Even weaker entries, like the retold fairy tale "Up the Down Beanstalk," contain scenes that are wise, warm and deep.
It had also been agreed that the final movie should contain scenes that hearkened back to our earlier efforts, even if we were the only people who understood the references.
Most school plays contain scenes that pose bigger technical acting challenges.
The National Film Board ruled on Wednesday that the film, "Insects in the Backyard," cannot be shown in Thailand because it contains scenes that are immoral and pornographic.
The Blockbuster sticker will read, "In light of the acts of terrorism on Sept. 11, 2001, please be advised that this product contains scenes that may be considered disturbing to some viewers".
Last year, the film board banned a movie about a transgender father struggling to raise two children, called Insects in the Backyard, saying it contained scenes that were immoral and pornographic.
Shoppers at the national chain of Costco stores who shelled out extra bucks for the lavish Ultimate Toy Box set were alarmed to find that their copies contained scenes that didn't quite fit with the Pixel universe.
The play being rehearsed at the Nasir, a five-year-old comedy, "I Saw It With My Own Eyes," contains scenes that were removed in the previous era at the insistence of Saddam Hussein's security agents, including one in which security officers insult and spit on a man.
(Quickie novelizations were a nice way for horror and science-fiction writers to make some bread; based on original screenplays, these adaptations often contained scenes that had been omitted from the final cut, making them proto- DVD extras" of your favorite film).
Blockbuster video stores (yes, that's how many of us watched movies back then) placed warnings on some films -- "in light of the events of Sept. 11, please note that this product contains scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers" -- but violent pictures continued to top most-rented lists.
"The film contains scenes that never happened and conversations that never occurred.
