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I saw Wicked: For Good at Hollywood’s legendary Chinese Theatre (where The Wizard of Oz had its premiere in 1939), a setting grand enough to match the scale of this long-awaited final chapter in Universal’s lavish two-part adaptation. From the moment the film began—with that gorgeous vintage Universal Studios logo flickering to life—I felt the production tipping its hat to cinema history, reminding us that this universe has deep, shimmering roots stretching back to 1939.

HOLLYWOOD - It was a warm October afternoon in Hollywood, in the Egyptian Theatre, with the art deco ceiling casting shadows and popcorn scent in the air. Guillermo del Toro’s long-anticipated take on Frankenstein came to life. The instant the first lightning bolt flashed on screen was obvious. This was not just another “monster movie.” This was a cinematic resurrection. It was a love letter to Mary Shelley’s masterpiece and all the Gothic cinema that came in its wake.

LAS VEGAS - There’s no place like the Sphere. MGM’s 1939 Technicolor masterpiece has been reimagined for one of Las Vegas’s most dazzling new venues, and while purists may clutch their ruby slippers, the result is an undeniably spectacular experience that blends nostalgia with cutting-edge immersion.

HOLLYWOOD - It’s a rarity these days to witness a musical of ambition, one that doesn’t merely coddle its songs, but allows them to be vessels for fantasy, memory, and pain all at once. Kiss of the Spider Woman lands with some bumps, but also soars, thanks to the film’s central conceit: a film-within-a-film that opens the characters up to Technicolor glamour and flight, even as they are imprisoned in a place of brutal reality.