Movies and TvShows featuring "censorship-board" theme.

Hitchcock (2012) is a biographical drama that depicts the life of Alfred Hitchcock, the renowned filmmaker. The movie explores his struggles, triumphs, and relationships, giving a glimpse into the man behind the camera. It delves into the making of his iconic film 'Psycho' and the challenges he faced in bringing his vision to life. Through the lens of Hitchcock's life, the movie portrays the complexities of creativity, love, and obsession.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.

Laruang Lalake is a realist film that portrays the workers within the Filipino gay film industry and their personal stories - from the naughty to the gritty, from the horny to the hopeful. The film weaves the journey of ambitious probinsyano actor Samuel, Marc the idealistic film crew member who is secretly in love with Samuel and Wilredo a filmmaker on the brink of bankruptcy. And then there is also Peejay who is determined to steal a name for himeslf. As the camera grinds between naked bodies in homerotic play, its all in a day's work for eveyone living in a society that is yet to acept the Filipino gay man.

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

A documentary about Pier Paolo Pasolini and his film 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

Hell on Earth is a documentary about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils. Film critic Mark Kermode chats to Russell as well as two of the film’s stars, Georgina Hale and Murray Melvin. Also included are scenes that were cut from the released film for being too controversial.

The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.

This special issue of the tv show "The London Programme" on network London Weekend Television (LWT) takes a look at the British porn industry, just as hardcore sex films were about to become legal.

Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show. A radio engineer then tries to solve the murder.

A Television documentary commissioned by Channel Four (UK). The programme charts the history of hardcore pornography on film, dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Utilsing rare vintage archive, and original interview material of British and American pornographers, the documentary explores the parallels between mainstream cinema and hardcore porn, underlining the changes that have taken place in the industry since the advent of video, and following a veteran pornographer onto the set of his latest video offering.

Of Pigs and Men is a documentary that explores the making of a highly controversial film which involves themes of religious intolerance and censorship. The film follows the struggles faced by the filmmakers as they tackle difficult subjects such as bestiality, coprophagia, and zoophilia. Set in Perth, Australia, the documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by artists when pushing the boundaries of art and confronting societal taboos.

A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board, we discover reasons both absurd and surprisingly understandable.

A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

Video Nasties: Draconian Days is a documentary that explores the censorship of video nasties in Great Britain. It focuses on the impact of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and their efforts to regulate and ban certain films deemed too violent or obscene. The film delves into the controversy surrounding the BBFC's decisions and the impact on filmmakers, distributors, and the film industry as a whole.

An essay film by filmmaker and archivist Sari Braithwaite, [Censored] offers an overview of film censorship in Australia, told through an ever-changing collage of images compiled from the footage that was cut from films released domestically between 1958 and 1971.

It’s a story that made headlines: “Festival Film Banned!” In the late 1960s, the majority of films screened in Australia were censored in some way or another. DELETE the lovemaking. CUT the ‘Open Mouth Kissing’. REMOVE the fondling of the breast sequence. Deemed too ‘inappropriate’ and ‘morally corrupting’ for Australian eyes, these scenes were hacked from feature films and locked away in government archives. When young Sydney Film Festival director David Stratton attempted to program a Swedish film that the censors believed contained ACTUAL sex, a scandal erupted. In a mash-up of never-before-seen banned clippings, SMUT HOUNDS tells the story of how seventy-seven seconds of celluloid scandalised a government and transformed Australian cinema.

A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.