See Hear Podcast Episode 33 - Oz aka 20th Century Oz

Welcome to episode 33 of See Hear.    A country girl hits
her head and ends up in a dream in the Land of Oz She is gifted a
pair of red shoes by the good fairy and goes off on a journey to
see The Wizard accompanied by three friends – one with no brain,
one with no heart, and one with no courage. Sounds familiar?
Welcome to 1976’s “Oz: A Rock and Roll Road Movie”aka “20th Century
Oz” for American release.   In 1976, Australian music film
clip pioneer Chris Lofven adapted the Wizard of Oz to a (then)
contemporary setting in rural Victoria and Melbourne. In recent
years, the term “Ozploitaion” has been appropriated to define
certain films of this period, and it seems that Oz has been
overlooked. See Hear wish to bring it back to public awareness.
  Bernie, Tim and Maurice welcome MikeWhite of The Projection
Booth back to the show to discuss whether theadaptation was
successful, the Australian film renaissance of the Seventies,
andthe great Australia versus America debate on whether to compact
a word with “ie”or “er”(listen to the show - it will make sense).
Mike was also kind enough toallow us to include a snippet of a
recent interview he did with actor BruceSpence which reveal his
recollections on the making of the film.   Also, Bernie
reveals his love ofBachman-Turner Overdrive.   But
wait…..there’s more. Maurice had the great fortune to speak with
Ian McFarlane, music journalist and the author of the“Encyclopedia
of Australian Rock and Pop”. Ian is a wealth of knowledge about
anything to do with Australian rock music through its entire
history. They discuss the music of “Oz”, the filming locations,
Ross Wilson (the film’s main music contributor), Chris Lofven’s
music background and previous short films and much more.   See
Hear want to thank Mike and Ian for giving so willingly of their
time and knowledge to the show. Special note: All sound problems
prevalent in the previous episode have been ironed out.   If
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