Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Censorship! Gay Zombie Porn Movie Banned in Australia

My, such intolerance. Who are these people to deem sex with corpses out of bounds?
A GAY zombie porn film set in Los Angeles has been banned from screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival - the first film to be banned from the event in seven years, The Age reports.

Australia's Film Classification Board advised festival director Richard Moore by letter Monday that L.A. Zombie, a film directed by Canadian Bruce LaBruce would be refused classification and could not be screened.

The board asked to see the film after they read a synopsis of the plot, which said it featured wound penetration and implied sex with corpses.

It is the first film to be banned from the festival since Larry Clark's Ken Park in 2003.

L.A. Zombie follows an alien zombie as he roams the streets of Los Angeles in search of dead people and gay sex - with deceased people being brought back to life via intercourse.

The festival's program highlights the "schlock" nature of LaBruce's deliberate B-grade approach. The program also carries a warning about offensive content.

Moore described the film, which features full-frontal nude scenes, as a "video art zombie film."
Sounds like a sure award winner.

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