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 ...

A PG movie may not exactly be safe for your kids, film reviewing parents are warning, saying the current movie ratings system is often "random" and too closely tied to budgets. Today's movies are ...

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 Motion Picture Association of America is changing its movie-rating process. MPAA officials say the changes are intended to clarify the ratings process for parents and to make it more fair and ...

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 ...

The Motion Picture Association of America is at it again. Every once in a while, it tries to jazz up its movie ratings system in response to some recent trauma, whether it be real or imagined. The ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The head of the Motion Picture Association of America says its rating system is fair despite ongoing complaints from some film leaders who claim the ratings are too conservative.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...