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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Motion Picture Association of America</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/motion-picture-association-of-america/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:31:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>SHAME, Michael Fassbender, the Oscars: The Academy vs. NC-17 Movies?</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-michael-fassbender-academy-awards-nc-17-movies/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-michael-fassbender-academy-awards-nc-17-movies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:08:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35562</guid> <description><![CDATA[Now that Steve McQueen's Shame has received an NC-17 rating from the censors at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), some are concerned that the film's two leads, Michael Fassbender (right) and Carey Mulligan, may be penalized by the generally conservative membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Oscar history, however, shows otherwise. An X rating &#8212; the pre-1990 equivalent to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-michael-fassbender-academy-awards-nc-17-movies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SHAME Banned to Most Teenagers in the US, UK</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-sex-addict-movie-nc-17-banned-teenagers/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-sex-addict-movie-nc-17-banned-teenagers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:35:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=35553</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michael Fassbender, Shame Steve McQueen's Shame, a look at a man suffering from what some refer to as &#34;sex addiction,&#34; has been screwed with an NC-17 rating by the censors at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). That means no one under 17 is allowed to watch Shame at a movie theater in the United States. Shame is thus joining an illustrious &#8212; and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/shame-sex-addict-movie-nc-17-banned-teenagers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE KING&#039;S SPEECH Censored PG-13 Version, Charlotte Brontë&#039;s Views on Censorship</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-kings-speech-censored-pg13-charlotte-bronte/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-kings-speech-censored-pg13-charlotte-bronte/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:42:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26802</guid> <description><![CDATA[Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech The PG-13 version of Tom Hooper's The King's Speech opened this past weekend in North America, grossing only $1.13m at 1,011 theaters while averaging a meager $1,121 per theater according to weekend box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo. The Weinstein Co. release stars Best Actor Oscar winner Colin Firth, who has voiced his strong disapproval of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-kings-speech-censored-pg13-charlotte-bronte/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colin Firth Rejects THE KING&#039;S SPEECH Edited PG-13 Version</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/colin-firth-the-kings-speech-edited-pg13-version/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/colin-firth-the-kings-speech-edited-pg13-version/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26554</guid> <description><![CDATA[Colin Firth as King George VI in Tom Hooper's The King's Speech Colin Firth, last night's Best Actor Oscar winner for The King's Speech, has voiced his opposition to the potential release of an edited version of his film. &#34;I don't take this stuff [coarse language] lightly,&#34; Firth said backstage at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, &#34;but in the context of this film, it could [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/colin-firth-the-kings-speech-edited-pg13-version/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>National Society of Film Critics Lambastes MPAA Ratings System</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/national-society-of-film-critics-mpaa-ratings-system/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/national-society-of-film-critics-mpaa-ratings-system/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:02:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25943</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine National Society of Film Critics Winners In addition to handing out awards to the likes of The Social Network, Carlos, Jesse Eisenberg, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, David Fincher, Roger Deakins, Aaron Sorkin, Olivia Williams, Geoffrey Rush, and Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme, the National Society of Film Critics issued two statements this year. The first statement lambastes the Classification &#38; Ratings Administration [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/national-society-of-film-critics-mpaa-ratings-system/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling in BLUE VALENTINE Trailer/Clip; Surprising NC-17 Rating</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michelle-williams-ryan-gosling-blue-valentine-trailer-clip/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michelle-williams-ryan-gosling-blue-valentine-trailer-clip/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:05:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25280</guid> <description><![CDATA[Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling have been mentioned as potential Oscar contenders for their performances as carefree lovers-turned-unhappily-married couple in Derek Cianfrance's Blue Valentine, which The Weinstein Company will be releasing in the United States on Dec. 31. But members of the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings (i.e., censorship) board, whose job is to perpetuate the ludicrousness of the Hays Office and the Breen [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/michelle-williams-ryan-gosling-blue-valentine-trailer-clip/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Gets PG-13 Rating</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-eclipse-rating/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-eclipse-rating/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 17:36:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24188</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart as Edward Cullen and Bella Swan in Eclipse's meadow scene David Slade's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration. Starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner as the three corners of an unusual love triangle (vampire-human-werewolf), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse received a PG-13 rating for &#34;intense sequences [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-eclipse-rating/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kirby Dick&#039;s THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED Takes on the MPAA</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/this-film-is-not-yet-rated/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/this-film-is-not-yet-rated/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:06:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=353</guid> <description><![CDATA[USA Today reports that Kirby Dick's documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated &#34;drew cheers from an audience of 1,200 at its Sundance Film Festival premiere Wednesday for its exposé on the secret group that can mean life or death for movie earnings at the box office.&#34; The &#34;secret group&#34; in question is the ratings board of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/this-film-is-not-yet-rated/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
