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US Senator Mike Lee has proposed a bill that, if passed, would redefine what obscenity means nationwide, which could effectively decimate the porn industry. The Utah Republican filed the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) based on the
Communications Act of 1934, and stated in the IODA that obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment and is prohibited from interstate or foreign transmission under U.S. law. Lee's bill seeks to reinstate the obscenity rules that were
established in the Communications Act of 1934. These rules include removing content that appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion, depicts, describes, or represents actual or simulated sexual acts with the objective intent to arouse,
titillate, or gratify the sexual desires of a person, and, -- lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value, the IODA says. The Free Speech Coalition tweeted its concern for the First Amendment, arguing the bill is a renewed
attempt by conservatives to censor free speech and sexual expression. The director of public affairs with the Free Speech Coalition, Mike Stabile, told VICE News: This bill, among our members, has gotten a huge amount of
attention. Our members understand this for what it is: It's a threat to their business, to their livelihood. It's a threat to their community.
Obscenity in the US is currently defined under a Supreme Court test for obscenity: the
'Miller Test.' The Miller Test was introduced in 1973 and is named after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Miller v. California case that year. In that case, a California publisher and author Melvin Miller were prosecuted for publishing what was
ruled as containing obscene material. Miller had mailed five unsolicited brochures to his mother and a restaurant manager revealing explicit images and photos of men and women engaged in sexual activities. Following the court's decision,
then-Chief Justice Warren Burger outlined guidelines for jurors to follow when presented with obscenity cases including whether the average person applying contemporary community standards would find the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient
interest, whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law, and whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
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 Cinema BBFC decisions from 22 November 2022 to 23 November 2022 | | Cardiff
Cardiff is a 2022 Comedy Film by SARAH SMITH
Starring Ruth Madoc, François Pandolfo and Richard Elis
 There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes CARDIFF is a comedy short
film in which a man's return to his hometown and a new romance leads to several revelations about his circle of friends.
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| | Christmas By Moonlight Christmas By Moonlight is a 2022 UK children's drama by Rhoda Wilson
Starring Kitty Sudbery, Trish Williams and Paul Baichoo
 There are no censorship issues with this release
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| | Christmas Panto: Dick Whittington And His Cat Christmas Panto: Dick Whittington And His Cat is a 2022 Children Film by BBC CBeebies
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are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes CHRISTMAS PANTO: DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT is a recording of a live performance of a children's musical stage show based on the
classic tale.
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| | UK: Passed U uncut for no material likely to offend or harm:
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| | A Guardians Thorn A Guardians Thorn is a 2022 Drama Film by Karla Mikenna
Starring Jemima Lucy Newman and Anthony Howes. Thea Achillea
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes A GUARDIANS THORN is a UK short film drama in which a young woman becomes an involuntary presence at critical moments in the lives of various people.
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| | UK: Passed 15 uncut for sexual threat:
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| | Nishana Nishana is a 2022 India action comedy romance by Sukhminder Dhanjal
Starring Guggu Gill, Vikramjeet Virk and Kulwinder Billa
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The story of Thakur Saab and his wife Jankidevi, who belong to a rich and royal family.
Versions
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| run: | 144:30s | | pal: | 138:43s |
| | UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, drug misuse:
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| | Queer Parivaar Queer Parivaar is a 2022 Drama Film by Shiva Raichandani
There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes QUEER PARIVAAR is a British
short romantic drama in which an unexpected guest arrives at a wedding.
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|  | UK: Passed PG uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for references to discrimination, mild bad language:
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| | The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie is a 2022 Japan animation comedy drama by Masato Jinbo
Starring Felecia Angelle, (English version), Bryn Apprill,
(English version), Tia Lynn Ballard and (English version)
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Teenage Tutor Fuutaro Uesugi has to
finally choose between the 5 Nakano Sisters, who all have feelings for him, at the School's Upcoming Cultural Festival; the event that will lead to his Wedding to one of them in a Flash-Forward.
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| | Tarneit Tarneit is a 2022 Drama Film by John Sheedy
Starring Calvin Black, Antanhe Zewdu and Nicci Wilks
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes TARNEIT is an Australian drama in which two deaf male teenage friends try to escape the violence in their home town.
Versions
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| | Titch Button Titch Button is a 2022 Drama Film by Qasim Ali Mureed
Starring Iman Ali, Feroze Khan and Urwa Hocane
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes TICH BUTTON is an Urdu language romantic comedy in which two childhood friends who have moved apart become entangled in each other's love lives, with unexpected
consequences.
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|  | UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, implied strong language after BBFC cuts:
- 2022 cinema release titled Tich Button
The BBFC commented: This work had a compulsory cut made to a sequence of cockfighting. Cuts were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy, which apply the standards of the Cinematography Films (Animals) Act
1937.
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The Wife And Her House Husband The Wife And Her House Husband is a 2022 UK drama by Marcus Markou
Starring Laura Bayston, Laurence Spellman and Peter Barrett
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes As Cassie and Matthew come to the end of a divorce, a letter from their past selves surfaces suggesting guidance in the "event of separation". They agree to do the
first thing on the list, only to find themselves drawn back together.
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| | UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex, sex references, language:
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| | Zarrar Zarrar is a 2022 Pakistan action thriller by Shaan Shahid
Starring Shaan Shahid, Kiran Malik and Nadeem Baig
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Zarrar is a secret agent gone rogue. He is on a mission to end corruption, aiming to solve the seemingly endless cycle of threats against his homeland of Pakistan.
Versions
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| run: | 147:50s | | pal: | 141:55s |
| | UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gory images:
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A Christmas Mystery A Christmas Mystery is a 2022 US children's comedy drama by Alex Ranarivelo
Starring Violet McGraw, Santino Barnard and Lauren Lindsey Donzis
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When her best friend's dad is falsely accused of stealing the town's prized jingle bells, a young amateur sleuth and her friends must find the real thief before Christmas.
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| | UK: Passed PG uncut for mild emotional upset:
- 2022 Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd video
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| | Holiday Harmony Holiday Harmony is a 2022 US comedy drama by Shaun Paul Piccinino
Starring Annelise Cepero, Jeremy Sumpter and Brooke Shields
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A likeable and talented underdog gets momentarily sidelined from chasing her musical dreams when her van breaks down in a welcoming small town just before Christmas.
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| run: | 105:32s | | pal: | 101:19s |
| | UK: Passed PG uncut for mild sex references, infrequent drug references:
- 2022 Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd video
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| | A Hollywood Christmas A Hollywood Christmas is a 2022 US children's comedy romance by Alex Ranarivelo
Starring Jessika Van, Josh Swickard and Missi Pyle
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A successful Christmas movie director begins living her own Christmas movie when a handsome network exec shows up threatening to halt production on her latest film.
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| | UK: Passed PG uncut for mild sex references, language, injury detail:
- 2022 Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd video
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| | WWE: Crown Jewel 2022 WWE: Crown Jewel 2022 is a 2022 Sport Film by Various
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes WWE: CROWN JEWEL 2022 is a wrestling performance filmed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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| run: | 218:46s | | pal: | 210:01s |
|  | UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate wrestling violence:
- 2022 FremantleMedia Limited video
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| | TV BBFC decisions from 22 November 2022 to 23 November 2022 | Anna Anna is a 2022 South Korea TV drama by Lee Zoo Young
Starring Bae
Suzy, Jung Eun-chae and Jun-han Kim
Exists as a broadcast version and a director's cut.
Summary Notes Yoo Mi is the woman who tells a small lie and ends up living someone else's life. Hyun Joo is a
woman who lives her life holding herself above everyone, treating them with neither kindness nor malice. She has a subtly tense relationship with Yoo Mi. Ji Hoon is Yoo Mi's husband wh...
Director's Cut
- Episode 1: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed 12 for references to grooming
- Episode 2: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed U for very mild bad language, references to illness
- Episode 3: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed U for no material
likely to offend or harm
- Episode 4: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed 12 for moderate violence
- Episode 5: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed 12 for infrequent strong language, domestic abuse
- Episode 6: Anna (Director's Cut) was
passed 18 for suicide references
- Episode 7: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed 12 for suicide references
- Episode 8: Anna (Director's Cut) was passed 15 for strong violence, domestic abuse
Broadcast Version
- Episode 1: Anna (Broadcast Version) was passed 12 for moderate threat, bloody images, sex references
- Episode 2: Anna (Broadcast Version) was passed U for references to illness
- Episode 3: Anna (Broadcast Version) was passed 12 for
moderate violence
- Episode 4: Anna (Broadcast Version) was passed 18 for suicide references
- Episode 5: Anna (Broadcast Version) was passed 12 for suicide references
- Episode 6: Anna (Broadcast Version) was passed 15 for domestic
abuse
| | Arelys Henao Arelys Henao is a 2022 Colombia music biography
Starring Mariana Gómez, José Ramón Barreto and Yuri Vargas
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes This is the story of a woman who rose from the bottom, both in her musical career and in her personal life, facing social and gender violence, until finally becoming an icon
of popular music and an example for all women, who fight daily against injustice.
- Episode 1: Episode 1 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 10: Episode 10 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 11:
Episode 11 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 12: Episode 12 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 13: Episode 13 was
passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 14: Episode 14 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 15: Episode 15 was passed 15 for
sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 16: Episode 16 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 17: Episode 17 was passed 15 for sexual violence
references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 18: Episode 18 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 19: Episode 19 was passed 15 for sexual violence references,
suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 2: Episode 2 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 20: Episode 20 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language,
drug misuse, violence
- Episode 21: Episode 21 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 22: Episode 22 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse,
violence
- Episode 23: Episode 23 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 24: Episode 24 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 25: Episode 25 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 26: Episode 26 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 27:
Episode 27 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 28: Episode 28 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 29: Episode 29 was
passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 3: Episode 3 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 30: Episode 30 was passed 15 for
sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 31: Episode 31 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 32: Episode 32 was passed 15 for sexual violence
references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 33: Episode 33 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 34: Episode 34 was passed 15 for sexual violence references,
suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 35: Episode 35 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 36: Episode 36 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide,
language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 37: Episode 37 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 38: Episode 38 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug
misuse, violence
- Episode 39: Episode 39 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 4: Episode 4 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 40: Episode 40 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 41: Episode 41 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
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42: Episode 42 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 43: Episode 43 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 44: Episode 44
was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 45: Episode 45 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 46: Episode 46 was passed 15
for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 47: Episode 47 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 48: Episode 48 was passed 15 for sexual
violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 49: Episode 49 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 5: Episode 5 was passed 15 for sexual violence
references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 50: Episode 50 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 51: Episode 51 was passed 15 for sexual violence references,
suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 52: Episode 52 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 53: Episode 53 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide,
language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 54: Episode 54 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 55: Episode 55 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug
misuse, violence
- Episode 56: Episode 56 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 57: Episode 57 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 58: Episode 58 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 59: Episode 59 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
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6: Episode 6 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 60: Episode 60 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 61: Episode 61 was
passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 7: Episode 7 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 8: Episode 8 was passed 15 for sexual
violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
- Episode 9: Episode 9 was passed 15 for sexual violence references, suicide, language, drug misuse, violence
| | First Love: Season 1 First Love: Season 1 is a 2022 Japan romance
Starring Hikari Mitsushima, Rikako Yagi and Takeru Satoh
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Young, free and madly in love. As teenagers, the world was their oyster but as adults, their lives seem dimmer, like a very important piece is missing.
- Episode 1: When The Lilacs Bloom was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 2: Your Voice was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 3: Napolitan was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 4: Space Oddity was passed
15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 5: Talk In Sign Language was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 6: The Sixth Sense was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 7: The Order Of Dreams was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 8: The Proust Effect On A Certain Afternoon was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
- Episode 9: Hatsukoi was passed 15 for sex, sexual images
| | Leverage: Redemption Leverage: Redemption is a Drama TV Show by Dean Devlin
Starring Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge and Christian Kane
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION is a US action drama series; in this episode, the crew infiltrate a debutante ball to expose the crimes of a despotic eastern European
president.
- Episode 1: Leverage: Redemption was passed 12 for moderate violence, threat, drug references
- Episode 2: Leverage: Redemption was passed 12 for moderate violence
- Episode 3: Leverage: Redemption was passed 12 for moderate violence,
drug references
| | Luxe Listings Sidney Luxe Listings Sidney is a Reality TV Show by Tom Beryl
Starring D'Leanne Lewis, Gavin Rubinstein and Simon Cohen
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes LUXE LISTINGS SYDNEY is an Australian reality series; in this episode, the agents head to Point Piper and Palm Beach to look at potential properties.
- Episode 1: Luxe Listings Sydney was passed 15 for strong language
- Episode 2: Luxe Listings Sydney was passed 15 for strong language
- Episode 3: Luxe Listings Sydney was passed 15 for strong language
- Episode 4: Luxe Listings
Sydney was passed 15 for strong language
- Episode 5: Luxe Listings Sydney was passed 15 for strong language
- Episode 6: Luxe Listings Sydney was passed 15 for strong language
| | Making The Cut Making The Cut is a Reality TV Show by Ramy Romany
Starring Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn and Nicole Richie
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes MAKING THE CUT is a competition reality series; in this episode, new contestants arrive in the design studio and take on evening wear for their first challenge.
- Episode 1: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent strong language
- Episode 2: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent moderate bad language
- Episode 3: Making The Cut was passed 15 for infrequent very strong language
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Episode 4: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent strong language
- Episode 5: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
- Episode 6: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent strong
language
- Episode 7: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent strong language
- Episode 8: Making The Cut was passed 12 for infrequent strong language
| | More Than Words More Than Words is a Drama TV Show by Shunki Hashizume
Starring Ryoko Fujino, Yuzu Aoki and Daisuke Nakagawa
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes MORE THAN WORDS is a Japanese romantic drama series; in this episode, Mieko flees from her abusive boyfriend and forms a fast friendship with Makio, a concerned
passer-by who goes to her high school.
- Episode 1: More Than Words was passed 12 for domestic abuse, infrequent strong language
- Episode 10: More Than Words was passed 12 for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
- Episode 2: More Than Words was passed 12 for
infrequent strong language
- Episode 3: More Than Words was passed 15 for strong language
- Episode 4: More Than Words was passed 12 for infrequent moderate sex references
- Episode 5: More Than Words was passed PG for homophobia
- Episode 6: More Than Words was passed 12 for moderate sex references, homophobia
- Episode 7: More Than Words was passed PG for mild sex references
- Episode 8: More Than Words was passed PG for mild upsetting scenes
- Episode 9: More Than Words was passed 15 for brief strong sex
| | Sort Of Sort Of is a Comedy, Drama TV Show by Joyce Wong
Starring Bilal Baig, Amanda Cordner and Kaya Kanashiro
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes SORT OF is a Canadian sitcom; in this episode, Sabi becomes close with Deenzie's son, Bessy continues her rehab and Paul struggles with Bessy being home.
- Episode 1: Sort Of Future was passed 12 for infrequent strong language, discrimination
- Episode 2: Sort Of 2Gether was passed 15 for strong language, drug misuse
- Episode 3: Sort Of Broke was passed 12 for infrequent strong language,
discrimination, drug references
- Episode 4: Sort Of Who She Is was passed PG for mild bad language, drug references
- Episode 5: Sort Of Amsterdam was passed 12 for infrequent strong language, discrimination, moderate sex references
- Episode 6: Episode 6 was passed 15 for strong language
| | Taco Chronicles: Cruza La Frontera Taco Chronicles: Cruza La Frontera is a 2022 Documentaries, Reality Programming Episode by Pablo Cruz
There are no
censorship issues with this film.
- Episode 1: Chicago was passed 15 for language
- Episode 2: Las Vegas was passed 15 for language
- Episode 3: New York was passed 15 for language
- Episode 4: San Antonio was passed 15 for language
- Episode 5: Los Angeles
was passed 15 for language
- Episode 6: Dallas was passed 15 for language
- Episode 7: Phoenix was passed 15 for language
- Episode 8: San Diego was passed 15 for language
| | The Chosen The Chosen is a 2017 Dramas Episode by Dallas Jenkins
Starring Shaan Sharma, George Harrison Xanthis and Shahar Isaac
There are no censorship issues with this
film.
- Episode 1: Episode 1 was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 2: Episode 2 was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 3: Episode 3 was passed 12 for discrimination,
threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 4: Episode 4 was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 5: Episode 5 was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 6: Episode 6
was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 7: Episode 7 was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
- Episode 8: Episode 8 was passed 12 for discrimination, threat, sexual threat,
violence
| | The End Of Love The End Of Love is a Comedy, Drama TV Show by Letica Dolera
Starring Lali Espósito
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes THE END OF LOVE is a Spanish language drama series; in this episode, Tamara is visited by someone from her past.
- Episode 1: The End Of Love was passed 15 for drug misuse
- Episode 10: The End Of Love was passed 15 for drug misuse, strong language
- Episode 2: The End Of Love was passed 15 for drug misuse
- Episode 3: The End Of Love was
passed 15 for strong language, sex
- Episode 4: The End Of Love was passed 15 for strong language, sex
- Episode 6: The End Of Love was passed 15 for strong language, sex
- Episode 7: The End Of Love was passed 15 for strong sex, sex
references, language, drug misuse
- Episode 8: The End Of Love was passed 12 for infrequent strong language
- Episode 9: The End Of Love was passed 15 for strong language
| | Top Gear Top Gear is a Documentary TV Show
Starring Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes TOP GEAR - CARS, CRASHES & CHAOS is a compilation of scenes from the motoring magazine programme.
- Episode 3: Episode 3 was passed U for very mild bad language
| | Wednesday: Season 1 Wednesday: Season 1 is a 2022 US children's comedy
Starring Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie and Riki Lindhome
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
- Episode 1: Wednesday's Child Is Full Of Woe was passed 12 for language, threat, violence
- Episode 2: Woe Is The Loneliest Number was passed 12 for language, threat, violence
- Episode 3: Friend Or Woe was passed 12 for language,
threat, violence
- Episode 4: Woe What A Night was passed 12 for language, threat, violence
- Episode 5: You Reap What You Woe was passed 12 for language, threat, violence
- Episode 6: Quid Pro Woe was passed 12 for language, threat,
violence
- Episode 7: If You Don't Woe Me By Now was passed 12 for language, threat, violence
- Episode 8: A Murder Of Woes was passed 12 for language, threat, violence
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Apache Bleibt Gleich Apache Bleibt Gleich is a 2022 Germany documentary by Nepomuk Fischer
Starring Apache 207, Hakan Yaman and Johannes Götz
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes 10 number one hits. More than 2 billion streams. Yet rap superstar Apache 207 is a mystery. Now he breaks his silence and grants access to camera crews. This compelling
documentary shows his life, from plattenbau to luxury mansions, from loneliness to sold-out stadiums - accompan...
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language:
- 2022 Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. video
| | Ashiap Man Ashiap Man is a 2022 Indonesia action comedy by Atta Halilintar, Herdanius Larobu
Starring Atta Halilintar, Aurel Hermansyah and Nasya Marcella
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A wannabe superhero struggles to help his village fight back against the evil corporation behind his father's death.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate
violence, threat, injury detail:
- 2022 Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. video
| | Breaking Infinity Breaking Infinity is a 2022 UK Sci-Fi thriller by Marianna Dean
Starring Jonny Phillips, Martin Bishop and Neil Bishop
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Liam is a scientific researcher who has been unstuck in time, as his jumps through time get more extreme, he is guided to the future by a mysterious old man where he
witnesses the end of the world that he may have caused.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, injury detail:
- 2022 Elli Films Ltd video
| | Christmas On Mistletoe Farm Christmas On Mistletoe Farm is a 2022 UK children's comedy by Debbie Isitt
Starring Scott Garnham, Scott Paige and Kathryn Drysdale
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After inheriting a farm at Christmas time, a widowed father makes a bumpy adjustment to village life - while his kids hatch a plan to stay there forever.
UK: Passed U uncut for rude humour, language, threat, violence:
| | Eradication Eradication is a 2022 US horror thriller by Daniel Byers
Starring Harry Aspinwall, Anita Abdinezhad and Christian Masters
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world's population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife's safety, he breaks his quarantine -
into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, gore, threat, language:
- 2022 PLAION Pictures GmbH video
| | In The Strange Pursuit Of Laura Durand In The Strange Pursuit Of Laura Durand is a 2019 action comedy film by Dimitris Bavellas
Starring Makis Papadimitriou, Michalis Sarantis and Anna
Kalaitzidou
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Two men who live in modern days Athens decide to start the quest for Laura Durand, a pornstar of the 90's who has disappeared mysteriously several years ago.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex references, nudity, language, drug misuse:
- 2022 Smart Dog Productions video
| | My Policeman My Policeman is a 2022 UK/US drama by Michael Grandage
Starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin and Linus Roache
There are no censorship issues with this release
In the US: (Rated R for sexual content) Summary Notes The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom's home, triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous.
UK: Passed 15 uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for strong sex, homophobia:
- 2022 Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. video
| | The Noel Diary The Noel Diary is a 2022 US comedy romance by Charles Shyer
Starring James Remar, Justin Hartley and Bonnie Bedelia
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The story of a man who returns home on Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate. Once there, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and of a
beautiful young woman on a mysterious journey of her own.
UK: Passed PG uncut for language, threat:
| | A Perfect Enemy A Perfect Enemy is a 2020 adventure thriller by Kike Maíllo
Starring Dominique Pinon, Marta Nieto and Tomasz Kot
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A successful architect is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl. Although the meeting seems fortuitous, soon there be a turn that will transform the
encounter into something much more sinister and criminal.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual violence:
- 2022 Smart Dog Productions video
| | Runaway Day Runaway Day is a 2013 Greece Sci-Fi drama by Dimitris Bavellas
Starring Maria Skoula, Makis Papadimitriou and Errikos Litsis
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Maria and Loukas decide at the same time and for no apparent reason to respectively run away from their homes. Each of them has to deal with their personal problems: Maria
is stuck in a wealthy marriage with Dimitris while raising their two children. Loukas is unemployed and full...
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex, threat:
- 2022 Smart Dog Productions video
| | Slumberland Slumberland is a 2022 US children's comedy by Francis Lawrence
Starring Jason Momoa, Kyle Chandler and Chris O'Dowd
There are no censorship issues with this release
In the US: Rated PG for peril, action, language, some thematic elements and suggestive references Summary Notes A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland,
and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
UK: Passed PG uncut for threat, violence, sex references, language:
| | Speed Racer Speed Racer is a 2016 Animation Film by Robert H. "BOB" Fuentes III
Starring Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Elia and Susan Sarandon
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes SPEED RACER is an animated film in which a group of friends are transported to a future where robots rule the world.
UK: Passed U uncut for very
mild threat, fantastical violence, rude humour:
- 2022 Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment video
| | Three Minutes: A Lengthening Three Minutes: A Lengthening is a 2021 Netherlands/UK film by Bianca Stigter
Starring Helena Bonham Carter and (voice)
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of
World War II.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for references to the Holocaust, antisemitism and sexual violence:
- 2022 Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd video
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Avatar: The Way of Water Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 US action fantasy by James Cameron
Starring Zoe Saldana, Kate Winslet and Sam Worthington
Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language.
20th Century Studios Summary Notes Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started,
Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.
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Broker Broker is a 2022 South Korea drama by Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring Song Kang-ho, Dong-won Gang and Bae Doona
Rated R for some language.
NEON Summary Notes Boxes that are left out for people to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies.
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Cocaine Bear Cocaine Bear is a 2023 US thriller by Elizabeth Banks
Starring Ray Liotta, Keri Russell and Kristofer Hivju
Rated R for bloody violence and gore, drug content and language throughout.
Universal Studios Summary Notes An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after
unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
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Fear Fear is a 2023 US horror by Deon Taylor
Starring Joseph Sikora, Ruby Modine and Andrew Bachelor
Rated R for bloody violence and language.
Summary Notes A much needed getaway and a celebration weekend turns into a nightmare due to the contagious airborne threat.
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Fit For Christmas Fit For Christmas is a 2022 romance by Jessica Harmon
Starring Amanda Kloots, Paul Greene and Rebecca Budig
Rated G
Paramount Pictures Corporation Summary Notes Follows Audrey, an enthusiastic Christmas-obsessed fitness instructor who begins a holiday romance with a charming, mysterious
businessman.
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The Last Deal The Last Deal is a 2023 US action thriller by Jonathan Salemi
Starring Audra Van Hees, Gigi Gustin and Sala Baker
Rated R for some strong violence, drug content, language throughout, brief sexuality and nudity.
Scatena & Rosner Films Summary Notes A black market marijuana dealer tries to make one final score before getting squeezed out of the business when cannabis becomes legal.
| The Last Warrior Rated PG for violence, action, thematic elements and some rude material. ANIMATED Viva Pictures Distribution, LLC | |
The Lost King The Lost King is a 2022 UK drama by Stephen Frears
Starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan and Harry Lloyd
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and brief suggestive references.
IFC Films Summary Notes An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
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A Man Called Otto A Man Called Otto is a 2022 comedy drama by Marc Forster
Starring Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving suicide attempts, and language.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc. Summary Notes Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in
nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
| Our (almost Completely True) Story Rated R for some language.
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is a 2023 US documentary by Davis Guggenheim
Starring
Rated R for language. DOCUMENTARY Apple TV+ Summary Notes
Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
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To the End To the End is a 2022 US documentary by Rachel Lears
Starring Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Varshini Prakash
Rated R for language.
DOCUMENTARY Roadside Attractions LLC Summary Notes Stopping the climate crisis is a question of political courage, and the clock is ticking. Over three years of turbulence and
crisis, four young women fight for a Green New Deal, and ignite a historic shift in U.S. climate politics.
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reference. eOne - [Production Co.] Hunting Lane - [Production Co.] Limelight - [Production Co.] Morning Moon - [Production Co.] | |
World's Best World's Best is a 2023 US children's comedy film by Roshan Sethi
Starring Utkarsh Ambudkar, Max Malas and Punam Patel
Rated PG for thematic elements and some language.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Summary Notes Follows Raj Patel, who is an expert at math but is also secretly obsessed with his late father's dream of becoming a rap musician,
and he almost loses everything in his attempt to achieve multiple goals in life.
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You People You People is a 2023 US comedy romance by Kenya Barris
Starring Jonah Hill, Lauren London and Eddie Murphy
Rated R for language throughout, some sexual material and drug content.
Netflix, Inc. Summary Notes Follows a new couple and their families, who find themselves examining modern love and family dynamics amidst clashing cultures, societal expectations
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1972 UK horror by Robert Young, cut by the BBFC in 1972, just released on UK Blu-ray.
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Vampire Circus is a 1972 UK horror by Robert Young.
With Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins.
 
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release and subsequent UK releases. The film was cut in the US for an MPAA PG rating but the best available version has been released MPAA Unrated. UK: The cut cinema version was
previously passed 15 for:
- 2022 Strawberry Media 50th Anniversary (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 21st November 2022
Cuts status This is the best available version with the material cut by the BBFC assumed to be lost. UK censor Stephen Murphy requested many cuts to the film in 1972 though Hammer succeeded in shortening his original demands.
The BBFC edits finally made were to:
- the whipping scene toned down
- a dagger in the face deleted from the opening scene
- the forest attack by the panther
- footage of the mutilated remains of the family.
Thanks to Tim: Some confusion exists because a list of proposed huge BBFC cuts list was in circulation. Wayne Kinsey's Elstree Studios book explained that this list was the examiners' first strike and most of these
proposed cuts, which removed whole scenes and probably added up to about 5m, were never made following an appeal to Stephen Murphy who had proposed less drastic cuts at an advanced screening before his more censorious examiners had seen the film. The
cuts generally aren't noticeable apart from the scene in which Lynn Frederick finds the dead bodies in the woods when a few shots have clearly been reduced or reduced to a flash.
Promotional Material
Out of the entire Hammer canon "Vampire Circus" has got to be one of the strangest things they ever did and it's coming to Blu-Ray for the first time in the UK to celebrate its 50th Anniversary!
It is an offbeat, highly surreal number with oodles of blood and gore thrown in. A Transylvanian village is sealed off from the outside world due to an outbreak of the plague. Anyone who tries to get in or out is shot dead by the
police. Nevertheless a travelling circus somehow breaks through the lines, and boy, are all its bloodless-looking performers a wee bit strange! There is a gypsy male who seems to be able to turn himself into a panther,
and a pair of very creepy acrobatic twins, who seem impervious to pain and can transform themselves into birds. All of it is presided over by Adrienne Corri, who makes a suitably vampy Ring-Mistress. Added to all this
the village itself is living under a curse imposed on them by an aristocrat they killed several years before for being a vampire, all of which is related in the violent and blood-splattered opening sequence to the film. A Creepy Hammer horror with bite!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 12 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING A NEW ESSAY by The Evolution Of Horror's Mike Muncer
- REVERSIBLE SLEEVE ARTWORK
- 'THE BLOODIEST SHOW ON EARTH' documentary
featuring interviews from renowned director Joe Dante and actor Dave Prowse
- VISITING THE HOUSE OF HAMMER - an insight into Britain's legendary horror magazine
- GALLERY OF
GROTESQUES - A brief history of Circus Horrors
- VAMPIRE CIRUCS interactive comic book
- STILLS GALLERY
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