The MPAA film rating system, especially the NC-17 rating, can significantly impact the commercial success of a film's theatrical release, often favoring studio productions over international or ...

Sacha Baron Cohen has never had a problem pushing the comedic envelope. But as far as the Motion Picture Association of America is concerned, the comedian's "Borat" follow-up, "Bruno," goes beyond the ...

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LOS ANGELES -- Matthew McConaughey is the latest A-lister to go NC-17. He plays the title role in Killer Joe, which carries the Motion Picture Association of America s maximum restriction because of ...

I’d like to have seen the faces of the movie-ratings board members as they sat through the scene in Brüno where, according to the movie-business website the Wrap, the lead character, a gay Austrian ...

"I’ve been waiting and dying to tell stories where female sexuality is not a decoration or titillation for the audiences," director Anita Doran said.

Oct. 18, 2010 — -- Blue Valentine, an already critically-acclaimed film generating Oscar buzz, won't be released until the end of the year, and if the MPAA gets its way, it likely won't be ...

The Motion Picture Association of America has seen a big increase in the number of films asking for an appeal of their R or NC-17 ratings, but the group has no inclination to ever change its mind.