A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980. A lot of the video nasties wouldve been forgotten by now if they werent on the list. Just when you thought that the days of film censorship had been finally. Tracking the rise of moral panic in britain during the 1980s, and the subsequent banning of 72 video nasties, jake west provides an essential insight into the political and. Trash or treasure censorship and the changing meanings. 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. Censorship was far more rampant in the 1980s, especially in the u. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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. Moral panic, censorship and video tape, and has now made a followup, video. His second film, released in 2005, was evil aliens, described as a british slapstick horrorcomedy, in the tradition of films such as braindead, house, and evil dead. A superb and brilliantly edited documentary about the early 1980s video nasties panic which is admirably only concerned with one, lessfrequently discussed, aspect. Video nasties and the british censors aversion to horror h for horrific, or h for hysteria. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. The definitive guide, but what jake wests documentary video nasties. The essays cover a variety of topics, both providing insight into the specifics of the beginnings of the panic, the people involved, and the machinations behind.
This is an article about film censorship in the united kingdom early cinema exhibition became subject to the disorderly houses act 1751. The list of banned video nasties is now semilegendary in the history of horror films, which ironically was probably the opposite effect intended 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. No details are shown in the the lesbian and penetration scenes. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. 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. With julian petley, marc morris, andy nyman, xavier mendik. In 2014 the documentary was followed by video nasties. It was the first fulllength british horror film to be filmed using sony hd cameras and contains over a hundred digital effect shots as well as many. Horror filmmaker jake west directed a comprehensive 2010 documentary about the precertification era, video nasties. Draconian days, which covered the period from 1984 to 1989 after the introduction of the video. When video was introduced in the late 1970s, there was no specific legislation governing its content. Youtube just censored another one of prager universitys educational videos, and this time youtube went after one criticizing censorship. Video nasties is a term associated with a period of panic and censorship in. Leaders of protestant and catholic churches joined forces in the 1970s to stop moral threat from across the irish sea. The definitive guide presents the 73minute video nasties. How a few graphic horror films led to the introduction of video censorship.
The events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as constituting a moral panic. This is one of many questions to consider when discussing the widespread historical censorship of horror movies in great britain. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. The definitive guide is one of the most aptly named sets to have come out in the past five years. Game of thrones and the wire do not count as soft porn, regardless of the nudity they have not to mention the million disclaimers and age warnings that one has to face before being allowed to access the content.
The term moral panic is defined in terms of stanley cohens 1972 model and put into context. Videotape documentary, director jake west and producer marc morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 video recordings act. A list of films that were censored and banned that now wear. News about movie censorship and comparisons of alternate versions movies, comics, series, games and more. 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. 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. We get interviews with people involved with the banning or fight against the banning as.
Moral panic, censorship and videotape, a 2010 documentary directed by jake west. Freedom and censorship in the media paperback 1 sept. Aug 15, 2019 this era of censorship, moral panic and the brainwashing of the general public became known as the video nasty era, and looking back it seems even more ridiculous now than it must have done to many film fans back in the eighties when it was introduced. 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. 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. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. A perfect follow up to the first, draconian days masterfully chronicles the insane censorship and moral panic following the video nasties and the video recording act 1984. Jun 16, 2015 the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary 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. A documentary features interviews with filmmakers neil marshall. February, 2018 comment, moral panic, politics censorship.
The only explicit pictures are the oralsex and masturbation between jackie and eddie. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Two weeks after amazon prime video launches its censored. This is the story covered by the fantastic documentary video nasties. Draconian days 2014 the highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. Freedom and censorship in the media as want to read. Through an exploration of the range of historical materials, the book examines how this unusual genre category was formulated in a particular context and then used for different reasons by.
The new severin films threedisc set, video nasties. The furor created by the moral crusade against video nasties led to the introduction of the uks video recordings act 1984 which. French extremity have embraced the term for its usefulness in conceptually linking. Ferraras welcome to new york by wild bunch films in 2014. Disc one the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Type book authors martin barker date 1984 publisher pluto pub place london isbn10 0861046676. Moral panic, censorship videotape dvd, 2014, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Commencing in 1981, the video nasty panic refers to a bout of so named mass.
A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. En this service does not allow download watch movies online. The eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape is an entertaining and incredibly detailed piece of essential viewing for lovers of gore films, cinema history and the sociology of politics. Draconian days 2014 is the black market, the author documenting his own, and. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above. 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. But if you think new labour might mean new liberalism, think again. Funnily enough i downloaded that one last nightnot checked out if it has. It starts out in a welter of video noise and tracking errors, so as to bring back the nostalgic. During the moral panic over childs play 3 tony blair, then leader of the opposition, loudly supported david altons bill for harsher video censorship.
The pictures in this censorshipreport are kept soft deliberately. The definitive guide, is essentially all special features, with jake wests 2010 documentary video nasties. Wests first feature film was razor blade smile, released in 1998. A documentary analysis of the hysteria caused by the distribution of violent movies on videocassette in britain during the 1980s. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties. Video censorship in modern britain 2011 and jake wests documentary. September 8, 2014 legal, moral panic censored uk, censoreduk, censorship, child protection, creeping censorship, moral panic, porn panic, sexting jerry barnett outside the world of free speech advocacy, most people take the default position that some censorship is necessary and acceptable. Amazons porn censorship is inconsistent and unfair. Aside from the bracing introductory rapidfire montage of the most gruesome clips from every movie on the list, video nasties. Doghouse director jake west returns to the nascent days of videotape for this incisive examination of the video nasty furore of the early. Todays best video the week in tv telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above, klondike, the trip to italy, endeavour and monkey planet. Besides, the case is politically motivated and the judge has called the petitioners out for harassing the plaintiffs, but.
On monday paul and i met up in leicester square, london, to attend our first frightfest having booked tickets for a couple of world premi. Moral panic, censorship and videotape dvd widescreen, dolby, 3 pack at. Video nasties censorship and moral panic in the eighties. This, coupled with the reluctance of major distributors to get involved with a medium they considered vulnerable to piracy, caused small independent companies to flood the market with lowbudget horror films and lurid.
How moral panic led to a mass ban of video nasties. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. In this revealing 10minute video clip on media censorship, two awardwinning journalists fired by fox news for reporting on dangerous hormones in milk tell their story. Youtube just censored a video criticizing censorship. Oct 08, 2014 five years after making the excellent documentary video nasties. Jan 29, 2018 video nasties is a term associated with a period of panic and censorship in the uk during the rise of popularity of the video cassette. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of. The term was popularised by the national viewers and listeners association nvala in the uk in the early 1980s these video releases were not brought before. The cinematograph act 1909 was primarily concerned with introducing annual licensing of premises where films were shown, particularly because of the fire risk of nitrate film 497 after the act began to be used by local authorities to control what was.