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R.I.P.: Herschell Gordon Lewis – Godfather Of Gore
15 June 1929 - 26 September 2016"He seen somethin' different. And he done it."A seminal force in the world of trash filmmaking, he is considered the inventor of the modern gore film. (In theory, a...
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Motel Hell (USA, 1980)
"Meat's meat, and a man's gotta eat."Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun)When we went to see this flick way back when it was released — yes, we were old enough to see R-rated movies without adult supervision...
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The Beast Must Die (Great Britain, 1974)
Aka Black Werewolf. Werewolf films have it bad. So few are ever done right. Sure, the classic Universal movie, The Wolf Man (1941 / trailer), got it right, as did The Howling (1981 / trailer), and the...
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R.I.P.: Herschell Gordon Lewis – Godfather of Gore, Part II: 1961-63
"He seen somethin' different. And he done it."15 June 1929 — 26 September 2016A seminal force in the world of trash filmmaking, he is considered the inventor of the modern gore film. (In theory, a...
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Short Film: Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (USA, 1986)
"Happiness is a warm uzi."Charlie BrownOK, yet another student short film from Cal Arts as our Film of the Month. (The other is April 2015's Happiest Monster [2006]; unlike what some online sites...
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Hobo with a Shotgun (Canada, 2011)
"Please! Please! Don't shoot my dick off, okay? I'm young.I got too much fuckin' left to do. Please!"Slick (Gregory Smith)Real Trailer:An unapologetic if postmodern exploitation movie, Jason Eisener's...
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Herschell Gordon Lewis — Godfather Of Gore, Part III: 1964-66
15 June 1929 — 26 Sept 2016"He seen somethin' different. And he done it."A seminal force in the world of trash filmmaking, he is considered the inventor of the modern gore film. (In theory, a position...
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Short Film: She Decided Enough is Enough (India, 2015 [?])
A Wasted Life goes Bollywood — but without the song and dance. Our Short Film of the Month for November 2016 was written by Anamik Thakur, and directed by Sanjay Mathew. There was a Sanjay Mathew...
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Das indische Tuch / The Indian Scarf (Germany, 1963)
Without a doubt, Das indische Tuch aka The Indian Scarf is one of our all time favorite Edgar Wallace films either produced by Horst Wendlendt's production company Rialto Films or directed by Alfred...
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Herschell Gordon Lewis – Godfather Of Gore, Part IV: 1967-68
15 June 1929 – 26 September 2016"He seen somethin' different. And he done it."A seminal force in the world of trash filmmaking, he is considered the inventor of the modern gore film. (In theory, a...
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Short Film: Santa (Greece, 2013)
Oh, shit! Forgot: T'is the season to be jolly. Is that even still possible, considering the greedy little hands we've put our nation in? Well, we can surely be jolly in a few months to come, when he...
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Ten Best of 2016
Last year was not exactly a year of notable screenings, but then, we also watched way fewer flicks than normal. And, as it was also a busy, turbulent year — as we expect 2017 to be — we often couldn't...
View ArticleMisc. Film Fun: Faux Credit Sequence
The movie we have all been waiting for — Not! Surely as appealing and exciting as Marco Antônio Fiorito's Two Girls and a Cup (2007).
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Short Film: Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer (USA, 2004)
The directorial debut and to date only directorial project of scriptwriter/director Jamie Donahue, seen below, a woman generally seen on the screen in low-budget independent productions like Cellblock...
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R.I.P.: Herschell Gordon Lewis – Godfather of Gore, Part V: 1968-72
15 June 1929 — 26 September 2016"He seen somethin' different. And he done it."A seminal force in the world of trash filmmaking, he is considered the inventor of the modern gore film. (In theory, a...
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Soulkeeper (USA, 2001)
Just how far would you go to save humanity? If cheap-shit, shot-on-video movies can manage to make the viewer ruminate, ever so briefly, on an existential question of that sort, then the cheap-shit...
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Misc. Film Fun — Faux Trailer: Handjob Cabin (2014)
"You definitely shouldn't watch Handjob Cabin." Bennet Silverman Well, though Bennet Silverman wrote and directed this little faux trailer, we chose to ignore his advice 'cause in all truth we like to...
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Herschell Gordon Lewis – Godfather Of Gore, Part VI: 1973-98
15 June 1929 — 26 September 2016"He seen somethin' different. And he done it.A seminal force in the world of trash filmmaking, he is considered the inventor of the modern gore film. (In theory, a...
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Short Film: Der Fuehrer's Face (USA, 1942)
"Heil Hitler! Heil Hirohito! Heil Mussolini!"Donald DuckOriginally filmed as Donald Duck in Nutzi Land. Directed by Jack Kinney, the "German" oom-pah song, written by Oliver Wallace, is actually older...
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Naked Weapon (Hong Kong, 2002)
So many a film that we review positively or mildly positively here at A Wasted Life are preambled with the statement, "Check in your brain at the door." But since November, 2016, we have come to...
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