Looking back at one of the most brilliantly subversive horror films of the 1930s.
Tag: banned films
No Easter Fun In Germany: The Banned Films And Public Pleasures Of Silent Holidays
Almost 700 films – and other pleasures – are outlawed for public consumption in Germany at Easter and other religious holidays. Here’s the full list of the forbidden fruit.
Strictly Censorship: The BBFC Gets A New President
Newsreader and Strictly Come Dancing winner Natasha Kaplinsky is now in charge of the organisation that decides which films you are allowed to see.
Censorship’s Lack Of Appeal
The British video censorship appeals process has always been set up to be as difficult and costly as possible – and new ‘simplifications’ do little to change that.
A Symphony Of Horror – Nosferatu Revisited
In its centenary year, we take a critical look back at the first Dracula film and the movie that kickstarted gothic horror as we know it.
Cronenberg Is Crashed Out Of Cinemas Again
David Cronenberg’s unsettling adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel is once again too dangerous for public showings.
The BBFC Returns To A World Of Secrecy
The British censorship board’s website has gone from being a valuable resource to an empty vanity project that covers up their history.