I was concerned by a number of inaccuracies in the April 8 article by Sharon Waxman on the voluntary movie rating system. I write today in hopes of clarifying a few key points. Ms. Waxman cites an ...

For decades, most cinemas refused to play a movie that was unrated. 'Terrifer 3,' however, was too tempting to pass up. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer In a history-making move, the ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The secretive movie ratings system -- the bane of Hollywood filmmakers, who often complain that its judgments are inconsistent -- is about to get an overhaul. Sign ...

WASHINGTON — Movies and cigarettes have long gone together like Bogey and Bacall, but after years of pressure from advocacy groups, films will now get tougher ratings if their characters light up. The ...

(WHTM) – Hundreds of films come out in the United States every year, and each one of them has a rating. These ratings are in place to advise parents and others about the kind of content each movie ...

Movies are important. Good or bad, it’s definitely true: movies influence what we wear, what we eat, how we talk, and what we say. They manipulate our expectations for the future, and alter the way we ...

It looks as if the Motion Picture Association of America’s archaic and hidebound movie ratings system has dodged another bullet — but every fresh case highlights again the need to overhaul or even ...

Black Swan and Blue Valentine: Two films, one sex act, two different ratings, many pissed off viewers, and a partridge in a pear tree! For those of you keeping score at home, Blue Valentine was ...

In a history-making move, the uber-gruesome indie slasher pic Terrifier 3 took out a Hollywood institution in one fell swoop — the movie ratings system. Filmmaker Damien Leone’s threequel stunned the ...

In a history-making move, the uber-gruesome indie slasher pic Terrifier 3 took out a Hollywood institution in one fell swoop - the movie ratings system. Filmmaker Damien Leone's threequel stunned the ...