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'LaBute should make a film about a matriarchy and have done with it - it doesn't fit'
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THE remake of the cult film The Wicker Man seems only to have had
the effect of bolstering the reputation of the original.
While Neil LaBute's version, starring Nicholas Cage, has been
panned by critics, the 1973 classic is more popular than ever and a
director's cut DVD has recently been released.
The situation is pleasing for Robin Hardy, who directed the
original, set amid a pagan community on a Scottish island, and co-
wrote the screenplay with Anthony Shaffer. More than three decades
later, Hardy is still in demand to talk about his cult hit. This week
he will be one of the speakers at ...
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; ...final scene of The Wicker Man is a disturbing...that elevated the film to cult status...author of Inside the Wicker Man, added: "The film had clairvoyance...continuing appeal of The Wicker Man transcends its value...affectionate about the film. He said: "The ...
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Books: New breed of horror movie that entered into folklore; The Wicker Man. By Allan Brown (Sidgwick and Jackson, pounds 14.99). Reviewed by Simon Evans.
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; The Wicker Man was a British horror film, made in the early...still regards The Wicker Man with much affection...a devotee of the film and in this well-research...director's cut' of the film (something akin to The Holy Grail in Wicker Man fandom) got lost...
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Burning desire for Wicker Man musical
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday
; ...Fans of the film and fans of Hardy...for this. As a film, The Wicker Man is unforgettable...reinventing The Wicker Man story to the epic...theatricality in the film: the masks, the...in the original film." The Wicker Man was low budget...
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The Wicker Man's tune
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; ...heavily involved in the film-making process as...music director on The Wicker Man. At the time, Carpenter...not work on another film for 15 years. As the cult of The Wicker Man grew, a mono version...mystique will please the film's numerous fans in...world, where The ...
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Ekland reopens controversy of the mystery rear FILM: THE WICKER MAN FILM: THE WICKER MAN Glasgow stripper included among rival candidates
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald
; ...similarities to the The Wicker Man. The film is about a gospel...made the original Wicker Man, but they were wrong...movie as "another film with beautiful songs...will also be a third film in the line descending from The Wicker Man, which Hardy said...
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Something wicker this way comes; Pagans, cults, human sacrifice and Britt Ekland in the buff. The disturbing British film The Wicker Man still captivates audiences nearly 30 years after it was filmed in a chilly Scotland
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald
; ...talking about The Wicker Man all these years later...ingredients. The film may have been called...Meccas for obsessive Wicker Man fans; the Ellangowan...the interior of the film's Green Man Inn...impressed with the film when I first saw...appreciate before. The Wicker ...
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Film star 'terrified' by Wicker Man
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday
; ...horror classic The Wicker Man left him so terrified...in a remake of the film, said he was "deeply...dollars version of The Wicker Man, which will start shooting...American Mid-West from the film's original location...Next month, the first Wicker Man festival is to be ...
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Remake the Wicker Man? Only a basket case does that
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday
; ...Hollywood-style sequel to a film which succeeded...well aware that The Wicker Man's legion of fans...originally saw The Wicker Man about 18 years ago...Shadows I saw The Wicker Man again. I thought this would be a perfect film to re-make on US...fans devoted to The ...
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A burning question for film fans - can sequel match Wicker Man?
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; ...appeared in the film Coyote Ugly. Filming...years after The Wicker Man was filmed, with...In the earlier film, a policeman, played...missing anyway. The film has been the subject...development is an open-air Wicker Man festival and up...ingredients that made The Wicker ...
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Thief runs away with the Wicker Man's legs.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...the legs of the Wicker Man. For the climax of the cult 1973 film, a giant wicker...linking them with The Wicker Man would be incriminating...artefact from a film whose reputation...One member of a Wicker Man Internet group wrote...or even an entire wicker ...
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