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Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users ID/ages in Texas, after Governor Greg Abbott signed the rule into law on Tuesday. The Texas App Store Accountability Act follows similar legislation that passed in Utah earlier this
year, although it requires the app stores to collect even more user data. Enforcement of the Texas law is set to begin at the start of next year -- giving app stores several months to determine how they will collect this information. The bill was passed
with super-majority approval by the Texas House and Senate. An Apple spokesperson responded in a statement: We believe there are better proposals that help keep kids safe without requiring millions of people to turn over their personal
information. Apple CEO Tim Cook called Abbott earlier this month to encourage him not to sign the bill as written. Like Utah's law, the Texas bill requires app stores to verify all users ages and obtain parental consent before minor users
download or make a purchase through an app. Theyre also required to share age categories -- child, young teenager, older teenager or adult -- with app developers so that, at least in theory, they can provider safer experiences for young users. But
Texas law adds an additional requirement: The app stores must also confirm that the parent or guardian approving a minors app downloads has the legal authority to make decisions for that child. App store operators Google and Apple argue that the
age verification bills will undermine individual privacy. That's because every user, not just children, will have to provide sensitive data -- likely an ID or a scan of their face -- to confirm their age, even if they only want to download something like
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Malaysia folows the UK lead and demands to censor the whole world
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Malaysia's Online Safety Bill 2024 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and the Dewan Negara (Senate) on 11 and 16 December 2024 respectively. The Bill will now be presented for Royal Assent and become law upon it being gazetted and
will come into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister of Communications. The Bill aims to: enhance and promote online safety in Malaysia; reduce harmful content available online and mitigate its potential detrimental effects; and impose
duties and obligations on online service providers. Scope of Application The Bill will apply to licensed Network Service Providers (NSPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), and Content Application Service Providers (CASPs). However, it
will not extend to private messaging features of any application service or content application service, defined as a feature that allows a user to communicate a content to a specific and limited number of recipients determined by the user and may
contain any other characteristics as may be prescribed . Extraterritorial Application: The Bill will have extraterritorial effect, applying to the above service providers outside Malaysia that offer application services, content
application services, or network services within Malaysia. These provisions fall under the authority of the Minister and will be enforced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Harmful Content and Priority Harmful
Content Harmful content , as defined in the Bill, includes the following specific types of content:
- (i) content on child sexual abuse material as provided for under section 4 of the Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017 [Act 792];
- (ii) content on financial fraud;
- (iii) obscene content including content that may give rise to a
feeling of disgust due to lewd portrayal which may offend a persons manner on decency and modesty;
- (iv) indecent content including content which is profane in nature, improper and against generally accepted behaviour or culture;
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content that may cause harassment, distress, fear or alarm by way of threatening, abusive or insulting words or communication or act;
- (vi) content that may incite violence or terrorism;
- (vii) content that may induce a child to cause
harm to himself;
- (viii) content that may promote feelings of ill-will or hostility amongst the public at large or may disturb public tranquillity; and
- (xi) content that promotes the use or sale of dangerous drugs.
Priority harmful content is defined as the first two types of harmful content listed above, namely (i) content involving child sexual abuse material, and (ii) content related to financial fraud. Duties of ASPs and CASPs The Bill introduces
comprehensive obligations for ASPs and CASPs ( Service Providers ) to enhance online safety and mitigate risks associated with harmful content. These duties aim to create a safer online environment for all users, with particular emphasis on protecting
vulnerable groups like children and addressing priority harmful content more stringently. Key requirements include:
- (a) Mitigating Exposure to Harmful Content: Service Providers must implement measures to reduce the risk of users encountering harmful content, either as outlined in the Code of Conduct (Best Practice) for Internet Messaging and Social Media Service
Providers issued by the MCMC or through alternative, proven-effective measures.
- (b) User Guidelines: Service Providers are required to provide users with clear guidelines on implemented safety measures and terms of use of their services.
- (c) Online Safety Tools: Service Providers must offer tools and settings that allow users to manage their online safety, such as limiting or preventing interactions with others who may identify, locate, or communicate with them.
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Reporting Mechanisms: Mechanisms must be in place for users to report harmful content and to seek responsive assistance for online safety concerns or inquiries about safety measures.
- (e) Blocking Priority Harmful Content: Service Providers are
obligated to establish systems that make priority harmful content inaccessible on their platforms.
- (f) Child Safety Measures: Specific protections for children must be implemented, including preventing access to harmful content, limiting
communication with adults, controlling personalised recommendations, reducing features that encourage prolonged use, and safeguarding personal information.
- (g) Online Safety Plan: Service Providers must develop, submit to the MCMC, and publicly
share an Online Safety Plan detailing compliance with these obligations.
MCMC is empowered to impose a financial penalty of up to RM10 million (£1,750,000) on Service Providers that fail to comply with any of the aforementioned duties. |
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1964 Italy/Spain/West Germany action western drama by Sergio Leone just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with a history of cuts and tweaks
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A Fistful of Dollars is a 1964 Italy/Spain/West Germany action western drama by Sergio Leone
Starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, (Italian, English version) and Marianne Koch
Originally cut in the US for an 'M' rated theatrical release. The US cut version was further cut by the BBFC for an X (16) rated 1967 cinema release and it seems the same version was released again in 1981 for an 'AA' rated cinema
re-release. A slightly extended UK Theatrical version was released on pre-cert VHS in 1983 and on 15 rated VHS in 1987. Uncut and BBFC 15 rated in the UK since 1999. Meanwhile in the US the film was released uncut and MPAA Unrated on 1988 VHS.
An R rating was obtained for the uncut version in 1994 and applies to all subsequent releases. Summary Notes Drifter gunman Joe (Clint Eastwood) arrives in the Mexican village of
San Miguel at the border of the United States of America, and befriends the owner of the local bar, Silvanito. Joe discovers that the town is dominated by two gangster lords: John Baxter (Wolfgang Lukschy) and the cruel Ramón Rojo (Gian Maria Volontè).
When Joe kills four men of Baxter's gang, he is hired by Ramón's brother Esteban Rojo (Sieghardt Rupp) to join their gang. However, Joe decides to work for both sides, playing one side against the other.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15
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Promotional Material It wasnt really the first film of its kind, but the western allItaliana -- or 'spaghetti Western' -- was never the same again after Sergio Leones
groundbreaking A Fistful of Dollars , starring Clint Eastwood in the classic role that made him an international icon. A nameless stranger (Eastwood) rides into the Mexican border town of San Miguel and quickly
finds himself in the middle of a bloody battle for power between two rival families, the Baxters and the Rojos. Cannily realising theres money to be made from playing each side against the other, the Man with No Name soon finds himself caught in the
crossfire as the body count escalates, his only chance of escape a standoff against the Rojos mercilessly cruel leader, Ramón (Gian Maria Volonté). Leones clever and contemporary inversion of Western archetypes was not only the first entry in a
much-beloved trilogy, but the directors first collaboration with the brilliant composer Ennio Morricone. Now fully uncut and freshly restored in glorious 4K with an arsenal of new and old bonus material, the Man with No Name rides again like never
before! LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Perfect bound collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by Henry Blyth, Bilge Ebiri,
Pasquale Iannone and Eloise Ross
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1 -- FEATURE
- New 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original English and Italian
front and end titles
- Newly restored original lossless English and Italian mono audio
- Optional newly remixed lossless English and Italian DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
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Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
- Audio commentary by film historian and critic Tim Lucas
- Trailers, TV spots and radio
spots
DISC 2 -- EXTRAS
- When It All Started , a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli
- Four Fingers Four Picks
, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti DAmario
- Wind & Fire , a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa
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A Night at the Movies , a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Paolo Bianchini
- A Fistful of Outtakes , highlights
from the original rushes
- The Day the Soundtrack Changed , a new visual essay by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon exploring the films iconic score
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Marisol: Leone's Madonna of the West , an archival interview with co-star Marianne Koch
- The Frayling Archives and
A New Kind of Hero , two archival interviews with Sir Christopher Frayling
- A Few Weeks in Spain , an archival interview with Clint Eastwood
- Tre Voci , an archival featurette with Leone collaborators Mickey Knox, Sergio Donati and Alberto Grimaldi
- Opnng scene with Harry Dean
Stanton filmed for the films US TV debut in 1975, plus an archival interview with the prologues director Monte Hellman
- Restoration Italian Style , an archival featurette on the
film's remastering for DVD
- Location Comparisons 1964--2004 , an archival featurette
- Alternate credits sequences
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- La corta notte delle bambole di vetro
Short Night of Glass Dolls is a 1971 Italy / West Germany / Yugoslavia horror mystery by Aldo Lado.
Starring Ingrid Thulin and Jean Sorel and Mario Adorf.
There are no censorship issues with this release. Summary Notes Greg Moore, an American journalist visiting Prague with his girlfriend Mira is found dead. However, he's
actually only temporarily paralyzed, but the coroner fails to realize this and proceeds to prepare him for the autopsy. While Moore awaits his doom, he tries to recollect what has happened to him. It all starts when his girl disappears. He asks his
friend, a local journalist, for help. They discover that this was just the latest in a series of disappearances of young pretty girls in the area. Their investigation leads them to a strange high profile private club, whose affluent members practice odd
ritualistic orgies and bizarre dark rites.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material When the body of American journalist Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel, Perversion Story) is discovered in the beautiful Malá Strana area of Prague, the body is moved to the morgue for an
autopsy. Only thing is, Gregory is still alive and has been paralyzed in a death-like state. As the ultimate deadline draws near, Gregorys mind races to recall why this happened to him and who is behind a spat of kidnappings of gorgeous local women,
including his girlfriend Mira (Barbara Bach, The Unseen). Aldo Lados remarkable film is an atmospheric delight that boasts an incredible score from the maestro himself, Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly), and more than deserves its
reputation as one of the finest examples of the giallo genre. EXTRAS
- - ITALIAN COLLECTION #21
- - 2.0 English Dual Mono
- - 2.0 Italian Dual Mono with English Subtitles
- - Audio Commentary with Italian Cinema Experts Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani
- - When
Butterflies Turned to Glass - Interview with Director Aldo Lado
- - Glass Doll Theories - A Video Essay by Pier Maria Bocchi
- - Lados Trilogy of Terror - A Video Essay by Mike Foster
- - Interview with Expert Stephen Thrower
- - The Need to Sing - Interview with Singer Edda DellOrso
- - Cutting Glass Dolls - Interview with Editor Mario Morra
- - Czech Mate - Feature Length Retrospective Documentary with Aldo Lado and Jean Sorel
- - Einmal Italien und
Zurück [Once to Italy and Back] - Interview with Co-Producer Dieter Geissler
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Three the Hard Way Three the Hard Way is a 2025 US action thriller by Gordon Parks Jr.
Starring Jim Brown, Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly
BBFC cuts were required for an X rated cinema release in 1977. Warner Bros publicity material suggests that the Original Theatrical Version runs 97m and is currently MPA Unrated. Previous US releases featured an edited 89m
version.
Summary Notes Blaxploitation film about three martial-arts specialists who prevent white supremacists from tainting the U.S. water supply with a toxin that's only harmful
to black people.
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Promotional Material At the height of their big-screen popularirty, three 1970s superstars head the cast of the action-thriller THREE THE HARD WAY.Directed with style and panache by Gordon Parks, Jr.,
the film stars Jim Brown, Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly as a unitrio out to stop a secret white supremacist organizaton that plans to contaminate the water supplies of Detroit, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. with a substance that is a lethal poison only
to the Black population. Long only seen in an edited 89 minute version, this new Blu-ray presentation restores the film to its original theatrical version.
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THE ADVENTURERS THE ADVENTURERS is a 1995 Hong Kong action drama by Ringo Lam
Starring Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan and Chien-Lien Wu
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Andy was a child when his parents murdered by a double agent in Vietnam, Ray Liu. Andy was raised by his
dad's best friend. When he grown up, he became a pilot and Ray was a very powerful and rich man in Vietnam. After his unsuccessful attempt of assassination on Ray, he gather c...
UK: Passed Suitable for 15 years and over uncut
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- 2025 Eureka Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 28th
April 2025
Promotional Material The only collaboration between action master Ringo Lam ( City on Fire ) and Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau ( Infernal
Affairs ), The Adventurers is an explosive story of heroic bloodshed featuring Rosamund Kwan ( Once Upon a Time in China ), David Chiang ( Election
) and Victor Wong ( Big Trouble in Little China ). Wai Lok-yan (Lau) was just eight years old when his parents were killed before his eyes in Cambodia, where his father had been working for the CIA during
Pol Pots ascent to power in the latter days of the Cambodian Civil War. Taken to Thailand by his fathers colleague Shang (Chiang), Yan grows up to join the Thai Air Force and comes to discover that his fathers murderer -- Ray Lui (Paul Chun,
Royal Tramp ), once a double agent -- has now become a wealthy arms dealer based in the United States. With the help of the CIA, Yan intends to get close to Lui and have his revenge by taking on an assumed identity and
gaining the trust of Luis daughter, Crystal (Jacklyn Wu, A Moment of Romance ) -- but first he will need to go undercover in San Franciscos criminal underworld to rescue her from the clutches of the criminal Black Tiger
Gang. Made shortly before Ringo Lam departed for Hollywood to make Maximum Risk with Jean-Claude Van Damme, The Adventurers is a hidden gem amongst the many heroic bloodshed
films produced in Hong Kong during the 1990s. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Time Tomorrow
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration
- Restored Cantonese audio tracks (stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 options)
- Optional unrestored Cantonese stereo track
- Optional English subtitles,
newly translated for this release
- New audio commentary by film critic David West
- Two Adventurers -- new interview with Gary Bettinson,
editor of Asian Cinema journal
- Previously unseen archival interview with writer and producer Sandy Shaw
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A limited edition collectors booklet featuring a new essay by Hong Kong cinema scholar Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park
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Va Savoir Va Savoir is a 2001 France/Italy/Germany crime comedy romance by Jacques Rivette
Starring Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto and Marianne Basler
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes Quick-witted, well-read cultured types revolve around each other in a delightful potpourri of
theatre, romanticism and theft.
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Promotional Material Returning home with her travelling theatre troupe, actress Camille (Jeanne Balibar, Les misérables) finds the affections of her director lover Ugo (Sergio Castellitto, Conclave) have
waned after he takes an interest in Dominique (Hélène de Fougerolles, Innocence), a vivacious student helping him search for an infamous missing play. In a bid to make him jealous, Camille reunites with her former lover Pierre (Jacques Bonnaffé, Prénom
Carmen), now happily married to Sonia (Marianne Basler, Midnight in Paris), and a farce-like series of love triangles ensue. Theatrically exploring attraction, jealousy, and every emotion in between, Jacques Rivettes quick-witted and zesty romantic drama
turns a satirical lens on the citys intelligentsia - for whom Paris will always be their home - to ask whether even they know what love is all about. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restorations of Va Savoir (the 154-minute theatrical cut) and Va Savoir+ (the 223-minute directors original cut), presented on two discs
- Original uncompressed PCM stereo audio
- Select-scene audio commentary by screenwriters
Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent
- Archival interview with director Jacques Rivette
- Archival interview with star Jeanne Balibar
- Interview with critic Jonathan Romney
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly
commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
- Limited edition booklet with archival writing by Rivette expert Mary M. Wiles
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving
packaging free of certificates and markings
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River of Grass River of Grass is a 1994 USA drama by Kelly Reichardt.
Starring Larry Fessenden and Dick Russell and Michael Buscemi.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Near the Everglades, the "river of grass," lives Cozy (named for her father's favorite drummer),
lonely, in a loveless marriage, ignoring her kids. She fantasizes being a dancer, an acrobat, and a gymnast. One night at a bar she meets Lee. He's jobless, homeless, and unbeknownst to Cozy, is in possession of her father's handgun. Dad's a cop and lost
the gun chasing a robber. Cozy and Lee climb a fence to swim in a pool. Playing around with the gun, they think they kill kill the pool's owner, so they go on the lam. An odd partnership develops even though they're short on ideas. But how can they
escape their barren lot if they don't even have a quarter for the road toll?
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, injury detail, violence:
Promotional Material In a run-down small-town between Miami and the Everglades, Cozy (Lisa Bowman), a dissatisfied housewife, longs for an adventure. One night, at a nearby bar, she meets Lee Ray (Larry
Fessenden), an equally disaffected handyman whos never left home. As sparks fly between them, a gun accidentally goes off. Thinking they have committed murder, the pair decide to flee, but their naive natures and limited bank balances mean they don't get
very far. Cleverly playing on procedural drama tropes, Kelly Reichardts remarkably assured debut feature showcases her keen eye for observing the unsaid in this story about the stories we tell ourselves to escape the banality of everyday life. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2K restoration by Oscilloscope Laboratories
- Uncompressed stereo PCM audio
- Audio commentary by Kelly Reichardt and Larry Fessenden
- Audio interview with writer and curator So Mayer
- Larry Fessenden: Invisible Man,
Renaissance Man, Monstrous Midwife - a visual essay by critic Anton Bitel on the career of actor and producer Larry Fessenden including his work with Reichardt and other independent filmmakers
- 'Drive-by' outtakes
- Restoration featurette
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Caitlin Quinlan
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Killer Cop Killer Cop is a 1975 Italy crime film by Luciano Ercoli.
Starring Claudio Cassinelli and Arthur Kennedy and Franco Fabrizi.
There are no censorship issues with this release UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong injury detail, language:
Promotional Material Police inspector Matteo Rolandi (Claudio Cassinelli, The Suspicious Death Of A Minor) witnesses a massacre in a hotel when a bomb explodes and kills dozens of civilians. The prime
suspect, a young political activist (Bruno Zanin, Amarcord), is shot dead soon after, despite being under the protection of General Attorney Di Federico (Arthur Kennedy, The Man From Laramie). As Inspector Rolandi continues his investigation, he soon
discovers a terrifying conspiracy behind the act of brutal terrorism. Based on the notorious 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing, Killer Cop is a gritty poliziottesco from giallo master Luciano Ercoli (The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion). LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- High-Definition digital transfer, presented with both original Italian and English audio options, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New audio commentary with Eugenio Ercolani and Troy
Howarth
- New and improved English subtitle translation, and English SDH subtitles for English audio
- Limited edition booklet with new writing by Barry Forshaw
- Interview with production manager Alessandro Calosci
- Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging
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Along Came Love is a 2023 France/Belgium romance by Katell Quillévéré
Starring Anaïs Demoustier, Vincent Lacoste and Morgan Bailey
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A hotel waitress Madeleine who is mother to a little boy, meets a rich student François. The relation between them becomes so intense, but over time it's evident that
François is trying to escape by entangling Madeleine's destiny with his.
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- 2025 Artificial Eye Film Co. cinema release (rated 12/02/2025)
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Starring Lijo Mol Jose, Antony Varghese and Vijayaraghavan
There are no censorship issues with this release
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- 2025 TTT Entertainment cinema release (rated 12/02/2025)
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- Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods
Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of Gods is a 2013 Japan comedy anime by Masahiro Hosoda
Starring Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru and Ryô Horikawa
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version. Summary Notes After sleeping for 39 years, the God of destruction Beerus is surprised to learn that Frieza was
defeated by the saiyajin Goku. Upon finding him, Goku is excited to face him, but realizes that his powers are negligible compared to Beerus.
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Starring Louis Koo, Gigi Leung and Louise Wong
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes A former Muay Thai champion helps a headstrong advertising boss to prepare for a fight against her romantic rival in this Cantonese-language comedy drama.
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- 2025 Signal Pictures cinema release (rated 13/02/2025)
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Starring Jagjeet Sandhu, Tania and Raghveer Boli
There are no censorship issues with this release
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Starring Vishwak Sen, Abhimanyu Singh and Akanksha Sharma
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Sonu Model, a renowned beautician from the old city, is forced to disguise himself as Laila, leading to a series of comedic, romantic, and action-packed events. Chaos ensues
in this hilarious laugh riot.
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- 2025 Dreamz Entertainment cinema release (rated 12/02/2025)
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Starring -
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes Ecological disasters and interstellar exploration accompany a progressive rock score in this musical animation.\n
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- 2025 Mercury Studios Media cinema release (rated 13/02/2025)
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Starring Ching-Wan Lau, Jo Koo and Dylan So
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A café owner who experiences a family tragedy when his mentally unstable son murders his mother and sister, while the son is subsequently incarcerated in a psychiatric
facility, leaving the father to navigate his life with the weight of survivor guilt.
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Starring Chris Masters and Andrew Olle and Sylvianne Bonadei.
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A vitally truthful current affairs programme in Australian life.
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- 2025 Magnetes Pictures cinema release (rated 15/02/2025)
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Santosh Santosh is a 2024 UK/Germany/India/France crime thriller by Sandhya Suri
Starring Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar and Nawal Shukla
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband's job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl's body is found, she's pulled into the
investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
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| | Umbarro Umbarro is a 2025 India comedy by Abhishek
Starring Vandana Pathak, Kaajal Oza Vaidya and Suchita Trivedi
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Seven women from rural Gujarat embark on their first international trip to London, facing cultural clashes, language barriers, and societal stigmas along their journey to
claim their space in the world.
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- 2025 Dreamz Entertainment cinema release (rated 14/02/2025)
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The Woman in the Yard The Woman in the Yard is a 2025 US horror thriller by Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili and Peyton Jackson
There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the film is only PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes A mysterious woman repeatedly appears in a family's front yard, often delivering chilling warnings and unsettling messages, leaving them to question her identity, motives
and the potential danger she might pose.
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Ape X Mecha Ape New World Order Ape X Mecha Ape New World Order is a 2024 US action film by Marc Gottlieb
Starring Ashley Ahlquist, Sean Young and Jared Rivet
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A group of world leaders awakens a creature beneath the ocean floor, and mankind's only hope rests on an alliance between the giant ape and his mechanical arch-nemesis.
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- 2025 High Fliers Films Blu-ray (rated 12/02/2025)
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Starring Vernon Wells, Myrom Kingery and Ethan Daniel Corbett
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When a once great gladiator's betrothed is murdered, he vows to hunt down the killer. But when he discovers the murderer is no stranger, the gladiator must enter the
Colosseum once more to avenge his bride.
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- 2025 High Fliers Films Blu-ray (rated 12/02/2025)
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Starring Hikari Mitsushima, Ebizo Ichikawa and Koji Yakusho
There are no censorship
issues with this film. BBFC Notes In HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI, a lone samurai in seventeenth-century Japan arrives at a castle with a request that will challenge the court.
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- 2025 Icon Film Blu-ray (rated 14/02/2025) titled Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
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Killer Cop Killer Cop is a 1975 Italy crime film by Luciano Ercoli.
Starring Claudio Cassinelli and Arthur Kennedy and Franco Fabrizi.
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Long Gone Heroes Long Gone Heroes is a 2024 US action drama by John Swab
Starring Frank Grillo, Josh Hutcherson and Melissa Leo
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A special forces soldier who has given up country, religion, and even hope, must return to the field of battle to track down his niece, a reporter, caught in the middle of
an illegal private contracting operation that went dead wrong.
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| | Mob Cops Mob Cops is a 2025 India crime drama by Danny A. Abeckaser
Starring David Arquette,
Kevin Connolly and Nathaniel Buzolic
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The Rapacious Jailbreaker The Rapacious Jailbreaker is a 1974 Japan crime film by Sadao Nakajima
Starring Hiroki Matsukata, Tomisaburô Wakayama and Naoko Ôtani
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Masayuki Ueda is sent to prison for murder, but is unable to be contained for long.
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Promotional Material In the free-for-all chaos after World War II, black marketeer Ueda (Hiroki Matsukata, Cops vs Thugs) is robbed of a stash of morphine. He takes his brutal revenge, but is arrested
for murder and sentenced to 20 years. He escapes and is caught, but no matter where they send him, Ueda wont let prison walls stop him. Directed by a master of the genre and based on the real exploits of a seven-time prison escapee, this ranks as one of
the rawest entries in the 1970s cycle of Japanese true-account crime films. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Audio commentary by yakuza film expert Nathan Stuart (2025)
- Visual essay on Sadao Nakajima by Tom Mes (2025)
- New English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Earl Jackson and an archival review of the film
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates
and markings
| | TV BBFC decisions from 12 February 2025 to 15 February 2025 | | A Certain Scientific Railgun T A Certain Scientific
Railgun T is a 2020 Animation TV Show by Tatsuyuki Nagai
Starring Brittney Karbowski, Alison Viktorin and Cherami Leigh
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censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN T is an animated Japanese fantasy series; in this episode, Academy City prepares for its annual sporting event.
- Season 03 Episode 01: Super-Powered (Level 5): 12 rated for moderate violence, sex references
- Season 03 Episode 02: The Daihasei Festival: 12 rated for moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 03: Balloon Hunter: 12 rated for
moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 04: Tampering: 12 rated for moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 05: Trust: 15 rated for strong violence
- Season 03 Episode 06: The Battle Begins: 12 rated for moderate violence,
threat, sexual harassment references
- Season 03 Episode 07: Auribus Oculi Fideliores Sunt: 12 rated for moderate threat, bloody images
- Season 03 Episode 08: Railgun X Mental Out: 12 rated for moderate bloody images, sex references
- Season 03 Episode 09: Kozaku Mitori: 12 rated for moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 10: Clone Dolly: 12 rated for moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 11: Joining the Battle: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
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Season 03 Episode 12: Exterior: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
- Season 03 Episode 13: System (Those Who Arrive at Heaven's Will in an Only Human Body): 15 rated for strong violence
- Season 03 Episode 14: Dragon Strike (Jaw of the
Dragon King): 12 rated for moderate injury detail, sex references
- Season 03 Episode 15: Promise: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
- Season 03 Episode 16: Dream Ranker: 15 rated for sexually abusive behaviour
- Season 03 Episode
17: Precognition: 12 rated for brief moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 18: Bust Upper: 15 rated for strong sex references
- Season 03 Episode 19: Strange Coincidence: 12 rated for moderate violence, bloody images, threat, sex
references
- Season 03 Episode 20: Ha Det Bra: 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images
- Season 03 Episode 21: Doppelganger: 15 rated for sexual harassment
- Season 03 Episode 22: Scavenger: 12 rated for moderate violence, threat
- Season 03 Episode 23: Possession: 12 rated for brief moderate sex references
- Season 03 Episode 24: Diffusion: PG rated for mild violence, suicide references
- Season 03 Episode 25: My Dear Friends: 12 rated for moderate violence,
bloody images
| | Charlotte Charlotte is a 2015 Anime, Fantasy TV Show by null
Starring Momo Asakura, Koki Uchiyama and Maaya Uchida
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes A boy with superpowers joins his peers at a special school where they can protect themselves from organizations who seek to exploit them.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for language, threat, violence:
- Season 01 Episode 01: I Think About Others
- Season 01 Episode 02: Melody of Despair
- Season 01 Episode 03: Love and Flame
- Season 01 Episode 04: Moment of Earnest
- Season 01 Episode 05: The Sound You Heard Sometime
- Season 01 Episode 06: Happy You Did Not Notice
- Season 01 Episode 07: The End of the Exodus
- Season 01 Episode 08: Encounter
- Season 01 Episode 09: The World is Not in Here
- Season 01 Episode 10: Looting
- Season 01 Episode 11: Charlotte
- Season 01 Episode 12: Promise
- Season 01 Episode 13: Memories to Come
| | Dog Days Out Dog Days Out is a 2025 South Korea comedy animation
Starring
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Summary Notes When their humans are away, a cute and curios pup and his dog pals love to play with their best friends - their favorite toys!
UK: Uncut and BBFC U
rated for rude humour, dangerous behaviour, violence:
- Season 01 Episode 01: Spider-Dog / Messy Golf / To Fly Again
- Season 01 Episode 02: Doggy Kart Race / The Baby-Sitters / Turkey Rush
- Season 01 Episode 03: Protect the Sausage Tree / Banana Figure Skating / Dancing King or Queen
- Season 01 Episode 04: The Birthday Gift / The Golden Treasure Hunt / Soccer Day
- Season 01 Episode 05: Crazy Frisbee / The Missing Bucket List / Stormy Roller Coaster
- Season 01 Episode 06: A Sleepless Night / Bubble Town / Catch That
Ghost
- Season 01 Episode 07: Stick Together / Escaping the Heat / Bath Time Is No Fun
- Season 01 Episode 08: Burger Bedlam / The Disastrous Date / Moving Tree House
| | Goldie Goldie is a 2025 US children's cartoon
Starring Grey Griffin, Dee Bradley Baker and Jessica McKenna
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes In a town called Boysenberg, a giant girl named Goldie and her friends embark on heartwarming adventures that teach them to celebrate what makes each person special and
unique.
UK: Uncut and BBFC U rated:
- Season 01 Episode 10: Goldie on a Roll / Big Time Trouble
| | I Am Married...But! I Am Married...But! is a 2025 Taiwan comedy romance
Starring Jasper Liu, Chia-Yen Ko and Jing-Hua Tseng
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After a meet-cute ends in a whirlwind romance, a couple must learn to navigate the messy reality of married life that's nothing like a fairy tale ending.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for nudity, sex, sex references:
- Season 01 Episode 01
- Season 01 Episode 02
- Season 01 Episode 03
- Season 01 Episode 04
- Season 01 Episode 05
- Season 01 Episode 06
- Season 01 Episode 07
- Season 01 Episode 08
- Season 01
Episode 09
- Season 01 Episode 10
- Season 01 Episode 11
- Season 01 Episode 12
| | Melo Movie Melo Movie is a 2025 South Korea romance
Starring Yuuki Luna, Choi Woo-sik and Park Bo-young
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Summary Notes A jaded film critic reunites with an aspiring director after years apart due to a mysterious event. Their reunion triggers buried memories and emotions, leading them to
confront their shared past.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for language, threat, violence:
- Season 01 Episode 01: It Will Become Scenic When Dawn Comes
- Season 01 Episode 02: Why So Serious
- Season 01 Episode 03: Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Enemies Closer
- Season 01 Episode 04: It's Not Your Fault
- Season 01 Episode 05: No One Can Prepare You for the Love and the Fear
- Season 01 Episode 06: Happy Ending is Mine!
- Season 01 Episode 07: Thanks for the Adventure Now Go Have a New One
- Season 01 Episode 08: All You Need is Love
- Season 01 Episode 09: We Were like Strangers Who Knew Each
Other Very Well
- Season 01 Episode 10: Life is a Beautiful, Magnificent Thing, Even to a Jellyfish
| | Sullivan's Crossing Sullivan's Crossing is a 2023 Canada drama
Starring Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray and Tom Jackson
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan, reconnects with her small-town past after a scandal causes her to leave her professional and personal life behind in the city.
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Dhoom Dhaam Dhoom Dhaam is a 2025 India comedy romance by Rishab Seth
Starring Pratik Gandhi, Yami Gautam and Pavitra Sarkar
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Veer Khurana and Koyal Chadda are a mismatched couple, who get into an arranged marriage. A case of mistaken identity forces this newly married couple to go on the run on
their wedding night and search for the mysterious "Charlie".
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for sexual violence references, sex references, language, violence:
- 2025 Netflix VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
| | Everyone is Going to Die Everyone is Going to Die is a 2024 UK thriller by Craig Tuohy
Starring Jaime Winstone, Richard Cotton and Chiara D'Anna
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes An entrepreneur is attempting to reconnect with his daughter on her Birthday. The party is interrupted and they are taken hostage by two masked female robbers who appear to
have real problems with the Patriarchy.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence, strong sex references:
- 2025 High Fliers Films VoD (rated 12/02/2025)
| | The Gorge The Gorge is a 2024 US/UK action romance by Scott Derrickson
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller and Sigourney Weaver
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Summary Notes Two very dangerous young people who, despite the corrupt and lethal world they operate in, find a soulmate in each other.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15
rated:
- 2025 Apple VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
| | La Dolce Villa La Dolce Villa is a 2025 US comedy romance by Mark Waters
Starring Scott Foley, Violante Placido and Maia Reficco
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Summary Notes A successful businessman travels to Italy to stop his daughter from spending all her money to restore an old villa, but Italy has other romantic plans.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC PG rated for language:
- 2025 Netflix VoD (rated 12/02/2025)
| | Love Forever Love Forever is a 2025 Sweden comedy romance by Staffan Lindberg
Starring Matilda Källström, Charlie Gustafsson and Kjell Bergqvist
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The plans of Stockholmers Hanna and Samuel of an intimate countryside wedding in Gotland are shattered by family and friends.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12
rated for sex references, language, violence:
- 2025 Netflix VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
| | Monsters of California Monsters of California is a 2023 US Sci-Fi adventure by Tom DeLonge
Starring Jack Samson, Jack Lancaster and Jared Scott
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Teenager Dallas Edwards, and his derelict friends on a quest for the meaning behind a series of mysterious, paranormal events in Southern California.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, drug references, sex references:
- 2025 PLAION Pictures GmbH VoD (rated 12/02/2025)
| | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World The Most Beautiful Girl in the World is a 2025 Indonesia comedy romance by Robert Ronny
Starring Sheila Dara Aisha, Jihane Almira and Indra Birowo
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A playboy stages a dating show to earn his inheritance by granting his father's last wish: for his son to marry the most beautiful girl in the world.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC PG rated for language, threat:
- 2025 Netflix VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
| | The Order The Order is a 2024 US/UK/Canada crime thriller by Justin Kurzel
Starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult and Tye Sheridan
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent believes that the crimes were not the work of financially
motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for discrimination, strong violence, threat, language, brief sex:
- 2025 Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. VoD (rated 12/02/2025)
| | Sidelined: The Qb and Me Sidelined: The Qb and Me is a 2024 US romance by Justin Wu
Starring Siena Agudong, Noah Beck and Drew Ray Tanner
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A headstrong dancer and a cocky quarterback fight against their feelings for each other as their post-grad future threatens to keep them apart.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references:
- 2025 Vertigo Releasing VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
| | The Stranger in My Home The Stranger in My Home is a 2025 US drama by Jeff Fisher
Starring Sophia Bush, Chris Carmack and Amiah Miller
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A handsome stranger's claim that a couple's 15-year-old daughter was switched at birth throws their perfect family into turmoil, unearthing shattering secrets.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for strong threat, self-harm, references to sexually abusive behaviour:
- 2025 Paramount Pictures International VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
| | Umjolo: There is No Cure Umjolo: There is No Cure is a 2025 South Africa comedy romance by Mthunzi Dubazana
Starring Nombulelo Mhlongo, Busisiwe Mtshali and Tina Redman
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After former pageant queen works on a memoir after losing her title for exposing a scandal.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for sex, language, drug
misuse:
- 2025 Netflix VoD (rated 13/02/2025)
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