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1976 Canada/US women in prison film by Don Edmonds, once banned in the UK, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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1st September 2026
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Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks is a 1976 Canada/US women in prison film by Don Edmonds.
With Dyanne Thorne, Max Thayer and Jerry Delony.
Banned by the BBFC from 1973 cinema release. Unbanned and uncut in 2013. The US R rated version is heavily cut for violence Summary Review: Resplendent in khaki shorts
Dyanne Thorn returns in the storming sequel to She Wolf , and it seems to have been given a budget boost, as the setting moves to an Arabian oils sheik's kingdom in the middle of the desert, where Ilsa presides
over his palace as right hand security guard and keeper of his harem of kidnapped beauties. The film doesn't quite match the excesses of the first film in bad taste, and the camp comedy elements have all been increased,
but there are still many gruesome scenes as the harem women are abused and tortured for various reasons, including a pretty revolting sub-plot to assassinate the sheik by deploying a bomb placed inside a woman's body that will detonate during sex!
Uniform fans will be pleased to see Ilsa resplendent in her khaki shorts and boots, but she does not have the same presence as in the previous film because she is herself punished at one point by despotic sheik, and its a
shame to see that the film recycles her weakness of falling in love with a hunky American, which once again leads to her downfall. Versions
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UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity and scenes of sexualised violence for:
The BBFC commented in the Annual Report covering 2013:
- Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks was refused a certificate when it was originally submitted to the BBFC in 1977. In 2013 it was submitted on video for DVD release and passed 18 without cuts. While there are scenes in which women
are abused and experimented upon with a love machine , these now appear dated and unrealistic and do not raise credible harm concerns.
Netherlands: uncut for:
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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US: The R Rated version is significantly cut for violence for:
- 2012 Cheezy Flicks R0 DVD
From sexgoremutants.co.uk :
- When Satin and Velvet deliver a death blow to their victim, the camera lingering over the victims' bloodied face and screams has been removed. A few minutes later a few frames have been removed when a bag of body parts are emptied out the harem
floor.
- In the teeth removal scene , shots of blood dripping onto feet as the little white tootsies hit the floor have been purged.
- A full sequence of 1:11s is completely cut, ie the sadistic torture sequence in which a hapless
whore's breasts are clamped in a medieval style vice.
- Missing shots of ants eating into flesh
- Omitted shots of a gouged eye socket
- The most infamous scene of the movie (and arguably the whole ILSA series) the exploding dildo
sequence suffered numerous snips. Most notably Ilsa inciting the inevitable carnage with her demands of faster and deeper have been removed along with various shots of the victim's moans of pleasure. Obviously the brief but potent shot of
penetrated detonation itself simply skips to blood hitting for El Sharif's face.
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UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
Presumably there is a date error in the BBFC database as the ban is 3 years before the worldwide release
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1959 UK horror drama by Terence Fisher, cut by the BBFC, just released on UK Blu-ray/DVD Combo
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1st September 2026
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death is a 1959 UK horror drama by Terence Fisher.
With Anton Diffring, Hazel Court and Christopher Lee.
Cut by the BBFC for its original cinema release and the cuts have persisted into all subsequent releases. Summary review: Melodrama A remake of The Man in Half Moon
Street. A mad doctor plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Jimmy Sangster's screenplay based on the Barre Lyndon play tends to be heavy on the
melodrama and short on the thrills. Some stylish direction from Fisher and Christopher Lee in a supporting role and good acting on hand from Hazel Court and others.
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UK: The cut cinema version was passed 12 for moderate injury detail for:
- 2015 Eureka Entertainment Ltd (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
- 2015 Eureka Entertainment Ltd (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
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Italy: The cut UK cinema version was released for:
US: The cut UK cinema version was MPAA Unrated for:
The cuts were:
- a famous shot of Hazel Court's breast as she briefly unfurls a wrap during a modelling session. Apparently shot for a continental version which may have been located in France but it hasn't made it to any DVD releases yet. It is also reported that
Hammer Films retains a copy with the nude scene.
- cuts to the climatic disintegration of Anton Diffring
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1984 France/US comedy drama by Paul Morrissey, once cut by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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1st September 2026
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Mixed Blood is a 1984 France/US comedy drama by Paul Morrissey
Starring Marília Pêra, Richard Ulacia and Linda Kerridge
BBFC cuts were required for 18 rated cinema and VHS releases in 1985 and 1986. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes Brazilian
dealers battle Latino rivals in Manhattan using teen soldiers. Conflict grows to involve German supplier, his English girlfriend, Puerto Rican ex-cop, and Japanese captain amid corruption and violence.
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Promotional Material *This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Rita la Punta (Marília Pêra, Central Station), a Brazilian single mother
living in New Yorks Alphabet City, resides with her drug-dealing son Thiago (Richard Ulacia) and his gang of teenage delinquents. In an attempt to control the drug trade below 14th Street, Rita goes against the leader of a rival neighborhood gang, Juan
the Bullet (Angel David, The Crow), spurring a turf war. When Carol (Linda Kerridge, Fade to Black), a friend of a drug lord known as The German (Ulrich Berr, Beethovens Nephew), expresses an interest in Thiago, things become even more complicated.
Written and directed by NYC art scene, and exploitation cinema luminary Paul Morrissey, MIXED BLOOD is a characteristically grimy descent into urban malaise that is often punctuated by moments of gallows humor. Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that
includes the screen debut of John Leguizamo (Summer of Sam) and Warhol superstar Geraldine Smith (Flesh, Bad), MIXED BLOOD is an essential, but often overlooked, entry into the canon of independent films made on the streets of New York in the 1980s.
Cinématographe is proud to present the world blu-ray and UHD debut of Paul Morrisseys renegade crime comedy from a new 4K restoration of its original camera negative. Bonus Features:
1. 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD
+ Region A Blu-ray
2. New audio commentary with film historians Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell
3. Tremendous Drama - a new video interview with casting director Leonard Finger
4. Nothing As Wild - a new video interview with editor Scott
Vickrey
5. The Real Places - a new video interview with producer Steven Fierberg
6. The Brazilian on Avenue B - a new video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill
7. Archival video interview with director Paul Morrissey from The Joan Quinn
Profiles, recorded in 1994
8. Stills gallery of archival materials from The Paul Morrissey Film Trust
9. English SDH subtitles
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Campaigners hype new movie Ali G: Who iz I?
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31st August 2026
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Ali G: Who Iz I? is a 2026 UK/US comedy by Sacha Baron Cohen
Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgana Robinson and Stewart Rodeheaver
Hip-hop journalist Ali G returns after 20 years to make a documentary with real people. Cameras follow him for over a year as he takes classes, walks the streets, and appears on shows, often with his
pregnant girlfriend.
It's been a while since anybody has called for a movie to be banned in UK cinemas but an obscure group is campaigning against Ali G: Who iz I? claiming that it is enforcing racist stereotypes. The
Amazon MGM film is due for release in cinemas on October 23. Baron Cohen released the first trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I? last week, marking his return to the satirical character after a 20-year absence. The actor, in his directorial debut, filmed
the movie secretly over the course of a year with the mockumentary following his character's life since the world went to crap, alongside his pregnant girlfriend, played by Morgana Robinson. A day after the trailer's release, NewsCord, a UK news
comparison and media monitoring platform, started a campaign urging cinemas around the world to refuse to screen the film. The campaign group have said they have emailed 15 major chains globally. As of Sunday, the campaigners claim they have been
instructed to send 41,000 emails on behalf of its website readers. The campaign group said: Ali G is a cover to laugh at Jamaican culture. The character enforces harmful stereotypes of how a Jamaican man behaves in
society. Ali G smokes weed, is a misogynist, and does nothing meaningful in life. He does this because he thinks this is what a Jamaican does. The world laughs at Ali G. But the real butt of the joke are
Black people and specifically Jamaicans, they added. This is evident in a number of Baron Cohen's films, where a race or religion is the victim of the "joke".
Phil Clapp, head of the UK Cinema Association, told Variety in
response to the campaign: Cinemas are there to engage and entertain the widest possible audience. They are not there to act as censors or arbiters of public taste. So where a film has been given a
certificate by the BBFC, they will decide whether or not to play it solely with the likely response of their audience in mind.
A defiant Baron Cohen himself also addressed the growing backlash, writing on X:
In an age where a comedian's career can be ended by a single un-PC joke, I thought I'd play it safe and bring this guy back.
Comment: The Ali G haters are the dumbest people alive 1st September 2026. See article from spiked-online.com by
Brendan O'Neill
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