Pete Tombs' Documentary on Roman Porno on TV

[PAGAN FILMS]

For rights reasons, very few of them are available to be screened outside
the UK. A couple may appear as DVD extras later in the new year.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jakob Abrahamsson" <parabellum at telia.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: Pete Tombs' Documentary on Roman Porno on TV


> hi Pete,
> for those of us living outside of Britain - are you or channel four
planning to release your series on obscure world cinema on dvd or vhs
anytime soon?
>
> /jakob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "PAGAN FILMS" <petetombs at paganfilms.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Pete Tombs' Documentary on Roman Porno on TV
>
>
> > Thanks for the plug, Stephen. I hope any UK based members who watch
enjoy
> > it. However, I'd like to make clear the huge (in fact crucial)
contribution
> > made to the production by Gavin Rees. Let's just say that if the
programme
> > works, say thanks to Gavin. If it doesn't - blame me!
> >
> > By the way (and I think I can safely assume that no Channel 4 executives
are
> > reading this), C4 decided to cut THE VIRGIN COURTESAN!! Beyond belief in
> > this day and age in the UK where LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and CANNIBAL
> > HOLOCAUST can finally be viewed, to all intents and purposes, uncut. I
guess
> > animals being slaughtered wholesale and women being terrorized and
abused is
> > OK but a bit of politically incorrect rollicking comedy is still
dangerous.
> >
> > I guess that's some sort of statement...about something
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stephen Cremin" <asianfilmlibrary at mac.com>
> > To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 1:42 PM
> > Subject: Pete Tombs' Documentary on Roman Porno on TV
> >
> >
> > > The documentary on Nikkatsu roman porno made by Kinejapan member Pete
> > > Tombs screens on Channel 4 (British terrestrial TV station) tonight
> > > followed by a screening of Sone Chusei's THE VIRGIN COURTESAN, widely
> > > billed in television listing guides as an "erotic comedy".  This
follows
> > > last weekend's hugely interesting documentary on Indonesian fantasy
> > > movies, also made by Pete.
> > >
> > > You've still got about 14 hours to find someone to tape it for you.
> > >
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>