By Dawn Dabell
A subject which seems to rear its head more and more in today’s society is paedophilia. It feels like every other week brings with it some story of a TV star, singer, film star or MP who has preyed upon young and vulnerable victims for their sexual gratification. That’s not counting the number of domestic cases or the growing problem of online abuse and degradation against minors. Thankfully the culprits are in a minority, but such stories - when they break - send ripples of shame and outrage throughout the journalistic world.
Film-makers have been tackling this most difficult of subjects for longer than people realise. One example is Hammer’s Never Take Sweets From A Stranger (1960), which was largely dismissed by critics when released, but is actually a very well-executed attempt which highlights the horrors of child molestation. If nothing else, it is worth...
A subject which seems to rear its head more and more in today’s society is paedophilia. It feels like every other week brings with it some story of a TV star, singer, film star or MP who has preyed upon young and vulnerable victims for their sexual gratification. That’s not counting the number of domestic cases or the growing problem of online abuse and degradation against minors. Thankfully the culprits are in a minority, but such stories - when they break - send ripples of shame and outrage throughout the journalistic world.
Film-makers have been tackling this most difficult of subjects for longer than people realise. One example is Hammer’s Never Take Sweets From A Stranger (1960), which was largely dismissed by critics when released, but is actually a very well-executed attempt which highlights the horrors of child molestation. If nothing else, it is worth...
- 7/21/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The Royals kicked off its second season Sunday, ushering in the era of King Cyrus and exposing more dark truths about the Henstridge family’s reign. (Side note: Am I the only one craving swan up in here?)
PhotosSneak Peek: The Royals Brace for a Family Feud in Season 2
TVLine spoke with the E! drama’s stars — Elizabeth Hurley (Queen Helena), William Moseley (Prince Liam), Alexandra Park (Princess Eleanor), Tom Austen (Jasper) and Jake Maskall (King Cyrus) — for the scoop on what the rest of Season 2 has in store for us, but first, a quick recap of Sunday’s events:...
PhotosSneak Peek: The Royals Brace for a Family Feud in Season 2
TVLine spoke with the E! drama’s stars — Elizabeth Hurley (Queen Helena), William Moseley (Prince Liam), Alexandra Park (Princess Eleanor), Tom Austen (Jasper) and Jake Maskall (King Cyrus) — for the scoop on what the rest of Season 2 has in store for us, but first, a quick recap of Sunday’s events:...
- 11/16/2015
- TVLine.com
Aw, I still want to see Kermit sitting on one of The Voice's swivel chairs.
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First, Merlin is cancelled, now EW reports that the third season of Sherlock will be delayed. New episodes aren't expected to air until late 2013 in the U.K. and 2014 on PBS. This isn't a good week for slashwink fans.
The internet has been abuzz about a vlog featuring Two and a Half Men's Angus T. Jones calling his TV series "filth" and asking viewers to stop watching it. When I first saw the headlines, I was ready to cheer Jones, but it turns out he's offended by the show from a religious conservative perspective (he seems to be one of those people who thinks any entertainment that offends them comes directly from Hell's Ministry of Propaganda), and he made his plea on a vlog with a homophobic past.
Southfork Ranch will open...
News
First, Merlin is cancelled, now EW reports that the third season of Sherlock will be delayed. New episodes aren't expected to air until late 2013 in the U.K. and 2014 on PBS. This isn't a good week for slashwink fans.
The internet has been abuzz about a vlog featuring Two and a Half Men's Angus T. Jones calling his TV series "filth" and asking viewers to stop watching it. When I first saw the headlines, I was ready to cheer Jones, but it turns out he's offended by the show from a religious conservative perspective (he seems to be one of those people who thinks any entertainment that offends them comes directly from Hell's Ministry of Propaganda), and he made his plea on a vlog with a homophobic past.
Southfork Ranch will open...
- 11/27/2012
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
Oh, Scorpion Releasing. How we love you. The cats who always go the extra mile to bring you the most obscure little films possible are back with three more lost gems! Read on for details.
From the Press Release
On January 24, 2012, Scorpion Releasing and Katarina's Nightmare Theater present a double bill of The Devil's Men/Terror as well as Revenge!
In The Devil's Men tourists visiting a Greek archeological site are being abducted by a strange cult intent on providing their God - the Minotaur - with a sacrifice. Father Raoche (Donald Pleasence) enlists the help of a former pupil and NY private detective to find out what has happened to them. Starring horror icon Peter Cushing, this film was released here in the States as Land Of The Minotaur in an edited PG version; now watch the cult classic Uncut for the first time in the U.S.! The...
From the Press Release
On January 24, 2012, Scorpion Releasing and Katarina's Nightmare Theater present a double bill of The Devil's Men/Terror as well as Revenge!
In The Devil's Men tourists visiting a Greek archeological site are being abducted by a strange cult intent on providing their God - the Minotaur - with a sacrifice. Father Raoche (Donald Pleasence) enlists the help of a former pupil and NY private detective to find out what has happened to them. Starring horror icon Peter Cushing, this film was released here in the States as Land Of The Minotaur in an edited PG version; now watch the cult classic Uncut for the first time in the U.S.! The...
- 1/23/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It’s time for another update from our friends at Arrow Video, this time previewing their March 2012 releases which encompass sleazy horror, cult British action movies and gory, cheesy sci-fi… The highlight for me in March’s releases? Definitely has to be Don’t Go In The House.
Who Dares Wins (Arrow Video)
The 60 Second War Begins Now! Paranoia, black ops and espionage combine in Who Dares Wins, a violent and edgy anti-terror classic starring Lewis Collins (The Professionals) and Edward Woodward (The Equalizer). The anti-nuclear movement is plotting a bloody outrage on British soil and, having already fatally lost their undercover operative at a violent protest, the secret services call on the aid of the Sas. Captain Peter Skellen (Collins) risks his career, his family and his life to infiltrate the terrorist group before they can unleash an attack that will devastate the country. Relive a classic cold war...
Who Dares Wins (Arrow Video)
The 60 Second War Begins Now! Paranoia, black ops and espionage combine in Who Dares Wins, a violent and edgy anti-terror classic starring Lewis Collins (The Professionals) and Edward Woodward (The Equalizer). The anti-nuclear movement is plotting a bloody outrage on British soil and, having already fatally lost their undercover operative at a violent protest, the secret services call on the aid of the Sas. Captain Peter Skellen (Collins) risks his career, his family and his life to infiltrate the terrorist group before they can unleash an attack that will devastate the country. Relive a classic cold war...
- 12/23/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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