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Fri 12 Dec 2006Adventures in a parallel universeIt is said if you play The Dark Side of the Moon alongside The Wizard of Oz, certain confluences appear. Donald Clarkeconducts an experiment to celebrate the classic film's enduring influence.The Wizard of Oz, Hollywood's great meditation on how unfavourably the monochrome drabness of home compares with the delicious temptations of fantasy, camp and bad behaviour, is receiving yet another welcome re-release in cinemas this Christmas.