SATC 2 BANNED from the UAE

SATC 2 has been banned all across the UAE which is totally ironic as the movie TAKES PLACE in the UAE! Well kinda--all the shooting was done in Morocco and even the skylines aren't Abu Dhabi, but still. However, I WILL NOT BE KEPT IN A BLACK HOLE OVER HERE and plan to get my hands on a version in order to have a SATC girls cosmo night.

Just don't tell me the ending anytime soon!


Sex and the City banned

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It's not a massive surprise, but now it has been confirmed, Sex and the City 2 will not be shown in UAE cinemas.

A senior spokesman for the National Media Council (NMC), responsible for judging films and other media in the country, made the announcement today.
"Sex and the City 2 will be banned from being shown in cinemas across the UAE when it is released for various reasons," the spokesman said.

He added: "Among them are that the film's website stated that filming was done in Abu Dhabi even though they were denied permission to do so and that they continue to attribute the locations shot in Morocco as being in Abu Dhabi, which is false, as the theme of the film does not fit with our cultural values. Also, they persisted in using Abu Dhabi's name in the movie despite the fact that no official permission was given to them to do so."

A large portion of the film is set in Abu Dhabi but was filmed in Morocco after the UAE authorities refused the film's producers permission to film in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi.