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world, it never will. For filmmakt started in 1975 when a Follow the yeler Karyn Kusama, Oz — particfriend of film critic Roger low brick road ularly the shot of Dorothy and Ebert suggested watching to The Wizard Toto leaving their sepia-brown a movie, one frame at a time. of Oz at Ebert Kansas farmhouse and walking The esteemed Chicago SunInterruptus. on to the Technicolor dreamsTimes arts journalist had been Courtesy: Metrocape of Munchkinland — is the attending the Conference on Goldywn-Mayer moment where kids see what World Affairs, held every spring magic cinema is capable of. After the at CU Boulder, as a guest since 1970 Ayatollah of Iran issued a fatwa for the and thought the idea was a good one. death of Salman Rushdie, the author So they borrowed a stop-action projector, the kind football coaches used to found resonance in Dorothy’s admission, “There’s no place break down game footlike home.” And age, and invited conTHERE’S NO according to late filmference attendees to PLACE LIKE OZ. maker David Lynch, dissect Citizen Kane, Star of the stage and not a day went by one frame at a time, screen, Cynthia Erivo when he didn’t think of inside the Fox Theater. — who played The Wizard of Oz. A tradition was born. Elphaba in 2024’s The influences this The series went by Wicked — delivers 85-year-old work of many names (How to CWA’s sold-out keycinema holds are but Read a Movie, note address April 7. the tip of the spear. Decoding a Movie, Oh, the fun we’ll have Analyzing a Film, etc.) at this year’s before settling on Interruptus. Sessions will be held 5 Cinema Interruptus in 1996. An ideal p.m. April 8-10 in the Bruce Curtis choice for a series encouraging the Building on CU Boulder. Larsen will be audience to talk during a movie with running the show and yours truly will observations and questions. CWA be manning the Blu-ray player. founder Howard Higman called it “democracy in the dark.” In 2013, the program was renamed Ebert Interruptus following the critic’s ON SCREEN: Ebert death that April. And for the 50th anniInterruptus presents versary of Interruptus, Chicago-based The Wizard of Oz at the critic, author and Filmspotting co-host Conference on World Josh Larsen returns to discuss and disAffairs. Bruce Curtis sect a cornerstone of any moviegoer’s Building, CU Boulder, April cinematic upbringing: 1939’s The 8-10, 5 p.m. Free | Wizard of Oz. Uninterrupted screening: 2 The Wizard of Oz is one of those p.m. Monday, April 7, UMC movies that never went out of fashion. East Ballroom. And as long as there are children in the BOULDER WEEKLY