Motion Picture Association Of America

The film contains bloody scenes of murder, sexually suggestive situations involving prostitution, and two instances of crude language. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or ...

The Akuarel database was developed in partnership with the Motion Picture Association of America. The site is built and hosted by the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association (MMCA). Akuarel will be free for users, IndieWire reported. Studios nd industry executives will pay a subscription to access ...

“Tomb Raider,” a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “sequences of violence and action, and for some language.” Running time: 118 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four. ___. MPAA Definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may ...

“Love, Simon,” a Twentieth Century Fox release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “thematic elements, sexual references, language and teen partying.” Running time: 110 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four. ___. MPAA definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned.

... Blumhouse, has become synonymous with contemporary R-rated horror. Now he has proven — so long as he doesn't have more sinister sequels for “Benji” planned — that he can raise loveable beasts from the dead, too. “Benji,” a Netflix release, is not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

The system was created and is enforced by a trade association representing Hollywood studios called the Motion Picture Association of America, and it is deeply, perhaps irreparably, flawed. In addition to disproportionately punishing sex and female pleasure over violence (as covered in the 2006 ...

The Motion Picture Association of America and the streaming behemoth Netflix, which just signed Mr. Murphy to an exclusive producing deal reportedly worth $300 million, filed an amicus brief urging the appellate court to reverse the trial judge's decision—an unusual alliance in a universe of legacy ...

In 1934, the Motion Picture Association of America adopted a Production Code that suppressed representations of sex and violence. In the years before the code began to be enforced, filmmakers frequently depicted sexual coercion on the big screen. Many of these films took place in a Depression-era ...

Last week, President Donald Trump responded to the horrific shootings in Parkland, Florida, by wondering whether there should perhaps be some sort of “ratings system” in place to evaluate simulated violence in video games and films. Luckily, the Motion Picture Association of America (or M.P.A.A.) ...

Bruce Willis stars in a scene from the movie "Death Wish." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) ...

When you juxtapose that fact against what the Motion Picture Association of America says is “an average of 600 movies [that] are created in the US every year,” with only roughly 15 or so in the past 40+ years depicting Black Love—Houston we have a problem. But hopefully not one that the Love Doctor ...

The ESRB, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) all have rating systems for a reason. They've been in place for decades. We should use them. However, one size does not fit all. As mentioned earlier, I played M-rated video games and ...

Trump did not acknowledge that in the U.S., video games and movies are already issued ratings based on their violence, language, and mature content by the Entertainment Software Rating Board and Motion Picture Association of America, respectively. His comments on video game violence were met ...

Hollywood studios that say they can't find actors or filmmakers of color to headline blockbuster movies now have a solution to their problem, thanks in part to #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign. On Thursday night, the attorney and social media marketer will attend a Washington reception to celebrate the ...

Lynn Bo Bo/Epa/REX/Shutterstock. Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin touched down in Berlin to highlight the partnerships between U.S. film studios and European partners and blasted plans for a digital single market and the creeping rise of piracy. Related.