Video nasties 2 draconian days dvd 3 disc severin us. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6,666 dvd by jake west dvd. 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. After creating the ultimate guide to the video nasty era with the superb documentary, video nasties. A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became. Draconian days london premiere interviews with marc morris and jake west duration. He is a director and editor, known for razor blade smile 1998, the abcs of death 2012 and. 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.
Draconian days, 2014 directed by jake west synopsis. Jake west biography filter and browse options 8 results page 1. A follow up to jake wests entertaining 2010 documentary video nasties. Draconian days, jake west s documentary on the restrictive censorship of films in the uk following the implementation of 1984s video recordings act, features one as well, in the shape of the then head of the british board of film classification bbfc, james ferman. Disc one, the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. To celebrate the release, film4 frightfest is hosting a special event the world exclusive london premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of video nasties draconian days at the prince charles cinema on thursday 3rd july, 8. The disc extra features the third disc contains the documentary video nasties. Draconian days, for more about the times in the 80s and 90s pre labours post 1997 liberalisation of british society. The indispensable chomsky by noam chomsky, the tao of pooh by benjami. Draconian days, which covers the passing of the notorious video recordings act of 1984 and the heavyhanded tenure of james ferman as director of the bbfc.
Oct 12, 2019 hunting down the video nasties posted on october 12, 2019 by horselover fat i blogged years ago about the hunt to find comic books as a kid, and that back in the day could be a nightmare, but when i was older the hunt for horror films surpassed it mainly because you could be imprisoned for owning some of these films. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, which provides a great historic overview of home videos early years and covers the entire video nasty era. Here i highly recommend jake wests excellent documentary, video nasties. Originally released in 2010, west manages to fit in an amazing amount of commentary and information in its 72 minutes. The video nasties debacle is a labyrinthine story that has spawned several books and documentaries. Moral panic, censorship and video tape, and has now made a followup, video. The main feature of the package is jake wests documentary, video nasties. The other two discs are given over to more than nine.
Wests documentary forms the centre piece of the three disc dvd set video nasties. Back in 2010, jake west and marc morris made video nasties. Written and directed by david gregory banned in the uk. The definitive guide, and tells the story of the sudden explosion of horror films in the early 1980s and the. I havent read or seen most of them but jake wests video nasties. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by british horror director jake west, which was released late last. I blogged years ago about the hunt to find comic books as a kid. The second part of director jake wests history of film censorship in the uk looks at the furore surrounding the issue of video nasties, resulting in the establishment of the video recording act. The uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where. Disc one features wests documentary, video nasties.
Moral panic, censorship, and videotape not only seems fairly comprehensive but also an engrossing 71 minutes. Director jake west wisely chooses to present the events as they were, instead of shaking a finger at the bbfc and the british government as a whole. Nov 11, 2010 wests documentary forms the centre piece of the three disc dvd set video nasties. This is the story covered by the fantastic documentary video nasties. Draconian days, which focuses on the development of the bbfc under james ferman, how the horror community was affected by the increasingly litigious body and the. To boil it down to the basics, video nasties were a. He is a director and editor, known for razor blade smile 1998, the abcs of death 2012 and evil aliens 2005. See more ideas about horror movies, horror movie posters and horror films. Nov 04, 2017 at last, i can finally revisit jake west and marc morris 2010 predecessor to draconian days, video nasties. Apr 29, 2012 the video nasties debacle is a labyrinthine story that has spawned several books and documentaries. Draconian days, jake wests documentary on the restrictive censorship of films in the uk following the implementation of 1984s video recordings act, features one as well, in the shape of the then head of the british board of film classification bbfc, james ferman. The definitive guide admirably follows up last years essential box set, and is an equally indispensable piece of reference material for fans of horror and cult cinema. 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. A must for any movie buff who grew up during the moral panic surrounding violence in films in the 80s and early 90s, this tripledisc set is packed with all manner of treats.
The 237 best video nasties horror movies, horror movie. Although it helps to already have some familiarity with a few of the banned films coming in to this set, the feature. 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. A documentary that covers james fermans run as the head of the bbfc and the fallout from the video recording act of 1984. With julian petley, marc morris, andy nyman, xavier mendik. At last, i can finally revisit jake west and marc morris 2010 predecessor to draconian days, video nasties. A documentary features interviews with filmmakers neil marshall the descent, doomsday. First up is jake west s excellent new documentary draconian days, which puts the james fermanera bbfc under the microscope. Aug 29, 2014 further tales of what the censors saw.
A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. Now, four years later, theyre back with video nasties. In response to the claims of sir bernard braine and others that home video would allow viewers to revel in explicit scenes by rewinding or pausing, several commentators in jake west and marc morriss excellent documentary video nasties. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. Disc one the eradefining and critically acclaimed documentary video nasties. It is certainly one that is echoed in the recollections of many of the participants in jake wests superb documentary video nasties. First up is jake wests excellent new documentary draconian days, which puts the james fermanera bbfc under the microscope. For the first time ever on dvd, trailers to all 72 films that fell foul of the. Discs 1 and 2 alone offer a shitload of information and anecdotes from the hosts, as well as great trailers and video covers that between them make you ache for the bygone era of precertificate vhs. Nov 11, 2010 it is certainly one that is echoed in the recollections of many of the participants in jake west s superb documentary video nasties. The second part of director jake west s history of film censorship in the uk looks at the furore surrounding the issue of video nasties, resulting in the establishment of the video recording act. It is scary to see how easily civil liberties were cast aside in the name of building a nanny nation. The definitive guide part 2 set for dvd release and london premiere in july may 21, 2014 bat events, news 1 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 uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self. A time when britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody. Was first screened as part of channel 4s controversial banned weekend which focused on films and the so called video nasties, which were a small group of mainly horror films that were given the. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, director jake west returns with a second documentary looking at the after effects. Mar 10, 2015 severin films second volume of video nasties.
Draconian days the critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. While youd be forgiven for thinking that west might have exhausted the subject, he finds plenty to discuss in this sequel, exploring the inner workings of the bbfc and the furore surrounding the films they banned and cut during the 1980s. Various books and articles have tackled the video nasty subject in some detail, but the first really extensive look at this bizarre chapter in home video history came from nucleus films in 2010 in the form of video nasties. It was a period that must be almost unfathomable for a generation of. Moral panic, censorship and videotape by jake west which is extremely well written, edited and researched with contributions from the likes of critics kim newman, marc morris, alan jones, directors christopher smith, neil marshall, andy nyman, journalist martin. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties.
The set is anchored by a very well made documentary directed by jake west called video nasties. Nucleus films exhaustive documentaries on the uk video nasty debacle hit american dvd in two separate, extrasstacked threedisc sets courtesy of severin films. 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. The literary works of clive barker video documentary short 2015. Moral panic, censorship and videotape, featuring interviews with filmmakers, critics, academics and also two of the major players in stirring up the controversy and prompting the government to pass the law to ban the nasties graham bright. Every video nasty from the dpp list of 39, and the dpp list of dropped 33 titles is critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers. The definitive guide, an eyeopening threedisc set that kicks off with its centerpiece, a fascinating documentary by jake. Hunting down the video nasties my little underground. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the m. Jake west has 106 books on goodreads, and is currently reading understanding power. Evil aliens director jake west takes a break from making his own gory creature features to examine the wave of boundarypushing genre films banned by britains director of public prosecutions in the early 1980s, and the public scandal that erupted in the aftermath of the authoritarian act. With emily booth, allan bryce, alan jones, patricia maccormack. It encourages us to understand history, and to see the kind of things that happen with moral panics, says director jake west of his new documentary, video nasties. The uk was plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive.
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