>Holster those scissors, Harvey! You may not need to censor The King’s Speech to ensure its Oscar victory. The Directors Guild of America have awarded TKS director Tom Hooper their top prize. In the past decade, eight of the ten winners of the DGA award have gone on to claim Best Director at the Oscars. […]
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L.A. Zombie banned from Melbourne International Film Festival
July 20, 2010 
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Bruce LaBruce‘s provocative new film L.A. Zombie has been denied a rating by the Classification Board and banned from screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival. According to The Age, MIFF director Richard Moore was told by Film Classification Board director Donald McDonald (?!) that L.A. Zombie would be refused classification. Film festivals are not […]
Continue readingThe Hangover goes for Best Picture at Oscars!
January 25, 2010 1 Comment
source: awardsdaily.com There are only 8 days to go until the Academy announce their 82nd batch of nominees and Warner Bros is keen to have their surprise comedy hit The Hangover named amongst usual suspects such as Avatar, The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air. In honour of The Hangover’s recent Best Film (Comedy […]
Continue readingKick Ass poster debut!
January 17, 2010 0 Comments
source: hitfix.com The poster for Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming superhero flick Kick Ass has debuted online. Quick, lock up your kids!!! They’ve already seen it?! Burn their eyes!!! If you want to learn more about Kick Ass, please visit this previous posting here. But be warned! Reading the plot synopsis, or even glimpsing a moment from […]
Continue readingThe most complained about films of 2009!
January 15, 2010 0 Comments
Here’s a question: Which film received the most complaints from Australians in 2009? Was it Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for its cruel depiction of ‘ethnic’ robots? The Ugly Truth for its overall demeanor towards women? Or perhaps it was The Final Destination, simply for existing? I contacted the Office of Film and Literature Classification […]
Continue readingAustralian family groups decry Kick Ass
January 14, 2010 1 Comment
source: dailytelegraph.com Australian family groups are outraged with the upcoming superhero flick Kick Ass. Why? Well, why not! Australian Family Association spokesman John Morrissey told The Daily Telegraph that family groups are upset with the film’s MA15+ rating. “The language is offensive and the values inappropriate – without the saving grace of the bloodless victory […]
Continue readingUncensored version of The Hangover heading to DVD
November 17, 2009 0 Comments
An R-rated cut of The Hangover will be released on DVD in Australia. The R-rated cut of the film is the same version screened in American cinemas, but not in Australian cinemas. Earlier this year we reported that Roadshow Films had cut several images from the Australian cinematic cut of The Hangover to ensure an […]
Continue readingUncensored version of Bruno heading to DVD
October 11, 2009 1 Comment
Back in June we reported that a censored version of the Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Bruno was being screened in Australian cinemas. Well, you’ll be happy to know that the full uncut version will be released on Blu-ray in November. We do not yet know if the uncut version will be made available on DVD. […]
Continue readingMichael Jackson joke cut from Bruno
July 1, 2009 1 Comment
source: ap.com The Bruno cuts continue, although this one is pretty understandable. An interview between Sacha Baron Cohen‘s flamboyant alter ego and Michael Jackson‘s sister Latoya Jackson has been excised from the theatrical cut of Bruno. The sequence was originally cut from the film’s Los Angeles premiere last Thursday night, which took place just hours […]
Continue readingAustralia gets censored cut of Bruno!
June 30, 2009 11 Comments
The Australian cut of Sacha Baron Cohen’s raunchy comedy Bruno has been toned down to receive an MA15+ classification after originally being rated R18+. Last night I was lucky enough to attend the premiere of Baron Cohen’s follow-up to Borat, and was not at all disappointed. It was as hilarious and filthy as you can […]
Continue readingWhy was the Australian cut of The Hangover censored?
June 18, 2009 0 Comments
It seems that a particularly raunchy image from The Hangover’s end credit sequence has been censored in Australia, despite the same image being screened in American cinemas. I waited a full week after the film’s release to discuss this issue, which has been bothering me since I saw it (or rather, didn’t see it), last […]
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