Family flick, gay cult movie, midnight stoner jamboreeit doesnt really matter how you categorize this 1939 classic from MGM and director Victor Fleming. It couldnt be sweeter or more family friendlyhowever your family is defined. Expect gays, straights, and kids of all derivations to sing along, misty-eyed, to the timeless songs by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. The Wizard of Oz has its roots in the book series begun by L. Frank Baum in 1900, but its really a Depression-era picture reflecting both the sadness and hope of that era. For all todays CGI wonders, theres nothing quite like the moment when Judy Garland wakes up in a Technicolor Oz. No DVD or giant plasma screen TV can really do the scene justice. (G) BRIAN MILLER
Sat., Dec. 4, 3 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 5, 3 p.m., 2010
