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Hard Boiled was certainly a treat... but this week, the Wing Commander movie club is going in a very different direction. That's right, we're off to see the wizard with a screening of the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz! And the night should be exactly as corny as this prose (no Dark Side of the Moon needed). You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.
The initial Wing Commander connection here is slight: Wing Commander Armada names a star system after Oz creator L. Frank Baum. Or perhaps an entire star system isn't so slight! That puts him in the company of creators like George Lucas and Akira Kurosawa. The Baum system is one of a handful of special systems in Armada that the game reserves only for the randomly generated Armada-mode matches and so it doesn't appear in a set location in any of the Campaign-mode maps. Which makes it a bit hard to find or remember! Luckily, we've got a spreadsheet for that.
Where can I find a copy of the movie for the watch party?
The Wizard of Oz is available for rent or purchase on all of the standard streaming services. It is currently streaming on demand with HBO Max. If you would like a physical copy, it was released on UHD in the US in 2019 and remains in print around the world. A copy is available for download from the Internet Archive. If you are not able to locate a copy please stop by the Discord and ping a CIC staff member before Friday's showing.
How do we watch the movie together?
It's pretty low tech! Simply join the Wing Commander CIC Discord on Friday and we will be chatting (in text) along with the film in the main channel. Everyone who wants to join in should bring their own copy and we will count down to play them together at 10 PM EST. Everyone is welcome and we encourage you to join in the conversation; sharing your thoughts helps make the experience better for everyone!
How can I help pick future movie club movies?
The movie club movies are voted on each week by the Wing Commander Discord. The poll is typically posted 24 hours before each week's screening and the next movie is announced at the end. The choices for the poll come from a master pool of Wing Commander-related movies. If you would like to suggest a film for inclusion in that pool you can post it to this thread.
