Peep Shows and Public Outrage

From the opening of the first cinema in New York in 1894, movie makers realized that sex and scintillation sold tickets. Le baiser (1896) was a scandal and considered an attack on public mor... Read allFrom the opening of the first cinema in New York in 1894, movie makers realized that sex and scintillation sold tickets. Le baiser (1896) was a scandal and considered an attack on public morals as was the film of the belly dancer in Fatima (1897). Censorship began take shape lead... Read allFrom the opening of the first cinema in New York in 1894, movie makers realized that sex and scintillation sold tickets. Le baiser (1896) was a scandal and considered an attack on public morals as was the film of the belly dancer in Fatima (1897). Censorship began take shape leading the mayor of New York City to cancel all licenses to show motion pictures in 1908. The... Read all