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R.I.P.: Alexandra Bastedo, Part III
(9 March 1946 —12 January 2014)The mostly forgotten (outside of the Commonwealth) 60s' sex symbol Alexandra Bastedo, a "devoted animal rights activist" and vegetarian, died in January of cancer....
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Short Film: Death of a Bullet (1979)
This month's Short Film of the MonthDeath of a Bullet, by Jimmy T. Murakami, who died this month on February 16 at the age of 80. The painting above is a self-portrait of his, and his short below is...
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The Iron Rose (France, 1973)
Aka La Rose de Fer. The movie opens with a typically intriguing 70s babe (Françoise Pascal, also found in Vernon Sewell's Burke & Hare [1972 / trailer] and Pete Walker's School for Sex [1969 /...
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The Monster Maker (USA, 1944)
A Scene from The Monster Maker:"Sam Newfield" (6 December 1899 — 10 November 1964) is hardly a name that rings a bell when talking about directors of years gone by, though one or two might remember...
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R.I.P.: Harry Reems, Part VII (1986-2013)
27 August 1947 — 19 March 2013Harry remembered:A year ago today, Harry Reems died. High time to finish our career review. Most of the following films are not really of the type that interest us (much...
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Bad Moon (USA, 1996)
The book is supposed to be better, but then, everyone always says that anyway. One thing for sure, though, is that this Bad Moon is a film probably better suited for dog lovers than horror fans,...
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Short Film: Hunger (Canada, 1974)
GIF courtesy of Network Awesome's tumbler. Once again, Boing Boing leads us straight to a blast from our past. We don't remember how old we were or where we saw it — and, indeed, we never actually saw...
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R.I.P.: Harry H. Novak
January 12, 1928 — March 26, 2014Harry H. Novak, alongside David F Friedman (24 December 1923 — 14 February 2011) one of the great (s)exploitation kings of the last half of the 20th century, died 26...
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R.I.P.: Kate O'Mara
10 August 1939 — 30 March 2014The English actress Kate O'Mara is dead. For us here at A Wasted Life, she was one of our favorite actresses from the Golden Age of English Gothic Cleavage, despite the...
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Disaster (USA, 2005)
German Trailer:Ah, the genre of disaster films! They've been around since the silent era, the earliest possibly being the British short film by James Williamson's Fire! (1901 / film), which was...
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R.I.P.: Kate O'Mara, Part II
The English actress Kate O'Mara (10 August 1939 — 30 March 2014) is dead. For us here at A Wasted Life, she was one of our favorite actresses from the Golden Age of English Gothic Cleavage, despite the...
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Short Film: Nightmare at Elm Manor (Great Britain, 1961 or 63)
Nothing like a well-made, enjoyable nudie cutie! How we love them! And that is exactly what this extraordinary short film here is: a top notch, quality example of a "horror" nudie-cutie from over 50...
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I Bury the Living (USA, 1958)
Trailer:We all have to start somewhere, and here is almost where B-movie producer and director Albert Band (7 May 1924 — 14 June 2002) began: I Bury the Living was his second directorial effort, a...
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Lost in Space (USA, 1998)
A remake that works better now 16 years after its initial release than when it first came out.When viewed as a kiddy film, which it actually is, Lost in Space does become a bit more enjoyable, but...
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R.I.P.: Harry H. Novak, Part II – 1956 to 1964
12 January 1928 — 26 March 2014"When I was a kid, my Daddy told me, 'There's a buyer for everything.' And I lived to find out that he was right."Harry H. NovakHarry H. Novak, alongside David F...
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Short Film: King Star King (USA 2013)
Naw, no one's paid us to make this oddity our Short Film of the Month— we doubt enough people watch our choices that it would be worth it for anyone to do so — but this time around we're presenting a...
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The Brides of Dracula (Great Britain, 1960)
(Spoilers.) We are not impressed. The second of the three Dracula movies made by Terence Fisher for Hammer, The Brides of Dracula is also the second of a grand total of eight Hammer productions...
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The Wig / Gabal (Korea, 2005)
The cover of our German release DVD has a Circe-call like the best that any exploitation distributor could hope to achieve: the back of a hairless, bloodied scalp, two halves sewn together, with a...
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Harry H. Novak, Part III: 1965 – 1966
12 January 1928 — 26 March 2014"When I was a kid, my Daddy told me, 'There's a buyer for everything.' And I lived to find out that he was right."Harry H. NovakHarry H. Novak, alongside David F Friedman...
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Swamp Thing (USA, 1982)
(Spoilers) Way back in July 1971, in issue #92 of House of Secrets, DC Comics' less popular of two supernatural publications (the other being House of Mystery), writer Len Wein and artist Berni...
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