a special committee in the UK whose job is to watch new films and decide whether children or young people will be allowed to see them. They give each film a CERTIFICATE, showing which films can be shown to anyone (U), which can be seen by children if an adult goes with them (PG), and which films can only be seen by people over a particular age (12, 15, and 18). There is a similar organization in the US called the MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA .
one of a series of very popular humorous British films made especially in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the actors in one Carry On film also appeared in several others, and most of the jokes are about sex. They have titles such as Carry on Nurse (1959) and Carry on up the Khyber (1968).
a horror film produced by a British company called Hammer Film Productions during the 1950s and 1960s. The films were often based on well-known stories, such as those about DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN .
a building containing two cinemas on the SOUTH BANK in London, which is part of the BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE . It is known for showing films that are not shown at ordinary cinemas, including old films, foreign films, and films made by small companies