On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 22:20:22 EST [log in to unmask] wrote: > I recall reading that Kubrick himself pulled "Clockwork" because of all the > copycat violence that the film was causing. I also think I remember reading > that the censors banned the film, which still can't be shown in England to > this day. Is this true. Kubrick used his ownership of the UK rights to keep the film out of circulation, but it is not the subject of a BBFC ban. It was passed when submitted to them in the early 1970s for a cinema release, and has never been submitted in any form since. Given that the 1984 Video Recordings Act has happened since then (according the BBFC statutory powers of censorship for retail video, whereas their powers in respect of cinema exhibition are self-regulatory and have no statutory basis), it is questionable whether they would pass it now if submitted for a video release. As the cinema certificate has never been revoked, it still stands, although the X would be translated to 18 under the new certificate categories, which were introduced in 1985. L __________________________________ Leo Enticknap Postgraduate Common Room School of English University of Exeter Queen's Building, The Queen's Drive Exeter Devon EX4 4QH United Kingdom email: [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]