With julian petley, marc morris, andy nyman, xavier mendik. 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. The uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive. The sequel to jake west and marc morris video nasties. The video nasty scandal that blew up in britain in the 1980s was and is a prime example of what is known as a moral panic. 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. This is a great look at the insanity of the bbfc and the video nasty list. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last. Draconian days 2014 the highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. 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 highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties.
It features interviews with genre filmmakers as well as some great footage taken from the 80s. Video nasties censorship and moral panic in the eighties. 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. Five years after making the excellent documentary video nasties. The definitive guide, is essentially all special features, with jake wests 2010 documentary video nasties. The definitive guide dvd severin films nucleus films 2014 color 1. Draconian days 2014 12 out of 4 sequel to video nasties.
The furor created by the moral crusade against video nasties led to the introduction of the uks video recordings act 1984 which. 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. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. The suppression of violent and sexual films distributed widely and without regulation at the dawn of the age of the home video cassette player will probably be well known to many of you though the lengths and means the moral majority took to ensure that no one, adults and. Horror filmmaker jake west directed a comprehensive 2010 documentary about the precertification era, video nasties. Oct 08, 2014 five years after making the excellent documentary video nasties. Aside from the bracing introductory rapidfire montage of the most gruesome clips from every movie on the list, video nasties.
Video nasties the freedom and censorship in the media. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above. 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. 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 documentary takes a quick look at the events covered in the first film as the bbfc tried to list certain movies as being too nasty to be on video shelves. Moral panic, censorship videotape dvd, 2014, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. It starts out in a welter of video noise and tracking errors, so as to bring back the nostalgic. Found out about during the research for the jake west documentary video nasties. To start off the party, disc 1 has the outstanding documentary video nasties. A documentary analysis of the hysteria caused by the distribution of violent movies on videocassette in britain during the 1980s. 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. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, a 2010 documentary directed by jake west.
Lots of yakkityyak and not enough video clips slow things down to a creep even though this is a valuable historical document that should be seen by anyone interested in the subject. Moral panic, censorship and videotape directed by jake west doghouse, abcs of death and produced by marc morris features. Moral panic, censorship, and videotape is an interesting but slowmoving and occasionally dull account of a fascinating time in british history. Draconian days 2014 nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to 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. Moral panic, censorship, and videotape, which is directed by jake west doghouse, evil aliens. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of. Moral panic, censorship and videotape sees the pair take on the james ferman era of the. Moral panic, censorship and video tape, and has now made a followup, video. Nothing like a good moral panic to get the old juices flowingcrazy doc. A documentary features interviews with filmmakers neil marshall the descent, doomsday.
The definitive guide, but what jake wests documentary video nasties. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. 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. Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties.
The definitive guide is one of the most aptly named sets to have come out in the past five years. 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. The new severin films threedisc set, 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 bright as well as rare archive footage. The eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, nucleus films. The definitive guide presents the 73minute video nasties. You may know of section 2, films that were originally banned but subsequently acquitted and removed from the video nasties banned list. Im currently undertaking a research project with my history department about the moral panic surrounding video nasties in britain in the later half of the twentieth century. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. Videotape documentary, director jake west and producer marc morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 video recordings act. Disc one the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Jun 16, 2015 the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties.
The definitive guide trailer prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as nucleus films releases the definitive guide to the video nasties. 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. There is no denying the key role filmmaker jake wests initial chapter, video nasties. This is the story covered by the fantastic documentary 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. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. 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. 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. Horror film maker jake west directed a comprehensive 2010 documentary about the precertification era, video nasties.
A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie. 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. 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. A list of films that were censored and banned that now wear. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. In this documentary, barnaby falck explores the phenomenon of video nasties, a movement of banning nasty video in the uk which started in 1984.
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