Videotape documentary, director jake west and producer marc morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 video recordings act. A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restr. She is an actress, known for flash gordon 1980, firewalker 1986 and. This documentary is part of the 3dvd box set video nasties.
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 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. Horror channel formerly zone horror is a british television channel showing horror films and television series and some science fiction. Hollywood held back its biggest titles, and so an unregulated rental market was flooded with cheap imports. 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. The implementation of the video recording act imposed a stricter code of censorship on videos than was required for cinema release. 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.
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. 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. The new severin films threedisc set, video nasties. It is broadcast in the uk and ireland specialized programming includes cult films, classic horror, comedy, b movies, modern thrillers, series, homeproduced specials, biographies and documentaries the horror channel is available as a freetoair. The definitive guide, is essentially all special features, with jake wests 2010 documentary video nasties. Ring smart home security systems eero wifi stream 4k video in every room. Video nasty was a colloquial term coined in the united kingdom by 1982 1 which originally applied to a number of films distributed on. 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. The definitive guide, the other 2 dvds feature the trailers for all 72 video nasties. 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.
Columbia pictures distributed the film theatrically. 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. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. For the young ones episode, see nasty the young ones. Moral panic, censorship videotape dvd, 2014, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Censorship in italy is not like in the movies, with a group of men in a. 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.
Continue reading tagged 1970s, french, high definition, italian, italy getting even 1986 by rarelust april 18, 2014. 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. Lets get one thing out of the way up front i am totally, utterly and completely against censorship. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980. Marty klein argues that moral panic about online porn. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, a 2010 documentary directed by jake. Video nasties censorship and moral panic in the eighties. Funnily enough i downloaded that one last nightnot checked out if it has english. Melody anderson was born on december 3, 1955 in edmonton, alberta, canada. The wildhearts song splattermania lampoons the moral panic. The psychotherapist marty klein likens the current moral panic around online porn to the epidemics of fear and suspicion that sprung up around satanic cults in the 1980s, and even around comic. However, with the exception of critcher 2003 these events have never actually been analysed in the light of moral panic theory, and this article attempts this task in much greater detail than critcher, whose concerns go beyond this particular panic about. Oct 07, 2014 there were video burnings, and some shop owners even did jail time for stocking some of these titles. Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties.
Nothing like a good moral panic to get the old juices flowingcrazy doc. Whole foods market americas healthiest grocery store. Oct 08, 2014 five years after making the excellent documentary video nasties. The video nasty moral panic the events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as constituting a moral panic. 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. The events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are. 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. When video was introduced in the late 1970s, there was no specific legislation governing its content. Freedom and censorship in the media as want to read. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. Under the 1984 act, the british board of film censors was renamed the british board.
The definitive guide is one of the most aptly named sets to have come out in the past five years. For the only fools and horses episode, see video nasty only fools and horses. Video nasties and the british censors aversion to horror h for horrific, or h for hysteria. They affect dogs as well crime and british video censorship in the early 1980s the video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last. A comprehensive list of uk tv programmes, with original. It starts by evoking the feeling of how it was to get and see those gruesome horror movies when vhs first came out in the late 70s. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of. Brazil, mexico, australia, finland, the soviet union, spain, portugal and italy. This is one of many questions to consider when discussing the widespread historical censorship of horror movies in great britain. In march 1982, distributor go video sent a copy of its release cannibal holocaust, along with a faux outraged letter, to the moral crusader mary whitehouse. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above. 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. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties.
The definitive guide dvd limited edition amazon uk. Doghouse director jake west returns to the nascent days of videotape for this incisive examination of the video nasty furore of the early. 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 is the story covered by the fantastic documentary video nasties. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties.
It appeared during the video nasties moral panic, in response to the idea that, thanks to the new vhs technology, ordinary people could now see the kind of uncensored material that had, formerly, only been accessible to the wealthy. Amazon warehouse great deals on quality used products. Several major studio productions were banned on video, as they fell within the scope of legislation designed to control the distribution of video nasties. Jun 16, 2015 the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. 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 documentary was fascinating, interviews people from all sides of the video nasty debates and shows a clear passion for the horror material. Channel 4 the incredibly strange film show john waters 12 august 1988. Video nasty is a colloquial term in the united kingdom to refer to a number of films distributed.
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, nucleus films. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more with this definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon one of the most extraordinary and scandalous eras in the history of british film. The events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as constituting a moral panic. The list of banned video nasties is now semilegendary in the history of horror films, which ironically was probably the opposite effect intended by. A convincing answer is provided by the notion of moral panic.
February 2, 2018 moral panic, news antiporn, antisex feminism, censorship, feminism, free speech, porn panic jerry barnett dr david j ley, a psychologist specialising in sexual matters, and especially pornography, has recently been at the receiving end of a barrage of online abuse, following the announcement he would be speaking at a. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Specifically, i have argued that the british panic over video nasties was informed by a stronger fear of rising crime. With julian petley, marc morris, andy nyman, xavier mendik. Italy on the verge of the stupidest censorship law in.
How a few graphic horror films led to the introduction of video censorship. Video nasties 2 is released to tiein with the establishment of the video recordings act. The werewolf was released theatrically in the us as the bottom half of a. The new york ripper banned for cinema in 1982 and reexported to original distributor in italy. The eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Censorship was far more rampant in the 1980s, especially in the u. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused. Video nasty is a colloquial term in the united kingdom to refer to a number of films distributed on video cassette that were.
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