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"    Photo: Getty Images   In just two days perhaps the most anticipated movie of Spring 2013 will be opening: Oz: The Great and Powerful. To ring in the star-studded flick (James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, and Mila Kunis), Franco and other Hollywood and fashion names gathered in NYC at a Gucci-sponsored screening last night.  &amp;quot;Looking back I&amp;#039;d say the Scarecrow [was my favorite character] if I had to identify with any one. It was the Scarecrow,&amp;quot; Franco told us. &amp;quot;I was a huge fan of Oz when I was a boy and read all the books, but I didn&amp;#039;t really do it because I identified with any character. It was more about how I was transported to a fantastical land; that was the main attraction to me.&amp;quot;   Meanwhile, it was one of the Scarecrow&amp;#039;s comrades that model Carol Alt was most drawn to while watching the original film as a child. &amp;quot;It was probably the Lion. He was just so big and cuddly,&amp;quot; she explained, but not without adding that she&amp;#039;s also a fan of the Wicked Witch. &amp;quot;Because I was the witch in my family, so I felt her pain!&amp;quot;  Fond memories of the original flick aren&amp;#039;t the only aspects that drew Alt to the Cinema Society screening. &amp;quot;I think [James Franco] is going to be fabulous in this role. Besides the fact he&amp;#039;s so damn cute!&amp;quot; she laughed.  Carolyn Murphy revealed that she has a soft spot in her heart for another Yellow Brick Road traveller, the Lion, since she played him in a school play as a child, but when it comes to Oz fashion, there&amp;#039;s no competition. &amp;quot;Of course, we all really wanted to be Glinda the Good Witch, because she was just so pretty with the pink and little voice and the pale skin,&amp;quot; Murphy explained.  Sports Illustrated model Julie Henderson agreed. &amp;quot;All [her] ruffles\u2026and it was very princess-like with her crown. It was very over the top!&amp;quot; But not everyone was sold on Glinda&amp;#039;s girly attire. &amp;quot;Counterintuitively, because I think everyone would think [my favorite character] would be Glinda, it was the Wizard,&amp;quot; noted Cynthia Rowley. &amp;quot;I just really love that he was always trying to pull one over on somebody. He created this whole fantasy world.&amp;quot; Style-wise, though, Rowley has to give it to the Tin Man. &amp;quot;Not that comfortable, but very sleek and modern.&amp;quot;  Actress Emmy Rossum, however, seemed to be channelling a modern-day Dorothy in an embellished Oscar de la Renta dress with a flared skirt and matching shoes. &amp;quot;Obviously [my favorite outfit] was the little blue and white pinafore,&amp;quot; she enthused. &amp;quot;But I don&amp;#039;t think we&amp;#039;re going to see that in this movie.&amp;quot;  Oz: the Great and Powerful opens in theaters on March 8. Read the latest breaking pop culture news. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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