Two tracks from the album, the last time and forever failure, were released as singles with music videos, and both charted. 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. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are trailerfeatured with. 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. The definitive guide part two, draconian days is a 2014 british documentary film codirected by jake west and marc morris. The term video nasty entered the lexicon by way of an episode of the. Whats new on netflix, hulu, amazon prime video, and hbo this.
Night of the hunted 1980 evil in the time of heroes 2009 nightmares come. With repeat screenings on march 2, the main frightfest programme takes place feb 28march 1 and features two world premieres. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. Glasgow 2014 frighfest lineup announced culturefly. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Big little lies, the golden girls, the americans, and more by jade budowski twitter.
A life in dirty movies and my personal favourite, mike malloys wonderful eurocrime. Melon farmers has an extensive section on video nasties fwiw, i lived through the whole thing in my teens. 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. Moving away from the initial nastiesalthough touching on them to provide contextthe director takes his shovel and digs a little deeper this time for video nasties. In lieu of this release, it feels only right to take a sweeping look back over this tumultuous period. Shudder amcs streaming service for horror fans page 4. For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions section 3 list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside director jake wests brand new documentary video nasties. Jun 19, 2014 in 2010, the documentary video nasties. The overarching theme of this second installment is an. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Mausoleum 1983 one of the additions to disc 3 of video nasties. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public.
Film4 frightfest announces lineup for glasgow film festival. Draconian s depth of darkness is something to behold no doubt but with an element of beauty which shows real class. Feb 17, 2017 whats new on netflix, hulu, amazon prime video, and hbo this weekend. Video nasties draconian days at the prince charles cinema by darren stockford 4 july 2014 its thursday 3 july and im at londons prince charles cinema, just off leicester square, to see video nasties draconian days, the followup to jake wests 2010 documentary video nasties moral panic, censorship and. Video nasties the definitive guide part 2 is fascinating, insightful, made with love and admiration of not only horror films, but all films and all aspects of movie censorship. The definitive guide part 2, subtitled draconian days severin films 3disc dvd set, we learn that the story continued for many years afterward as censorship and legal action against the offending horror videos grew stricter and more draconian than ever before, while sensationalistic news. Draconian times is the fifth studio album released by british metal act paradise lost. Jul 14, 2014 draconian days is designed as a direct continuation of the story from where video nasties. It makes its uk dvd debut on 24 march 2014 from image entertainment. Filmmaker jake west continues to dip into the issues in this his follow up feature, video nasties. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film.
The new york ripper is without a doubt a grim, grubby, sleazy, violent, nihilistic, bleak affair. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. The definitive guide part 2, a threedisc collectors edition box set, is being released on dvd on july 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th anniversary of the. Video nasties 2 is released to tiein with the establishment of the video recordings act. Draconian days 2014 john chambers and sandra marrs, aka scottish comic book novelists metaphrog, designed this bryan talbot illustration for the stripped strand of the 20 edinburgh. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list. The definitive guide, part 2 box set as one of the 82 section 3 nasties.
I wasnt fully aware at the time, all i saw was all the awesome films i used to browse disappearing off shelves only to be replaced with highly sanitized versions. Draconian last hour of ancient sunlight new song 2011 incl. Just as the first part, this documentary is both interesting and highly entertaining. Modern marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. For the only fools and horses episode, see video nasty only fools and horses.
Jun 16, 2015 nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to. Jan 24, 2014 the full film lineup has been announced for the 2014 glasgow film festival. The definitive guide part 2 the draconian days, a followup collection to video nasties. Even though he would have been quick to debate the subject, al goldstein was ultimately a tragic figure. A condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a. The uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by selfaggrandizing moral guardians, and the film charts the consequences of this, including subversive social culture that sprung up around it. Dvd planet store is fully committed to the twin issues of and trademarks. Draconian days 2014 features on disc 1 of this box set. Besides the actual documentary the uk release just as the first part includes a bonus disc with trailers and introductions to the affected.
Lets admit it, we all like a scaresettle down on the sofa, or better yet in bed, with a nice beverage, some chocolaty goodies, the lights dimmed low or off for those braver souls amongst us. A decent amount of time is devoted to exploring how an incident of two children murdering a younger child became a videonasty witchhunt that targeted the unlikely, innocuous choice of childs play 3. Nucleus films exhaustive documentaries on the uk video nasty debacle hit. The violence and nudity is gratuitous and some scenes are certainly shocking. An 18yearold impresses the dragons with his garden shed invention. Draconian days is the sequel to the great documentary from 2010 about movie censorship in great britain. Jan 27, 2014 lets admit it, we all like a scaresettle down on the sofa, or better yet in bed, with a nice beverage, some chocolaty goodies, the lights dimmed low or off for those braver souls amongst us. Draconian days plays on july 12 at the pcc in london. Jul 16, 2014 britains shameful censorship past and a nod to the work of jake west this week saw the release of jake west s video nasties. The video nasties continue to be a major source of interest to this day, and after the crtical and sales success of video nasties 1, comes the return. This week saw the release of jake wests video nasties. This was the first time that the term video nasties was used in the national press. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6,666 dvd. Draconian days is designed as a direct continuation of the story from where video nasties.
Draconian days 2014 martin barker in video nasties. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. Film4 frightfest glasgow 2014 announces 4 day event to include eight world, european and uk premieres, ti west special event and sunday repeat screenings in. Fulci lives remembering the godfather of gore diabolique. Draconian days the story isnt over yet jake west and marc morris on video nasties, the horror community and the bbfc. 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. But its an industry estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the u. In round two, west again opens up the doors to some interesting discussion. Thanks go out to megaporkchopexpress for this dvd set, which delves once again into the realm of the video nasties. Join the suppliers, sellers, customers, and the law enforcement officials trying to keep it in check as they share their experience of a hidden world. The definitive guide part 1, which included the acclaimed documentary video nasties. 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.
Turning season is the best release yet with tracks such as seasons apart, when i wake, earthbound, the failure epiphany, bloodfower and the empty stare the finest in doomgothic. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6, 666 dvd. The definitive guide 2 draconian days 19841999 posted on monday 14th july 2014 video nasties. The full film lineup has been announced for the 2014 glasgow film festival. The bbc had already featured the condition in a third season episode of survivors, but the mad death tackles rabies fullon. Aug 11, 2014 thanks go out to megaporkchopexpress for this dvd set, which delves once again into the realm of the video nasties. The two documentaries have contributed to a greater understanding of the video. The overarching theme of this second installment is an examination of the nuclear.
West is never biased, and cleverly presents the facts, leaving the viewer to decide what is right or wrong. So this one picks up the baton and goes from the enacting of the vra video recordings act in 1984 up to the strange story regarding james fermans dismissal as the head of the british board of film. Ex machina 2015 viewing notes julyaugust 2015, part two. I spit on your grave also known as day of the woman released with 7 minutes 2 seconds cut in 2001. Join the suppliers, sellers, customers, and the law enforcement officials trying to keep it in check as they share their experience of a hidden world that. The 10th annual glasgow film festival is an annual film festival based in glasgow, scotland, started in 2005. The 10th annual glasgow film festival is an annual film festival based in glasgow, scotland, started in. Draconians depth of darkness is something to behold no doubt but with an element of beauty which shows real class. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties.
Turning season is the best release yet with tracks such as seasons apart, when i wake, earthbound, the failure epiphany, bloodfower and. But that doesnt make it a bad, or a badly made film. Jan 01, 2015 with its followup, the documentary video nasties. Whats new on netflix, hulu, amazon prime video, and hbo this weekend.
From brick to knives out, we explore the unique cinematic stylings of director rian. And since the matter is still interesting, a sequel was produced that deals with more movies that suffered from the same fate. However, ferman is not the only villain that appears in video nasties. Streaming talk shudder amcs streaming service for horror fans i hope, they add more commentaries and special features. Bulgers horrific murder at the hands of two prepubescent boys, and. The black market can be brutal, exploitative, corrupt. With sian barber, martin barker, graham bright, lavinia carey. Whats new on netflix, hulu, amazon prime video, and hbo. Jun 30, 2016 the uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by selfaggrandizing moral guardians, and the film charts the consequences of this, including subversive social culture that sprung up around it.
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