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Was Thatcher right to ban ‘video nasties’? I binged Zombie Flesh Eaters and Slaughtered Vomit Dolls to find out

The ‘obscene’ movies once banned in the UK are now mostly freely available. Are these tales of cannibals and the undead antiquated schlock or genuinely repellent?

The Guardian - UK

BBFC seeks to extend its monitoring role to include online pornography

The British Board of Film Classification has classified offline pornography for 40 years, but wants to expand its remit

The Guardian - UK

Classic sci-fi movie removed from Disney+ after including previously banned scene

The RSPCA claim that the controversial scene was included thanks to a ‘loophole’

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Disney+ streams banned sci-fi epic, almost 40 years after scene first "caused terror"

An unedited James Cameron sci-fi hit found its way onto Disney+ before it was realised to have been banned.

Rachel Zegler says West Side Story executives repeatedly asked her to prove Latina heritage

The Snow White actor, whose mother is Colombian-American, said ‘when I was in the running for María, they kept calling to ask if I was legit’

The Guardian - UK

No, The Grand Tour Isn't Returning

The Grand Tour has driven into the sunset. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May's final episode, One For The Road, aired last September on Amazon Prime. Prior to that, the trio dissolved their production company, W. Chump and Sons. We've seen some occasional YouTube content of the presenters living…

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5 great Christmas movies with unthinkably low scores

Christmas classics with unfestively low ratings

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Wicked would be fun and forgettable but for the alt-right waging dark arts against it

Digital crusade by anti-woke warriors against a vapid film for teen girls should be sending a wake-up call to Hollywood

The Guardian - UK

Wicked's Green Skin Trigger Warning Mocked By Experts: 'The Authors Of This Silly Classification Are Living On Planet Bonkers'

At the long-anticipated film "Wicked" makes its debut in theaters, some experts are mocking the movie's green skin trigger warning.

International Business Times

Wicked's Green Skin Trigger Warning Mocked By Experts: 'The Authors of This Silly Classification are Living on Planet Bonkers'

At the long-anticipated film "Wicked" makes its debut in theaters, some experts are mocking the movie's green skin trigger warning.

Latin Times

Wicked’s green skin trigger warning may feel silly – but not as silly as those crying woke

As BBFC’s Wicked warning leaves usual suspects green with anger, is a polite notice on a website really worth frothing about?

The Guardian - UK

Star Wars film reclassified to PG due to violence and frozen Han Solo scene

Other films to be reclassified by the British Board of Film Classification included Abba – The Movie, Black Narcissus, and Higher Learning.

Evening Standard

BBFC explains decision to lower A Nightmare on Elm Street’s age rating after 40 years

Classic 1984 horror had previously been given an ‘18’ rating

The Independent UK

A Nightmare on Elm Street rating change defended by BBFC

Certificate lowered from 18 to 15 after 1980s classic is deemed ‘relatively discreet in terms of gore and injury detail’

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Mary Poppins review – Disney’s entertainment sugar rush possesses thermonuclear brilliance

Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songs

The Guardian - UK

Free speech warriors take note, if film censors can move with the times, you can too

As a fascinating film rating survey shows, what is deemed taboo simply shifts with different mores

Evening Standard

Film ratings and what they mean as age ratings tightened around sex and nudity

Big changes are coming to films

The Guardian - UK

UK film board tightens guidance on sex scenes in 12/12A-rated releases

BBFC survey finds sexual violence remains main area of concern, as it relaxes rules on swearing in trailers

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The Guardian - UK

Mark Kermode on… director Wes Craven, who made horror ‘a positive force in a world filled with fear’

As A Nightmare on Elm Street turns 40, here’s to the softly spoken American creator of some of cinema’s most memorable scares, from razor-clawed serial killer Freddy Krueger to the sequel-spawning Scream

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Movies that had their ratings changed before Mary Poppins

Some other iconic movies saw their movie ratings changed in the UK, while in the US some big movies were re-edited for lower ratings.

Salon

“Mary Poppins” U.K. age rating raised

The change concerns the film's repeated usage of a derogatory term originally used by white Europeans

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Mary Poppins 1964 Rating Increased In UK Due To Language

The age rating for the 1964 film 'Mary Poppins' was raised in the U.K. due to discriminatory language, reflecting evolving media content standards.

Evening Standard

Mary Poppins age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language 60 years after release

The British Board of Film Classification has changed Mary Poppins, which stars Julie Andrews, from a U to a PG

The Guardian - UK

Mary Poppins’ UK age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language

British Board of Film Classification lifts it from U certificate almost 60 years after film was first released

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Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Looks Like It's Headed To Theaters, But There’s A Twist

Although primarily intended for Netflix subscribers, it looks like Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon may also play in theaters, but with a twist.

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