China Subjects ‘Alien: Covenant’ To Censorship: Gay Kiss And Violence. Fox. WARNING: Spoilers for Alien: Covenant ahead, so read at your own risk. So Alien: Covenant has come and essentially gone from theaters at this point, with most of its surprises out in the open for viewers to discuss and complain about. While it certainly has underwhelmed at the box office compared to Prometheus, the bigger issue for its future might be the actual content of the film. Opinions aside, the film is still making it’s way around to the global audience and experiencing some changes in China due to a few specific moments.

The nation has long had a strange relationship with gay content in films, blocking films like Brokeback Mountain but having no issues with Beauty And The Beast‘s touted “gay moment.” Both are at very different ends of the film spectrum, but the nation does this in an effort to protect children from sexual and violent imagery. In the case of Brokeback Mountain, it portrays a relationship between two men, where the situation in the latter film is only implied according to i. This is confusing when it comes to Alien: Covenant because the one true gay couple in the film aren’t edited out at all. Most of the trouble comes from the violence and Michael Fassbender’s intimate encounter with himself according to The Hollywood Reporter: “For the other missing parts you don’t notice or know when it happens, but you can really feel something is missing where the gay kiss is supposed to be,” says Yu, a 2. Shanghai, who saw the movie Saturday night with friends (and asked only to be identified by her last name).

Yu said she had read about the missing kiss in local media reports and was waiting to see if she could guess where it was supposed to be. There’s a lot being implied by the kiss shared by David And Walter, but they’re far from romantic with each other.

The idea that this would be censored is just a little silly in relation to the story being told on the screen, at least at its general level. Equally alarming is what else has been cut from the film in terms of violent content. According to a report about fan reactions on the Baidu message board, the film’s main draw gets limited screen time thanks to these edits: “On a Baidu message board, one viewer who attended an advance screening called the censored version “extremely frustrating” to watch, estimating that the film’s monsters are only shown on screen for a total of “one to two minutes.”Calling himself “Angel Will Drive,” the poster said the “distinct” cuts are most noticeable in two scenes in the film’s second half, explaining that all gory images of aliens covered in blood have been removed as have scenes in which humans are attacked. One scene from Alien: Covenant that involves a “broken back” has been changed so that “in the China version you can only see the scared expressions of the people outside the door.”While the fear being exhibited by the characters is very real and believable, having to imagine what they’re reacting to would be annoying when you know the rest of the world has seen the events on the screen. It already felt like we didn’t get enough the titular creatures in the uncensored version that was released here in America. It’s hard to imagine a version that removes even more. The Chinese version of Alien seems a lot like the Mad TV version of The Sopranos.

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Glasvegas - Wikipedia. Glasvegas are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow. The band consists of James Allan (vocals), Rab Allan (lead guitar), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar) and Jonna Löfgren (drums). Their platinum selling debut album Glasvegas released in September 2. No. 2 in the UK Album Charts. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in September 2.

The album went on to enjoy further critical and commercial success in North America and in Sweden (where it went Gold). On 1 December 2. 00.

A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss), a 6 track Christmas E. P, which was recorded in Transylvania. On 4 April 2. 01. Euphoric /// Heartbreak \\\ which was recorded in a beach house in Santa Monica. The album reached No. UK and No. 1 in Sweden. The album received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as the band's debut album.

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Several months later the band and their major label, Sony parted company. In June 2. 01. 3, the band announced that they had signed a major record deal with BMG. The band released their third album Later.. When The TV Turns To Static in September 2. It received generally favourable reviews from critics but failed to match the commercial success of previous albums. History[edit]Formation and early years (2.

The band was formed by cousins James Allan and Rab Allan in the summer of 2. Paul Donoghue and Ryan Ross on drums completing the line- up soon after. Local gigs in and around Glasgow were frequent and in May 2.

A- side single, "I'm Gonna Get Stabbed"/"Ina Lvs Rab" on CD.[1] The single gained an early and positive review for Glasvegas from Rick Fulton of the Daily Record on 2. December 2. 00. 4. The single (along with some early demos) gained (their first) radio airplay and favourable feedback from Jim Gellatly on his radio show 'Beatbreakers' in January 2. Beat. 10. 6FM. Although many make the obvious observation that the band name is a mix of Glasgow (where they are from) and Las Vegas (the world capital of entertainment), the band have made it clear many times that this was never the reason why the band called themselves Glasvegas.

According to James (Allan) he liked the name Glasvegas as it rolled sweetly off the tongue. Another common mistake is that the band name is split into two words "Glas Vegas" (especially in the USA) which is incorrect. When (Ryan) Ross left in late 2. Caroline Mc. Kay was asked to join the group in early 2.

Although having never played drums before James asked her to be the drummer because she looked "cool". The band played most of their gigs in and around Scotland through 2.

Caroline performing basic drumming while the more intricate drum parts were taken care of by a drum sample machine on stage operated by Rab. As they played more and more gigs Caroline's skill level increased and the band became increasingly less reliant on the sample machine. It was 3 Feb 2. 00. Alan Mc. Gee who saw them play third on the bill at the iconic Glasgow venue King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. Mc. Gee was also accompanied that night by ex- Libertine. Carl Barât who, on the strength of their performance, offered Glasvegas several support slots with his band Dirty Pretty Things throughout 2.

In October 2. 00. Go Square Go!/Legs'n' Show" on a small independent record label called Wa. KS Records followed by a digital release two weeks later. This limited edition vinyl single of 5. Bay. On 4 November 2. Go Square Go!/Legs'n' Show" held at the Glasgow Art School. In mid- December 2.

Polmont Young Offenders Institute which was also a pivotal moment for the band musically; as it was during this gig that they made the decision to move away from their reliance on drum samples. The close of 2. 00. European gig at La Flèche d'Or in Paris on 2. December 2. 00. 6. The band then rounded off 2.

Proud Galleries in Camden on New Year's Eve. Indie sensations and Sane Man Recordings (2. The band opened 2. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. In early February 2. Alan Mc. Gee), the band made a video for one of their demos, "Daddy's Gone", which was shot in London and in Glasgow's East End.

This early video helped pave the way for the song's popularity. In late February 2. James Allan made the decision to post up all the band's demos on My.

Space for free download. These free downloads helped foster recognition about Glasvegas and soon their gigs were selling out.

On 8 March 2. 00. Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow. At the beginning of April 2.

Alan Mc. Gee invited the band down to London to play three consecutive club nights that he was involved in; Death Disco @ Notting Hill Arts Club, Kill Surf City @ Punk and Queen is Dead @ Borderline. Over these three days the band also produced their first black and white 'press' shots at Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, London on 6 April. On 2. 5 May, the band played their first festival date at the (now defunct) Isle of Skye music festival before playing their third prison gig at Saughton Prison, Edinburgh on 7 June. On 1. 4 July, the band supported Dirty Pretty Things for the last time at the Hackney Empire in London which saw Glasvegas join the headliners for an encore and on 2.

July 2. 00. 7 another notable first was the band's TV appearance on Death Disco TV in London at The Cuckoo Club alongside Carl Barât and Milburn. Constant gigging throughout the summer saw the band's fan base grow and during the summer of 2.

United States via a St Louis based Internet Radio Station called IChannel. On 2. 2 August 2.

London for some more gigs and while in London the band commissioned their first professional press shots. These photographs were taken by professional photographer Peter Mallet and are still widely used by the press today even though they show the old band line- up. They were taken at Vauxhall Cross and the train station at the Elephant and Castle. That same night the band played at Death Disco in London. In the crowd was Tim Jonze, who came along to the gig. He was so impressed by the band's performance that he offered to release their next record despite never having released one before. The band also offered to help in this venture and within a few days Sane Man Recordings was born; the aim was to release 1.

Daddy's Gone" on 7" vinyl by November 2. Prior to the release of the single, Tim Jonze attended the In The City Music Festival in October 2. According to Tim, he played the single after a keynote speech at a very well attended convention at the festival. The impact of the song was immediate with several label heads making enquiries about the song (and the artist) there and then.

One of the most immediate consequences of the buzz generated at "In The City" was Ian Brown asking Glasvegas to support him on several dates in late October 2. Prior to these support dates Glasvegas announced their intention to play two live shows in Glasgow on consecutive nights (Saturday and Sunday; 1. October 2. 00. 7 at the now defunct Barfly, Glasgow). NME magazine chose to review Glasvegas for the very first time in their Radar section and review the forthcoming single "Daddy's Gone/Flowers & Football Tops" which was chosen as the single of the week.[citation needed]Following the release of "Daddy's Gone/Flowers & Football Tops" on 5 November 2. December 2. 00. 7 and January 2. Daddy's Gone" sold out and was voted the number two single of the year by NME magazine even though the band had only produced 1.

Glasvegas and A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) (2. After releasing their second limited edition 7" single, "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" on 1.

February 2. 00. 8 via Sane Man Recordings, the band opted to sign to Columbia Records part of Sony. On 2. 8 February 2. Glasvegas won the Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME Awards.[4] On 1. March 2. 00. 8, Glasvegas travelled to the United States where they recorded their eponymous debut album, Glasvegas, at Brooklyn Recording Studios, Brooklyn, New York.

The album was co- produced by James Allan and Rich Costey.[5] Glasvegas also filmed the video for their first single "Geraldine" in Brooklyn on 3.