The Wicker Man News

IT IS something of a coup for Glasgow's Tron theatre to host the European premiere of Neil LaBute's Autobahn.

Last Friday at New York City's 92YTribeca , fans of Robin Hardy's 1973 British horror classic THE WICKER MAN got a special treat.

Christopher Lee Finding oneself opposite a tall, baleful celluloid vampire would have most people reaching for a head of the most pungent Spanish garlic, a large crucifix or a sharp stake.

So much in love with movies, it's Awesome! The Prince of WalesA statelyA knights Sir Christopher Lee , who is also known asA Star Wars' Count Dooku and of course a ' Dracula, received a knighthood for his services to drama and charity.A Lee is 87-years-old and is easily one of cinema's most productive actors He appeared in more than 250 films over ...

What: 'Fat Pig' When: Thursday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 8 Where: Lake Dillon Theater, 176 Lake Dillon Drive, Dillon Tickets: $18, available by calling 513-9386 or online at www.lakedillonfoundation. Lake Dillon Theater Company opens Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig" at the Lake Dillon Theater Thursday.

A night of pagan rituals and acid-dabbled acoustic plucking, as the 1973 cult flick The Wicker Man gets its haunting Paul Giovanni score remade by some contemporary magick makers.

Caption: Christopher Lee 7th annual Cinema for Peace Award and Charity gala at the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt - inside Berlin Film Festival 2008 Berlin, Germany .... CHRISTOPHER LEE KNIGHTED Legendary actor CHRISTOPHER LEE is now a Sir - he was officially knighted by British royal PRINCE CHARLES on Friday .

Actor Sir Christopher Lee receives his knighthood from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, London Actor Sir Christopher Lee after receiving a Knighthood at Buckingham Palace, London The prolific actor famed for his spine-chilling roles as Count Dracula and other dark characters said he would always be grateful to the studio that made his ...

Christopher Lee has been a living legend longer than many of us have been alive, and what better time to check in with the actor than during the Halloween holiday? Today the actor reflected on his career, past and present, while weighing in on the state of modern horror.

Although his name is synonymous with horror, Christopher Lee says he doesn't have much desire to see pictures that fall under that genre these days.

Stanley Kubrick's classic 1980 movie The Shining has been named the scariest horror film of all time, by a team of movie experts.

Nicolas Cage is a really likable actor, but in recent years, he's turned into such an over-the-top caricature of himself that it's hard to take anything he does seriously -- due in no small part to roles in silly genre flicks like The Wicker Man , Ghost Rider and Knowing .

The buzzed-about supernatural thriller is being smartly marketed as the next Blair Witch Project -- something the trailer underscores with glowing blurbs, "One of the scariest movies ever!" and scenes of audience members jumping in their seats at whatever's on the screen.

Still from The Wicker Man , directed by Robin Hardy, 1973. Anyone who ever perused the mountainous video selection at the old Mondo Kima s store in the East Village, when it still existed, can guess that most of the folks who worked there acquired about a PhDa s worth of knowledge in cult obscurities and arcane movie trivia.

Barbara Rafferty says she still feels young and fresh, despite her 36-year career.

Anybody who has ever fantasised about doing something different for a living can empathise with Mark Collicott.

Nic Cage Ditches 'Green Hornet' Because It Lacked Humanity Nicolas Cage told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival that he decided to drop out of Michel Gondry's adaptation of The Green Hornet because he wasn't satisfied by the way his character, the Green Hornet's nemesis Chudnofsky, was written.

Toronto International Film Festival, day seven : My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, plus more on Bad Lieutenant Nothing got me psyched for this year's fest like the prospect of seeing two completely bonkers movies by Werner Herzog.

The Primary Stages School of Theater has announced a newly created Master Class Series that was created to provide students the chance to gain rare insight and experience from some of the finest working professionals in the theater.

We here at The Wild Hunt love to keep tabs on films that may interest a Pagan audience, and today I have information on two films, one a documentary, and one a long-awaited sequel to a beloved cult-classic. We start off with the Robert Stone documentary "Earth Days" , which looks at the formation of the modern environmental movement culminating in ...