But when there’s money to be made, few films stay dead forever.
The response toMagazine Dreamsmight offer a clue.
And what of other movies that have struggled to escape controversy?
But thats not always true.
), but hardly the floodgates.
The movie was banned in several countries (and remains verboten in the Philippines and Singapore).
The spectacle certainly dogged Welles for the rest of his career.you’re free to rentCitizen KanefromPrime Video.
That’s likely the movie’s most contentious bit.
Trump’s lawyer defended him by saying, you cannot rape your spouse.
Several scenes alarmed prudish audiences, but feminist critics had bigger problems with the movies central rape scene.
The team madetremendous useof the controversy, with the tagline: So funny, it was banned in Norway!
A sequel has allegedly been in development for some time now.you might rentThe Passion of the ChristfromPrime Video.
The think of the children!
Get those pens and/or pitchforks ready, he seemed to be saying.
As Spielberg said of the incident: “No movie is worth dying for.
“you could stream Twilight Zone: The Movie on Kanopy, or rent it from Prime Video.
Perhaps we were just in an uncharacteristically peaceful mood in 1930.
Lang declined, and fled Germany immediately (von Harbou stuck around).
Early reviews were often appalled, with many seeing the movie as the end of Hitchcocks career.
Audiences, though, had no doubts.
Censors fought it, and audiences critics saw its depictions of sexual violence as just too much.
Critics were damning, and the film just about ended Powells long career.
The film was pulled from distribution following its New York run, an extreme rarity.
The Outlaw(1943)
What are the two great reasons for Jane Russells rise to stardom?
was one tagline forThe Outlaw, Russells debut film.
Another read Howd you like to tussle with Russell?
Skywriters spelled out the films title alongside a drawing of apair of boobs.
Where to stream: Nowhere legit.
His career eventually showed signs of recovery, but the movie remains impossible to see.
makes it one helluva novelty.you could rentCaligulafromApple TV.
Nevertheless, it was banned in parts of Europe and Canada.
The group also threatened theaters who showed the film, which was effective in keeping bookings down.
Upon release, the film was seen, instead, as an affront to religious sensibilities.
The film was given aratingof C for condemned, essentially barring Catholics from seeing it.
Catholic groups in particular saw the film as either offensive or outright blasphemous.
Organized protests in several countries slowed or halted release, and Smith himself receiveddeath threats.
That’s apparently changed, as Smith has announced that he once againhas those rights.
A release is apparently coming soon.
It’s not streaming anywhere, but is available on DVD and Blu-ray direct fromThe Criterion Collection.
