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.
Tag: censorship
The Zappa Documentary Is Here
The long-awaited documentary study of the musical maverick gets a US release in November.
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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.
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Misguided Moralising: Playboy Fashion Ads Cleared Of Sexualisation Claims
Even Britain’s notorious advertising censors couldn’t agree that this poster, featuring a fully-clothed 28-year-old-woman, was sexualising under-age girls.
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No Sex Please, We’re British Filmmakers
The British film director’s union wants to take us back to Brief Encounter levels of sexual intimacy.
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Aubrey Beardsley Is Still Too Much For The Prudes
What to make of art galleries who display major works and then cover them up to avoid offending people?
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The Reprobate Podcast Episode 5: Terry Stephens
On the latest episode of The Reprobate Podcast, we’re talking to British adult filmmaker Terry Stephens about how the lockdown has affected the sex industry and the current resurgence in anti-porn prohibitionism.
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Scotland’s New Hate Speech Bill Is Dangerous And Devious
Scotland’s proposed new law goes far beyond hate speech and sets out to silence all debate, discussion and criticism of protected groups.
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Depraved And Corrupting: The Complete Video Nasties
The definitive visual guide to the most notorious films of the 1980s.
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The Reprobate Podcast Episode 2: David McGillivray
In the latest Reprobate Podcast, we discuss the politics of social justice and the shifting tides of acceptable speech, free speech, book burning and the politics of lockdown.
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The Reprobate Podcast Episode 1: Jerry Barnett
In the first episode of The Reprobate Podcast, we talk to Jerry Barnett, author of Porn Panic and the website sexandcensorship.org, and delve deep into Covid-19 lockdown and why it might be causing more harm than good, the culture wars, professional activism and the politics of sex legislation.
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