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Devdas is a 2002 India music romance by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit
 There are no censorship issues with this release beyong noting that the film was previously PG rated. The High Definition version of the movie adds one more shot of
Chandramukhi seeing Devdas leaving. The shot is of Chandramukhi standing at the Khota's doorstep with the camera slowly zooming out. Summary Notes After his wealthy family prohibits him
from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.
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- 2024 Bollywood Films cinema release (rated 22/10/2024)
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The Flight of Bryan The Flight of Bryan is a 2024 UK documentary by James Erskine
Starring Bryan Allen, Jordan Renzo and Theo Erskine
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Amateur cyclist and debt-ridden father join neuro-diverse team on madcap quest to achieve human-powered flight, winning aviation's top prize through ingenuity, courage and
redefining society's outliers.
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- 2024 Altitude Film cinema release (rated 22/10/2024)
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The Last Stop in Yuma County The Last Stop in Yuma County is a 2023 US crime thriller by Francis Galluppi
Starring Jim Cummings, Faizon Love and Jocelin Donahue
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes While stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using
cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained fortune.
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| | Look Back Look Back is a 2024 Japan animation drama by Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Starring Yumi Kawai and Mizuki Yoshida
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn't be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together.
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| | Lucky Baskhar Lucky Baskhar is a 2024 India crime thriller by Venky Atluri
Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Meenaakshi Chaudhary and Ramki
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Summary Notes Showcases the captivating journey of an ordinary man and his triumphs .
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Paddington in Peru Paddington in Peru is a 2024 UK/France/Japan/US children's comedy by Dougal Wilson
Starring Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a
mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey.
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| | Pani Pani is a 2024 India film by Joju George
Starring Joju George, Abhinaya and Alexander Prasanth
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When the peaceful married life of a couple is unexpectedly disrupted by two youngsters with criminal inclination, the trials and tribulations connect the mobster lives of
Thrissur by becoming a part of vengeance.
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| | Ra.One Ra.One is a 2011 India/US action adventure by Anubhav Sinha
Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor
There are no censorship issues with this release
In the dubbed versions of the film, the title card is not shown in English. The dubbed versions show the title card only in the dubbed languages. Summary Notes When the titular
antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.
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| | UK: Uncut and BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, injury detail, sex references:
- 2024 Bollywood Films cinema release (rated 22/10/2024) titled RA ONE
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| | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is a 2008 India comedy drama by Aditya Chopra
Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Vinay Pathak
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Summary Notes A breathtaking, goose flesh igniting, awe inspiring love journey of an ordinary man Suri and his 'total opposite' love Taani.
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| | UK: Uncut and BBFC 12A rated for moderate bad language, violence:
- 2024 Yash Raj Films cinema release (rated 21/10/2024)
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| | Sarah & Duck on the BIG Screen Sarah & Duck on the BIG Screen is a 2012 Animation Film by Tim O'Sullivan
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issues with this film. BBFC Notes A girl and her pet duck go on a series of adventures around their local area in this gentle and reassuring children's animation, which compiles episodes
of the popular TV series.\n
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|  | UK: Uncut and BBFC U rated for no material likely to offend or harm:
- 2024 Karrot Entertainment cinema release (rated 22/10/2024)
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| | Shalborne Shalborne is a 2024 UK drama by Caroline Corrie
Starring Phil Cheadle, Ellie Piercy
and Edward MacLiam
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A letter from Tzar Nicholas recounts the Bloody Sunday Massacre of 1905 and becomes the catalyst for an English woman's courageous rebellion against her oppressive husband.
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| | UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for strong sex, sexually abusive behaviour:
- 2024 Caroline Corrie cinema release (rated 21/10/2024)
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| | Yash Chopra's Veer-zaara Yash Chopra's Veer-zaara is a 2004 Drama, Romance Film by Yash Chopra
Starring Rani Mukerji, Priety Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan
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issues with this film beyon noting that the film was previously U rated. BBFC Notes Vibrant musical numbers, positive messages and heartfelt emotion fill this sweeping Hindi-language
romantic drama from 2004, as an Indian inmate in a Pakistani prison tells a story of star-crossed love.
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|  | UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for infrequent mild threat, sex references:
- 2024 Yash Raj Films cinema release (rated 21/10/2024) titled Veer-Zaara
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Venom: The Last Dance Venom: The Last Dance is a 2024 US/UK/Canada action adventure thriller by Kelly Marcel
Starring Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Juno Temple
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The Indian Release Has All The Alcohol Labels Blurred And Muted Cuss Words Summary Notes Eddie Brock and Venom must make a devastating decision as they're pursued by a mysterious
military man and alien monsters from Venom's home world.
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Air Hawks Air Hawks is a 1935 US action horror drama by Albert S. Rogell
Starring Ralph Bellamy, Tala Birell and Wiley Post
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A mysterious ray that immobilizes all motors and engines threatens the security of the country.
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references:
- 2024 Powerhouse Films UK Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024) titled AIR HAWKS
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| | Behind The Mask Behind The Mask is a 1932 US crime horror by John Francis Dillon
Starring Jack Holt, Constance Cummings and Boris Karloff
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film was cut by the BBFC for an A rated cinema release in 1932. Summary Notes An undercover Federal officer serving time in prison fakes his escape in order to infiltrate a heroin
smuggling ring.
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- 2024 Powerhouse Films UK Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024) titled BEHIND THE MASK
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|  | UK: BBFC A (PG) rated for drug references, mild threat for drug references, mild threat after
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- 1932 United Artists Corp. cinema release (rated 11/03/1932)
The BBFC commented: This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
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| | BLACK MOON BLACK MOON is a 1934 US horror drama by Roy William Neill
Starring Jack Holt, Fay Wray and Dorothy Burgess
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A young girl who lives on a tropical island loses her parents to a voodoo sacrifice, but although she manages to escape the island, a curse is put on her. Years later, as an
adult, she feels a strong compulsion to return to the island to confront her past. Her husband, her daught...
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| | Cry Of The Werewolf Cry Of The Werewolf is a 1944 US crime horror drama by Henry Levin
Starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane and Osa Massen
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Summary Notes A young woman raised by gypsies hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to protect.
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discrimination:
- 2024 Powerhouse Films UK Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024) titled CRY OF THE WEREWOLF
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| | El Vampiro - The Vampire El Vampiro - The Vampire is a 1957 Mexico horror mystery thriller by Fernando Méndez
Starring Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter and Carmen Montejo
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aunt, who has just died. Soon she begins to hear disturbing stories about
the town being infested by vampires, and she eventually begins to suspect that her remaining aunt and the mys...
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- 2024 Powerhouse Films UK Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024) titled EL VAMPIRO
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| | Future Cops Future Cops is a 1993 Action, Comedy, Science Fiction Film by Wong Jing
Starring Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and Aaron Kwok
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film. BBFC Notes FUTURE COPS is a Hong Kong sci-fi comedy thriller from 1993 in which a group of cops from the future travel back in time and enlist the help of a school student to stop a
notorious villain.
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- 2024 Eureka Entertainment Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024)
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| | Island Of Doomed Men Island Of Doomed Men is a 1940 US crime thriller by Charles Barton
Starring Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson and Robert Wilcox
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film was cut by the BBFC for an A rated cinema release in 1940. Summary Notes Undercover agent Mark Sheldon gets paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine manned by slave
labor run by sadistic Stephen Danel.
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- 2024 Powerhouse Films UK Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024) titled ISLAND OF DOOMED MEN
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- 1940 Columbia Picture Corp. cinema release (rated 30/07/1940)
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Late Night with the Devil Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 Australia/United Arab Emirates horror by Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
Starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss
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Summary Notes A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
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| | Red Dawn Red Dawn is a 1984 USA action drama by John Milius.
Starring Patrick Swayze and C Thomas Howell and Lea Thompson.
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes From out of the sky, Soviet, Nicaraguan, and Cuban troops begin landing on the football field of a Colorado high school. In a few seconds, the paratroopers have attacked the
school and sent a group of teenagers fleeing into the mountains. Armed only with hunting rifles, pistols, and bows and arrows, the teens struggle to survive the bitter winter and the Soviet K.G.B. patrols hunting for them. Eventually, trouble arises when
they kill a group of Soviet soldiers on patrol in the highlands. Soon they will wage their own guerrilla warfare against the invading Soviet troops under the banner of "Wolverines!"
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- 2024 Altitude Film Blu-ray (rated 22/10/2024)
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| | The Soul of a Monster The Soul of a Monster is a 1944 US horror romance by Will Jason
Starring Rose Hobart, George Macready and Jim Bannon
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes As famous surgeon, George Winson, lies on his deathbed, his wife Ann calls on unknown powers to save him. A strange woman (Lilyan) appears from nowhere and takes control.
George recovers, but he's mysteriously dominated by Lilyan, and leaves his wife. When the evil woman tempts h...
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Starve Acre Starve Acre is a 2023 UK horror by Daniel Kokotajlo
Starring Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark and Erin Richards
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Summary Notes An idyllic rural family life of a couple is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.
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| | THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN is a 1958 Horror, Mystery Film by Fernando Méndez
Starring Abel Salazar, Ariandna Welter and German Robles
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN is a Mexican horror from 1958, in which graverobbers dig up the body of a vampire for scientific experimentation, only to unleash his evil
once again.
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- 2024 Powerhouse Films UK Blu-ray (rated 21/10/2024)
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| | TV BBFC decisions from 20 October 2024 to 22 October 2024 | | Beyond Black Beauty Beyond Black Beauty is a 2024 Canada children's film by
Carmen Pilar Golden
Starring Kaya Coleman, Lisa Berry and Sagine Sémajuste
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Jolie Dubois Olympic aspirations are
stalled when her mother moves them from Belgium's elite stables to a family ranch in Baltimore.
- Season 01 Episode 02: Good Mother: 12 rated for moderate violence, language
- Season 01 Episode 03: Everybody Hurts: PG rated for mild violence, language
- Season 01 Episode 04: Confessions: PG rated for mild threat, brief mild violence
- Season 01 Episode 05: Feels Like Home: PG rated for mild sex references
- Season 01 Episode 06: My Life: 12 rated for implied strong language, domestic abuse references
- Season 01 Episode 07: You Gotta Be: U rated for
discrimination, very mild sex references, upsetting scenes, threat
| | Desi Rascals Desi Rascals is a 2015 UK documentary by Gurinder Chadha, Tony Wood
Starring Owais Khan, Jo Shah and Moses Baig
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Follow the lives of modern, glam and dynamic members of the British-Asian community in this fun, real-life drama co-created by the writer of "Bend It Like Beckham.
- Season 01 Episode 01: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 02: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 03: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 04: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 05: 12 rated for
language
- Season 01 Episode 06: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 07: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 08: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 09: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 10: 12
rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 11: 12 rated for language
- Season 01 Episode 12: 12 rated for language
- Season 02 Episode 01: PG rated for bullying
- Season 02 Episode 02: PG rated for bullying
- Season 02
Episode 03: PG rated for bullying
- Season 02 Episode 04: PG rated for bullying
- Season 02 Episode 05: PG rated for bullying
- Season 02 Episode 06: PG rated for bullying
- Season 02 Episode 07: PG rated for bullying
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Season 02 Episode 08: PG rated for bullying
| | Generation Z Generation Z is a 2024 Drama, Horror TV Show by Ben Wheatley
Starring Bekir Aslan, Paul Bentall and Anita Dobson
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes GENERATION Z is a British horror series; in this episode, Billy leads an angry mob through Danbury.
- Season 01 Episode 01: 15 rated for strong horror, gory images, language, drug misuse
- Season 01 Episode 02: 15 rated for strong gory images, horror, violence, language, brief sex
- Season 01 Episode 03: 15 rated for strong gory images,
horror, language, violence
- Season 01 Episode 04: 15 rated for strong gory images, horror, language
- Season 01 Episode 05: 15 rated for strong bloody violence, gore, very strong language
- Season 01 Episode 06: 15 rated for strong
bloody violence, gore, language, sexual violence references
| | Justified: City Primeval Justified: City Primeval is a 2023 US crime drama
Starring Timothy Olyphant, Boyd Holbrook and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Series based on Elmore Leonard's novel "City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit."
- Season 01 Episode 01: City Primeval: 15 rated for strong language, violence, sex
- Season 01 Episode 02: The Oklahoma Wildman: 15 rated for strong violence, language
- Season 01 Episode 03: Backstabbers: 15 rated for strong language,
violence, nudity
- Season 01 Episode 04: Kokomo: 15 rated for strong violence, language
- Season 01 Episode 05: You Good?: 15 rated for strong language, violence
- Season 01 Episode 08: The Question: 15 rated for strong violence,
language
| | The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox is a 2024 US sport documentary
Starring Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz and Kevin Millar
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Chronicles the Red Sox's journey to their first World Series title in 86 years via interviews with star players and personnel.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15
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- Season 01 Episode 01: Part I
- Season 01 Episode 02: Part II
- Season 01 Episode 03: Part III
| | This Is the Zodiac Speaking This Is the Zodiac Speaking is a 2024 US crime documentary
Starring Don DiStefano, Robert Graysmith and Tom Voigt
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A shocking new series that points to Arthur Leigh Allen as the Zodiac killer, at the heart of the revelations is an unlikely family whose increasingly chilling relationship
with Allen promises to connect him to the infamous Zodiac murders.
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20 October 2024 to 22 October 2024 | | Cellar Door Cellar Door is a 2023 US thriller by Vaughn Stein
Starring Jordana Brewster, Laurence Fishburne and Scott Speedman
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage, a couple find themselves being gifted the house of their dreams with one caveat - they can never open the cellar door. Whether
they can live without knowing triggers shocking consequences.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, sex, brief violence:
- 2024 Lionsgate UK VoD (rated 22/10/2024)
| | Christmess Christmess is a 2023 Australia comedy by Heath Davis
Starring Darren Gilshenan, Aaron Glenane and Nicole Pastor
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A once-famous actor is now performing as Santa Claus in a mall because of his alcohol addiction. After accidentally meeting his estranged daughter, he seeks help for his
recovery so he can earn his daughter's forgiveness.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language:
- 2024 Trinity Creative Partnership VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | DC Down DC Down is a 2023 US action thriller by Geoff Meed
Starring Jack Pearson, Sean Young and Kayla Fields
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After an earthquake rocks Washington, D.C., the Army Corps races against the clock to rescue the president, who is trapped under the rubble, while a sinister plot aims to
capitalize on the disaster.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for brief strong violence:
- 2024 101 Films VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Family Pack Family Pack is a 2024 France comedy fantasy by François Uzan
Starring Franck Dubosc, Suzanne Clément and Jean Reno
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When night falls, and the players have their eyes closed, werewolves make victims among the villagers.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated with a trigger
warning for injury detail, sex references, discrimination, threat, violence:
- 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 22/10/2024)
| | Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head is a 2024 US comedy documentary by Tyler Babin
Starring Hasan Minhaj
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes It covers topics like politics, self-improvement, parenting young kids, and aging parents.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for crude humour, language:
- 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Holiday Twist Holiday Twist is a 2023 US children's comedy romance by Stephanie Garvin
Starring Neal McDonough, Sean Astin and Caylee Cowan
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes One choice changes the lives of many.
UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated with a trigger warning for mild bad language, upsetting scenes, brief domestic
abuse:
- 2024 Trinity Creative Partnership VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Kill For Me Kill For Me is a 2023 Crime, Thriller Film by Daniel Diosdado
Starring Lauren Biazzo, Dietrich Teschner and Vanessa Calderon
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes KILL FOR ME is a crime thriller in which a news reporter enlists the help of a murderer as she seeks revenge for a traumatic childhood experience.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for very strong language, strong violence, domestic abuse:
- 2024 High Fliers Films VoD (rated 22/10/2024)
| | The Magic Reindeer: The Flight Before Christmas The Magic Reindeer: The Flight Before Christmas is a 2012 Animation, Children, Fantasy Film by Kari Juusonen
Starring Elina Knihtila
(voice), Aarre Karen (voice) and Juha Veijonen (voice)
There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes THE MAGIC REINDEER: THE
FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS is an animated children's adventure in which Niko must rescue his brother from the clutches of a wolf out for revenge.
UK: The Flight Before Christmas: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild threat:
- 2024 Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Merry Good Enough Merry Good Enough is a 2023 US comedy drama by Caroline Keene, Dan Kennedy
Starring Joel Murray, Comfort Clinton and Sawyer Spielberg
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows
it or not.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language:
- 2024 Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Nurse Betty Nurse Betty is a 2000 Germany/US crime comedy drama by Neil LaBute
Starring Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock
There are no censorship issues with this release
The version aired on TV in the USA removes the swearing. Summary Notes Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15
rated for strong violence, bloody images, brief sex, infrequent very strong language:
- 2024 Icon Film VoD (rated 22/10/2024)
| | Omni Loop Omni Loop is a 2024 US Sci-Fi drama by Bernardo Britto
Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri and Carlos Jacott
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A woman from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated
for strong language:
- 2024 Universal Studios VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Reawakening Reawakening is a 2024 UK thriller by Virginia Gilbert
Starring Jared Harris, Juliet Stevenson and Erin Doherty
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A couple whose daughter aged 14 went missing and then reappears after a decade.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language:
- 2024 Signature Entertainment VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | A Sudden Case of Christmas A Sudden Case of Christmas is a 2024 children's comedy by Peter Chelsom
Starring Antonella Rose, Andie MacDowell and Danny DeVito
There are no censorship issues with this release
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for moderate bad language, innuendo:
- 2024 Signature Entertainment VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Time Pirates Time Pirates is a 2022 US comedy adventure by Anthony C. Ferrante
Starring George Jones, Isabel Jones and Adam Jones
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Teen band SM6 is headlining their first gig, when the discovery of half treasure map sends them back in time to Mystic Island. To go back home, they'll have to find the
missing half of the map and the hidden treasure.
UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild bad language, violence, scary scenes:
- 2024 101 Films VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Under Parallel Skies Under Parallel Skies is a 2024 Philippines/Hong Kong romance by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
Starring Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn, Janella Salvador and Marjorie Lorico
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A man struggling with a painful past tries to move forward, only to discover that the woman in his present life has an uncanny connection to his past.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC 12 rated with a trigger warning for illness theme, language:
- 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 22/10/2024)
| | War of the Worlds: Extinction War of the Worlds: Extinction is a 2024 US/Australia/China/Japan action adventure by Christopher Ray
Starring William Baldwin, Jessy Holtermann and Kate
Hodge
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When a rogue general from the planet Emios attacks Earth, a team of archeologists must track down an ancient artifact that can prevent extinction.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for moderate violence, injury detail, language:
- 2024 101 Films VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Warrior Awang and Master Tok Gajah Warrior Awang and Master Tok Gajah is a 2024 Action, Dramas Film by Reza Shukor and Shahruddin Dali
Starring Amerul Affendi, Fattah Amin and Namron
There are no
censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes In the late 19th century, a highly skilled Malay swordsman fights to protect two politicians with pivotal roles in the struggle against
colonial rule.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for violence:
- 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 22/10/2024)
| | Wicked - The Real Story Wicked - The Real Story is a 2024 UK documentary by Robin Bextor
Starring
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Delve into the mesmerising journey of the renowned stage production "Wicked" in this captivating documentary. Uncover the rich history behind the beloved book and stage
adaptation, tracing its path to critical acclaim in the UK and beyond. Featuring exclusive interviews with past...
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for infrequent references to violence:
- 2024 Trinity Creative Partnership VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
| | Winner Winner is a 2024 Canada/US comedy biography by Susanna Fogel
Starring Kathryn Newton, Zach Galifianakis and Connie Britton
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Winner is a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC 12 rated with a trigger warning for moderate violence, sex references, drug references, self-harm, language:
- 2024 Signature Entertainment VoD (rated 21/10/2024)
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Alien Romulus is a 2024 UK/US/Hungary/Australia/New Zealand/Canada Sci-Fi
horror thriller by Fede Alvarez
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
UK: Uncut and
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- 2024 The Walt Disney Company R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
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- 2024 The Walt Disney Company R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
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- 2024 The Walt Disney Company R0 DVD
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Promotional Material Horror master Fede Alvarez takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots. In this truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller, a group of young colonizers,
scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, come face-to-face with the most relentless and deadly life form in the universe. Special features: Return to Horror: Crafting Alien: Romulus 4-Part Look: The Director's Vision/Creating The
Story/Casting The Faces/Construncting The World, Featurettes: Inside The Xenomorph Showdown/Alien: A Conversation, Extended and Alternate Scenes. Languages: 7.1 DTS-HDMA english, 2.0 Dolby Digital english AD, 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus german. Subtitles:
english for the hearing impaired, danish, dutch, finnish, german, norwegian, swedish.
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THE CROW is a 2024 US/UK/France/Czech Republic action fantasy by Rupert Sanders
Starring Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs and Danny Huston
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered. Given a chance to save the love of his life, Eric must
sacrifice himself and traverse the worlds of the living and the dead, seeking revenge.
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Promotional Material Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by
sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right. BONUS FEATURES: True Love Never Dies: Making The Crow - Deleted Scenes
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End of Days is a 1999 US action horror by Peter Hyams
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne and Robin Tunney
There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the film was BBFC 18 rated until it was downrated to 15 in 2024.. Allegedly the film was reworked after test screenings and before theatrical release.
Summary Notes At the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.
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BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, horror, sex, language, sexual threat:
- 2024 Icon Film Distribution (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
25th November 2024
Promotional Material The hit 90's action thriller arrives in the UK for the first time on Blu-Ray! With the millennium approaching, a series of disturbing signs suggests that Satan has returned to
Earth and is walking the streets of New York City. The fate of the Earth is left in the hands of ex-cop turned bodyguard, Jericho (Schwarzenegger), who not only must prevent Armageddon, but must also try and protect a young woman whose death - according
to the Church - is the only way to avert disaster. Directed by Peter Hyams (2010, Timecop, Outland), and written by Andrew W. Marlowe (Hollow Man, Air Force One), Arnols Schwarzenegger stars alongside Emmy nominees Gabriel Byrne (The Usual
Suspects, Miller's Crossing) and Mark Margolis (Breaking Bad, Pi), and Oscar winner Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night, On the Waterfront).
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Dawn of the Great Steppe is a 2022 Kazakhstan/Mongolia action
drama by Akan Satayev
Starring Berik Aytzhanov, Yerik Zholzhaksynov and Altynai Nogherbek
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The story of Kasym Khan, whose time of coverage is considered to be the heyday of the Kazakh Khanate
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ASA bans New Rock shoe advert
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An Instagram post by Jaded London, a clothing retailer, seen on 29 September 2024, featured two images. The first image featured a nude woman wearing a motorbike helmet and boots. She was placed between two motorbike wheels and was holding the front
wheel, while her feet were on the back wheel. The second image featured a woman wearing a motorbike helmet, boots and a faux fur coat that was raised to expose her bottom. She was placed between two motorbike wheels and was holding the front wheel, while
her feet were on the back wheel. A caption on the post stated Introducing our newest collaboration with @newrock. 4 styles. Hand crafted in Spain. Launching 3rd October. Stay tuned. A complainant, who believed that the images
objectified and sexualised women, challenged whether the ad was offensive and promoted a harmful gender stereotype. Jaded London Ltd believed that the ad did not objectify or sexualise women. They said the purpose of the ad was to
celebrate the strength of the female form and had received positive feedback from their customers, who they believed were predominately female. They said they wanted to ensure their customers felt respected. ASA Assessment:
Complaint upheld The CAP Code stated that ads must be prepared with a sense of responsibility to consumers and to society, must not cause serious or widespread offence and must not include gender stereotypes that were likely
to cause harm. The women were seen holding the front wheels of a motorbike while their legs were on the back wheels, which meant that their bodies and arms were stretched out in a horizontal position. That gave the impression that
they formed the main component of a bike. The ASA considered this suggested they should be viewed as parts of machinery and as objects, rather than as people. Both women were wearing motorbike helmets, meaning their faces were not visible. We considered
obscuring the women's faces made their bodies the focus of the ad and further presented them as objects. The women's bodies were positioned so their buttocks were in the place of the motorbike seat and both women's legs were bent
at the knees. That had the effect of raising their buttocks in a manner which would have been understood as being sexually suggestive, as well as being a central focus of the ad. The woman's body in the first image was entirely naked, meaning her breasts
and buttocks were exposed, which added to that sexual impression. The woman in the second image was wearing a faux fur coat. However, the coat was raised, which exposed both her legs and her buttocks and made them the focus of the image. We acknowledged
that the raised coat could have been interpreted as a reference to a motorbike moving at speed as the wind blew the coat upwards. However, we considered exposing her buttocks in that manner gave the image a voyeuristic feel. We considered that by
presenting the women as motorbikes, in conjunction with the nudity and sexually suggestive position in which their bodies were posed, the images featured the harmful gender stereotype that women were sexual objects. Although the
ad promoted a shoe brand, we considered the women's bodies were the focus of the images, not the boots, and the nudity was not relevant to the products. For those reasons, we considered that the ad objectified the women depicted and gave the impression
that their bodies were sexual objects. We therefore concluded that the ad included a harmful gender stereotype and was likely to cause serious offence. The ad must not appear again in its current form. We told Jaded London Ltd to
ensure that future ads were socially responsible and did not cause serious offence, including by featuring a harmful gender stereotype by objectifying or sexualising women.
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Meta's punishment regime for 'wrong speak' offences likened to re-education camps
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ReclaimTheNet has likened Meta's regime for punishment of transgressions against its rules to the re-education camps run by repressive regimes. The group writes: Like law enforcement in some repressive virtual regimes,
Meta is introducing the concept of re-education of 'citizens' (users), as an alternative to eventually sending them to 'jail' (imposing account restrictions) for first offences. The same community standards now apply across Meta's
platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads ,while the new rule means that instead of collecting a strike for a first policy violation, users who go through an educational program can have it deleted. There's also
probation...those who receive no strike for a year after that will again be eligible to participate in the remove your warning course. Meta first introduced the option for creators last summer and is now expanding it to everyone.
In announcing the change of the policy, the tech giant refers to research that showed most of those violating its rules for the first time may not be aware they are doing so. This is where the short educational program comes in,
as a way to reduce the risk of receiving that first strike, and Meta says the program is designed to help better explain its policies.
The re-education takes the form of an online training course allowing errant users to own up to
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