01-23-2006, 08:34 PM
Who knew Miike was controversial? Ah, Censorship
This from the SciFi website:
Miike's Horror Tale Axed
S howtime's innovative Masters of Horror series has shown viewers a baby-killing witch, a horny child-murdering she-beast and even a man-eating lesbian bug woman, but apparently there are things even this edgy show won't touch. According to a report in The New York Times, the cable network has decided not to air "Imprint," directed by renegade Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, as scheduled on Jan. 27. That episode will be replaced by "Haeckel's Tale," an adaptation of a short story by Clive Barker directed by John McNaughton. All references to "Imprint" were removed from the Showtime Web site, though a trailer for the episode remains on MastersOfHorror.net, the site sponsored by the series's production company, IDT Entertainment, the newspaper reported.
Why? The newspaper reported that "Imprint" may go too far, even for a series that purports to give its classic horror filmmakers creative carte blanche. "I think it's amazing, but it's even hard for me to watch," series creator Mick Garris told The Times. "It's definitely the most disturbing film I've ever seen." It will now be released directly to the DVD market through IDT's home-video subsidiary, Anchor Bay Entertainment, along with the rest of the episodes in the series. No date has been announced.
"Imprint" reportedly tells the story of an American journalist in mid-19th-century Japan who discovers a mysterious island zoned exclusively for dimly lighted brothels. There he finds a hideously deformed, nameless woman who tells terrible stories, which are visualized in disturbing images. They include her collaboration in her mother's work as an abortionist.
Garris said that "Imprint" was not the sort of film that could be trimmed to make it more acceptable. "It is what it is," he said. Masters of Horror airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
This from the SciFi website:
Miike's Horror Tale Axed
S howtime's innovative Masters of Horror series has shown viewers a baby-killing witch, a horny child-murdering she-beast and even a man-eating lesbian bug woman, but apparently there are things even this edgy show won't touch. According to a report in The New York Times, the cable network has decided not to air "Imprint," directed by renegade Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, as scheduled on Jan. 27. That episode will be replaced by "Haeckel's Tale," an adaptation of a short story by Clive Barker directed by John McNaughton. All references to "Imprint" were removed from the Showtime Web site, though a trailer for the episode remains on MastersOfHorror.net, the site sponsored by the series's production company, IDT Entertainment, the newspaper reported.
Why? The newspaper reported that "Imprint" may go too far, even for a series that purports to give its classic horror filmmakers creative carte blanche. "I think it's amazing, but it's even hard for me to watch," series creator Mick Garris told The Times. "It's definitely the most disturbing film I've ever seen." It will now be released directly to the DVD market through IDT's home-video subsidiary, Anchor Bay Entertainment, along with the rest of the episodes in the series. No date has been announced.
"Imprint" reportedly tells the story of an American journalist in mid-19th-century Japan who discovers a mysterious island zoned exclusively for dimly lighted brothels. There he finds a hideously deformed, nameless woman who tells terrible stories, which are visualized in disturbing images. They include her collaboration in her mother's work as an abortionist.
Garris said that "Imprint" was not the sort of film that could be trimmed to make it more acceptable. "It is what it is," he said. Masters of Horror airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit