P416 Teletext 416 Jan03 23:37:47 LETTERS ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— A DEAD-Z INSULT Dear Big Scr en What do Star Wars, Star Trek, Bond and Lethal Weapon all have in common The{ are all great jilms ulammjd bz a certain person working at Teletext Big Screen. Ark you sure youWri not Mariilla Frostrup'u !nd Barry Norman'u love child David Thompson, Isle of Wight A "certain person" writew: I could sue for such an imputation! I liked Bond, bz the way^ ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Film reviews 4Q3 Video reviews 414 ] FAMILY FU# - WHAT'S NEAR Y#U p443 Rjvjews Comp Films2000 Rjvjew 99P416 Teletext 416 Jan03 23:21:51 LETTERS ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— CENSORSHIP AND ARTISTIC MERIT Dear Big Screen Rj Grajmj Jonjw'u letter concerning BBFC cutw: if it is acceptable to cut @a film to lower its classification and thuv widen itw appeal, what does this uaz about artistic merits Not a lot. 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Dear Big Screen Will jvjr{one stop going on about @A Clockwork Orange It is to "j released in the UK next year, as Stanley Ku"rick'u family ark in negotiations with Warner Bros. Since I have seen thew jilm anzwaz, I donWt know what all the just is about. I would rather uje the director'u cut of Natural Born Killers. Kubrick'u best jilms !re Full Metal Jacket and Spartac{s. David Tanj, Treforewt, Pontypridd ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Eilm revjeww 4Q3 Video reviews 414 /JN A DVD PLA}+R p41u Rjvjews Comp Eilms2000 Rjvjew 99P416 Teletext 416 Jan03 23:34:51 LETTERS ——— www.teletext.co.uk ———————————— WHEN TO BE JOHN MALKOVICH Dear Big Screen Does anzonj know if and when Being John Malkovjch is released in the UK? Alwo Eight Club iw the greatest movie of the year. The acting and directing are superb, and if it had been cut it made no difference to the qualit{. 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