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Reform School Girls is a 2017 Canada hardcore lesbian film by Dana Vespoli
Starring Harley Jade, Sinn Sage and Charlotte Cross

Cut by the BBFC for an R18 release in 2017 and cut again for a softcore 18 release in 2023 because of BBFC sensitivities over a title mentioning school girls.

Hardcore Version

uncut run: 110m pal: 106m		Worldwide: Hardcore Version: uncut for Sweethearts worldwide VoD at Hot Movies titled Reform School Girls
compulsory cuts cut: 17s run: 109:59s pal: 105:35s		UK: Hardcore Version: BBFC R18 rated for strong images of real sex after 17s of BBFC compulsory cuts for: 2017 Simply Pleasure video titled Reform School Girls The BBFC commented: Cuts required to remove abusive and potentially harmful dialogue encouraging breath restriction.

Softcore Version

cut: 15m run: 95:11s pal: 91:23s

UK: Softcore Version: BBFC 18 rated for strong sex, nudity for strong sex, nudity after further BBFC cuts: 2023 Salvation Films Blu-ray (rated 09/06/2023) titled Borstal Bitches The BBFC commented: This work had compulsory cuts made. Cuts were required to remove a title that encourages an interest in underage sexual activity.

The Big Boss is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film by Wei Lo.
With Bruce Lee, Maria Yi and James Tien.

Cut by the BBFC for cinema release and VHS. The cuts were waived in 2000, but not all DVD releases have used the uncut version. A longer Mandarin Cut resurfaced in 2023 with lost scenes, for example, the infamous saw in the head or Lee's second visit to the brothel.

Summary Review: Broken Oath of Non-Violence

A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.

As one might expect, the whole movie is an excuse to show off Bruce Lee's moves, and they do a great job with it. There's not much in the way of an actual plot. They get straight down to the martial arts. Probably Bruce's most violent and bloody film.

Mandarin Cut

Mandarin Cut run: 110:26s pal: 106:01s		UK: The Mandarin Cut: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images, nudity, sexual threat: 2023 cinema release (rated 25/05/2023) UK: The Mandarin Cut: BBFC details not yet published for: 2023 Arrow R0 4K Blu-ray
Mandarin Cut run: 105:31s pal: 101:18s	banned	Australia: A longer version was banned from cinema release in Australia in 1973 Thanks to Philip Rumour is that in the early 70s a Mandarin language print was shown of a cut of the movie which was 5-10 minutes longer than the version widely distributed. How much of this is due to extra scenes or due to the fps rate of the print I couldn't find out. Legend has it that there are extra scenes not available in the theatrical version, possibly some that have already surfaced on DVD such as the second visit to brothel etc, but most excitingly the uncut version of the icehouse / saw through the head scene. Also apparently the violence in the movie was tamed prior to the general release of the film. Only one print of this version is known to exist, but the owner has so far refused to distribute or sell the reels.

Standard Version

uncut run: 99:58s pal: 95:58s		UK: Passed 18 with previous cuts waived for: 2015 Mediumrare RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon 2012 Cine-Asia Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2006 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD 2003 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD 2000 Medusa/E1 R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2020 The Criterion Collection Bruce Lee Greatest Hits RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2016 Shout! Factory (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Fists of Fury 2014 Shout! Factory Bruce Lee Premiere Collection RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2013 Shout! Factory RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo via UK Amazon and at US Amazon This version is described as: 1983 Golden Harvest Version. See cuts details at DVDcompare.com . Popular Version as it is widely distributed internationally. See pictorial version details at movie-censorship.com :
cut		US: Cut and MPAA R rated From IMDb: When the film was released in the United States, the death of Hsiao Mi, The Boss, was cut down to him simply being stabbed in the chest with a knife in order to receive an R rating. The original version of his death, which not only shows an explicit close-up of the knife in his chest but Cheng Chao-an's fingers piercing his rib cage and blood flowing from under his shirt, would have given the film an X rating. This scene has since been restored for the Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection DVD released by Fox, and the Shout Factory DVD/Bluray releases.
cut cut: 8s run: 98:22s pal: 94:26s		UK: Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for: 2005 Universal R2 DVD 1986 Rank VHS 1974 cinema release. From IMDb: Heavy edits to the chain fight removed shots of ice picks and knives being thrown into chests kicks and blows during fight scenes.

Beau Is Afraid is a 2023 Canada/Finland/US comedy horror drama by Ari Aster
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey and Amy Ryan

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Update: Thanks to Ben:

I saw the film at an early/preview screening in the UK with a BBFC 15 black card etc. It seems uncut to me. All the following possible cut scenes in your entry were included on-screen.

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• drinking paint

• building-jump suicide (implied - it cuts straight to the aftermath of a corpse - seems a directing choice though)

• extended/strong sex scene with a decent amount of nudity

• 3 uses of cunt

The extra 50s could be distributor logos - given all the above, the UK version seems uncut.

Thanks to Scott:

The IFCO have passed the film with a running time of 178m 52s, practically the same as the NZ OFLC's 178m 50s. The BBFC have it at 178m 2s. It almost certainly is cut. The BBFC's website still doesn't list any cuts, however this could be a similar case to The Invisible Man in 2020 where cuts info was only added to the site once the film had been released.

US parental guide sites mention that the film contains several suicide scenes, including someone drinking paint and another person jumping from a building, with their head smashing open upon landing - the BBFC don't mention suicide at all in their short insight, so quite possibly this is what's been cut. The sex scene responsible for the Aussie R18+ sounds quite strong too, yet the BBFC have buried the mention of it in the middle of their short insight, so this is another candidate for cuts. Additionally, the film apparently contains several uses of the c-word, however the BBFC haven't mentioned very strong language in the short insight - it could be that they didn't have space for the phrase very strong given how much else is listed, which previously happened with Promising Young Woman, although this is very rare.

When the BBFC publishes its extended insight the situation will become clearer, but at the moment this looks to be a proper 90-style hack job, cut to bits for no reason. If it really is missing almost a minute I won't be wasting my time seeing it.

Versions

uncut run: 178:52s pal: 171:43s	Ireland	Ireland: A longer version has been passed 16 uncut for Strong violence and language throughout. Graphic injury detail portrayed. Some explicit scenes of a sexual nature. Use of illicit and legal drug and impact portrayed. 2023 cinema release
short version run: 178:02s pal: 170:55s		UK: Passed 15 for strong threat, violence, sex, drug misuse, language, nudity, injury detail: 2023 cinema release

On Deadly Ground is a 1994 US action film by Steven Seagal.
With Steven Seagal, Michael Caine and Joan Chen.

The BBFC inflicted significant category cuts for a 15 rating to all UK releases to date. Uncut in the US.

Summary Notes

Mystical martial artist/environmental agent takes on a ruthless oil corporation.

Cutting Edge

Steven Seagal: The Complete Cuts

Versions

uncut run: 101m pal: 97m		US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 1999 Warner R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon From Graeme, May 2013: A couple of weeks ago on ITV4 the film was shown in its uncut version. This signals that the film would now be passed uncut by the BBFC if submitted again
category cuts cut: 1:09s run: 100:21s pal: 96:20s		UK: Passed 15 after substantial BBFC cuts for: 2010 Warner R2 DVD 2000 Warner R2 DVD 1994 Warner VHS 1994 cinema release The BBFC cuts summary: Rumble in the Bar has been cut in several places to remove a head being slammed into a jukebox, two kicks to the groin, a wrist snap, and arm break. A torture sequence has been greatly reduced. We no longer see a pipe cutter being used on a man's leg. The raid on the wilderness cabin has lost a few violent moments: a bullet impact/blood spurt as a thug is dispatched with a shotgun, a thug being clubbed with a piece of ivory. A women crashes her car into an oil tanker causing it to explode: we no longer see her - dazed and bloodied - struggling to get out. A beating of a henchman as Seagal breaks into the oil refinery has been cut to remove him breaking an arm and kicks to the chest. The stand-off between Seagal and a group of hired thugs has been toned down: two blows to the head with a piece of lead pipe have cut, a close-up of a knife protruding from a face has been trimmed. Thanks to Scott. The detailed BBFC cuts list reads Reel 1 - Reduce violence by hero in bar room brawl, as follows: Remove sight of man's head smashing through jukebox, resuming on reaction shot of two men looking down (sound of breaking glass to be laid over reaction shot) Remove sight of hero kicking black man in crotch and flooring him Remove crunching sound of man's arm being broken as he is thrown to ground After the line "Don't go fucking with the oil workers" remove sight of first man's arm being broken and second man being kicked in crotch and falling back Remove all sight of man in green shirt having arm broken and then being turned and thrown through window with two shots of window smash Reel 2 In torture sequence, after breaking of second finger, reduce old man's screaming face and remove entire scene suggesting amputation of genitals with pipe cutter, resuming on old man's final scream as camera tilts up to window (merging sound of screams) Reel 4 In shoot-out in cabin, remove bloody impact shot as man is hit in crotch by bullet fired up through floor Remove sight of hero hitting man in green jacket across face with tusk In final battle in refinery, after hero tapes large Coke bottle around barrel of handgun, remove personalising of violence by cutting close-up of victim's face as he walks to door before being shot (sound of gun to be dubbed over rear view of man being shot) Reduce violence in struggle between hero and long-haired man by removing impact against wall, kick to face and kick to stomach, removing all sounds of bones breaking in remaining struggle Reel 5 When vehicle crashes into helicopter, remove emphasis on woman driver's terror as she fails to escape before petrol ignites After man shouts "Get the fuck out of here!" as hero ignites petrol, remove shot of men being incinerated, retaining only wide shots of refinery bursting into flames After man with hat is floored, remove shot of downwards blow with pipe onto face and following slow-motion shot of another man being floored by sideways blow with pipe Remove shot of stabbed face being slammed against wall so that knife emerges through back of head The cuts were decided by James Ferman himself.

Death Of A Gunfighter is a 1969 US western by Don Siegel, Robert Totten
Starring Richard Widmark, Lena Horne and Carroll O'Connor

The film was released at the cinema as 'A' rated after cuts in 1968. Home video releases of 2017 and 2022 are rated 12 uncut.

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence:

• 2023 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th February 2023

Promotional Material

Starring Hollywood legends Richard Widmark (Madigan) and Lena Horne (Stormy Weather) -- the latter in her first dramatic role -- Death of a Gunfighter is an elegiac tale of the last days of the Old West.

In Cottonwood Springs, Marshal Frank Patch kills a man in self defence. The town council, wishing to move away from frontier justice and into the modern world, decide that it's time for Patch to retire. Patch refuses, but with the dead man'€s son swearing revenge, and the council refusing to take no for an answer, he senses his time might be up.

Based on a novel by Lewis B Patten, the film made history when, due to director Robert Totten'€s late replacement with Don Siegel (The Lineup, Charley Varrick), the pseudonym 'Allen Smithee'€ was born, prompting critics to praise Smithee's debut!"

Extras INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

High Definition remaster

Original mono audio
Audio commentary with screenwriter and novelist C Courtney Joyner and film historian Henry Parke (2023)
Neil Sinyard on 'Death of a Gunfighter'€ (2023): appreciation by the film historian
Richard Dyer on Lena Horne (2023): the author of Stars considers the career of the actor, singer and activist
Off the Highway (1962): rare short film starring Richard Widmark, made by students of USC's Cinema Department under the supervision of Fred Zinnemann
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay by Paul Duane, an archival interview with Lena Horne, a contemporary article on 'Allen Smithee'€, an extract from Don Siegel'€s autobiography, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
Extras subject to change

Filofax (aka Taking Care of Business) is a 1990 US comedy by Arthur Hiller
Starring Jim Belushi, Charles Grodin and Anne De Salvo

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12 rated cinema release in 1991. UK video releases are uncut with a 15 rating. US releases are uncut and MPAA R rated.

Summary Notes

An uptight advertising exec' has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

Versions

uncut run: 107:56s pal: 103:37s		UK: Passed 15 uncut: 2004 Walt Disney R2 DVD titled Taking Care Of Business at UK Amazon #ad 2004 Walt Disney Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad 1991 Buena Vista VHS
category cuts cut: 22s run: 108m pal: 104m		UK: Passed 12 after 22s of BBFC category cuts for language:: 1990 cinema release titled Filofax Thanks to Vince. The BBFC cuts list reads: Reel 1 - Remove line "Shut the fuck up!" by black prisoner during baseball game in prison yard. Reel 2 - As Jimmy enters opulent mansion remove "I'm on fucking 'Dynasty'!" Reel 3 - Remove line "I got a great fucking job, don't I?" by Jimmy to men in tennis gear. After white-suited Jimmy admires himself in mirror remove "Fucking A, man!"