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Legendary film critic David Stratton dies peacefully aged 85 (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In 2004, Stratton and Pomeranz moved to the ABC, where they hosted At the Movies with Margaret and David until 2014.

Because SBS introduced advertising! They didn't move on a whim.

The first midnight movie screening I saw was something that was unbanned in the 90s that David recommended. I thought it was Clockwork Orange or Eraserhead but neither of those are listed as having been banned here. I can't remember what it was if it wasn't either of those.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

The list of all films ever banned in Australia, for anyone interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_banned_in_Australia

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because SBS introduced advertising! They didn't move on a whim.

Interesting. Have you got a source for that? If it was such a principled stance you'd think it'd be something they'd have shared publicly, but all my search results are finding news from today.