THE FILM CENSOR -

SOME OF HIS RECENT DECISIONS

The following information about new commercial films and how they have been treated by the New Zealand Censor has been gathered from the censor's register. The comments are from overseas reviewers. None of the films has yet been released in Wellington. All were given their certificates in the first three months of the year.

Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces (USA 1970) R16 UNCUT
Jack Nicholson (of Easy Rider) as a pianist turned oilman, Chosen by New York critics as one of the best films of last year.

Mike Nichols' Catch 22 (USA 1970) R16 CUT
An all-star cast in a film (from the book) which has divided the critics. But the New York Times said: "The best American film of the year."

Stuart Hagmann's Strawberry Statement (USA 1970) R18 CUT
Student violence - winner of Jury Prize at Cannes.

Federico Fellini's Satyricon (Italy 1970) R18 CUT
"The work of a master," wrote Judith Crist. But it's been cut by the N.Z. censor, though only briefly.

Silvio Narizzano's Loot (U.K. 1970) R18 CUT
Richard Attenborough and Lee Remick in the play by Joe Orton - a black comedy, a visual triumph.

Melvin van Peebles' Watermelon Man (USA 1970) R16 UNCUT
A bigoted insurance salesman wakes up to find that he has turned into a negro. A fable of our time.

Alan Arkin's Little Murders (USA 1970) R18 UNCUT
Arkin directs as well as stars (with Elliot Gould) in writer-cartoonist Jules Feiffer's first screenplay - a grisly tale of urban warfare.

Frank Perry's Diary of a Mad Housewife (USA 1970) R18 CUT

"Great movie-making," according to the New York Times.

Burt Kennedy's Dirty Dingus McGee (USA 1970) A CUT
Starring Frank Sinatra. "Bad script and bad direction," said the Village Voice.

Harold Prince's Something For Everyone (USA 1970) R18 UNCUT
A black comedy with Angela Lansbury and Michael York.