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The Headless Horseman is a 2007 USA / Romania horror by Anthony C. Ferrante
Starring Billy Aaron Brown, Rebecca Mozo and Richard Moll
 There are no censorship issues with this release. UK: BBFC details not yet published for:
- 2021 Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on
4th October 2021
Promotional Material On their way to a Halloween party, seven unsuspecting college kids find themselves stranded in the "lost" town of Wormwood after their van breaks down. Unfortunately, the
residents of the town are preparing for their Hallows Eve event, the Headless Horseman Celebration... and this year, the spirit of the Headless Horseman is about to unleash his supernatural wrath. |
Crocodile 1+2 is a 2021 film set by Tobe Hooper
Starring Mark
McLachlan, Caitlin Martin and Heidi Lenhart There are no censorship issues with this release. UK: Crocodile was passed 15 uncut for strong language, gory images:
UK: Crocodile 2 was passed 15 uncut for
strong language, violence, injury detail, threat, sexual threat:
- 2021 Kaleidoscope The Crocodile Collection R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 4th October 2021
Promotional Material Gore, thrills and genuine scares - for the first time the ultimate Croc horror-fest in one jaw-some boxset! Crocodile: From legendary horror Director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist,
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre); a group of teenage friends find themselves in deep waters after disturbing the nest of a giant, man-eating crocodile. Crocodile 2: Death Swamp: A criminal carrying stolen money and gold hijacks a plane that crashes in
a Mexican swamp where, you guessed it... the survivors are terrorized by a giant crocodile.
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The Inheritance is a 2020 US/Ukraine horror mystery thriller by Chad Barager, Kevin Speckmaier
Starring Andrea Stefancikova, (voice), Nick Wittman and Natalia Ryumina
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A woman's inheritance leads her to Eastern Europe to uncover a dark and disturbing family secret.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong supernatural threat, violence:
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Death in Texas is a 2020 US action drama by Scott Windhauser
Starring Bruce Dern, Ronnie Gene Blevins and Clark Harris
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Just out of prison, Billy Walker comes home to El Paso to find his mom dying of liver failure but
low on the transplant list. However, along the border there are other, darker options. The Juarez Cartel soon notices and a crescendo of violence offers redemption or damnation to all involved.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong
language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, sex references:
Promotional Material Billy Walker (Blevins) is released from prison to find that his mother, Grace (Flynn Boyle), needs a liver transplant or will die within weeks. In the hospital she meets John (Lang)
whom she shares some intimate moments with. In a last ditch effort to save her, Billy, descends into El Pasos' dark underbelly of drugs and sex trafficking, discovering unlikely allies and redemption along the way. Billy and his mother wrestle with a
lifetime of bad choices, and in the end, only one decision can save them both. |
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 UK/USA crime Sci-Fi drama by Stanley Kubrick.
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee and Michael Bates. 
Never cut or officially banned by the BBFC but withdrawn from distribution in the UK by Kubrik. It appeared on home video after his death. The film was originally released MPAA X uncut in the US but was cut a year later for an MPAA
R rating. The film was re-rated as R uncut for US home video releases. UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and sexual violence for:
Promotional Material This 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition includes: A Clockwork Orange on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray / Blu-ray Bonus Disc featuring Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and O
Lucky Malcolm! Documentaries / 32-page booklet / Double-sided Poster / Set of 3 Art Cards / Behind the scenes stills / Newspaper prop replica. Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap dancing, violating. Derby-topped hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell)
has a good time - at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anothony Burgess' novel. Controversial when first released, A Clockwork Orange won New York Film Critics Best Picture and
Director awards and earned four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Its power still entices, shocks and holds us in its grasp. Extra content: Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Historian Nick Redman / Channel Four Documentary Still Tickin': The
Return of Clockwork Orange / New Featurette Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange / Career Profile O Lucky Malcolm! [in High Definition] / Theatrical Trailer. |
Monstrum is a 2018 South Korea action horror mystery by Jong-ho Huh.
Starring Myung-Min Kim and In-kwon Kim and Hyeri Lee.
There are no censorship issues with this release. UK: BBFC details not yet published:
Reviews
Promotional Material A plague has taken over and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumours of a vicious monster roaming Mount Inwangsan begin to spread, fear turns into panic. In order to
quell the rising hysteria, the King brings his most trusted general out of retirement. Joined by his daughter, his right-hand man, and a royal court officer, the general sets out to find and defeat the mysterious creature.
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Psycho Goreman Psycho Goreman is a 2020 Canada comedy Sci-Fi horror by Steven Kostanski
Starring Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre and Matthew Ninaber
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical
amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues' gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, injury detail:
Promotional Material Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord who was entombed on Earth millions of years ago after a failed attempt to destroy the universe. They nickname
the evil creature Psycho Goreman (or PG for short) and use the magical amulet they discovered to force him to obey their childish whims. It isn't long before PG's reappearance draws the attention of intergalactic friends and foes from across the
cosmos and a rogues' gallery of alien combatants converges in small-town suburbia to battle for the fate of the galaxy. Over 2 hours of Special Features
- Director Commentary
- Interviews with Cast and Crew
- Fight Choreography
- The Music of PG
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Concept Art Gallery
- PG: Psycho Goreman Trading Cards Gallery
- Behind the
Scenes Photo Gallery
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Deerskin Deerskin is a 2019 France comedy by Quentin Dupieux.
Starring Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel and Albert Delpy.
There are no censorship issues with this release UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence, disturbing images:
- 2021 Picture House Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 4th October 2021
- 2021 Picture House Entertainment R2 DVD at UK
Amazon #ad released on 4th October 2021
Promotional Material Georges (Jean Dujardin), is a man who has one ambition - to possess the finest jacket in the world at the expense of all others. With the relationship with his wife in
tatters, Georges retreats to a remote town where he purchases the deerskin jacket of his dreams. Along with the killer style couture he has just acquired, he also gets hold of an old video camera. This ignites a new interest as he moves from couture to
auteur. Aided by aspiring editor Denise (Adèle Haenel), he sets out to create his masterwork. However, his ever closer relationship with his deerskin jacket starts to take him down a darker path that he continues to document on his camera and which
Denise continues to sew together into a film.
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The Gateway The Gateway is a 2021 USA crime thriller by Michele Civetta
Starring Frank Grillo, Olivia Munn and Zach Avery
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug use, some sexual content and nudity Summary Notes
A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime. UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, drug
misuse, sex, very strong language:
Summary Notes A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.
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 Cinema BBFC decisions from 27 September 2021 to 28 September 2021 | | Cloudy Mountain
Cloudy Mountain is a 2021 China action adventure drama by Li Jun
Starring Yilong Zhu, Zhi-zhong Huang and Shu Chen
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A father and son try to save a small town and its newly-built tunnel that is threatened by natural disasters.
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Deadly Cuts Deadly Cuts is a 2021 Ireland comedy by Rachel Carey
Starring Victoria Smurfit, Angeline Ball and Aidan McArdle
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon where the stylists become accidental vigilantes and
community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.
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My Little Sister My Little Sister is a 2020 Switzerland drama by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
Starring Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger and Marthe Keller
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Berlin-born twins Lisa (Nina Hoss) and Sven (Lars Eidinger) have a lifelong shared passion for theater. He's
a famous actor, while she has abandoned her writing to live with her husband and children in Switzerland. When Sven falls gravely ill, Lisa begins to dramatically re-evaluate her life.
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No Time To Die
No Time To Die is a 2020 UK / USA action adventure thriller by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Starring Ana de Armas and Léa Seydoux and Daniel Craig.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old
friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
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Pier Kids is a 2019 US documentary by Elegance Bratton
Starring Krystal Dixon, DeSean Irby and Krystal LaBeija
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Follows the director over the course of three years as he films three gay and transgender youth of color who, after being kicked out of their home for their sexuality, have become, like
the director once was, homeless on the same street the Gay Rights Movement began so long ago.
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Romantic Road Romantic Road is a 2017 Canada/Bangladesh/India/Nepal/UK romance by Oliver McGarvey
Starring Jan Grey, Rupert Grey and Mark Sealy
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Leading London lawyer and his wife re-define later life by motoring across rural India in their battered 1936
Rolls Royce, falling into company with tea-wallahs and maharajahs, dodging tribal conflicts and battling with border-officials to get to a human rights festival in Bangladesh.
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Scream Scream is a 1996 USA crime horror mystery by Wes Craven.
With Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette.
Cut in the US for an R rated Theatrical Version. The Director's Cut is uncut but not yet released on UK/US DVD/Blu-ray Summary Notes
A year after her mother's death, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and her friends started experiencing some strange phone calls. They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a white faced mask
and a large black robe, looking for revenge. His phone calls usually consist of many questions, the main one being: Whats your favorite scary movie? Along with many scary movie trivia, ending with bloody pieces of innocent lives scattered around the
small town of Woodsboro.
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Beasts Of No Nation Beasts Of No Nation is a 2015 USA war drama by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Starring Abraham Attah and Emmanuel Affadzi and Ricky Adelayitor.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African
country.
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Deerskin
Deerskin is a 2019 France comedy by Quentin Dupieux.
Starring Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel and Albert Delpy.
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A man's obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.
Versions
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- 2021 Picture House Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 4th October 2021
- 2021 Picture House Entertainment R2 DVD at UK
Amazon #ad released on 4th October 2021
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Promotional Material Georges (Jean Dujardin), is a man who has one ambition - to possess the finest jacket in the world at the expense of all others. With the relationship with his wife in
tatters, Georges retreats to a remote town where he purchases the deerskin jacket of his dreams. Along with the killer style couture he has just acquired, he also gets hold of an old video camera. This ignites a new interest as he moves from couture to
auteur. Aided by aspiring editor Denise (Adèle Haenel), he sets out to create his masterwork. However, his ever closer relationship with his deerskin jacket starts to take him down a darker path that he continues to document on his camera and which
Denise continues to sew together into a film.
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Earwig And The Witch is a 2020 Japan children's cartoon fantasy by Gorô Miyazaki.
Starring Gillian Anderson and Teresa Gallagher and Rasmus Hardiker.
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated PG for some scary images and rude material Summary Notes It follows an orphan girl, Earwig, who is adopted
by a witch and comes home to a spooky house filled with mystery and magic.
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Free Guy Free Guy is a 2021 USA / Canada / Japan action comedy by Shawn Levy
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer and Taika Waititi
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated PG-13 for strong fantasy violence throughout, language and crude/suggestive references Summary Notes A
bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game.
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- 2021 Buena Vista Home Entertainment video
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The Gateway The Gateway is a 2021 USA crime thriller by Michele Civetta
Starring Frank Grillo, Olivia Munn and Zach Avery
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug use, some sexual content and nudity Summary Notes A
social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.
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| | I've Been Trying To Tell You I've Been Trying To Tell You is a 2021 Music Film by Alasdair McLellan
Starring Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs
There are no censorship
issues with this film. BBFC Notes I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU is a documentary film exploring identity, memory and the nineties, set to the music of Saint Etienne,
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The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh is a 2020 US horror by Jeremy Berg
Starring Steve Vanderzee, Eric Stone and Lowell Deo
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A stand-up comedian on the verge of breakout success must make a terrible choice when he discovers a murderer on the loose in the theater where he's about to perform his biggest show.
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- 2021 Spirit/Dazzler Media R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th
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Promotional Material A stand-up comedian - on the verge of breakout success - must make a terrible choice when he discovers a murderer on the loose in the theatre where he's about to perform his biggest
show. Written and directed by Jeremy Berg (Holiday Hell), The Last Laugh is a blend of mystery and mayhem fueled by a fabulous location, strong performances, and, thanks to FX wizard Lisa van Dam-Bates, some excellent practical effects.
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The Power The Power is a 2021 UK horror by Corinna Faith
Starring Mark Smith, Marley Chesham and Rose Williams
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes 1973: a young nurse is forced to work the night shift in a crumbling hospital as striking miners switch off the
power across Britain. But inside the walls lurks a terrifying presence that threatens to consume her and everyone around her.
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Promotional Material London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With
most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift in the empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face her own traumatic past in order to confront the malevolent force
that's intent on destroying everything around her. Special Features
- Commentary with Corinna Faith and Rose Williams
- Behind the scenes photo gallery
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Psycho Goreman Psycho Goreman is a 2020 Canada comedy Sci-Fi horror by Steven Kostanski
Starring Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre and Matthew Ninaber
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force
the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues' gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
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Promotional Material Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord who was entombed on Earth millions of years ago after a failed attempt to destroy the universe. They nickname
the evil creature Psycho Goreman (or PG for short) and use the magical amulet they discovered to force him to obey their childish whims. It isn't long before PG's reappearance draws the attention of intergalactic friends and foes from across the
cosmos and a rogues' gallery of alien combatants converges in small-town suburbia to battle for the fate of the galaxy. Over 2 hours of Special Features
- Director Commentary
- Interviews with Cast and Crew
- Fight Choreography
- The Music of PG
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Concept Art Gallery
- PG: Psycho Goreman Trading Cards Gallery
- Behind the
Scenes Photo Gallery
| | The Volunteer
The Volunteer is a 1944 UK war film by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring Ralph Richardson, Pat McGrath and Anna Neagle
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet
Air Arm (Fly Nav...
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| | TV BBFC decisions from 27 September 2021 to 28 September 2021 | | Ada Twist, Scientist Ada Twist, Scientist is a 2021 US children's cartoon
by Chris Nee
Starring Amanda Christine, Nicholas Crovetti and Taye Diggs
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Ada Twist, Scientist follows the adventures of eight-year-old Ada Twist, a pint-sized scientist with a giant-sized curiosity, who aspires to discover the truth about absolutely
everything. With the help of her two best friends, Rosie Revere and Iggy Peck, Ada unravels and solves mysteries for her friends and family. But solving the mystery is only the beginning, because science isn't just about learning how and why and what
it's about putting that knowledge into action to make the world a better place.
- Episode 1: A Fort Of One's Own / Twelve Angry Birds was passed U for no material likely to offend or harm
- Episode 2: Movie Night / The Banana Peel Problem was passed U for no material likely to offend or harm
- Episode 3: Cake Twist /
Garden Party was passed U for no material likely to offend or harm
- Episode 4: Bird's Eye View / Sleeping Duty was passed U for no material likely to offend or harm
- Episode 5: Sight Of Music / Rain Day was passed U for no material likely
to offend or harm
- Episode 6: The Great Stink / Rosie's Rockin' Pet was passed U for no material likely to offend or harm
| | The Blacklist The Blacklist is a Crime, Drama, Mystery TV Show by Andrew McCarthy
Starring James Spader, Megan Boone and Diego Klattenhoff
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes THE BLACKLIST is a US crime thriller; in this episode, Liz hatches a secret plan with her mother.
- Episode 1: Roanoke (No. 139) was passed 12 for moderate violence, bloody images, sex references, sexual violence reference
- Episode 10: Dr. Laken Perillos (No. 70) was passed 15 for strong violence, drug references
- Episode 11:
Captain Kidd (No. 96) was passed 12 for moderate violence, threat, drug references
- Episode 12: Rakitin (No. 28) was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 13: Anne was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 14: Misère was passed
15 for strong violence, bloody images
- Episode 15: The Russian Knot was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 16: Nicholas Obenrader (No. 133) was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 17: Ivan Stepanov (No. 5) was passed 15 for
strong violence
- Episode 18: The Protean (No. 36) was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 19: Balthazar 'Bino' Baker (No. 129) was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 2: Katarina Rostova (No. 3): Conclusion was passed 15 for
strong violence
- Episode 20: Godwin Page (No. 141) was passed 15 for strong violence, bloody images
- Episode 21: Nachalo was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 22: Konets was passed 12 for moderate violence, threat
- Episode 3: 16 Ounces was passed 15 for brief strong violence
- Episode 4: Elizabeth Keen (No. 1) was passed 12 for moderate threat
- Episode 5: The Fribourg Confidence (No. 140) was passed 12 for moderate threat
- Episode 6: The Wellstone Agency (No. 127) was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 7: Chemical Mary (No. 143) was passed 15 for strong violence
- Episode 8: Ogden Greeley (No. 40) was passed PG for mild threat, sex references
- Episode 9: The Cyranoid (No. 35) was passed 12 for moderate violence, threat
| | The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man is a 2021 Denmark crime mystery thriller
Starring Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Danica Curcic and David Dencik
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A young woman is found brutally murdered in a playground and one of her hands is missing. Above her hangs a
small man made of chestnuts.
- Episode 1: Episode 1 was passed 15 for sex, child abuse theme, violence
- Episode 2: Episode 2 was passed 15 for sex, child abuse theme, violence
- Episode 3: Episode 3 was passed 15 for sex, child abuse theme, violence
- Episode
4: Episode 4 was passed 15 for sex, child abuse theme, violence
- Episode 5: Episode 5 was passed 15 for sex, child abuse theme, violence
- Episode 6: Episode 6 was passed 15 for sex, child abuse theme, violence
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All She Wrote All She Wrote is a 2018 Bulgaria/US action comedy romance by Niki Iliev
Starring Gary Dourdan, James Tumminia and Bashar Rahal
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes When Aaron, an ex-fighter, turns to music after years of being knocked around and left with permanent mental
disabilities, falls for Jana, an off-centered Bulgarian immigrant living in New York. While he recognizes that she is as crazy as him, Jana does not share the same opinion. But her brother, Bobby, an upcoming wannabe fighter, decides to convince her she
is that crazy, in order to get Aaron in the ring against him.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for language:
| | Attack Of The Hollywood Cliches! Attack Of The Hollywood Cliches! is a 2021 US comedy documentary by Sean Doherty, Ricky Kelehar, Alice Mathias
Starring John August, Sanjeev Bhaskar and
Anna Bogutskaya
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A special featuring some of the most famous films along with Screenwriters, Academics and Critics as they
guide through the funny, weird and controversial clichés which appear on the screens.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for injury detail, nudity, sex references, language, violence:
| | Britney Vs Spears Britney Vs Spears is a 2021 US music biography by Erin Lee Carr
Starring Britney Spears, (archive footage), Erin Lee Carr and Jenny Eliscu
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears' fight for freedom by way of
exclusive interviews and confidential evidence.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for language:
| | Clouds Are Not Spheres Clouds Are Not Spheres is a 1995 Documentaries Film by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Starring Benoit Mandelbrot
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes This documentary explicates the life and theories of "maverick mathematician" Benoit Mandelbrot, whose work defined the field of fractal geometry.
UK: Passed U uncut for no material likely to offend or harm:
| | The Colours Of Infinity
- Colours of Infinity, Is God a Number?
The Colours Of Infinity is a 1995 UK documentary by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Starring Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Hawking, (uncredited), Benoît B. Mandelbrot and (uncredited)
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Arthur C. Clarke presents this unusual documentary on the mathematical discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set)
in the visually spectacular world of fractal geometry. This show relates the science of the M-Set to nature in a way that seems to identify the hand of God in the design of the universe itself. Dr. Mandelbrot in 1980 discovered the infinitely complex
geometrical shape called the Mandelbrot Set using a very simple equation with computers and graphics.
UK: Passed U uncut for drug references:
| | Day Of The Dead: A Celebration Of Life Day Of The Dead: A Celebration Of Life is a 2020 US documentary by Denise Richards
Starring
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Each year, the spirits of the dead return to visit the living in this fascinating look into the famous Mexican
holiday Dia de Muertos - the Day of the Dead.
UK: Passed PG uncut for infrequent mild bad language:
- 2021 Koch Films GmbH video
| | The Djinn The Djinn is a 2021 USA horror thriller by David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Starring Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein and Tevy Poe
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for some disturbing violence Summary Notes A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister
monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart's greatest desire.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, supernatural threat:
- 2021 Koch Films GmbH video
| | Gaia Gaia is a 2021 South Africa horror fantasy drama by Jaco Bouwer
Starring Monique Rockman, Carel Nel and Alex van Dyk
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for some violence and bloody images, sexual content, nudity and language Summary Notes On a surveillance
mission in a primordial forest, a park ranger encounters two survivalists following a post-apocalyptic lifestyle. The boy and his philosophical father seem to have their own religion, and a mysterious relationship to nature. There are many suspicious
aspects to their existence, but when the cabin is attacked by strange, post-human beings one night, she learns that there is a greater threat in this emergent wilderness.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody injury detail,
violence, threat, language, sex:
- 2021 Altitude Film Distribution video
| | Hail To The Deadites Hail To The Deadites is a 2020 Canada documentary by Steve Villeneuve
Starring Chris Alexander, Betsy Baker and Martin Bruyère
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes HAIL TO THE DEADITES is a documentary about the fans of the EVIL DEAD films and explores the classic franchise's
undying and ever-growing popularity.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong gore, violence, language:
| | John Lennon: Love Is All You Need John Lennon: Love Is All You Need is a 2010 UK biography by Alan Byron, Ashley Hall
Starring Bruce Channel, (archive footage), Tommy Charles, (archive
footage), David Frost and (archive footage)
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes This incredible documentary features in-depth contributions from wives Yoko Ono and Cynthia Lennon, son Julian Lennon and many previously unseen interviews with John himself. Through
rare footage, we learn of his rise to fame with The Beatles, his divorce from Cynthia, his first meeting with Yoko, split-up of the band, and his decision to become a solo artist and advocate for world peace. Lennon: Love is All You Need captures one of
the most influential musicians of the twentieth century with some truly unique interviews and unseen footage from those closest to him.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for nudity, drug references:
| | Madame
Madame is a 2019 Switzerland biography by Stéphane Riethauser
Starring Caroline Della Beffa and Stéphane Riethauser
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes MADAME takes us onto an intimate journey where Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother and her filmmaker grandson Stéphane explore the development and transmission of gender
identity in a patriarchal environment. This family saga based on private archive footage offers a dialog between this extravagant matriarch and her gay grandson, challenging the taboos of gender and sexuality.
UK: Passed 15 uncut
for very strong language, strong sex references:
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- Untitled Andy Serkis/Netflix Project
No One Gets Out Alive is a 2021 UK horror thriller by Santiago Menghini
Starring Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca and David Figlioli
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for some strong violence, grisly images, and language Summary Notes An immigrant in search of the
American dream who, after being forced to take a room in a boarding house, finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for injury detail, language, violence:
| | The Phantom The Phantom is a 2021 UK documentary by Patrick Forbes
Starring
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Carlos DeLuna was arrested in 1993 aged 21 for the murder of Wanda Lopez, and protested his innocence until his
execution, declaring that it was another Carlos who committed the crime.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for references to violence:
| | Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche is a 2021 Documentary Film by Celeste Bell and Paul Sng
Starring Poly Styrene, Ifrah Ahmed and Adrian Bell
There are no censorship
issues with this film. BBFC Notes POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ is a music documentary which looks at the life and legacy of the lead singer with the 1970s punk band X-Ray Spex.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references, drug misuse:
| | Sacrilege Sacrilege is a 2020 UK horror by David Creed.
Starring Tamaryn Payne and Emily Wyatt and Sian Abrahams.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Four lifelong friends head to a remote lodge for a weekend of fun. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly
descends into a fight for their lives when a local Pagan cult offer them up to their Goddess as a sacrifice for the Solstice.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody images, horror, drug misuse, language, sex:
- 2021 Bad Blood Films video
| | The Truffle Hunters (2020) The Truffle Hunters (2020) is a 2020 Italy / USA / Greece documentary by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw.
Starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti and JK
Simmons.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Deep in the forests of Northern Italy resides the prized white Alba truffle. Desired by the wealthiest
patrons in the world, it remains a pungent but rarified mystery. It cannot be cultivated or found, even by the most resourceful of modern excavators. The only souls on Earth who know how to dig it up are a tiny circle of canines and their silver-haired
human companions-Italian elders with walking sticks and devilish senses of humor-who only scour for the truffle at night so as not to leave any clues for others. Still, this small enclave of hunters induces a feverish buying market that spans the globe.
With unprecedented access to the elusive truffle hunters, filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw (The Last Race, 2018 Sundance Film Festival) follow this maddening cycle from the forest floor to the pristine restaurant plate. With a wily and
absurdist flare, The Truffle Hunters captures a precarious ritual constantly threatened by greed and outside influences but still somehow ...
UK: Passed 12 uncut for infrequent strong language:
- 2021 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment video
| | The Way You Look Tonight The Way You Look Tonight is a 2019 US romance by John Cerrito
Starring Nick Fink, Bailey Noble and Emily Tremaine
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Peter is approaching 30 and still trying to navigate modern online dating culture. After a whimsical,
romantic evening with a mysterious young woman ends with him waking up alone, Peter tries to put the night behind him by turning to a mythically effective dating site guaranteed to find his perfect match. But with each date from the site, Peter notices
strange similarities between each woman and that first amazing date. As he learns the truth about their connection, he'll discover a whole new world of people and experiences that will make him question the nature of identity, attraction, and love.
UK: Passed 15 uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for strong language, sex references, domestic abuse references:
- 2021 Koch Films GmbH video
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A bizarre set of TV censorship rules introduced in Iran
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New Iranian censorship rules have banned TV makers from showing women eating pizza on screen. Also, drama makers have been warned that men should not be shown serving women tea in scenes involving a workplace, while women must not wear leather gloves.
Also women cannot be seen to be drinking red coloured liquids or eating sandwiches. According to IranWire, government officials have issued the new guidelines to broadcasters and film makers following a recent audit. To ensure that the strict new
rules are followed, any scenes or photographs showing men and women in a domestic setting will have to be cleared by the IRIB before broadcast. No doubt that there is some domestic logic linking the seemingly bizarre set of prohibitions but news
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Ofcom finds that people are more likely to be more easily offended by racial slurs than swear words
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Viewers and listeners have told Ofcom they are generally more relaxed about most swearing on TV and radio, particularly if it is accidental and an apology swiftly follows, according to our latest in-depth research study. Audiences say they still want broadcasters to consider carefully when, and how, offensive language is used. But many people recognise that, in the right context, it can play an important role in programmes.
Participants in the study felt that, in line with freedom of expression, offensive words can be used to create dramatic impact, bring humour, reflect real life, or even to inform and educate. In 2020, only 1% of total broadcasting
complaints were about swearing. 8% of complaints were about racial discrimination. They had limited concerns so long as the strongest language was broadcast after the watershed and parents were given sufficient warnings and
information to help them decide what their children see and hear. Timely, genuine apologies were also important to viewers and listeners in cases where offensive language was accidentally broadcast live on-air. Discriminatory
language and stereotypes By comparison, audiences told us they had more serious concerns about discriminatory language on TV and radio -- particularly around race. In our focus groups, viewers and listeners
pointed to the underlying attitudes that discriminatory language reflects, and had higher expectations about this being avoided, including during live broadcasts. Audiences said that, when strong forms of discriminatory language do appear in programmes,
they expect broadcasters to do all they can to carefully put it into context and so protect viewers and listeners from the offence it can cause. Opinions on older programmes containing potentially problematic content and language
were mixed. Many participants said that they did not want to see these types of programmes disappear from screens completely -- arguing that history should not be censored or sanitised and that audiences would be aware they were from a different era.
Other participants suggested that older programmes containing outdated views could cause unnecessary offence and reinforce stereotypes. Most participants agreed, however, that clear and specific warnings about the type of language and
content that might cause offence were important in helping audiences make an informed choice. Adam Baxter, Director of Standards and Audience Protection said: People's views on offensive
language can change significantly over time. So to ensure we're setting and enforcing our rules effectively, it's essential we keep up to date with how viewers and listeners think and feel. Broadcasters' and audiences' right to
freedom of expression is important. These findings will help us to strike the right balance between protecting audiences -- and children in particular -- from unjustified offence, while still allowing broadcasters the creative freedom to reflect real
life in their programmes.
This year, we've engaged with a larger and more diverse selection of viewers and listeners than ever before. This included more than 600 people of all ages and backgrounds, living throughout
the UK, as well as those from a range of minority groups and communities. We also expanded our focus groups to include dedicated sessions with members of the Jewish and Chinese communities for the first time. There is no absolute
right not to be offended by things broadcast on TV and radio. Consistent with rights to freedom of expression, broadcasters can include material in their programmes that is potentially offensive -- but, to stay within our rules, they must make sure they
provide sufficient context and adequate protection to audiences. These findings will help broadcasters to better understand audience expectations about the use of potentially offensive language in their programmes, and what steps
they may need to take to protect viewers and listeners.
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A cut scene revealing 1997 censorship of the satirical TV comedy by Christopher Morris
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Brass Eye is a 1997 UK TV comedy
Starring Christopher Morris, Mark Heap and Kevin Eldon
Controversial spoof documentaries of current affairs
television, and the role of celebrity in the UK.
I just spotted a cut scene on YouTube from the satirical comedy series Brass Eye. The scene was cut from the last episode of the first series broadcast in March 1997. The theme of the
episode was the moral decline Britain. A sequence about Peter Sutcliffe! The Musical was dropped by the TV company, Channel 4. Christopher Morris was not pleased and inserted a subliminal message about the channel boss Michael Grade. The inserted
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