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2 days ago · Gabe's 100 Bucket List Horror Films Review #53: The Wicker Man (1973) I'd only seen the 2006 remake before, so I went in with a little bit of apprehension when watching the original. I'll briefly touch on the comparison of the two later, but right now I'll start off by just saying: This is a really charming film, and a great example of the Folk Horror subgenre.
1 day ago · "The Wicker Man," released in 1973, is a landmark in British cinema, known for its integration of folk horror and pagan rituals. The story follows a Scottish policeman who visits a remote island community after receiving an anonymous tip about a missing girl.
3 days ago · The Wicker Man (1973) “Try everything once except incest and folk-dancing,” said the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham . Had he lived to see The Wicker Man, it would have backed him up on at least ...
3 days ago · Breaking free from the Dracula image: Lee as Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973) In addition to making films in the United Kingdom, Lee made films in mainland Europe: he appeared in two German films, Count Dracula (1970), where he again played the vampire count, and The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967).
1 day ago · A 4K restoration of the 1973 British folk horror film The Wicker Man will be screened first in August and will be followed up by Ari Aster’s Midsommar on Aug. 10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is next up on the docket on Aug. 17 followed by feminist cult classic Jennifer’s Body.
5 days ago · In 1973, one of the greatest feats of cinematic achievement was created in the haunting, jarring, and utterly terrifying film The Wicker Man. In 2006, a remake of the film starring Nicolas Cage was released to the theaters… it was not received nearly as well.
4 days ago · The Wicker Man (1973) The Wicker Man is based on a police sergeant’s investigation into the disappearance of a young girl on a strange island. As he delves deeper, he finds the local inhabitants increasingly unsettling, amid a backdrop of a mysterious pagan cult.
