WASHINGTON — A low-budget, inspirational football movie made by Baptist pastors in Georgia has triggered a flood of attacks by Christian groups that accuse Hollywood’s main trade association of ...
Fewer appeals have been filed in recent years over ratings decisions rendered by the MPAA, according to a new report by the trade organization marking the 50th anniversary of the ratings system.
In a New York Times interview, members of the film's creative team explained how turning down the volume on the word "sin" and covering the sound of sniffing helped one of Disney's darkest animated ...
Subjective declarations such as this one … that some content is “too important” to be labeled in accordance with the standards set forth by the MPAA and understood, trusted and relied upon by parents, ...
In the eyes of many filmmakers, the Motion Picture Assn. of America should be rated R — for reticent. The MPAA has long kept its rating methods a tightly guarded secret as it continues to wield ...
WASHINGTON — Joan Graves, the longtime chair of the MPAA‘s ratings board, the Classification and Rating Administration, will retire next year and will be succeeded by Kelly McMahon, who is currently ...
According to Film Ratings, DC Studios’ upcoming superhero movie Blue Beetle has officially been given a PG-13 rating from the MPAA for “sequences of action and violence, language, and some suggestive ...
Motion Picture Assn. of America’s new film-rating chief Kelly McMahon can relate to parents who have to figure out what’s appropriate for their kids to watch. She has an 8-year-old son who loves scary ...