tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post4008902841115775463..comments2023-06-26T11:06:29.465+01:00Comments on Plutonium Shores: "Tonite's film... "Weshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-27705247099024265292020-03-18T19:18:07.989+00:002020-03-18T19:18:07.989+00:00Things have changed completely with the accessibil...Things have changed completely with the accessibility alright. Totally agree - great and all that labels like Criterion, Indicator, Arrow were / are - there was something enormously satisfying about taping a long-awaited want off the TV. The ritual of pausing for ad breaks and the dismay if the second break bumper wasn't long enough or if there was a surprise cut-away from advert to fresh nlgbbbblthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226087056599050112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-66269621339670319042020-03-18T12:29:12.357+00:002020-03-18T12:29:12.357+00:00Paul, thanks for reaching out and taking the time ...Paul, thanks for reaching out and taking the time to leave a comment, it's much appreciated, and thanks for sharing your Moviedrome experience, I was exited to read it, and we're defintely on the same page in terms of films we like and sought out. I'm very nostalgic about this era of television, the early 90's were my formative film watching years - to borrow a line from <b><i>Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-59630597342078921872020-03-17T13:55:08.359+00:002020-03-17T13:55:08.359+00:00Great post. I taped anything I considered interest...Great post. I taped anything I considered interesting from 1986-2006 and from a film perspective, Moviedrome was a godsend. I could finally see (and own) those films that I read about in Danny Peary's Cult Movies. 1994 was a great season - Talk Radio, Salvador, Girl On A Motorcycle + Psychomania, the weird Nothing Lasts Forever, especially Ted Post's The Baby, shown on a double bill with nlgbbbblthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226087056599050112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-28253796855635412892018-02-28T09:59:38.292+00:002018-02-28T09:59:38.292+00:00I wish I could Anon, but all those tapes are long ...I wish I could Anon, but all those tapes are long gone now ! Fortunately, there are still lots of intros preserved on Youtube.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-29477792637615035272018-02-12T01:28:11.168+00:002018-02-12T01:28:11.168+00:00Hi. I'm intrigued to read that you regularly t...Hi. I'm intrigued to read that you regularly taped Moviedrome when it was on TV. Do you still have these intros? If so, would you ever consider uploading these intros to youtube? I know this is a lot to ask and there's no pressure but I think I speak for all Moviedrome fans when I say it would be fantastic if they could be uploaded. Thanks.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-61998059594494677442014-05-27T15:48:31.645+01:002014-05-27T15:48:31.645+01:00Fully agreed on I spit on Your Grave, the rapes ar...Fully agreed on I spit on Your Grave, the rapes are ugly, nasty business, and despite the nudity, there is nothing erotic about it. As you said, the availability of extreme porn to anyone with an internet connection makes banning this kind of thing silly, the film almost feels quaint in comparison to what you can easily find out there. You know, I didn't realise that Spun was banned. I still JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-40748166335828442162014-05-27T13:56:27.927+01:002014-05-27T13:56:27.927+01:00I love that you felt suitably outraged to pursue I...I love that you felt suitably outraged to pursue IFCO on the banning of <b><i>I Spit on Your Grave</i></b>. And I’m not surprised they didn’t answer you – when the ban was announced there seemed to be no actual reason for. I know the Board are not compelled to state their reasons, but after the film had been available in shops across the country for a few years courtesy of the UK DVD, the whole Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-16096401622008654622014-05-27T12:00:53.525+01:002014-05-27T12:00:53.525+01:00Christ, I forgot that I Spit on Your Grave is comp...Christ, I forgot that I Spit on Your Grave is completely banned over here now. I remember writing to the Board when it happened, looking for anything resembling a reasonable explanation, but obviously got nothing back. Draconian times...<br /><br />In a final response to your comment above, yup, I definitely agree that we were in the last great cultural 'Hurrah' before the internet JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-66052799309872443452014-05-26T15:33:20.793+01:002014-05-26T15:33:20.793+01:00I think From Dusk Til Dawn was banned for religiou...I think <b><i>From Dusk Til Dawn</i></b> was banned for religious reasons – the idea of a priest battling vampires was somehow blasphemous ? But something similar happened last year or the year before when the Horror Channel showed in the dead of night, a cut version of <b><i>I Spit On Your Grave</i></b> which of course is now banned in any shape or form in Ireland. Thankfully though no fuss wasWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-21777158948679214492014-05-26T15:14:25.830+01:002014-05-26T15:14:25.830+01:00John, I can understand that you’ve haven’t found a...John, I can understand that you’ve haven’t found a slot for <b><i>The Devils</i></b> – it’s such a mad, swirling symphony of a film it’s not to be casually flung on during an idle hour. Hopefully the <i>Empire of the Censors</i> doc will gave you a segue way into the film. I must revisit the film again soon because a recent screening of Peter Brook’s 1967 film <b><i>Marat/Sade</i></b>* really putWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-72562984063531213632014-05-26T14:00:56.409+01:002014-05-26T14:00:56.409+01:00I wouldn't be surprised on anything you said, ...I wouldn't be surprised on anything you said, Wes, regarding the Irish Censors... I have only vague recollections of this period, which is probably due to when I starting drinking - so for now I'll take you on your word. I never could understand the banning of From Dusk Til Dawn, I mean, there is nothing in it that could be construed as 'offensive' or likely to 'rape the mindsJP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-23565462411512938782014-05-26T12:00:04.382+01:002014-05-26T12:00:04.382+01:00Yep, I had thought of Mark Kermode but my memory w...Yep, I had thought of Mark Kermode but my memory was too sketchy of this time, but I absolutely do remember seeing a documentary on <b><i>Saló</i></b> because I had to go to my brother's house to see it, this was on Film4 when it was a pay channel (and rather awkwardly it was well after 11pm if I have my times right). Film4 was actually a very good channel in those days, I remember seeing Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-28944378181581067212014-05-26T09:45:09.237+01:002014-05-26T09:45:09.237+01:00Another post here, (I'll move on soon, I swear...Another post here, (I'll move on soon, I swear) but you got me reminiscing over the weekend, but I don't know how we didn't get into it here; do you remember the Mark Kermode hosted weekends on (I'm guessing) Channel 4 in the late 90's? It was all about censorship, and he would do the intros to films before they ran. I remember specifically seeing Bad Lieutenant, which was JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-8486794126604365612014-05-26T09:37:43.811+01:002014-05-26T09:37:43.811+01:00Wes, can you believe that I still haven't watc...Wes, can you believe that I still haven't watched The Devils? I got the disc that came out last year (or was it the year before?) but I just haven't found the right time to settle in to it. I really must rectify that. I still just want a definitive release on it, though - with two separate cuts, and a third disc for the documentary. I honestly think it would do great, look how well The JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-3826300427390657452014-05-24T13:08:23.127+01:002014-05-24T13:08:23.127+01:00John, I'm thrilled that someone else has actua...John, I'm thrilled that someone else has actually seen this film - it sorta came out of nowhere and went back there again. I often wondered did I dream it up. But yeah, a mean-assed, wickedly funny movie I think. How come this one never surfaced on DVD ? It really is a great cult movie ! Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-41754771544123960582014-05-24T10:18:12.747+01:002014-05-24T10:18:12.747+01:00John I'm glad you enjoyed it, hopefully not to...John I'm glad you enjoyed it, hopefully not too self-indulgent and rambling a post, but first times are important ! Yeah, <b><i>The Devils</i></b> Reconstruction was a tremendous moment, and I had it all on tape right up to when the VCR was ditched for DVD - I certainly didn't think <b><i>The Devils</i></b> would take a decade to resurface. I personally don't miss the Rape of Christ Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-84643924701032175782014-05-24T10:02:03.343+01:002014-05-24T10:02:03.343+01:00Sorry for posting all over the place this morning,...Sorry for posting all over the place this morning, but I just saw your follow up post. I had actually forgotten about The Last Picture Show, despite being a regular viewer of it. It's funny you mentioned The Bible and Gun Club, as I've been trying to see it again since that broadcast, I found it fantastic and morbidly funny little film. <br /><br />Ashamed to say that I've never JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-9845987089005665192014-05-24T09:40:21.048+01:002014-05-24T09:40:21.048+01:00Wes, thanks for this, it's an incredible strol...Wes, thanks for this, it's an incredible stroll down memory lane, and you were pretty damned thorough!<br /><br />I'm right there with you in 1993 and Moviedrome. It was around this time that I was getting into film seriously, and had stopped buying Judge Dredd and starting putting money towards Empire Magazine. It was a great time for being able to see films, as video stores still JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409782986498845263.post-1678408679050730372014-05-24T09:15:15.223+01:002014-05-24T09:15:15.223+01:00What follows originally appeared at the tail end o...<i>What follows originally appeared at the tail end of the post but I pulled it as the post was already too long. Still, I felt there was too much bias towards UK television so to tip the scales a little, I'm including this excised paragraph here...</i><br /><br />Before I wind up this post I ought to say something about film programming on my own national broadcaster here in Ireland. Taking Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.com