Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980. The eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Jun 03, 2014 horror comes home june 3rd, 2014 admin june 3, 2014 horror comes home, new on dvd leave a comment on this first tuesday of june, we find ourselves with a ravenous appetite for human flesh, a strong desire to drink true blood and a serious need for a nap on the ole death bed. The term was popularised by the national viewers and listeners association nvala in the uk in the early 1980s. Moral panic, censorship and videotape directed by jake west doghouse, abcs of death and produced by marc morris features. The definitive guide should serve as a more than adequate recap of one of the strangest cultural battles ever to take place on english soil. Moral panic, censorship videotape dvd, 2014, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay.
The definitive guide dvd severin films nucleus films 2014 color 1. Friday 4 th november sees horror channel launch their season of the banned with the world television premiere of video nasties. This was in the very early days of video, when distribution of movies on vhs was unregulated, and the new medium could be found in almost every small local corner shop. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last. A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie. Taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and. This is the story covered by the fantastic documentary video nasties. Easy as abc art cant be controlled by the tastebuds of lunatics. The uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. And since the matter is still interesting, a sequel was produced that deals with more movies that suffered from the same fate. Doghouse director jake west returns to the nascent days of videotape for this incisive examination of the video nasty furore of the early.
In this standup special filmed in kansas city, comedian chris porter, an exfinalist on last comic standing, delivers his takes on drugs, growing old, womens fashion and his love for taco bell. Online library video nasties the freedom and censorship in the media video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking. For those unfamiliar with the story, severin home videos new 3disc dvd set video nasties. Video nasties 2 is released to tiein with the establishment of the video recordings act.
Moral panic, censorship and videotape directed by jake doghouse west and produced by. Moral panic, censorship and videotape directed by jake doghouse west and produced by marc morris features interviews with filmmakers neil marshall the descent, doomsday, christopher smith severance, black death and mp graham bright as well as rare archive footage. Draconian days easily circumnavigates any question of it being a cashin the fact is that there is arguably even more to be said about britains treatment of socalled video nasties or. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, jake west presents a followup which may lack the full impact of his original dissection of the hysteria which gripped margaret thatchers britain in the early 1980s, but is nonetheless a fascinating examination of the social and political consequences of the passage of the video. Jun 16, 2015 nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Draconian days nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties.
Jake west censorship doc highlights horrors frontline position in our battle for personal freedoms. Jul 14, 2014 video nasties 2 is released to tiein with the establishment of the video recordings act. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. Video nasties the freedom and censorship in the media. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, dvd, widescreen, dolby, 3 pack, horror, 663390000205. The new severin films threedisc set, video nasties. Jun 03, 2014 taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and videotape, wests documentary also reflects on the influence this peculiar era still exerts on us today. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 produced by marc morris directed by jake west.
Draconian days 2014 12 out of 4 sequel to video nasties. For the first time ever on dvd, trailers to all 72 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions are featured with specially filmed intros for each title in a lavish threedisc collector s edition boxset, alongside a brand new documentary video nasties. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. How moral panic led to a mass ban of video nasties hollywood held back its biggest titles, and so an unregulated rental market was flooded with cheap. Moral panic, censorship and videotape from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking story of home entertainment following the introduction of the 1984 video recordings act. This documentary was fascinating, interviews people from all sides of the video nasty debates and shows a clear passion for the horror material. The definitive guide explores the debate from both sides. Horror comes home june 3rd, 2014 ihorror horror news. The government stamped down on the lack of regulations surrounding home video and brought. Moral panic, censorship and videotape sees the pair take on the james ferman era of the. Jun 16, 2015 the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. With julian petley, marc morris, andy nyman, xavier mendik. Videotape film completo altadefinizione film e serie tv. The documentary takes a quick look at the events covered in the first film as the bbfc tried to list certain movies as being too nasty to be on video shelves.
May 22, 2014 the art of the nasty book, video nasties guide to banned and censored films from the u. It was premiered at london frightfest in august 2010 and followed by a panel discussion which included producer marc morris and director jake west of nucleus films, professor martin barker and film director tobe hooper. And even if you already know all the information imparted by the collections first disc documentary, video nasties. Especially lately ive been educating myself very much on the history of horror and the video nasties and its moral panic plays a very big role in this history. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. Video nasty is a colloquial term in the united kingdom to refer to a number of films distributed on video cassette that were criticised for their violent content by the press, social commentators and various religious organisations. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking story of home entertainment following the introduction of the 1984 video recordings act. Stream hd a documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. For the first time ever on dvd, trailers to all 72 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions are featured with specially filmed intros for each title in a lavish threedisc collectors edition boxset, alongside a brand new documentary video nasties. The second part of director jake wests history of film censorship in the uk looks at the furore surrounding the issue of video nasties, resulting in the establishment of the video recording act in 1984. The definitive guide, is essentially all special features, with jake wests 2010 documentary video nasties.
The sequel to jake west and marc morris video nasties. About koi to taiyo to gang 1962 lethal eviction 2005. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. The art of the nasty book, video nasties guide to banned and censored films from the u. Video nasties 2 limited collectors edition 2014 dvd.
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