Jared Leto Fights Censorship Of 30 Seconds To Mars' 'Hurricane' Video

Singer/director claims video has been banned by a number of outlets for its sexual imagery.
By Gil Kaufman

After spending a month of sleepless nights rushing to finish a 13-minute cut of 30 Seconds to Mars' epic "Hurricane" video, you'd think singer Jared Leto could finally enjoy a bit of a break.

But on the same day that the clip debuted on MTV.com, Leto was back at work, decrying what he called the censorship of the video, which contains copious amounts of S&M imagery, heavily choreographed slo-mo fisticuffs, and an seemingly endless string of controversial images intended to shock and confuse.

In a blog entry on JaredLeto.com posted on Monday and titled "BANNED FROM TELEVISION," Leto, who directed the clip under his pseudonym, Bartholomew Cubbins, posted a letter (one of several he claimed he received) from an unnamed executive at an unnamed TV network who explained why the video couldn't be aired in its present state.
"Overall the bondage theme will warrant a POST 10 p.m. restriction as the film is in its current form," read the letter. "There is one shot that will have to be removed completely for a POST 10 p.m. restriction. 09:17 — WOMAN RUNS FINGER OVER OTHER WOMAN'S G-STRING-CLAD BOTTOM AND TOUCHES HER ANUS — This shot makes the video completely restricted. There are other bondage shots towards the end of the film that [C]ompliance were unclear about, they would have to view frame by frame on tape to gauge whether they would need to be cut too for POST 10PM. The violence in the film is not graphic and would warrant a POST 7 p.m. restriction. But the overall sexual content does push the restriction up."
The letter then goes on to log, scene-by-scene the potentially objectionable images, from one in which Leto's character jumps out of a skyscraper window (not a problem), to another in which a priest, rabbi, and imam burn holy books on a pyre in an alley, and a brief image of hot wax dripping over a woman's body.
The breakdown explicitly states more than 40 scenes or images that are restricted to after 10 p.m. and others that are more suitable for showing after 9 p.m. or 7 p.m.
"We always knew there would be some images that would have a tough time getting through," Leto told EW.com on Monday about the controversy. "But we didn't expect this kind of pushback that we're getting now."
Leto has said he's working on a "creative" solution to edit the original 20-plus-minute clip down so he can at least get it shown before the 10 p.m. curfew. He also told EW.com that the plan all along was to have several versions of the video available to fans, including an uncensored full cut. "I had always planned on having an explicit version and then a version that was not so explicit," Leto said. "The version that we were trying to get on broadcast is not the explicit version, and that's still having a really difficult time."
Leto is frankly a bit confused about why the networks that reportedly rejected the video are so upset about the sexual images in it. "I'm not interested in provocation for provocation's sake," he explained. "I just think it's interesting that when you turn on the news or whatever else catches your interest, how much violence and negativity is available out there. As soon as it comes time for sexuality, it's a big shock that people are sexual beings. It's an interesting double standard to me."
fonte: Webteam30stm
credit ::http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653208/20101130/30_seconds_to_mars.jhtml

videos 30stm Brighton Centre 29-11-'10

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hurricane (versao nao censurada)

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Jared Leto explaining the controversy over Hurricane

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Finalmente o video Hurricane

1as fotops do video hurricane

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jared talks "banned" hurricane video

Jared Leto talks 'banned' Thirty Seconds to Mars video: 'It's an interesting double standard'

by Simon Vozick-Levinson

Categories: 30 Seconds to Mars, Kanye West, Music Videos, News

30-Seconds-to-Mars Image Credit: CobrasnakeJared Leto wasn’t completely surprised when TV networks refused to air his band’s racy“Hurricane” video. “We always knew there would be some images that would have a tough time getting through,” says theThirty Seconds to Mars singer, who called the Music Mix while driving to the band’s next gig in Brighton, England today. “But we didn’t expect this kind of pushback that we’re getting now.”

In fact, the “Hurricane” clip that 30STM submitted for TV had already been edited down from the original. “I had always planned on having an explicit version and then a version that was not so explicit,” Leto says. “The version that we were trying to get on broadcast is not the explicit version, and that’s still having a really difficult time.”

Leto wonders just why the networks were so offended by the video’s sexual images. “I’m not interested in provocation for provocation’s sake,” he says. “I just think it’s interesting that when you turn on the news or whatever else catches your interest, how much violence and negativity is available out there. As soon as it comes time for sexuality, it’s a big shock that people are sexual beings. It’s an interesting double standard to me.”

Now he is debating how whether to edit “Hurricane” further to meet TV standards. “You know, at another time I would say, ‘Absolutely not.’ I would refuse 1,000 percent to change what I felt was important. But with this film, I’m not so sure I would cut off the nose to spite its face, so to speak…There are creative solutions to every problem. Certainly it would be difficult for people to air a 13-minute-long music video slash short film, regardless of the content. I think people have dealt with this in different ways in the past. People have made cuts. People like Mark Romanek have gotten creative and had ‘scene missing’ cards [for Nine Inch Nails' 'Closer'].” In any case, it sounds likely that Leto will post the full clip online soon. “That’s a great opportunity, and we’re going to take full advantage of that.”

While Kanye West worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars on an alternate version of “Hurricane” (the song), he wasn’t involved in the video. At least, not yet. “I have talked to him about it,” Leto says. “I’ve sent him some images and some clips. We’re still plotting and planning, so you never know.”

In the meantime, the rocker has been jamming out to West’s new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. “It’s great,” he raves. “There’s no denying the talent and the artistry at work there. It’s nice to see that hard work pays off…He came and did a song with us at the [MTV Europe Music Awards]. At the last minute, literally, probably three or four minutes before we walked on stage in front of 60,000 people on a city street in Madrid, he looks over at me and says, ‘Hey, what do you think about throwing ‘Power’ in the middle of the song?’ I said, ‘Let’s do it!’ So we just went out and threw it together. It was a pretty magical experience.”

fonte:http://music-mix.ew.com

hurricane

Segundo o Twitter da MTV... "Hurricane" estreará às 22horas aqui:http://www.mtv.com/

fotos Brighton concert by Tildycat

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Hurricane banido da televisão

Ontem ficamos a saber pelo twitter do jared, que o Hurricane foi banido das televisões.

Hoje, publicou no blog dele a seguinte carta com as supostas razões de não ser emitido na televisão.

Here is one letter out of several we received about the inability for networks to broadcast HURRICANE as is.
I am looking to find a creative solution that works for all.

(Names have been omitted for privacy)

Hi ——,
Here is the feedback from our compliance team,
Please note the final comments can only be given after our compliance
team has viewed the digibeta, there were areas which they were unable to
view towards the end of the video.
Overall the bondage theme will warrant a POST 10 PM restriction as the
film is in its current form.
There is one shot that will have to be removed completely for a POST
10PM restriction -
09:17 – WOMAN RUNS FINGER OVER OTHER WOMAN’S G-STRING
CLAD BOTTOM AND TOUCHES HER ANUS -
This shot makes the video completely
restricted.
There are other bondage shots towards the end of the film that compliance were unclear about, they would have to view frame by frame on
tape to gauge whether they would need to be cut too for POST 10PM.
The violence in the film is not graphic and would warrant a POST 7pm
restriction. But the overall sexual content does push the restriction
up.
Here’s what was logged so far:
30 Seconds To Mars – Hurricane (rough cut) OFFLINE
Contains:
00:27 – in French “It’s not reality, it’s a dream”
02:33 – threatening man in gimp mask with sledge hammer 02:50 – singer
jumps out of hotel window – fantastical – not imitable
03:00 – flash
frame of erotic scene?
04:10 – singer puts leather eye mask on girl and pulls head back in an
erotic gesture – POST 9PM
04:15 – fight between gimp man and bystander – kick to leg / punch to
head -not graphic -POST 7PM
04:25 – girl in leather bunny outfit on knees briefly kisses a man 04:40
- man pulls a key on a ribbon chain from his mouth
04:54 – motorcyclist spins bike and skids across the ground
05:01 – bondage ball gag is put over girl’s mouth – POST 10PM
05:18 – cyclist stabs man with stanley knife – POST 7PM
05:46 – priest, rabbi and monk (?) burn books
06:15 – large breasted lady in a bra and gas mask
06:16 – shot of domestic knife – POST 7pm
06:20 – couple in bondage gear
and handcuffs – POST 10PM
06:23 – girl with gag being partially suffocated by singer POST 10PM
06:30 – bondage couple 06:40 – gimp man hits singer with sledge hammer
not graphic POST 7PM
07:00 – French v/o about abandonning yourself and
sacrificing yourself to pleasure – no explicit language – ok
07:14 – bondage girls with nipple tassles -POST 9PM
08:06 – man chained to bench with masked men circling in a menacing
manner
08:17 – skuffle man hits masked men
08:21 – man punches man in rabbit’s head
08:40 – singer trapped in
coffin
09:00 – French v/o about love and masks – no explicit language -
ok
09:15 – dripping hot wax over body – POST 10PM
09:17 – woman’s finger running over other woman’s bottom in g-string and
touching anus – COMPLETELY RESTRICTED 09:50 – lady with feathers and
nipple tassles – POST 9PM
10:15 – couple in bed performing erotic acts – POST 9PM
10:41 – man runs hands over lady’s breasts – POST 9PM
10:43- man kisses lady’s stomach – POST 9PM
10:53 – man grabs and squeezes lady’s breasts – POST 10PM
10:54 – girl with nipple tassles – POST 9PM
10:55 – gimp man with woman in gas mask and bondage harness – POST 10PM
10:59 – bondage scene – POST 10PM
11:02 – forecful erotic pull of girl’s head – POST 10PM
11:06 – bondage couple – POST 10 PM
11:50 – singer and gimp man fight – punches, kicks and slaps – not
graphic violence – POST 7PM
fonte:
http://jaredleto.com/thisiswhoireallyam

30 seconds to mars na absolute radio

Aqui fica o link para poderem ouvir: http://player.absoluteradio.co.uk/core/player/?rolled&service=abr
O programa será das 20h as 22h hora de portugal.

fonte:webteam30stm

30 seconds to mars em 1º lugar na Web 10

Os 30 seconds to Mars estão em 1º lugar na Web10 da Mega Fm. Agora, é mante los la, e para isso nao se esqueçam de votar.

Votem também no TNT, os 30stm estão em 4º, por isso temos todos de votar para ficarem em 1º.E não se esqueçam de votar no vosso video favorito na MTV.

Aqui ficam os links:

Mega fm:http://www.mega.fm/

Radio comercial/TNT:http://radiocomercial.clix.pt/

MTV:http://www.mtv.pt/listas/eleitas/your-favourite-video-chart-instance/