We continue our look back at the classic horror film The Wicker Man, to read the first part of this feature please click here. And so to the late, great Edward Woodward himself, who inspires great confidence as Sergeant Howie, a man whose unfettered dogged persistence defies all who stand before him in his pursuit [...]
The True Nature of Sacrifice – A Look Back At “The Wicker Man” – Part Two
November 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Midday Sun at Midnight – A Look Back At “The Wicker Man” – Part One
November 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
My first appointment with “The Wicker Man” had came, rather worryingly, at the tender age of just 14 when it had aired on BBC2 as part of that year’s season of “Moviedrome”. It had all begun with a jazz-tinged, neon lit introduction by cult British director Alex “Repo Man” Cox in which he had informed [...]
Paul Haggis Approaching Russell Crowe’s Equalizer
September 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Their first collaboration hasn’t reached the cinema yet (the prison break thriller The Next Three Days), but director Paul Haggis and Russell Crowe may have another project already lined up – the long awaited adaptation of popular 80’s US TV series The Equalizer. A few months ago it was reported that Crowe had signed on [...]
Russell Crowe Settles Score as The Equalizer
June 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
It was perhaps the late Edward Woodward’s most iconic role, and just a hint of the TV series’ opening theme is enough to have us donning our rose tints and breaking out the Ferrero Rocher. Now the film adaptation of The Equalizer looks as if it’s moving forward slowly with Russell Crowe stepping into the [...]
Edward Woodward Dies
November 16, 2009 By 4 Comments
Sad news is breaking that TV and movie legend Edward Woodward has died at the age of 79. Though he is perhaps best known for his numerous TV roles, including the awesomeness that was The Equalizer (whose intro is embedded below) Woodward was a versatile actor who bought a stone cold gravitas to each of [...]
