NC-17 is a rating by the Motion Picture Association that is given to a movie that it deems not suitable for audiences under 18 years old. An NC-17 rating could be due to sex, violence, excessive bad ...

According to Matthew Modine, his "The Dark Knight Rises" character, Deputy Commissioner Foley, died a violent death that ...

The line between R and NC-17 has always been a moving target, an arbitrary threshold that often reflects moral panic more than genuine concern. For decades, filmmakers have found themselves in battles ...

Here’s something you should know before seeing Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen: it really is a true prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 The Omen. It’s not one of those things where it’s set decades ...

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 ...

Director Arkasha Stevenson also reveals she spent 18 months fighting for one particular scene to be included in the final edit When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Another year brings another NC-17 controversy at the movies. This time it’s for “Passages,” the acclaimed romance drama from Ira Sachs that earned strong reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival ...

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 ...

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