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Both films (including the 1945 reissue of Dead End) were banned in Memphis by Lloyd T. Binford and his censors due to both features being conducive to crime. [37] [38] The Southerner: 1945 1945 Banned in Memphis by censors due to the film being reported as "giving the nation the wrong idea about the South". [37] [39] [38] Scarlet Street: 1945 1946
While Binford’s bans may have kept certain films from being shown in Memphis, some publicists used his negative reviews as promotional material for their film. [19] For example, his review of Son of Sinbad drove people to travel to different cities to see the film because he stated it included “one of the vilest dances I ever saw” and noted “The dancer was almost naked, wearing only a ...
Banned due to the film portraying a gay character. [275] 2022 Lightyear: Banned due to a brief lesbian kiss scene. [40] [41] 2023 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village: The first Japanese film to be banned due to a scene's explicit nature where Mitsuri Kanroji, Love Hashira, takes a shower in the hot spring. [278] 2023
This scene from The Branding Iron (1920) was cut by the Pennsylvania film censorship board, which then banned the film for its topic of infidelity. [1]Film censorship in the United States was a frequent feature of the industry almost from the beginning of the U.S. motion picture industry until the end of strong self-regulation in 1966.
Indie Memphis Film Festival's 2024 lineup includes close to 40 feature films and 50 or so short films and music videos. The fest kicks off Nov. 14.
Indie Memphis Film Festival — which has hosted Jim Jarmusch, Boots Riley and others — cuts back in 2024 to build strength in 2025.
On September 17, 2012, YouTube was banned for the second time following the controversies regarding the promotional videos for Innocence of Muslims. [25] On June 5, 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission lifted the ban.
A 37-year-old Memphis woman who is banned from every Walmart store in the US, was arrested Feb. 10 for an alleged self-checkout scam.