Julian Petley
Also Known As: Dr. Julian Petley, Prof. Julian Petley
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Gender: Male
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Franco-Philes: Musings on Madrid's B-Movie Maverick
Overview: A documentary taking a look at the career of Jess Franco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-08
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Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant
Overview: Explores the salacious career of mysterious British filmmaker and distributor David Hamilton-Grant, who was the only supplier to be sent to prison for releasing a "video nasty". Hamilton-Grant navigated loopholes in the law in the 70s in order to produce and screen smut in an extremely censorship restricted Britain. When the home video boom hit in the 80s he was one of the first to capitalize on the initially far less regulated format... but he would pay the price. Then things get really dark and strange.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-06
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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Overview: A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-21
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Overview: A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-30
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The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
Overview: In this fascinating and well executed documentary film theorist and cult expert Xavier Mendik places "Cannibal Holocaust" in a broader context.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-26
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
Overview: Every Video Nasty from the DPP list of 39 is critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-11
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Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
Overview: Every Video Nasty from the DPP list of dropped 33 titles is critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-11
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Turning Like Clockwork
Overview: A look back on A Clockwork Orange
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-07
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Ban the Sadist Videos!
Overview: An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-06
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Video Nasties: Draconian Days
Overview: The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-01
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