Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape 2010
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain 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-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Phantasm is right here in this 97-minute feature with interviews from Don Coscarelli, producer Paul Pepperman, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury.
A brief history of Grindhouse cinema presented by Emily Booth
Film critic Kim Newman introduces a new series of DVDs and Blu-ray disc releases by BFI showcasing little known British films.
Documentary about the making of "Lady Frankenstein" and the directing career of Mel Welles.
Feature-length documentary covering the making of the 1982 film XTRO.