Witches Send Blessing To 'Wicker Man'

Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alyssa Milano, Elizabeth Montgomery and Cher long ago shattered the Hollywood image of witches as cackling old crones. As the years go by, witches seem to get increasingly hot.

But just when it seemed that Hollywood witches had become a celebrity hot-list of modern day beauties, Nicholas Cage comes out with a remake of "Wicker Man" — one of the most chilling films to draw on the European pre-Christian religious traditions from which modern witches trace their spiritual roots — this Friday.

One might think modern day witches, who've revived ancient traditions in the Wicca faith, would be outraged by the film, as they were with "The Blair Witch Project," and other negative depictions.

Instead, many witches like the original "Wicker Man," and are eager to see what new twists Cage and director Neil LaBute have brought to the remake. Full Story

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