However and ironically, it will not be completely uncensored. The library is regularly updated with new titles for you to watch and enjoy. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking story of home entertainment following the introduction of the 1984 video recordings act. A life in dirty movies and my personal favourite, mike malloys wonderful eurocrime. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan. Video nasties 2 limited collectors edition 2014 dvd. In 2014 the documentary was followed by video nasties. With sian barber, martin barker, graham bright, lavinia carey. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6,666 dvd. The film tells the story of longtime married couple lena and tore, who need to deal with lenas sudden lost of biographical memory due to amnesia. The focus is on the eightytwo section 3 titles, those advised by the dpp not to be obscene, but still known to have been seized.
Draconian days 2014 12 out of 4 sequel to video nasties. In this standup special filmed in kansas city, comedian chris porter, an exfinalist on last comic standing, delivers his takes on drugs, growing old, womens fashion and his love for taco bell. While the early eighties era of the infamous video nasties had been covered before in countless documentaries, jake west gave probably the. Lost highway 1997, the sacrifice 1986, perfect blue 1997, the hourglass sanatorium 1973. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film. News item software freedom day in boston is a wealth for the commons. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Video violence 2 film video violence 2 01 january 1987. Films addressed by authors in their contributions to snuff.
She returns to the lost village of her ancestors hysterical, argumentative and unproductively rebellious. Video nasty is a colloquial term in the united kingdom to refer to a number of films distributed on video cassette that were criticised for their violent content by the press, social commentators and various religious organisations. For the best experience please update your browser. Dead girls three stories of horror connected through the pages of dead girls diaries. Draconian days, which covered the period from 1984 to 1989 after the introduction of the video recordings act 1984.
Draconian days is a brilliant, insightful and masterfully put together look at a troubling period of british history and its attitude to horror. Although the main documentary itself wasnt altered, a trailer collection on one of the bonus dvds was objected. Our mission is to curate informative and educational documentary films and to organise them in an accessible manner. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. Draconian days, which covered the period from 1984 to 1989 after the introduction of the video. Taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and videotape, wests documentary also reflects on the influence this peculiar era still exerts on us today. Draconian days add to watchlist prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film. Draconian days nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions section 3 list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside director jake wests brand new documentary video nasties.
The term was popularised by the national viewers and listeners association nvala in the uk in the early 1980s these video releases were not brought before. Draconian days, which focuses on the development of the bbfc under james ferman, how the horror community was affected by the increasingly litigious body and the. Anyway, i am proud to say this is the best looking cut of the movie on youtube, and. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title. How moral panic led to a mass ban of video nasties hollywood held back its biggest titles, and so an unregulated rental market was flooded with cheap. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more with this definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon one of the most extraordinary and. The london school of economics and political science the. Its a fascinating look at a period when, despite claiming to be a free country, we were ruled with an iron fist and films became a censored art form.
Following a scuffle, 20yearold koumba from france is sent back to the place where she was raised senegal. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking. Draconian days 2014 710 documentary on the rise and fall of anti video nasty censorship in the uk. In late 2014, i was considering buying a new surfboard. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. Shudder amcs streaming service for horror fans page 4. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the. Richard stallman logiciel libre, societe libre grenoble, france.
Jake west born 1972 is a british film director, known mostly for his horror films and for a series of documentaries looking at film censorship and interviewing wellknown directors, actors and industry figures. It was premiered at london frightfest in august 2010 and followed by a panel discussion which included producer marc morris and director jake west of nucleus films, professor martin barker and film director tobe hooper. Video nasties 2 is released to tiein with the establishment of the video recordings act. Now, four years later, theyre back with video nasties. For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions section 3 list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary video nasties. Draconian days and is scheduled for release in the uk on july 14th, 2014.
Video nasties draconian days the section 3 list al 2014. If downloading is available, you can download the video to two locations. The documentary was followed, in 2014 by video nasties. I am also grateful to press digest and seven days update. Streaming talk shudder amcs streaming service for horror fans i hope, they add more commentaries and special features. Horror dna tv film4 frightfest 2014 special october 2014 horror block unboxing the samurai till kleinert. Open to all tastes and only put off by blockbusters, if only because their advertisements are shoved down your throat rather than naturally cultivated. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more with this definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon one of the most extraordinary and scandalous eras in the history of british film. Reviewed in the united states on september 29, 2014.
After a short introduction, each film is discussed in turn by an expert, followed by the films trailer. Back in 2010, jake west and marc morris made video nasties. Now the mother of a toddler, she continues to come to terms with the two cultures. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Draconian day looks at james fermans time as head of the bbfc and the censorship rules he created. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6, 666 dvd. This is from a bootleg of the official foreign release for ntsc players.
Accompanying these two documentaries were trailer compilations video nasties. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd. The documentary takes a quick look at the events covered in the first film as the bbfc tried to list certain movies as being too nasty to be on video shelves. He has written and produced two documentaries on the video nasties phenomenon and, for nucleus films, curates the dvd series grindhouse trailer classics.
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