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. 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. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, a 2010 documentary directed by jake. Reviewed in the united states on 29 september 2014. Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to 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. This top ten list is by no means a definitive guide to the films given the video nasty label, nor do i adhere strictly to the official list as published.
Video censorship in modern britain 2011 and jake wests documentary. Andy nyman gebore april 1966 is n engelse akteur, vervaardiger, en skrywer. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers. This set isnt called the definitive guide for nothing. Online library video nasties the freedom and censorship in the media video nasties the freedom and. Lets get one thing out of the way up front i am totally, utterly and completely against censorship. In 2014 the documentary was followed by 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.
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. Draconian days nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. This documentary was fascinating, interviews people from all sides of the video nasty debates and shows a clear passion for the horror material. The aim is to recreate a lively theoretical debate on the influence of media violence on the. The new severin films threedisc set, video nasties. There is no denying the key role filmmaker jake wests initial chapter, video nasties. Videotape documentary, director jake west and producer marc morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 video recordings act. The definitive guide dvd limited edition amazon uk. The events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as constituting a moral panic. Yatakhane, the dorm 2014 turkce dublaj hd izle dorm posters, movie. Video nasties censorship and moral panic in the eighties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking.
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. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6,666 dvd. About koi to taiyo to gang 1962 lethal eviction 2005. 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. Video nasties 2 is released to tiein with the establishment of the video recordings act. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, dvd, widescreen, dolby, 3 pack, horror, 663390000205. So the wrong of piracy that they engage in is not just a moral wrong, but a. Video nasties the freedom and censorship in the media. Draconian days 2014 is the black market, the author documenting his own, and. The paper is an attempt to apply the theory of moral panic to public fears provoked by film violence. The critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last year in the uk. 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.
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. The most wonderful evening of my life 1972 by rarelust may 18, 2014 1. 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. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under. Some of my favourite things are horror, film and history, so this documentary fits right in with those. A convincing answer is provided by the notion of moral panic. Draconian days, which covered the period from 1984 to 1989 after the introduction of the video. The video nasties is a very fascinating period in time.
Oct 07, 2014 there were video burnings, and some shop owners even did jail time for stocking some of these titles. A short fan film inspired by the 2010 documentary video nasties. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed 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. 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. The art of the nasty book, video nasties guide to banned and censored films from the u. A list of films that were censored and banned that now wear. Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties. The term was popularised by the national viewers and listeners association nvala in the uk in the early 1980s. Oct 08, 2014 five years after making the excellent documentary 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 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.
Mke short film fest festival 2,620 photos facebook. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. The eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more with. The definitive guide, but what jake wests documentary video nasties. It may appear to be nothing more than a glorified dvd extra, having appeared on video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, nucleus films. 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. A definitive look at a recent history of moral panic. 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. Jun 16, 2015 the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties.
A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restr. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as nucleus films releases the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film. The definitive guide is one of the most aptly named sets to have come out in the past five years. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The definitive guide, is essentially all special features, with jake wests 2010 documentary 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 collector s edition boxset, alongside a brand new documentary video nasties. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above. Moral panic, censorship and video tape, and has now made a followup, video nasties. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. Nothing like a good moral panic to get the old juices flowingcrazy doc. Aug 30, 2010 the highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. 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. 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 events which led to the imposition of state video censorship in the uk in 1984 are frequently described as.
Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. This latest edit of the film will be featured as a. This is the story covered by the fantastic documentary video nasties. Rather than enjoying a good book gone a mug of coffee in the afternoon, then again they juggled taking into consideration. Moral panic, censorship videotape dvd, 2014, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. The definitive guide presents the 73minute video nasties. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties.
The definitive guide part 2, a threedisc collectors edition box set, is being released on dvd on july 14th 2014. Doghouse director jake west returns to the nascent days of videotape for this incisive examination of the video nasty furore of the early. Video nasties 2 limited collectors edition 2014 dvd. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last. We kick off the second half of the list, the 33 movies that had their convictions overturned, were acquitted of obscenity charges or that the director of public prosecution thought they would be unable to convict and never brought the movie to trial. Disc one the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties.
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