The Lady of Heaven…Film withdrawn from many cinemas after religious protests

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The Lady Of Heaven is a 2021 UK action drama by Eli King Starring Ray Fearon, Denise Black and Christopher Sciueref The heart-wrenching journey of Lady Fatima, the daughter of the religious character Muhammad. Separated by 1400 years, an Iraqi child, in the midst of a war-torn country, learns the importance and power of patience. After losing his mother, the child finds himself in a new home, where a loving grandmother narrates the historical story of The Lady and how her suffering as the first victim of terror spun out of control into the 21st century. Cineworld cinemas have cancelled all screenings of a film about the daughter of the religious character Muhammad after cinemas were picketed by Muslim activists.Presumably fearing muslim violence, Cineworld said it took the decision to cancel all showings of The Lady of Heaven to ensure the safety of our staff and customers. Vue Cinemas have cancelled some screenings but still seems to be showing the film in London on the south east. The issue is that the film provides a visual representation of Muhammad, albeit CGI created, rather than being played by an actor.A video circulating online showed the manager of Sheffield Cineworld telling protesters that Sunday night’s screening had been cancelled, to cries of Allahu Akbar (God is great). A screening in Bolton was cancelled after 100 protesters turned up at the local Cineworld branch. The chair of the Bolton Council of Mosques had urged the cancellation of the screening, claiming the film was underpinned with a sectarian ideology and is blasphemous in nature to the Muslim community.5Pillars, a Muslim news site, tweeted a photo of what it said was 200 Muslims protesting against the film outside Cineworld in Broad Street, Birmingham on Sunday. More than 117,000 people have signed a petition to try to get the film banned from all UK cinemas but in fact the film has already been passed 15 uncut by the BBFC, the UK film censor. The film has also been rated R by the MPA for screenings in the US. Claire Fox, who sits in the House of Lords,  tweeted that the decision to cancel the screening showed the creep of extra-parliamentary blasphemy law was now censoring film. She wrote: Same ‘I Find that Offensive’ cancel culture arguments now being used far beyond campus activism. Disastrous for the arts, dangerous for free speech, a lesson to those who argue identity politics are no threat to democracy. Malik Shlibak, executive producer of the film, told the Guardian cinemas should stand up and defend their right to show films that people want to see: I think cinemas are crumbling to the pressure, and taking these decisions to quell the noise. The production company had received dozens of messages from people who were trying to book tickets to see the film but not being able to. This is an artistic endeavour talking about and elaborating on history and religion, which always has a plethora of different takes and interpretations. That’s normal and healthy. We welcome this and we welcome people to express themselves, whether they’re for or against the film. What we don’t support, and what we vehemently stand against, is what they’re trying to do, which is to censor others and dictate what we can and cannot watch in UK cinemas.They have no right to do so and it’s something very dangerous. The general population really need to be aware of this and stand up to this, because it is infringing and putting in danger their freedom of speech. Offsite comment: The shameful censorship of The Lady of Heaven  See article from spiked-online.com

Chruch-goers aghast that Derby Cathedral is screening The Wicker Man…Christianity skips along the path to its own demise, believing that it’s on a godly mission to save the children

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The Daily Mail writes:An unholy row has flared after a cathedral’s decision to screen films which include a graphic sex scene, full female nudity and a Pagan sacrifice. Some church-goers believe that showing cult horror movie The Wicker Man and the thriller Don’t Look Now at Derby Cathedral is inappropriate. Wardens from other churches have called for the screenings to be scrapped. However, the Cathedral’s Dean said the building was for everybody and it needed to serve a wide range of people in the city. The Dean, the Very Reverend Dr Stephen Hance, said: The first thing we’re trying to do is open the cathedral to new people. It doesn’t just belong to the people who go to church; it certainly doesn’t belong to me; it doesn’t just belong to religious people. This is Derby’s cathedral and it needs to serve the needs of the people of Derby, as wide a range of the people of Derby as we possibly can. Steve Dunning, a church warden from within the diocese of Derby, said: I just think it isn’t appropriate to show these films in a place of worship that is consecrated and hallowed, and therefore it compromises the spiritual integrity of the cathedral. The films are part of a season of film screenings called Quad in Residence at Derby Cathedral, which begins on 7 September. Other films include Monty Python’s Life of Brian, a religious satire telling the story of a man who is mistaken for Jesus, and which has itself sparked controversy in the past. Sister Act, in which Whoopi Goldberg’s character is forced to join a convent, is also being screened.

Outrageoni Bolloxnese…Italian earthquake mayor wound up by Charlie Hebdo cartoon likening victims to pasta

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The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , has wound a few Italians with its latest issue containing a cartoon portraying victims of an earthquake that killed almost 300 people as different types of pasta.The cartoon was titled Earthquake Italian style . It depicted a balding man standing and covered in blood with the moniker Penne in tomato sauce , a badly scratched up woman next to him labelled Penne au gratin . A pair of feet sticking out between the floors of a collapsed building is entitled Lasagne . The mayor of Amatrice, a town flattened by last week’s quake, is famous for the pasta sauce, amatriciana, that carries its name. The town’s mayor, Sergio Pirozzi, said:. How the fuck do you draw a cartoon bout the dead? I’m sure this unpleasant and embarrassing satire does not reflect French sentiment. The French embassy in Rome published a statement on its website and Twitter, saying the cartoon: Absolutely does not represent France’s position, and is a caricature by the press (and) the freely expressed opinions are those of the journalists.

Supercensors…Change.org petitioners demand that film reviewers write good reviews about DC superhero movies

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The first reviews for Suicide Squad haven’t been great and the movies fans are none too pleased. About 18500 DC fans have petitioned for the reviews aggravation site, Red Tomatoes to be shutdown:Shutdown Rotten Tomatoes We need this site to be shut down because It’s Critics always give The DC Extended Universe movies unjust Bad Reviews, Like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 Suicide Squad 2016 and that Affects people’s opinion even if it’s a really great movies

Falling out with Charlie…Very funny Charlie Hebdo cartoon ‘outrages’ Russia

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Daesh: Russia intensifies its air bombardment Russians have been ‘outraged’ by cartoons making light of the Egyptian air crash which appeared in the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. One cartoon shows parts of the aircraft falling on an Islamic State militant. It is captioned: Daesh: Russia ntensifies its air bombardment. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed the cartoons were somehow a blasphemy. He whinged In our country, this would be called ‘blasphemy.’ It has nothing to do with democracy or with self-expression. It is just blasphemy. My colleagues and I tried to find caricatures of the Charlie Hebdo journalists in the magazine, who were shot by terrorists. We were unable to find them. But if they were published, then it would also be blasphemy, well at least in our country. Igor Morozov, a lawmaker from Russia’s Federation Council, claimed the Sinai plane crash should not be ridiculed. : I believe it is blasphemy and ridicules the memory of those who lost their lives as a result of this catastrophe. This should not be used by any media organizations in any form whatsoever or in any particular genre in which they may specialize. In trying to be original, Charlie Hebdo have plunged everything into shock. Remember the tragedy which happened in January 2015 concerning the publisher. I think that the journalists are provoking acts of violence. Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, wrote on her Facebook page: Is anyone still Charlie?

Shop Sign Censors…Miserable landlord whinges at Fuckoffee cafe sign

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A coffee shop in south-east London called Fuckoffee has been ordered by its landlord to remove the supposedly offensive sign bearing its name.The cafe owners posted a tweet showing a redacted version of the letter outlining the censorship. The letter read: We are instructed that you have either erected or allowed your sub-tenant to erect an offensive sign on the exterior of the buliding… without the permission or authority from our client to do so and this constitutes a trespass. According to the letter, the Bermondsey Street coffeeshop could face legal proceedings or the forfeiture of its lease if it does not remove the sign. It will also have to cover the costs of the legal steps taken so far. Fans of the coffee shop took to Twitter to express their support of the sign, with several accusing the landlord of being joyless and criticising the property owner for adding further hurdles for small businesses.

Fun Fare…Cardiff bus company N.A.T. gets international publicity for adverts that offend the hashtag harpies

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Cardiff bus company, New Adventure Travel Limited (NAT Group), got a little more publicity than expected for a series of adverts on the back of their buses.The adverts featured men and woman, implicitly shirtless behind signs reading: Ride me all day for £3 Charlotte Church, the singer, is among those who lambasted the company for the supposedly: abhorrent and hugely offensive advert. Church was among those who whinged on Twitter after the company posted pictures of the adverts on the social network. A few did see the funny side and even congratulated the company on drawing attention to themselves. The company issued a statement: In view of the reaction to our bus advertising today we wish to set out our position: Firstly we have stated that our objectives have been to make catching the bus attractive to the younger generation. We therefore developed an internal advertising campaign featuring males and females to hold boards to promote the cost of our daily tickets. The slogan of ‘ride me all day for £3’ whilst being a little tongue in cheek was in no way intended to cause offence to either men or women and, if the advert has done so then we apologise unreservedly. There has certainly been no intention to objectify either men or women. Given the volume of negativity received we have decided to remove the pictures from the back of the buses within the next 24 hours.

Willie and Twinkle…Dancing genitals on Swedish CBeebies cause a little ‘outrage’

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Swedenhas been gripped by a little ‘outrage’ over a children’s cartoon depicting prancing genitals.The one-minute clip for Barnkanalen, Sweden’s equivalent of CBeebies, shows cartoon penises and vaginas smiling and dancing to the tune of a song which employs words perhaps sometimes used by small children to refer to their private parts. Here comes Willie at a run, he has no pants, goes the song. Twinkle is cool, you better believe it, even on an old lady, Willie and Twinkle, what a great gang! The song’s Facebook page includes ‘outraged’ comments by some parents who are offended that children of that age should be expected to talk about genitals. The song was written and performed by Johan Holmstrom who said: I feel sorry for those parents who get upset, this is a harmless music video. The clip gained further notoriety when it was briefly classified by YouTube as adult content requiring viewers to confirm they are aged over 18, but the programme makers persuaded the company to relent.

No Plan B…French arts centre to defy the PC lynch mob trying to ban Exhibit B in Paris

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The controversial performance installation Exhibit B by Brett Baileyis set to begin a seven-day run on Sunday in Paris’sCentquatre contemporary arts centre.Campaigners wanting the exhibit banned and claim that the show is racist. Galvanised by the example of the UK where protesters succeeded in getting the show cancelled at London’s Barbican theatre in September, the French Collective Against Exhibit B continues to call for a boycott . But the theatre refuses to back down to the harassment and says the show will go ahead in the name of both free speech and future dialogue over the many difficult issues the show raises. Unfortunately, there’ll be a heavy police presence, says theatre director Jose’-Manuel Goncalves: People, families, won’t be able to circulate like they usually do. But the show will go on at Centquatre. He says: This is not a racist work. If it were, there are laws in France which would ban it. It’s an important work. As many people as possible have to see it. Tickets are sold out, not just for tonight but for the week-long run.

Own Goal…Notts County boss takes a pop shot at a Peta poster

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An advertising poster in a Peta campaign against consuming dairy producehas been pulled from display followingwhinges from Notts County football club.The billboard image shows a startled woman whose face has been drenched in a white liquid substance next to the words Some bodily fluids are bad for you. Don’t swallow. Ditch Dairy. Notts County complained that the nearby advert was not in keeping with [their] community and family-focused values. Damian Irvine, Commercial Director at the club ejaculated: Families coming along to Meadow Lane for our blockbuster Christmas matches against Swindon Town on December 13 and against MK Dons on Boxing Day will not be subjected to the ads. The design, which was described by the local paper as like the aftermath of a sex act , was commissioned and set to be displayed throughout December after a Swedish study claimed that an increased risk of bone fractures and mortality are linked to dairy products . Mimi Bekhechi, director of Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), said: The billboard is a cheeky way to alert passers-by to the dangers of drinking cows’ milk.