Comedy movie comparisons on staff help contact search. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of anarchy music. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Video nasties censorship and moral panic in the eighties. Youtube just censored a video criticizing censorship.
The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. Aug 30, 2010 the highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. The new severin films threedisc set, video nasties. There is no denying the key role filmmaker jake wests initial chapter, video nasties. The eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. The implementation of the video recording act imposed a stricter code of censorship on videos than was required for cinema release. To set a reading intention, click through to any list item, and look for the panel on the left hand side. This was in the very early days of video, when distribution of movies on vhs was unregulated, and the new medium could be found in almost every small local corner shop. A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restr. For the first time ever on dvd, trailers to all 72 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions are featured with specially filmed intros for each title in a lavish threedisc collectors edition boxset, alongside a brand new documentary video nasties. Moral panic, censorship videotape dvd, 2014, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay.
The video nasty moral panic the events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as constituting a moral panic. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, jake west presents a followup which may lack the full impact of his original dissection of the hysteria which gripped margaret thatchers britain in the early 1980s, but is nonetheless a fascinating examination of the social and political consequences of the passage of the video. The definitive guide is one of the most aptly named sets to have come out in the past five years. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last. If anything, the evil dead is graphic compared to some of them. Jun 16, 2015 the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape directed by jake doghouse west and produced by marc morris features interviews with filmmakers neil marshall the descent, doomsday, christopher smith severance, black death and mp graham bright as well as rare archive footage. The term was popularised by the national viewers and listeners association nvala in the uk in the early 1980s. Film censorship is carried out by various countries to differing degrees, sometimes as a result of powerful or relentless lobbying by organizations or individuals. Aresa, bmg rights management, warner chappell, bmi broadcast music inc. 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. Tracking the rise of moral panic in britain during the 1980s, and the subsequent banning of 72 video nasties, jake west provides an essential insight into the political and. A lot of the video nasties are pretty tame when you watch them nowadays, and you wonder what the fuss was about. Amazons porn censorship is inconsistent and unfair.
A documentary features interviews with filmmakers neil marshall the descent, doomsday. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. The events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as constituting a moral panic. As the entertainment industry grew with the popularity of silent films. Jan 29, 2018 video nasties is a term associated with a period of panic and censorship in the uk during the rise of popularity of the video cassette. Oct 08, 2014 five years after making the excellent documentary video nasties. The definitive guide, is essentially all special features, with jake wests 2010 documentary video nasties. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above. 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. The furor created by the moral crusade against video nasties led to the introduction of the uks video recordings act 1984 which imposed a stricter code of censorship on videos than was required. A perfect follow up to the first, draconian days masterfully chronicles the insane censorship and moral panic following the video nasties and the video recording act 1984.
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. A list of films that were censored and banned that now wear. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. Doghouse director jake west returns to the nascent days of videotape for this incisive examination of the video nasty furore of the early. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, a 2010 documentary directed by jake.
The definitive guide presents the 73minute video nasties. Youtube just censored another one of prager universitys educational videos, and this time youtube went after one criticizing censorship. Since the very first clip of moving pictures was developed, there have also been cases of bizarre film and tv censorship. In march 1982, distributor go video sent a copy of its release cannibal holocaust, along with a faux outraged letter, to the moral crusader mary whitehouse. Aug 15, 2019 this era of censorship, moral panic and the brainwashing of the general public became known as the video nasty era, and looking back it seems even more ridiculous now than it must have done to many film fans back in the eighties when it was introduced. 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. However, with the exception of critcher 2003 these events have never actually been analysed in the light of moral panic theory, and this article attempts this task in much greater detail than critcher, whose concerns go beyond this particular panic about. This documentary was fascinating, interviews people from all sides of the video nasty debates and shows a clear passion for the horror material. Videotape documentary, director jake west and producer marc morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 video recordings act. Several major studio productions were banned on video, as they fell within the scope of legislation designed to control the distribution of video nasties. This is the story covered by the fantastic documentary video nasties. A lot of the video nasties wouldve been forgotten by now if they werent on the list. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980. News about movie censorship and comparisons of alternate versions movies, comics, series, games and more.