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Monday May 21st 2012

‘Japan’ Archives

BBFC refuses classification for Japanese horror film “Grotesque”

BBFC refuses classification for Japanese horror film “Grotesque”

WHITEHOUSE, Your Happy Place, Wednesday (NNN) — Japanese horror film Grotesque has been refused an 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) because of its graphic torture scenes. BBFC director David Cooke said it presented "little more than an unrelenting and escalating scenario of humiliation, brutality and sadism. [...]

Sony unveils less huge PlayStation 3

Sony unveils less huge PlayStation 3

GAMESCOM, Ichiyaga Camp, Tuesday (NNGadget) — Sony is releasing the new PlayStation 3 Slim across Europe in early September, in the hope that anyone will remember the PS3 still exists. The new light-weight version is two-thirds of the size and weight, only requiring a single, much smaller, extra room built onto your house, fitted with [...]

3D Blu-Ray coming to the home

3D Blu-Ray coming to the home

CURRY'S ANALOGUE, The High Street, Tuesday (NNGadget) — 3D movies could be coming to your home cinema. A standard for three-dimensional content on Blu-Ray discs has been proposed by Panasonic. "Standards wars, patent monopolies and the like would seriously interfere with the widespread adoption of any 3D image standard," said Panasonic's [...]