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Brides Brides is a 2025 UK drama by Nadia Fall
Starring Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar and Yusra Warsama
 There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship, and belonging run away from their lives in the UK with a dangerous plan of travelling to Syria.
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- 2025 Vue Entertainment cinema release (rated 20/08/2025)
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threat, mature themes including discrimination, domestic abuse and extremism:
- 2025 Vue Cinemas cinema release (2025 rated 29/08/2025)
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The Conjuring: Last Rites The Conjuring: Last Rites is a 2025 US/UK horror mystery thriller by Michael Chaves
Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and Ben Hardy
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
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- 2025 Warner Bros Entertainment UK cinema release (rated 21/08/2025)
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- 2025 Universal Pictures International cinema release (rated 21/08/2025)
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- 2025 release (rated 13/08/2025)
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some graphic injury detail, depictions of demonic procession and suicide, jump scares with sustained supernatural threat:
- 2025 Warner cinema release (2025 rated 06/08/2025)
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The Cut The Cut is a 2024 UK/US thriller by Sean Ellis
Starring Caitríona Balfe, Orlando Bloom and John Turturro
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A retired boxer returns to the ring for one last shot at the title but only if he can make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas he embarks on an intensive and illegal
weight cut program with an unscrupulous trainer.
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self-harm:
- 2025 Altitude Film cinema release (rated 19/08/2025)
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language and drug abuse:
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Goldeneye Goldeneye is a 1995 UK/US film by Martin Campbell
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean and Izabella Scorupco
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for the International Version and further cut by the BBFC for 12 rated cinema release, VHS and DVDs until 2003. The BBFC home video cuts have been waived since 2006 for 15 rated video and cinema releases. The International Version in the best available
and is now the current version in the US and UK. Summary Notes Years after a friend and fellow 00 agent is killed on a joint mission, a Russian crime syndicate steals a secret space-based
weapons program known as "GoldenEye" and James Bond has to stop them from using it.
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- 2025 Park Circus cinema release (rated 22/08/2025)
UK: The Ultimate Edition/International Version was passed 15 for strong violence with the previos 2001 UK Specific cuts waived for
- 2013 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
- 2012 MGM RB
Blu-ray [Bond 50 Collection] at UK Amazon
- 2012 MGM R2
DVD [22 Film Collection] at UK Amazon
- 2008 MGM R2 DVD
at UK Amazon
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US: The International Version is MPAA PG-13 rated for:
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International version without the UK specific cuts was submitted, but the BBFC asked for the UK specific 13s of cuts to be re-applied for:
- 2003 MGM Special Edition DVD
- 2001 MGM R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
- Company was asked to make seven compulsory cuts to scenes of violence as per the previously released 1996 12-rated version
The other cuts were applied slightly differently and more noticeably for
- A head butt was cut at Xenia's "wait your turn" line to Natalya
- Five Alex Trevelyan head butts against Bond were deleted during the antenna room cradle fight. One return headbutt by Bond was also deleted.
Thanks to Joel: Box set DVD extras include a documentary looking at this history of Bond. When it came to an interview with Famke Janssen about her character Xenia, one of the scenes shown was this exact same scene in it's UNCUT format. |
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version was passed 12 after BBFC and MPAA advised cuts were implemented prior to submission for:
- 1996 Warner VHS
- 1995 cinema release
See the full story of censor cuts to GoldenEye in the article Rough Treatment by Gavin Salkeld:
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rough cut was shown to the BBFC and MPAA. This resulted in a set of International version cuts that were common to the concerns of both censors. These cuts have become common to all releases of GoldenEye and look unlikely to ever be reversed. The cuts
were:
- During the pre-credit sequence, when 006 is shot, originally one clearly saw the impact to the head, but this has now been deleted
- The sex scene with Xenia making out with the admiral and eventually suffocating him has been much reduced.
- Bond's rabbit punch on Xenia during a car ride was moved offscreen
- The Severnaya hijack sequence was also cut with numerous shots removed of the workers being gunned down by Xenia.
- Furthermore, Xenia's death was also toned
down; originally her body was seen writhing against the tree for longer, before her back breaks with a crack and she slumps dead. The slump, sans sound effect, is all that remains.
- When Trevelyan turns over after falling from the dish, the shot
showing his bloodied face and a trickle of blood running oozing from his mouth was shortened.
UK Specific Cuts In addition to the International Version cuts, additional cuts were made that were specific to the UK release
- Towards the end of the film, as Xenia attempts to crush Bond, her headbutt to Natalya was removed when the latter tried to free Bond. In fact, the entire episode of Natalya swinging a log at Xenia, Xenia grabbing it and telling Natalya to Wait for
your turn before headbutting her was removed.
- All head butts were removed from the climatic Bond vs Trevelyan fight around the antenna room and cradle. This included attempted head butts that failed to hit their target. In addition, the
contact sound effects throughout the fight were toned down.
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Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough is a 2025 UK biography by Paul Sng
Starring Irvine Welsh, Liam Neeson and Stephen Graham
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A dynamic portrait of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh explores his creative journey through DJing, drug experiences, and literary work, offering intimate insights into the
controversial author's multifaceted world.
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- 2025 Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment cinema release (rated 19/08/2025)
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Starring Audrey Lamy, François Cluzet and Chantal Neuwirth
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, Cathy accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her
passion for cuisine starts to change children's lives.
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- 2025 Tull Stories cinema release (rated 20/08/2025)
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K-Pop: Demon Hunters K-Pop: Demon Hunters is a 2025 US comedy animation by Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang
Starring Lee Byung-hun, Daniel Dae Kim and Ji-young Yoo
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters.
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- 2025 Netflix cinema release (rated 21/08/2025) titled KPop Demon Hunters A Sing-Along Event
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Signs of Life Signs of Life is a 2025 UK drama by Joseph Millson
Starring Sharon Duce, Sarah-Jane Potts and Simon Shorten
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Anne attempts to shift her outlook by taking herself on holiday. But on arrival she is met with danger. A chance encounter with another traveller offers an unexpected
solution, which could heal or crumble their lives completely.
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- 2025 Bulldog Film cinema release (rated 22/08/2025)
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Altered States Altered States is a 1980 US Sci-Fi horror thriller by Ken Russell
Starring William Hurt, Blair Brown and Bob Balaban
There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the film was previously 18 rated
Summary Notes A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.
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- 2025 Spirit Entertainment Blu-ray (rated 22/08/2025)
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Armored Armored is a 2024 Action Film by Justin Routt
Starring Jason Patric, Sylvester Stallone and Josh Wiggins
There are no censorship issues with this
release BBFC Notes In this action film, a father and son become trapped inside an armoured vehicle after encountering a team of robbers who are after the money inside it.
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Promotional Material A father and son working as security guards for an armored truck company, tasked with delivering a suspicious package, encounter a team of would-be robbers on the road. Trapped on
a bridge after surviving a violent ambush, the pair discover the value of their cargo, joining forces to outgun and outwit their attackers to ensure their survival. An action-packed thriller starring Academy Award-nominee Sylvester
Stallone, esteemed stage, TV, and film actor Jason Patric (Narc, The Lost Boys), and Dash Mihok (Romeo + Juliet, Wildflower).
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A History Of Violence A History Of Violence is a 2005 US/Canada/UK/Germany action thriller by David Cronenberg
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Ed Harris
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in the US for an MPAA R rating. Distributed uncut in the rest of the world. The film was also cut in India and the Philippines Summary Notes A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero
through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
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- Viggo Mortensen breaks the nose of a bad guy. The US version shows the guy on the ground with blood dribbling down his face. In the International Version, the dribble is a gush.
- Viggo Mortensen stomps on the throat of one of the bad guys.
The US Version has muted the crunching sound of the neck breaking and shows the guy with blood in his mouth. The International Version includes the neck breaking sound and has the guy coughing and choking on the blood in his mouth.
Director Cronenberg said that in two scenes, the Canadian and international DVD releases will have just a little more blood than the U.S. version, which had to satisfy the MPAA ratings people. I defy anybody to
see the differences. I can't see them, even though I know if you go frame by frame you will. But they're so quick. See pictorial cuts details
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Promotional Material In David Cronenbergs subtly provocative film, one of his most celebrated, all is not as it initially seems. In his first of many collaborations with the director, Viggo Mortensen
delivers a highly nuanced performance as Tom Stall, a small-town husband and father who is hailed as a hero when he kills the would-be perpetrators of a violent robbery. But how did this ordinary family man dispatch them with such skill? Working with an
exceptional cast that also includes Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt, Cronenberg slyly deconstructs the mythos of the American action hero, posing elemental questions about identity, human nature, and the violence that we both abhor and cant look
away from.
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Starring Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.
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- 2025 Studio Canal Blu-ray (rated 20/08/2025)
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The Shrouds The Shrouds is a 2024 Canada/France Sci-Fi horror thriller by David Cronenberg
Starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.
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themes and unsettling imagery:
- 2025 Vertigo cinema release (2025 rated 06/06/2025)
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Promotional Material The multi-award winning, BAFTA-nominated ""King of Venereal Horror' David Cronenberg (Crash, The Fly, Dead Ringers), leads viewers through a fascinating exploration of the modern
overlap between advanced technology and death. In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Cassel) has developed a new technology that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of
loved one's dead and buried in the earth. While Karsh is still reeling from the loss of his wife (Kruger) from cancer, a spate of vandalized graves utilizing his ""Shroud"" technology begins to put his enterprise at risk, leading him to uncover a
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Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert is a 2025 Australia/US music documentary by Baz Luhrmann
Starring Elvis Presley
Rated PG-13 for smoking and some language.
NEON Summary Notes Follows Elvis Presley, featuring never-before-seen footage and recordings.
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Midwinter Break Midwinter Break is a 2026 Netherlands/UK drama by Polly Findlay
Starring Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds and Julie Lamberton
Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving alcoholism, some strong language, bloody images and suggestive material.
Focus Features LLC Summary Notes A longtime couple take a life-changing trip to Amsterdam.
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One Mile: Chapter One One Mile: Chapter One is a 2026 US action adventure thriller by Adam Davidson
Starring Ryan Phillippe, Amélie Hoeferle and Sara Canning
Rated R for strong violence, and language.
Paramount Pictures Corporation Summary Notes An ex-special forces operative goes off-the-grid when his daughter is kidnapped by a violent community. Alone and outnumbered, he's
forced to use every skill he has to track them down, take them apart, and bring his daughter home.
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Mile: Chapter Two One Mile: Chapter Two is a 2026 US action thriller by Adam Davidson
Starring Ryan Phillippe, Amélie Hoeferle and Sara Canning
Rated R for violence and language.
Paramount Pictures Corporation Summary Notes A former special forces operative is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his
daughter, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his every move.
| | Preschool Preschool is a 2025 US/UK comedy by Josh Duhamel
Starring Josh Duhamel, Antonia Thomas and James Cosmo
Rated PG-13 for some language, suggestive material and violence. Paramount Pictures Corporation Summary Notes
Two determined fathers engage in a comical battle to enroll their kids in an elite preschool, escalating into an absurd competition with unexpected results. | |
Primate Primate is a 2025 US/UK/Canada/Australia horror by Johannes Roberts
Starring Johnny Sequoyah, Jess Alexander and Troy Kotsur
Rated R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use.
Paramount Pictures Corporation Summary Notes A group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 Japan/US comedy animation by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black
Rated PG for action, mild violence and rude humor.
Universal Studios Summary Notes Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom.
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Vampires of the Velvet Lounge Vampires of the Velvet Lounge is a 2026 US comedy horror by Adam Sherman
Starring Mena Suvari, Dichen Lachman and Sarah Dumont
Rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, language and brief nudity.
Strand Releasing Summary Notes A coven of vampires is hunting on dating apps where they meet vampire hunters and schedule dates. The nights that unfold are action-packed modern
horror madness.
| | Whistle Whistle is a 2025 Canada/Ireland monster horror by Corin Hardy
Starring Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse and Percy Hynes White
Rated R for strong violent content, gore, drug content and language. NOTE: EDITED FOR RE-RATE. CONTENT IS DIFFERENT FROM R RATED VERSION, BULLETIN #2891 (6/25/2025). CHANGE IN RATING DESCRIPTOR ONLY. ONLY THIS EDITED VERSION
IS RATED. Independent Film Company Summary Notes A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the
whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.
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Studios | Atropia Rated R for language and sexual material. Vertical Entertainment, LLC | |
Ernie and Emma Ernie and Emma is a 2026 US comedy by Bruce Campbell
Starring Bruce Campbell, Cerina Vincent and Robin McAlpine
Rated R for language and some drug use.
Ernie And Emma LLC - [Production Co.] Summary Notes Widowed pear salesman Ernie Tyler travels to scatter his wife's ashes in places she specified, each location stirring memories
that help him process their marriage, his work life, and his future.
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Forbidden Fruits Forbidden Fruits is a 2026 US satire by Meredith Alloway
Starring Lili Reinhart, Jordan Duarte and Victoria Pedretti
Rated R for strong violent content/gore, sexual content, nudity, language and brief drug use.
Independent Film Company Summary Notes At a mall store, Apple leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig. New hire Pumpkin questions their sisterhood, forcing them to
confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.
| Refuge Rated R for some strong violence, pervasive language, and sexual references. Saban Films LLC | |
Return To Silent Hill Return To Silent Hill is a 2026 UK/Serbia/Germany monster horror drama by Christophe Gans
Starring Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson and Ljiljana Velimirov
Rated R for bloody violent content, language and brief drug use.
Cineverse Entertainment Corp. Summary Notes When a man receives a mysterious letter from his lost love, he is drawn to Silent Hill, a once familiar town now consumed by darkness.
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Sheep Detectives Sheep Detectives is a 2026 Ireland/UK/Germany/US comedy mystery by Kyle Balda
Starring Bryan Cranston, Emma Thompson and Nicholas Galitzine
Rated PG for thematic material, some violent content and brief language.
Amazon MGM Studios Summary Notes Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it
was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.
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Tafiti Across the Desert Tafiti Across the Desert is a 2025 Germany animation by Timo Berg, Nina Wels
Starring Cosima Henman, Steve Hudson and Jeremiah Costello
Rated PG for action/peril and mild language.
Blue Fox Entertainment Summary Notes Tafiti, a young meerkat, initially rejects friendship with Bristles, a bush pig. When his grandpa is bitten by a snake Tafiti sets off to find
the flower for the cure. Bristles wants to prove that adventures are always better with friends.
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Wardriver Wardriver is a 2026 US thriller by Rebecca Thomas
Starring Dane DeHaan, Sasha Calle and Mamoudou Athie
Rated R for violence, language and some drug use.
Avenue Entertainment, LLC, The Summary Notes A young hacker is lured into heisting the bank account of an unsuspecting woman.
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1975 Canada war horror thriller by Don Edmonds, once banned by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS is a 1975 Canada war horror thriller by Don Edmonds
Starring Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph and Tony Mumolo
Banned by the BBFC for 1975 and 1976 cinema release. Not submitted since. Uncut and Unrated in the US Summary Notes A sadistic warden at a Nazi death camp conducts
"medical experiments" to prove that women are more resilient than men, all while a revolt is being plotted by a prisoner she takes a fancy to.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material The textbook example of Nazisploitation, and a cornerstone of the 1970s sexploitation cinema, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS dramatizes the atrocities performed by a sadistic commandant
(Dyanne Thorne) at a German concentration camp. Ilsa uses male prisoners as sexual playthings and women as subjects of medical torture, then brutally executes all who fail to satisfy her unholy desires. Despite being condemned by film critic Gene Siskel
as the most degenerate picture I have seen... a textbook for rapists and mutilation freaks, Don Edmonds's orgy of violence became a runaway success, immortalizing Thorne as a grindhouse goddess and inspiring three sequels and a host of imitations, none
of which could rival the shocking depravity of the original.
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1960 France/Italy horror drama by Georges Franju, once cut by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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Eyes Without a Face is a 1960 France/Italy horror drama by Georges Franju
Starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel
Cut for both UK and US cinema release. Uncut in the US from 2003
Summary Notes A surgeon causes a car accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material At his secluded château in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughters
disfigured countenance--at a horrifying price. Eyes Without a Face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major
influence on the genre in the decades since its release. There are images here--of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty--that once seen are never forgotten.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
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Blood of the Beasts, Georges Franjus 1949 documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris
- Archival interviews with Franju on the horror genre, cinema,
and the making of Blood of the Beasts
- Interview with actor Edith Scob
- Excerpts from Les grand-pères du
crime, a 1985 documentary about screenwriters Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
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A Better Tomorrow Trilogy A Better Tomorrow Trilogy is a film set by John Woo, Tsui Hark
Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Dean Shek and Leslie Cheung There are no censorship issues with this release.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2025 SHOUT! FACTORY [I Theatrical + workprint, II Theatrical, III for Extended + Taiwan] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon #ad released on 18th November 2025
A Better Tomorrow III is a 1988 Hong Kong action film by Hark Tsui.
With Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Anita Mui.
Exists as a Theatrical Version, an Extended Version and a Taiwan Version.
Promotional Material The beloved Hong Kong action trilogy helmed by legends John Woo
and Tsui Hark!
A Better Tomorrow
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
A Better Tomorrow II
A restauranteur teams up with a police
officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find
complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex. Bonus Content: Disc 1 - A Better Tomorrow:
- 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- Presented In Dolby Vision
- Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
- Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
Disc 2 - A Better Tomorrow:
- 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
- Audio Commentary with James Mudge,
Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
- Better Than the Best: Interview With Director John Woo
- Between Friends: Interview with Producer Terence Chang
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When Tomorrow Comes: Interview with Screenwriter Chan Hing-ka
- Thoughts on the Future: Interview with Filmmaker Gordon Chan
- Better and Bombastic:
Interview with Filmmaker Gareth Evans
- Trailers
- Image Gallery
Disc 3 - A Better Tomorrow II:
- 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- Presented In Dolby Vision
- Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
- Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
Disc 4 - A Better Tomorrow II:
- 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
- Audio Commentary with James Mudge,
Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
- A Tumultuous Tomorrow: Interview with Director John Woo
- Better Than Ever: Interview with Film Historian Frank Djeng
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Trailers
- Image Gallery
Disc 5 - A Better Tomorrow III:
- 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- Presented In Dolby Vision
- Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
- Audio Commentary with Critic and Author David West
Disc 6 - A Better Tomorrow III:
- 4K Scan From the Original Camera Negative
- Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
- Audio Commentary with Critic and
Author David West
- Third Time Lucky: Interview with Screenwriters iu-Ming Leung and Foo Ho Tai
- All Our Tomorrows: Interview with Hong Kong Filmmaker and Academic Gilbert
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- Nam Flashbacks: Interview with Vietnam War Researcher Dr. Aurélie Basha i Novosejt
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery
Disc 7:
- Long-Lost A Better Tomorrow II Workprint Featuring Over 30 Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage!
- A Better Tomorrow III: Taiwanese Cut
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Pearl Pearl is a 2022 Canada/US horror by Ti West
Starring Mia Goth
There are no censorship issues with this release UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for strong violence, gore, threat, sex,
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Promotional Material A troubled young woman pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the boredom, loneliness, and lovelessness of life in her small town. As life on her parents farm grows more
and more frustrating, her mask of sanity slowly starts to slip. Special Features
- Presented in HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
- New audio commentary commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
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Bold Choices: a new interview with Director Ti West
- The Mother: a new interview with Actor Tandi Wright
- Absorb the Aesthetic: a new
interview with Director of Photography Eliot Rockett
- Going Technicolor: a new interview with Production Designer Tom Hammock
- Hollywood Goes
West: a video essay by Joe Wallace
- Coming Out of Her Shell
- Time After Time
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MaXXXine: MaXXXine: is a 2024 US/New Zealand/Canada crime horror by Ti West
Starring Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki and Moses Sumney
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a
mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence, gore, sex, sexualised violence:
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Promotional Material An adult film star in 80s Los Angeles tries to cross over to the mainstream by starring in a new horror film, but her past soon catches up with her and friends and colleagues start
turning up dead. Special Features
- Presented in HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
- New audio commentary commentary by Bill Ackerman & Amanda Reyes
- Back to the Blank Page: a
new interview with Director Ti West
- Money on the Screen: a new interview with Producer Jacob Jaffke
- B-Movie Aesthetic: a new interview with Director of Photography Eliot
Rockett
- Curating Space: a new audio interview with Production Designer Jason Kisvarday
- The Whole World's Gonna Know My Name: Kat Hughes on MaXXXine
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The Belly of the Beast
- XXX Marks the Spot
- Hollywood Is a Killer
- Q&A with Ti West
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The Tree of Life The Tree of Life is a 2011 US fantasy drama by Terrence Malick
Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain
The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US, and BBFC 12 rated in the UK. There also exists an Extended Version. The Extended Cut of the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in 2018 for the film's Criterion Collection
release. Edited by Summary Notes The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting
teachings.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for scenes of potentially dangerous behaviour:
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Promotional Material Terrence Malick's magnum opus, a visionary hymn to nature and grace, in an edition featuring a new extended cut. Four decades into an already legendary career, Terrence Malick
realized his most rapturous vision to date, tracing a story of childhood, wonder, and grief to the outer limits of time and space. Reaching back to the dawn of creation, Malick sets a story of boyhood memories on a universal scale, charting the coming of
age of an awestruck child (newcomer Hunter McCracken) in Texas in the 1950s, as he learns to navigate the extremes of nature and grace represented by his bitter, often tyrannical father (Brad Pitt) and his ethereal, nurturing mother (Jessica Chastain, in
her breakout role). Achieved with the aid of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and production designer Jack Fisk, the Palme d'Or-winning The Tree of Life marks the intimately personal, cosmically ambitious culmination of Malick's singular approach to
filmmaking. DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Terrence Malick and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New extended
version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage
- Exploring "The Tree of Life," a 2011 documentary featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick's, including filmmakers David Fincher
and Christopher Nolan
- New interviews with actor Jessica Chastain and senior visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass
- New video essay by critic Benjamin B about the film's
cinematography and style, featuring audio interviews with Lubezki, production designer Jack Fisk, and other crew members
- New interview with critic Alex Ross about Malick's use of classical music
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Video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz and editor Serena Bramble
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2011 piece on the
film by critic Roger Ebert
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Censorship history is redrawn after the BBFC finds the C word in a 1964 family adventure film
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The Shoot is a 1964 West Germany/France/Italy/Yugoslavia/Spain/US adventure by Robert Siodmak
Starring Lex Barker, Marie Versini and Ralf Wolter
According to the BBFC: There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as son of a bitch, bastard, God and hell. According to publicity blurb Eureka appear to have
created new subtitles for this release. Maybe they did this with an AI tool and no-one checked the finished product? Or maybe the BBFC were using an AI censor, or maybe a BBFC examiner was hearing things. Summary Notes
When a villain named "the Shoot" terrorizes the constituents of Albanian country, which he rules. Heroic Kara Ben Nemsi (Lex Barker), and his sidekick are the only ones who can stop him
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- 2026 Eureka Entertainment Blu-ray (rated 27/04/2026)
The BBFC comments about the strong language: There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as son of a bitch, bastard, God and hell.
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BBFC removes the facility to monitor its recent rating decisions
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The increasingly secretive censors at the BBFC have recently removed a facility to let interested users monitor recent decisions. The only database search facility remaining is to search for sepecific titles. The BBFC responded to a query asking about
this vanished recent decisions page and the BBFC responded: With regard to the website, you are correct that the primary purpose of the site is to assist viewers, and parents in particular, in deciding whether content
will be suitable. This is why the functionality has changed. You can of course still search for classification information via the main search.
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SNP's election manifesto includes promise to criminalise men buying sex
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The Scottish National Party have included some nasty ideas in its election manifesto to criminalise and imprison men for possessing deep fake porn, insulting women or visiting sex workers. The manifesto for this week's election includes (on page 69):
Tackling violence against women and girls We need to ensure that our laws keep up with new abuses, so women are protected. That is why we will ban using technology to create and possess
deepfake intimate images. We recognise women face abuse in their everyday lives and need increased protection against this. That's why we will bring forward Misogyny Bill legislate to ensure harassment and abuse based on misogyny
is outlawed in Scotland. We view prostitution as violence against women and believe that the purchasing of sex should be criminalised. We have established an independent Commission to consider how thiscan be done whilst ensuring
that women are protected and concerns that women could be at higher risk of violence are addressed.
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1957 UK Sci-Fi horror thriller by Terence Fisher, once cut by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror thriller by Terence Fisher
Starring Peter Cushing, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart
Cut by the BBFC for 1957 cinema release. These cuts persisted into home video until the 2012 restoration on Blu-ray when of the cuts was restored. Meanwhile the film has dropped down the BBFC age ratings from X in 1957 to 15 in 1989 to 12
in 2003. The cut UK version is MPAA R rated but the 2020 restored Blu-ray release is MPA Unrated and so is presumably the uncut version. Summary Notes While awaiting execution for
murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material Driven by obsession and defying the laws of nature, Baron Victor Frankenstein dares to reanimate the dead, creating not just life, but a monstrous force beyond his control. As his
experiments spiral into madness, Frankenstein must confront the consequences of playing God in a world unprepared for the horrors he unleashes. A milestone in cinema, The Curse of Frankenstein launched Hammer's iconic Gothic horror cycle and redefined
the genre with shocking colour, psychological intensity, and unforgettable performances. This new 4K UHD Deluxe Collector's Edition boasts a new 4K HDR restoration from Hammer Films in association with the Warner Archive Collection. The film is presented
in 3 different aspect ratios, and is accompanied by hours and hours of new special features.
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1971 Belgium / France / West Germany horror by Harry Kümel, once cut by the BBFC, just released on UK 4K Blu-ray
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Daughters of Darkness is a 1971 Belgium / France / West Germany horror by Harry Kümel.
Starring Delphine Seyrig and John Karlen and Danielle Ouimet.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1971. Later uncut and 18 rated on home video. The original release was also cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but was later uncut and MPAA Unrated on home video.
Summary Notes A newlywed couple are passing through a vacation resort. Their paths cross with a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
UK: Uncut and BBFC
18 rated for strong horror and sexualised nudity:
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Promotional Material Newlyweds Stefan and Valerie are travelling through Europe when they make a detour to a deserted seaside hotel. Their romantic idyll takes a dark turn when they meet the enigmatic
countess Báthory (Delphine Seyrig, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles) and her mysterious companion Ilona, whose unsettling charm and aristocratic poise mask a deadly intent. A Euro-horror classic, Daughters of Darkness is an opulent
fever dream, weaving a sapphic subtext and feminist undercurrent beneath its baroque surface. Thematically rich. Harry Kümels vampire tale transcends convention and is presented in a stunning 4K restoration for the first time in the UK. 4K UHD &
BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground, supervised by director Harry Kümel
- 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
- Audio commentary authors Virginie Sélavy and Lindsay Hallam
(2025)
- New interview with director Harry Kümel and critic Anne Billson (2025)
- Archival interview with Delphine Seyrig in which the actor discusses her career (1989)
- On set footage with Harry Kümel and stuntman Thierry Hallaert
(1970)
- Behind-the-scenes footage of Delphine Seyrig shooting a scene from the film and an interview with Harry Kümel (1971)
- Interview with critic and author Kim Newman (2025)
- Immoral Tales: Daughters of Darkness, Class,
Cruelty, and the Cinematic Legacy of Bathory - a visual essay by Kat Ellinger, author of the monograph on the film (2025, 25 mins)
- Anna the Maid - Harry Kümels short film based on a Jean Cocteau poem about a murderous maid (1958)
- Aether
- Harry Kümels short film about the surreal visions of a man following an accident (1960, co-directed by Herman Wuyts)
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Suzanne Boleyn, Martyn Conterio, Joseph Dwyer,
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Mairéad Roche
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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