The authoritative record of NPR's programming is the audio record. In a climate where the government regularly questions the patriotism of its critics, we need to remain vigilant in protecting our rights now more than ever. Madison-Mayodan Public Library. This film is not yet rated [videorecording] / directed by Kirby Dick; produced by Eddie Schmidt. But the MPAA strategy has always been to just wait it out and figure it would go away -- they figure they're that powerful. Avery County Morrison Public Library. This kind of one-sided, manipulative documentary does not deserve a positive quality rating. Do you know if they kept the same raters after you revealed their identities? Equipment, games, toys. We need your support.
Insistent Terminology: The MPAA ratings board would like you to know that they are definitely not censors. Now more than ever we're bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. If, as God says, the wages of sin is death, then THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED is another example of death incarnate. But first of all, I could never establish it because they won't really tell you. Maggie Valley Library.
Nantahala Regional Library Bookmobile. Synopsis: This Film Is Not Yet Rated is an unprecedented investigation into the secret MPAA film ratings system and its profound impact on American culture. A few days before I was going to submit my film for a rating, I asked them, "Are you going to make copies of the film? " Alexander Main Library. Org featured in the documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated NYT Crossword Clue Answers are listed below and every time we find a new solution for this clue, we add it on the answers list down below. I'm an independent filmmaker, and over the years I've watched how my fellow independent filmmakers were treated unfairly by the ratings process. Software and video games. So, leave our children (and our families and movie screens) in peace and purity, ye self-righteous hypocrites and evildoers! They tend not to be as violent but have more adult themes, and they get the NC-17 ratings. Legislative Library. Transylvania County Library.
So I thought because the criticism has been there for so long it would be no problem getting people to talk. See the results below. That's like saying a sheep is free to hang out with wolves. Filmmakers and Free Speech Groups Host "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" Screening in Manhattan. A raucous and riveting expose of the inner workings of the most influential censorship group in the country - the notoriously secretive MPAA film ratings board. Phonograph spoken recording.
Production: ©/Presented by. The studios all have postproduction people guiding their films through the ratings process. Scotland County Bookmobile. She and "junior investigator" Lindsey Howell (daughter of Becky's partner Cheryl) sit in their car outside the ratings board screening room, looking for license plate numbers and following possible members to restaurants during their lunch hours. State Historic Sites Library. © 2023 All Rights Reserved | Conditions of Use. The ratings system, according to This Film, is less invested in measuring content or providing information for families than it is in serving corporations.
Although the MPAA does not have an official position on the film, Vice President of Corporate Communications Kori Bernards offered the following response: "The ratings board is for parents by parents. An intriguing story line keeps the film moving. Do you think there is a possibility the MPAA will ever change its ratings system?
The movie shines the brightest of lights on a wide array of disparities different filmmakers receive in both ratings and feedback while also employing a private investigator to learn more about who exactly makes up the MPAA's mysterious Appeals Board.