Miike cut

[tim.iles at utoronto.ca]

My feeling, too, is that Miike's portion probably contained material too
graphic for broadcast--after all, _Koroshiya ichi_, _Audition_, to name
two obvious examples that spring first to mind, both contained scenes that
were rather--indelicate? (^_^)


Tim Iles 
UVic

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jim Harper wrote:

> That's an exceptionally harsh judgement, both about the other directors and Showtime. Garris himself seems to have no problem with the quality of Miike's contribution, and it doesn't sound too far-fetched to suggest that Showtime felt it was too extreme.
>    
>   If you don't mind me asking, which are Miike's fantastic horror films?
>    
>   Jim.
>   
> jerry turner <dr_pluto at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   Yeah, I guess Miike, a man who has made a dozen or so
> fantastic horror 
> films, isn't up to the standards of a John Landis who
> has never done 
> anything worth a crap or Tobe Hooper, a guy who's
> first film was good. . 
> . 30 years ago. Miike was the token non white anyway.
> . .
> 
> Aaron Gerow wrote:
> 
> > Dave Kehr reports in today's New York times that
> Miike Takashi's 
> > contribution to the pay-cable channel Showtime's
> "Master of Horror" 
> > series has been cut.
> >
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/arts/television/19horr.html
> >
> > The episode has been made, but it did not fit
> Showtime's standards for 
> > broadcast, so it will be released directly to DVD.
> >
> > Aaron Gerow
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