the few pairs once worn by Garland — at its annual Wizard of Oz festival. The museum borrowed the costume pieces from Michael Shaw, a movie memorabilia collector in California.
A thief smashed...
- 8/25/2019
- by Justin Curto
- PEOPLE.com
The iconic red-caped, white-bonneted outfits worn by Elisabeth Moss and the other childbearing servants in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” created by costume designer Ane Crabtree, have become that show’s signature visual.
Hulu immediately knew it had a good thing, hiring groups of women around the country to parade in the garments to promote the show. Replicas are available for purchase at online retailers (including Hulu rival Amazon); demonstrators have worn the outfits to protest various forms of social injustice.
And now a “Handmaid’s” costume is inside a shrine of American culture: the Smithsonian Institution.
Ryan Lintelman, entertainment curator of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History culture wing, which opened in October, has the job of determining which objects are included in the museum’s collection. Of the hundreds of items offered annually, fewer than half make the cut — but the costume worn by Moss was a no-brainer.
Hulu immediately knew it had a good thing, hiring groups of women around the country to parade in the garments to promote the show. Replicas are available for purchase at online retailers (including Hulu rival Amazon); demonstrators have worn the outfits to protest various forms of social injustice.
And now a “Handmaid’s” costume is inside a shrine of American culture: the Smithsonian Institution.
Ryan Lintelman, entertainment curator of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History culture wing, which opened in October, has the job of determining which objects are included in the museum’s collection. Of the hundreds of items offered annually, fewer than half make the cut — but the costume worn by Moss was a no-brainer.
- 3/21/2019
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
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