Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Romero. Night. 50.
When we lost George Romero back in July it only helped to underline this year’s 50th anniversary celebration for the writer/director’s masterpiece, Night of the Living Dead. It’s still two months until Halloween, but I keep feeling like I want to jump-start the creepy cinema season. I’ll be seeing the IT preview this week so [...]
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Tagged controversy, George Romero, horror, Night of the Living Dead, orgy, Public Domain, Supreme Court
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Flynt V Falwell
Looking back three decades to 1987, this is the perfect time to remember that Supreme Court case that saw televangelist conman Jerry Falwell clashing with that sleaze slinging champion of the First Amendment, Larry Flynt. This case wasn’t really about obscenity, it was about libel laws, and the protections afforded to parody. In the age [...]
Posted in Counter Culture
Tagged 1987, First Amendment, Hustler magazine, Jerry Falwell, Larry Flynt, libel, parody, Supreme Court
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