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Originally Posted by iluvdvds  |
Oh! Censorship news! Had to look up more about this as soon as I saw your post!
Another good article, with a quick little interview with the Melbourne International Film Festival's Executive Director can be found
here.
Just the main interesting points from that article:
* "LaBruce admitted that his film did have explicit scenes of sex and violence, but said the version that was banned from the festival was a ‘‘soft core’’ version, where ‘‘it’s obviously a fake prosthetic. It’s a bizarre-looking thing with a scorpion’s stinger, it’s clearly not a human penis.’’"
* "Film festival director Richard Moore said the festival has not yet decided if it will appeal against the ban..."
* There is a poll at the end of the article, which I also just voted in, asking the question: "Do you agree with the Australian censor's ban on L.A. Zombie?" 80% have voted "Let moviegoers decide - screen the movie!" while only 20% voted "I trust the censor - the ban should stand"
This is very interesting indeed. I just wonder how explicit the sex is in the film, as it may have a problem with the fact it shows both explicit sex and violence...which, if that is the case, I find a bit hypocritical, considering films such as I Spit On Your Grave*, Cannibal Holocaust and the future release of Salo* are all uncut on DVD releases in Aus.
When it comes down to it, it's not even trying for a DVD release yet...its only at a film festival, which has already given a pretty clear indication of the content within the film via their website (which can be found
here).
Hopefully, there will be more info up on Refused-Classification.com soon!!
*In saying that, apparently it was the contextual commentaries on
ISOYG and documentaries on
Salo which helped let them pass the Aust censors uncut.