Ozcast episode # 20 is coming soon....in the next week :)
Keep an eye on our web site...as our next episodes will be featuring, Aaron, Lisa,
and Shawn as they begin to talk about some of the costumes from "The Wizard Of Oz", and hear an interview with a very special Oz fan named Ryan who is from Michigan! You'll also be hearing from our Dorothy....and some more stories from her about her wonderful adventures in the land of Oz! It's all coming up in our 20th episode of Ozcast!

 

 

 

OZcast Episode # 19 (March 2010)

Interview With Music Composer, David Shire

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Join Aaron Pacentine, special guests Aaron Schultz from WaltDisneysReturnToOz.com and
Return To Oz historian, Celia Foster as in a very interesting and detailed episode as they interview David Shire who composed the music to "Return To Oz".


 

OZcast Episode # 18 (February 2010)

"Return To Oz - Victoria Wood's "Oz" Single"

Join Aaron and Celia as they unveil to you comments and interesting speculation on a very, very rare song that was to be a part of the production of Disney's "RETURN TO OZ"....by Victoria Wood simply titled, "RETURN TO OZ". The single which was released on LP is now out of print but can be found from time to time on eBay and other collector web sites online! You just need to know where to look. Download below!
 

OZcast Episode 18 Mp3 Download

 

 

OZcast Episode # 17 (January 2010)

A New Beginning With New Names & A New Year

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Join Aaron Pacentine aka Michael Hunter, Lisa Carmichael aka Sera Alexia Starr, and Zachary Mitchell as they
bring you the first episode of the year 2010! We give some insight and our thoughts on the "Wizard of OZ" restoration and blu-ray disc from Sept 29th 2009 and later in the show we hear from Joshua Dudley as he gives Aaron an interview for this brand new and first episode of the Ozcast series for 2010!

OZcast Episode # 16 (December 2009)

"The Christmas Snow In The Land of Oz"  

 - An original Christmas holiday audio drama -

Come join Dorothy down the yellow brick road and right  into the land of Oz in a brand new and original  audio drama, by the VideosForFamily.com web site. This is for the 16th episode of the Ozcast series. The final episode of the year of 2009.

 This is presented as a free download for the final episode of the "OZCAST" (# 16) talk show series for December 2009. With professional voice actors, sound effects and music. The exciting story comes to life for you especially for Christmas weekend, December 26th 2009. We hope you enjoy the production!

 

 

OZcast Special Episode # 2

November 5th 2009
An Interview With Lorna Luft,
Judy Garland's Daughter
 

Part 1 & Part 2

We are honored to bring to you a special interview with Judy's daughter.

I want to personally thank Lorna's staff for the time and helping us arrange the interview. Also a very special thanks to Lisa, Shawn, and Zach for their help in putting together some really great questions for the interview. Again this has been a great honor and was very enjoyable.



 

 

Ozcast Episode # 15

An Interview With
Return to Oz's Producer
 Paul  Maslansky

Join Aaron Pacentine, Celia Foster, and Aaron Schultz
as they interview one of the main producers of the
Return to Oz film, Paul  Maslansky.
Also at the beginning of this episode our final questions regarding the official Oz contest come to an end! Make sure you send in your answers.

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Ozcast Episode # 14

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Join Aaron and Lisa in another exciting great episode, as the official Wizard of Oz Warner Bros with VideosForFamily.com Oz contest continues. Also for the frist time we join our newest member to the web site and Ozcast talk show, Zachary Mitchell! Please join us welcoming this enthusiastic and exciting young person.


Ozcast Episode # 13

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Congratulations To Winner of the Official Warner Brothers-VideosForFamily.com Wizard of Oz Contest
- Justine and her family of North Carolina!

Join Ozcast series producer/host Aaron Pacentine alongside host Lisa Carmichael for another great exciting episode! We are honored for the first time to have a special Official  Wizard of Oz sweepstakes and contest with Warner Brothers with these episode # 13 - # 15 ONLY!! Exclusive to VideosForFamily.com web site and our Oz talk show! Please listen to this episode in it's entirety for the quiz questions and how to participate in the sweepstakes and contest. ONE lucky winner will be chosen out of a raffle for Wizard of Oz memorabilia and merchandise  from Warner Brothers! Dorothy also appears in this episode again breifly at the beginning and end of our episode.

Remember, you must email your answers to all of the quiz questions directly if you want to be included in the contest. Good luck!!! Thank you Warner Brothers for allowing us to put together this contest with you!  It's going to be lots of fun!!

 

 

WIZARD OF OZ ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES REGULATIONS
WITH WARNER BROTHERS & VIDEOSFORFAMILY.COM
 

 

Ozcast Episode # 12


"A Tribute To The Wizard of Oz: 70 Years of A Movie Classic"
Produced/Edited/Arranged & Written
by Aaron Pacentine
Tuesday, September 29th 2009

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| Part 6 (Final) |


Join us down the yellow brick road as we talk about 70 years of the "WIZARD OF OZ" film and why it has touched millions of hearts across the world.
In this show, we have a few exciting things to share with you and you may even here from a young girl named Dorothy who came all the way from her home to speak with us and share her story on how she got to Oz! This is our show's special "Tribute To The Wizard of Oz".

Ozcast - Episode # 11
 

The Journey Into The Silver Shoes:
 An Interview With Author, Paul Miles Schneider


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Paul Miles Schneider has written a book titled,  "THE SILVER SHOES". It is an interesting story and in this interview we join Paul as he talks about his book and the storyline alongside his inteest in not only the Oz books but also in the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie and a few other interesting Oz realted subjects.



 

 

Ozcast - Episode # 10
 

A Filmmakers Journey To A New Oz:
An Interview with Sean Gates and Clayton Spinney
Producer and Writer of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
This interview for the Ozcast series was recorded in the early summer of this year....we are finally making it available now for the Christmas holiday season of 09.

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Sean and Clayton have spent many, many hours working on this film and they have continued to do so. I hope you enjoy this interview. I highly respect Sean and Clayton in their work and involvement in bringing to life the legacy of such a classic story such as "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ" to the screen for a whole new generation. I am looking forward to seeing the film when it is completed and available. Sean and Clayton also talk in detail about the production, including their interest and thoughts on the L. Frank Baum, Oz books, the 1939 movie, and also Disney's "Return to Oz" from 1985.
 

Ozcast - Episode # 9

(September 2009)
 

Interview With Oz Fan, Michael Caruso On
"Return To Oz"
& An Interview With Jonathan Shirshekan,
Co-Author of "The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated
 Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic"
 

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Our title, for this new episode in # 9 in the "Ozcast" series tells is all unto what this interesting
 episode consists of! So no explanation is needed. Special thanks to Michael and also Jonathan for the honor of interviewing them for this episode!



An Interview & Conversation With
Oz and Judy Garland Historian
John Fricke

August (2009)


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We join once again producer of the Ozcast series, and host Aaron Pacentine as he interviews Oz/Judy Garland historian John Fricke. Aaron talks with John about the new upcoming Warner Brothers re-release of the Wizard of Oz with the new Blu - Ray Disc set to be coming out on September 29th 2009 and what Warner Brother has planned for this exciting and new set Later in the episode we hear John talk about one of the Judy Garland CDs that was rekeased September 15th 2009.

"OZcast Special Episode" # 1
JULY 1st 2009

An Evening With Jessica Grové
(Dorothy from the National Wizard of Oz Tour (1997-1999)

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Jessica has been an inspiration to many that have ever wanted to play "Dorothy" in a "Wizard of Oz" production. Now, for the first time in the history of the Ozcast and the VideosForFamily.com web site we would like to give a warm welcome to Jessica Grové!
 

 Aaron Pacentine and Anthony Lancaster interview Jessica in this very delighful and fun interview. Jessica gives us all a surprise toward the end and mentions something very exciting that is currently in the works!

Ozcast - Episode # 7

Oz in Blu-Ray Disc & The Oz Convention In California
Week of June 22nd (2009)

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 In the 7th episode of Ozcast we join once again producer of the Ozcast series, and host Aaron Pacentine along side Anthony Lancaster and the young, Lisa Carmichael. All three of the hosts, in this episode talk about the upcoming new Blu-Ray disc and re-release (on DVD) of the new "WIZARD OF OZ" that will be coming out on September 29th 2009. They also talk about Warner Brother's new "WIZARD OF OZ" web site that has recently been updated and redesigned for the 70th anniversay of the film. Towards the end of the show, Anthony tells us about the upcoming Oz convention that will be taking place in July in northern CA. 


Ozcast - Episode # 6  May (2009)

Oz Collectibles With Lisa Carmichael from New England

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 In our 6th episode we join Aaron Pacentine as he interviews and joins the young, Ms. Lisa Carmichael about Oz collectibles and how they are so important to her personal collection. Lisa has many, many, wonderful items in her collection in her home in Rhode Island. This is Lisa's first episode, in the Ozcast series. She is delighted and honored to be a part of the series and looks forward to recording many, many episodes in the future!

Ozcast - Episode # 5 April (2009)

The Many Posters Produced in Return To Oz

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Aaron Pacentine and Celia Foster, reunite in the 5th episode of, "Ozcast". This is Celia's first time on the new series. Last time we heard from Celia, it was on our final episode, of "RETURNING TO OZ", the 32nd episode. On this episode we talk about the different posters and different marketing things that Disney did to promote "Return to Oz".



Ozcast - Episode # 4 March (2009)

An Interview With Oz Fan and our young host,
Anthony Lancaster

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Join Aaron Pacentine and brand newcomer to the series, Anthony Lancaster in his first episode in the Ozcast series!
In this new episode we talk about the brand new Judy Garland movie, that is currently in production. Anthony also talks about Oz collectibles, his views on Disney's "Return to Oz" and also the "Wicked" musical. Although Anthony  is young, he knows allot for his age and is a very talented young man.

Ozcast - Episode # 3
February (2009)

A Young Fan's Outlook on Oz and "Wicked"

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On this episode, join Aaron...once again and this time with Oz fan and producer Joe Tucker.
Joe is a great young person who lives in the New England and loves Oz!  Joe is working and has been working on a new Oz musical!
He talks about that and also his thoughts on the 1939, "Wizard of Oz" and 1985, "Return to Oz" films. He is also a big fan of the "Wicked" musical and beacuse Joe is so talanted he had a lot of interesting things to say about the Wicked musical. Thanks for your time Joe, you did a great job. Look forward to having you back later in the year.


Ozcast - Episode # 2

WICKED: Bringing A Broadway Musical To Life Part 2 of 2
(September 2008)

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Due to a delay and break in the series ---- this was just recently posted as of March 2009.

Join Aaron and Shawn and also Travis, who you may remember, from the "RETURNING TO OZ" series as they talk about the Wicked musical. Listen to Shawn as he unveils some very interesting information again about the musical and this time they take about the musical and also the Wicked book among the different between the book and the musical. We also talk about the different costume designs. Towards the end we also talk about then then....upcoming release of Gregory's book in the WICKED series, "A LION AMONG MEN'.

 

Ozcast - Episode # 1

WICKED: Bringing A Broadway Musical To Life Part 1 of 3
(August 2008)
 

Welcome to Ozcast! Join Aaron and Shawn as they talk about the Wicked musical. Listen to Shawn as he unveils some very interesting information about the musical and the plot of the show. Shawn is pretty much an expert on Wicked and for the first several new shows for this fall hear information directly from him about the Broadway musical Wicked. Enjoy.

 

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