There may be a lot of people that outside of his high profile film and TV adaptations know little of what Phillip K. Dick was all about. I couldn't say it better than his introductory paragraph on Wikipedia. So, here it is in full... Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #3 Philip K. Dick
Today's 12 of the Best list celebrates the life and extraordinary career of Christopher Plummer, who has sadly passed away aged 91. Born in Toronto in 1929, he moved to New York to study acting in his early 20s, fast becoming a star on Broadway following his stage debut in 1954. He graduated to movies … Continue reading 12 of the Best… Christopher Plummer Films
The second in the series of films you would recommend to a visiting alien species in order to explain humanity. This is an effort to try and engage followers of The Wasteland a little more, both via WordPress on the actual page and through the instagram account thewasteland.art.blog If you have an idea which film … Continue reading Alien Rec’s No.2
For the second alumni inducted into The Wasteland's new Hall of Fame, I wanted to have as much of a contrast to my first pick as possible. Therefore I have chosen a musician, who is a singer songwriter of extraordinary range, who is British and a woman. The Wasteland Hall of Fame #2 is the … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #2 Kate Bush
A new feature on The Wasteland - Each Monday I will induct a new person into the Hall of Fame and give a concise explanation of why they deserve their place in the pantheon of cultural media legends. It is not restricted to actors or movies, it could be a musician, an artist an author, … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #1 Jack Nicholson
Yes, Sunday 24th January 2021 marks the 100th post on this iteration of The Wasteland! This is it - this is the 100th post - ironic and post modern or what!?It has taken just over a year to do so, which makes it a 2 post average a week, and that includes periods during lockdown … Continue reading 100th Post
As the owner of an Amazon Fire stick for a few years now, I would say it is my main & best source of watching films and TV. I have always found there is a mine of quality in the back catalogue of Amazon Prime that doesn't exist on Netflix, or others, for a very … Continue reading 12 of the Best… Vintage BFI Movies
Welcome to the second in a series of collected reviews for films I either expected more of and felt disappointed by, or films I watched against my better judgement, suspecting they would be no good all along. For clarification and in full disclosure I did not actually watch all 3 as a triple bill - … Continue reading Bad Movie Triple Bill #2
Look what I found! http://kbswasteland.blogspot.com http://kirkswasteland.blogspot.com These are the archives of The Wasteland when it first began - there are literally hundreds of posts to go back and read if so inclined. If nothing else it gives a fascinating glance at the state of pop culture in those days. Hats off to Blogger that they … Continue reading The Old Wastelands
They can't all be good can they? Usually your heart tells you going in that the next 2 hours of your life is going to drag. But, even the weakest, laziest, most derivative popcorn fare has something that can be salvaged as a positive. Here then are three recent films I watched that disappointed in … Continue reading Bad Movie Triple Bill #1
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