Out of the Blue

INTERNET LINKS FOR OUT OF THE BLUE AND CENSORSHIP

Rating
Decision - http://www.censorship.govt.nz/news_2006_06_out%20of%20the%20blue.html
Summary of Reasons for the Decision - http://censorship.govt.nz/pdfword/out%20of%20the%20blue.pdf
Censor Consults Community - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=141&ObjectID=10402569
Community Views Factor in - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10403411
Index on Censorship – for free expression http://www.indexonline.org/en/indexindex/articles/2006/3/new-zealand-censor-checks-with-survivors-bef.shtml
TV1 – (has video links and article) http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/841796
Gag Watch - http://www.pulpmovies.com/gagwatch/category/asia-pacific/new-zealand/
Focus on Bill Hastings from Melon Farmers - http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/arwcnz.htm
Rating http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=200&objectid=10404062
Should a film’s subjects have a say in its rating http://www.cinematical.com/2006/10/06/should-a-films-subjects-have-a-say-in-its-rating/
TV 1 – article and video links to Hastings and Sarkies interviews http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/841796


Other Films based on true stories
General Article http://www.h-net.org/~film/archives/threads/cintruth/cintruth2.html
United 93 - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12112802/site/newsweek/
United 93 - http://atlanticreview.org/archives/396-German-911-Victim-Defamed-in-United-93-Movie.html
United 93 - http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/27/211323.php


Aramoana Tragedy Background
Story from a survivor 10 years on - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=141&ObjectID=10353715
Community Today - http://www.stuff.co.nz/3961960a21056.html
Aramoana Massacre – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramoana_massacre
Time Magazine Article on the massacre - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101901126-153228,00.html
crime.co.nz http://www.crime.co.nz/c-files.asp?ID=7
Christchurch City Library Site with links http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Reference/Backgrounders/Aramoana/

Film Makers and the making of the film
Podcast – Episode 6 Interview with Sarkies - http://www.black-magic.co.nz/podcast/
Approach to film http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=100&objectid=10355548
Making the Film - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=141&objectid=10369077
Playing David Gray http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10404350
OnFilm - http://www.archivesearch.co.nz/default.aspx?webid=ONF&articleid=20736
Robert Sarkies interview - http://www.archivesearch.co.nz/default.aspx?webid=ONF&articleid=21960
Screen Writer Greame Tetley - http://www.archivesearch.co.nz/default.aspx?webid=ONF&articleid=23520
Producer http://www.csnz.co.nz/default,4511,steven_omeagher.sm;jsessionid=B2587A1138C732E570DDC738A8242AB6
Bill O’Brien – writer of the book http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/obrienbill.html
Another Sarkies Interview - http://www.fighttimes.com/magazine/magazine.asp?article=576
ABC transcript of radio interview with Sarkies http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1763037.htm
Film Pledge Honoured - http://filmguide.co.nz/forums/thread/249.aspx
Sunderland Interview http://www.onfilm.co.nz/editable/Sunderland.html

General Censorship
British Film Censorship - http://www.bbfc.org.uk/
NZ OFLC - http://www.censorship.govt.nz/
Peter Jackson (one question at the end of the interview on censorship) http://tbhl.theonering.net/peter/interviews/broms_jackson.html
The Tobacco Industry http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/tobacco_advertising/censorship_in_media.cfm
Media Violence - http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/index.cfm
NZ’s Censorship System - http://www.censorship.govt.nz/censorship_systemp.html
Call for Hastings to Stand down - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0605/S00340.htm
Hastings on Passion reclassifying - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0404/S00031.htm
Society for the Promotion of Community Standards - http://www.spcs.org.nz/ (stake holder)
Bill Hastings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hastings
Censorship Forum at Sydney Film Festival http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/festivals/03/27/censorship_forum.html
Freedom of Expression - http://www.hrc.co.nz/report/chapters/chapter08/expression04.html#med

Films that have been Banned or Censored overseas
Moses http://www.aijac.org.au/review/1999/243/prince.html
Princess - http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4032588a1870.html

Reviews
Sci Fi site - http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/outoftheblue.htm
The Spirit of Aramoana – Listener Article http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3465/features/7189/the_spirit_of_aramoana.html;jsessionid=FF1393EC0B7892CFAA751866B13567E7
NZ Film Commission - http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/film_catalogue/features/latest_feature_films/OUT_OF_THE_BLUE_569.aspx
Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=141&ObjectID=10404346
Lumiere http://www.lumiere.net.nz/reader/item/702
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839938/
Flicks NZ - http://www.flicks.co.nz/movie.php?movieid=466
Toronto Film Festival - http://archives.torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca/films_schedules/films_description.asp?id=218
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue_(2006_film)
Listener Editorial - http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3467/columnists/7269/a_step_too_far.html
Film Study Guide - http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/downloads/out%20of%20the%20blue.pdf
Press Book - http://www.jeremywalker.com/pages/festivals/toronto2006/notes/OUT_OF_THE_BLUE_Press_Notes_JWA.doc
Post Production Announcement - http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/downloads/nz%20film%20issue%2079.pdf
Cinematical - http://www.cinematical.com/2006/09/17/tiff-review-out-of-the-blue/


TV Footage
Survivor Speaks on Campbell Live - http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/tabid/67/articleID/14200/Default.aspx
Matt Sunderland on Campbell Live - http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/tabid/67/articleID/14199/Default.aspx
Robert Sarkies on Campbell Live - http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/tabid/67/articleID/14201/Default.aspx
TV One Links – (4th link has the old lady!) http://tvnz.co.nz/cda/tvnz/search/?style=tvnz&search=out+of+the+blue
TV One – A Dark Day in NZ History http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425828/627552