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How The King's Speech conquered Hollywood and dominated the Oscars

28.02.11
The King's Speech was a labour of love, passed over by the usual big investors, that has turned into one of the British film industry's finest two hours... more

A Serbian Film is full of horror

10.12.10
More cuts were asked for by the British Board of Film Classification in this Serbian horror than in any other film for the past decade... more

Foul-mouthed King George VI is granted audience with under-15s

22.10.10
Film censors have reversed their decision to ban younger children from seeing new film The King’s Speech because of bad language... more

Alex Reid film release held back over controversial name

25.03.10
A controversial gangster film starring Katie Price's husband Alex Reid hit a setback today after a bungle over its certificate.... more

Harold Pinter honoured by Hackney Empire

17.06.09
Harold Pinter is being honoured in the borough he grew up in with a commemorative room at the Hackney Empire... more

Uncut version of controversial Helen Mirren film Caligula to be released

26.08.08
It was banned in the 1970s for its graphic scenes of incest and real sex, but now controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to go on sale in the high street.... more

British censors under pressure as other countries give Batman a 15 certificate

05.08.08
The violent new Batman movie has been given a 15 or a 16 rating in many countries - piling further pressure on British censors who handed it 12A certificate. ... more

Batman 'too dark for under-12s'

05.08.08
The classification of the new Batman film was attacked by senior MPs... more

'Violent movies are to blame for knife crime wave,' blasts Sir Richard Attenborough

24.07.08
His portrayal of the sadistic, razor-wielding Pinkie in Brighton Rock was a breakthrough role for the young Richard Attenborough.... more

'I want people to see what violence does'

26.10.07
Director David Cronenberg is not apologising for the extreme brutality in his controversial Russian-gangster film Eastern Promises.... more

Season of controversial film

01.10.07
The Barbican Cinema is to host a season of films that have either been banned, rejected or censored by the BBFC.... more

Festival screens banned movies

16.08.07
Banned or censored films are to be screened in their complete and original versions for the first time.... more

Wilde? He's a scream

25.06.07
The creator of Freddy Krueger, horror movie director Wes Craven, is moving away from scary movies to make a French romantic comedy... more


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