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 ...

She replaces Joan Graves, 77, who recently retired after 18 years as head of the ratings body. The MPAA, led by former U.S. ambassador Charles Rivkin, is looking to McMahon to bring a fresh ...

The Motion Picture Association of America is making some tweaks to its movie-rating system. The changes announced this week in Las Vegas at the movie theater industry’s CinemaCon gathering are being ...

After an uproar from parents over surprising graphic content, Steven Spielberg used his clout to create the PG-13 rating. By Ryan Parker When fans think of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the ...

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – Following through on a commitment made to Vice President Biden in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn., the MPAA and the National Association of Theatre Owners ...

Valenti had a stroke in March and was hospitalized for several weeks at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore. He died of complications from the stroke at his Washington, D.C., home, ...

It looks as if the Motion Picture Association of America’s archaic and hidebound movie ratings system has dodged another bullet — but every fresh case highlights again the need to overhaul or even ...

WASHINGTON — A low-budget, inspirational football movie made by Baptist pastors in Georgia has triggered a flood of accusations by Christian groups that Hollywood’s main trade association penalized ...

(AP) Under increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America defended its often-criticized rating system on Wednesday. A study by the ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Filmmakers now might get an R rating as a thank you for smoking. The Motion Picture Assn. of America (MPAA) said Thursday that its rating board will consider film ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The secretive movie ratings system -- the bane of Hollywood filmmakers, who often complain that its judgments are inconsistent -- is about to get an overhaul. Sign ...