Don’t Go in the House…First uncut UK video nasty release set for ArrowDrome DVD

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Don’t Go in the House is a 1979 US horror film by Joseph Ellison. With Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth and Ruth Dardick. See IMDb Passed 18 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for: UK 2012 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release on 26th March 2012 Previously cut by the BBFC Passed 18 after 3:07s of BBFC cuts for: UK 1987 Apex VHS The BBFC cuts were again Cuts to nudity and close ups of the scene involving a naked girl in chains being set on fire Previously banned as a video nasty Passed X (18) after extensively reduced shots of nudity and graphic close ups from the scene of the chained woman being burned alive, for: UK 1980 cinema release The cut cinema version was first released on pre-cert video for: UK 1982 Arcade VHS The uncut version then followed on pre-cert video for: UK 1983 Arcade VHS The video was then banned as a nasty in July 1983, but was dropped in March 1984 after promises that only the BBFC approved version would be sold. ArrowDrome DVD Features: Reversible sleeve of original artwork trailer, teaser booklet by horror expert Anthony Timpone! Summary Review: A Bit Lacklustre A slasher film about a victim of child abuse (Dan Grimaldi) who grows up to become a maniacal construction worker. He stalks women at discos, takes them home, then hangs them upside-down in a special steel-walled room and sets them on fire. Don’t Go in the House gets off to a fairly good start, but after the first murder scene things begin to slowly fall a apart and it goes from a good movie to an average movie that never is able to get off the ground. The screenplay written by Joseph Ellison, Ellen Hammill and Joseph R. Masefield starts off well enough with some good insight into the mind of the villain, but there comes a point to where the story never moves forward and in a sense it feels like the same scene is playing out over and over again. Don’t Go in the House isn’t a terrible film, but it’s just a bit lackluster, while it does have it’s moments it just never reaches its full potential.

Clash of the Titans…BBFC provide interesting archive material about their clash with the distributors of the 1981 fantasy film by Desmond Davis

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Clash of the Titans is a 1981 US fantasy by Desmond Davis. With Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin and Claire Bloom. See IMDbBack in 1981 it was passed A (PG) after 9s of BBFC cuts for category for: UK 1981 cinema release From cuts details on IMDb: Removed the close up of Calabos stabbing a man’s back with a trident shortened the scene where Calabos is stabbed in the stomach by Perseus to remove sight of Calabos in agony. Since then it was passed 15 uncut for: UK 1987 MGM VHS And passed 12 uncut for moderate fantasy violence for: UK 2010 Warner R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon UK 2006 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon …Read the full article in which the BBFC publish several letters and documents about how they decided on the 1981 cuts.

Censors Devalue Freedom…South Africa’s TV censor unilaterally decides that freedom of expression rates below women’s rights to whinge at porn

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South Afica’s TopTV’s bid to air TV porn channels was banned in part by the country’s TV censor because it deemed women’s rights and dignity outweighed the right to freedom of expression.The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) released the reasons for its ban: On the issue of balancing the rights of women to equality and human dignity with the right of freedom of expression, ICASA is of the view that the right of women to equality and human dignity overrides TopTV’s right to freedom of expression, as well as the rights of viewers to receive pornography on television in the home. ICASA holds this view because it regards the consumption of pornography as one contributing factor, amongst others, to the normalization of violence against women in SA.