80 years ago (on August 15, 1939), the Wizard of Oz had its debut at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Today it remains one of the greatest films. Weird, clunky, and creepy, for sure, but it is great in part because of its weirdness, clunkiness and creepiness, as well as its timeless characters, miraculous transition from b&w to colour, the revelation that the Wizard is a bit of a charlatan, and "Somewhere over the Rainbow," one of the greatest vocal moments in the history of cinema (it just doesn't become cliché, no matter what).