THE MOVIE(S): Lord of the Rings trilogy
THE HAT: Those tall and pointed hats universally associated with wizards and witches — long consigned to the dusty corners of Hollywood prop rooms — made something of a resurgence with the popularity of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films. In our eyes, none wore that hat better than Ian McKellen’s Gandalf (who’ll we see again in Peter Jackson’s upcoming Hobbit movies).
OTHER WIZARD/WITCH HAT-WEARING CHARACTERS: The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) and Glinda (Billie Burke) in The Wizard of Oz, Minerva McGonagall (Maggie Smith) in the Harry Potter series.
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