Glasgow no longer bans Life of Brian

crazydiamond85 · 30th June 2009, 11:40am

Councillors in Glasgow have lifted an unofficial 30-year-old ban on the Monty Python film "The Life of Brian".

The council's licensing and regulatory committee approved a request on Tuesday from Glasgow Film Theatre to show the biblical satire under a 15 certificate.

Glasgow was one of 39 local authorities in the UK that refused to grant the film a general release in 1979.

Opponents said the film, about a Jewish man who is mistaken for the Messiah and crucified, was blasphemous.

Councillor Willie O'Rourke, vice convener of the licensing and regulatory committee, said: "This is the first application we've received to show Monty Python's Life of Brian since the first request.

"Life of Brian has been broadcast on television over the years and is now widely available on DVD.

"The world, and people's attitudes, have moved on in the last 30 years, so I believe the committee made the right decision today."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8126490.stm

Jaemi · 30th June 2009, 11:42am

Who cares..

Rio Ohki · 30th June 2009, 11:44am

Aye, what have Glasgow City Council ever done for us?

Jaemi · 30th June 2009, 11:48am

Can't believe the had a meeting about it.
People are paid to decided whether or not "The Life Of Brian" should be shown in the cinema?
Everycunt's seen it already.

XMachina · 30th June 2009, 11:53am

I went to see it in the Odeon in 2004 and I'm pretty sure it had showings at the Salon, the Grosvenor and other places between 1979 and then.

**Ghostsuit** · 30th June 2009, 12:15pm

Was sitting in the meeting when this was granted

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Think it's being shown at the GFT as that was the person requesting it.

jenandherlaptop · 30th June 2009, 12:25pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

Was sitting in the meeting when this was granted

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Think it's being shown at the GFT as that was the person requesting it.

How long was your wait for your license?
Not a all day effort I hope

**djtoast** · 30th June 2009, 12:57pm

i had no idea that councilors got a say in public screenings of films! you'd think that if the bbfc gives a film a classification then being able to show it should be the defaut!?

sjonit · 30th June 2009, 9:27pm

no seen it, dont care , lol at this topic though

Exit_W0unds · 30th June 2009, 9:31pm

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Originally Posted by Rio Ohki

Aye, what have Glasgow City Council ever done for us?

Spent tax payers money investigating the Glaswegian roots of Scrooge Mc Duck. Fine use of funds right there, when there are homeless to house ect ect *rant*