After one pioneering executive died, his successor didn't just set out to protect a legacy, he wore the dead man's gray suits, telling people that the outfits shouldn't go to waste.

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Presumably they were wary of messing with a solid gold classic, but while "Oz" does present a wide target for critics, they shouldn't have worried: Director Sam Raimi ("The Amazing Spider-Man, " "The Evil Dead") takes care to honor the original in spirit and in style.

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