From Flavorwire, Tyler Coates reports that Woody Allen has pulled his film Blue Jasmine from theaters in India
because of that country’s anti-smoking campaign. Apparently, in addition to showing the hazards
of smoking before all films, the Ministry of Health demands that anti-tobacco
messages be shown during scenes in
which cigarettes are smoked. Might we expect to see a message about the inappropriate
nature of chopping someone’s head off during a beheading scene?
The most recent film, according to Wikipedia to be
restrained prior to release in the U.S. was The
Yes Men Fix The World. The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit. The
movie, which included information about Dow Chemical, Exxon, and Halliburton,
was finally shown in 2009. Also, The Profit, a film about L. Ron Hubbard
was held up initially by a lawsuit by the Church of Scientology and now by an
unhappy investor.
Other silliness. Back to the Future is banned in China
because the country is uncomfortable with the notion of time travel. China also ended up banning Avatar after it proved too popular and interfered with release of its own blockbuster — Confucius.
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