Draconian days is a genius movie that should be watched by everyone. Neil innes song my new school 1984 contains a video nasty reference its got all the charm of a video nasty ive never been anywhere so ghastly, my new school. Draconian days chronicles the period following the passage of the video recordings act of 1984, which was the culmination of the video nasty panic. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6,666 dvd. As well as some of the people responsible for making the films included on the banned list and organising the festivals where they were screened. 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. 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. A documentary analyzing the furore which socalled video nasties caused in britain during the 1980s. A documentary that covers james fermans run as the head of the bbfc and the fallout from the video.
This ones a bit more detailed than the first film s overview, with in depth interviews with some of the people who were arrested for possessing, copying and sometimes dealing the films on the banned list. Draconian days is the sequel to the great documentary from 2010 about movie censorship in great britain. Draconian days 2014 12 out of 4 sequel to video nasties. Melon farmers has an extensive section on video nasties fwiw, i lived through the whole thing in my teens. With the creation of the video recordings act, july 1984 controls were applied that would see the creation of the video nasties list and controls applied to the movie industry that saw measures in place that could easily be seen as an attack on horror fans. 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 large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. In 2014 the documentary was followed by video nasties. The television programme spitting image parodied the video nasties with their sketch of a sickeningly nice, lowbudget film entitled a video nicie. 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. Giving statutory power to the british board of film classification bbfc. Original faces of death pt1 full movie experience the graphic reality of death, close up. Video nasties part 1 every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america. Draconian days, after a brief recap of the first film by martin barker editor of the invaluable 1984 book, the video nasties.
One of the guys on here tells about the heady days and camaraderie of going to the old film fairs and picking up stuff you just couldnt get elsewhere nothings changed there then and about the police raids you would. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who. As much as this era before and after 1984 video recordings act can be seen as a debacle in british censorship history, trailers and introductions to all 82 films on the recent box set release for the followup documentary video nasties. Hell, the first documentary is available to watch online. Draconian days 2014 directed by jake west this a followup to the documentary video nasties. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film.
Draconian days follows up the definitive documentary on video nasties. The documentary takes a quick look at the events covered in the first film as the bbfc tried to list certain movies as being too nasty to be on video shelves. Written and directed by jake west and marc morris 2014, region 2 pal, 840 minutes, rated 18 uk. Video nasties the definitive guide part 2 draconian days. The definitive guide part 2, a threedisc collectors edition box set, is being released on dvd on july 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th anniversary of the. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title. Dispatched from and sold by classic films direct ltd. This time its the early miramax slasher from 1981, the burning. Draconian days add to watchlist prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties. The not strictly necessary, but still very welcome sequel to jake wests 2010 video nasties. Video nasties is a term associated with a period of panic and censorship in the. Kaufen sie video nasties the definitive guide gunstig ein. Written by joel harley dvd released by nucleus films.
Neil innes song my new school 1984 contains a video nasty reference its got all the charm of a video nasty ive never been anywhere so. 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. Draconian days nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Now, four years later, theyre back with 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. In this standup special filmed in kansas city, comedian chris porter, an exfinalist on last comic standing, delivers his takes on drugs, growing old, womens fashion and his love for taco bell.
Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Flickering myth coeditor luke owen sat down with its filmmakers jake west and. These were films that were not considered to be capable of. This would mean the confiscation and destroying of video tapes ordered by a magistrate.
Draconian days 2014 uk directed by jake west nucleus dvd region 0. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are trailerfeatured with. Sparkles exciting new series on those wacky video nasties. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6, 666 dvd. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public.
The dpp section 3 list of video nasties is a list of films that it was believed could get a conviction under the lesser section three of the obscene publication act. Thanks go out to megaporkchopexpress for this dvd set, which delves once again into the realm of the video nasties. Video nasties section 3 letterboxd your life in film. With sian barber, martin barker, graham bright, lavinia carey. If you recall vhs rental stores or horror films of the 80s watching this will. Draconian days streaming complet vf, video nasties. Back in 2010, jake west and marc morris made video nasties. 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.
Stop laughing at the back because in those days video retailers were being jailed or. To boil it down to the basics, video nasties were a. Video nasties 2 draconian days dvd 3 disc severin us. For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public. I wasnt fully aware at the time, all i saw was all the awesome films i used to browse disappearing off shelves only to be replaced with highly sanitized versions. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Draconian days 2014, one can be glad we have, with some unfortunate exceptions, passed this problem with. For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions section 3 list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside director jake wests brand new documentary video nasties. 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.
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