Comments on: “Our decision is final.” http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2007/09/24/our-decision-is-final/ Real Talk About Making Real Sex Erotic Documentaries Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: 2007 Melbourne Underground Film Festival: The Aftermath » Bad Lit http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2007/09/24/our-decision-is-final/#comment-71804 2007 Melbourne Underground Film Festival: The Aftermath » Bad Lit Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:44:41 +0000 http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2007/09/24/our-decision-is-final/#comment-71804 [...] Wolstencroft wrote a scathing open letter to the OFLC that, as far as I’ve heard, has been completely ignored. Comstock took actions into his own hands and contacted the OFLC himself for further clarification and basically got the “hey, the system’s not perfect” blowoff. Tony’s also got a list of links to news stories surrounding the matter. [...] [...] Wolstencroft wrote a scathing open letter to the OFLC that, as far as I’ve heard, has been completely ignored. Comstock took actions into his own hands and contacted the OFLC himself for further clarification and basically got the “hey, the system’s not perfect” blowoff. Tony’s also got a list of links to news stories surrounding the matter. [...]

]]> By: Ms Naughty http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2007/09/24/our-decision-is-final/#comment-70409 Ms Naughty Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:29:39 +0000 http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2007/09/24/our-decision-is-final/#comment-70409 It's ridiculous and embarrassing and it drives me crazy. This country is mad, I know. I would say the only way to do anything would be to mount a media campaign protesting the issue. It worked with Romance in 2000 (although that, of course, was a "serious" film - The OFLC is OK with actual sex as long as nobody is enjoying it.) Film critics and civil libertarians kicked up a stink about Romance and the ban was eventually reversed. That's it, I'm sending an email... It’s ridiculous and embarrassing and it drives me crazy. This country is mad, I know.

I would say the only way to do anything would be to mount a media campaign protesting the issue. It worked with Romance in 2000 (although that, of course, was a “serious” film - The OFLC is OK with actual sex as long as nobody is enjoying it.) Film critics and civil libertarians kicked up a stink about Romance and the ban was eventually reversed.

That’s it, I’m sending an email…

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