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Parents, Don't Let the MPAA 'Bully' You

Jim Steyer | Posted 05.30.2012

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Jim Steyer

There is no question that Bully is a difficult film to watch. The rub is that the MPAA's R-rating can act like a scarlet letter, basically preventing most parents from even considering this movie -- or any movie -- for younger teens.

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Is Smoking In Movies As Bad As Sex And Violence?

Posted 11.20.2011

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Film ratings help us shield our kids from inappropriate scenes containing sex, drugs and violence. But what about smoking? New research, out of the U...

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F-Bombs Are Dropping By The Cluster In PG-13 Movies

AP | GLENN WHIPP | Posted 10.18.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Those extra expletives you're hearing at the multiplex these days aren't just echoes. PG-13 movies, officially allowed one nonsexu...

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The MPAA Gets an X-Rating

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

Why do you think the MPAA gave the good-hearted romantic comedy It's Complicated an R-rating?

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Sandra Bullock's 'Proposal' Woos Date Crowds With $34.1M

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock popped the question, and fans said yes. Bullock and Ryan Reynolds' wedding comedy "The Proposal" led the weekend b...

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