Robin Hardy

The Anatomy of a Remake: The Wicker Man

Written by Anthony Shaffer and directed by Robin Hardy, The Wicker Man, a tale of Scottish policeman Sgt Neil Howie (Edward Woodward: The Equaliser series) investigating a disappearance on the remote Hebridean island of Summerisle, run by Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee: Dracula 1958, The Lord ... Read More

The Wicker Man mesmerizing 40 years later

“O, God! O, Jesus Christ!”  This is the terror that Sergeant Neil Howie expressed at seeing the towering wicker man; a real, sacrificial device used by the Druids and Celts, at the hill’s precipice leading to the climax of British film The Wicker Man. Initially released ... Read More