Hot tub scene lands Charlie Wilson’s War ‘partial nudity’ sticker
In response to an application from the Minister for Home Affairs (at whose request I wonder), the Classification Review Board has changed the consumer advice for Charlie Wilson’s War from ‘Moderate coarse language and drug references, Violence’ to ‘Moderate coarse language, drug references and violence; partial nudity’. It remains classified M. Classification Review Board Acting...
Classification Review Board reviews Charlie Wilson’s War
The Classification Review Board today undertook a review of the consumer advice for Charlie Wilson’s War starring Tom Hanks. At this stage I don’t know who lodged the application or why (distributor looking for a more lenient rating?), but the ACB PR says the decision and reasons will appear on www.classification.gov.au (not published at time...
Filtering wrap up: Ludlam will push on in February, The Devil Within
Many of us who contacted Senator Ludlam over the last couple of months heard back from the his office today. Nothing stand out in the correspondence, but Ludlam does offer reassurance that he will be pursuing the issue of mandatory ISP filter at Senate Estimates in February and will be back in touch with us...
Wallace Vs Newton: A visual (and humourous) version of the debate
An anonymous person has created a lighthearted visual version of the Jim Wallace and Mark Newton ISP filtering debate broadcast on ABC radio national last week, complete with a horn sound every time Wallace gets his facts wrong or spurts out ‘logically spurious rubbish’. That’s a lot of horn. Watch below:
