Comments on: Blog Rating http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/ A New Zealand screenwriter. A blank screen. And an internet connection. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:01:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: steve webber http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/#comment-175 steve webber Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:40:02 +0000 http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/#comment-175 as much as the US system is faulty thankfully with a proper written constitution, you can realse a film there as being unrated not that it is desirable in terms of advertising and finding venues but even this status creates money for the studios, eg director's cuts on DVDs as much as the US system is faulty
thankfully with a proper written constitution, you can realse a film there as being unrated
not that it is desirable in terms of advertising and finding venues
but even this status creates money for the studios, eg director’s cuts on DVDs

]]> By: d f mamea http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/#comment-164 d f mamea Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:26:20 +0000 http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/#comment-164 "Hostel" and its ilk really aren't my cup of tea. i've promised to watch "Ichi the Killer" at some point (soon) but... it's not my cuppa joe. but i will. as for ratings and what have you, from what i've read (and once "This Film Is Not Rated" can be found at my local video store), the voluntary American rating system can't really be described as a farce or joke because IT'S NOT FUNNY. more investigation required on my part. when i have time. “Hostel” and its ilk really aren’t my cup of tea. i’ve promised to watch “Ichi the Killer” at some point (soon) but… it’s not my cuppa joe. but i will.

as for ratings and what have you, from what i’ve read (and once “This Film Is Not Rated” can be found at my local video store), the voluntary American rating system can’t really be described as a farce or joke because IT’S NOT FUNNY. more investigation required on my part. when i have time.

]]> By: steve webber http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/#comment-160 steve webber Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:53:43 +0000 http://dfmamea.com/blog/2007/06/25/indelible-freckles-rating/#comment-160 saw Hostel on Sky TV last night which reminds of the MPPA ratings debate in the US over the sequel see: Rethinking the NC-17 Film Rating from EW.com http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20042869,00.html and Does the MPAA Get a Bad Rap? from AVClub.com http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/crosstalk_does_the_mpaa_ratings A good starting point is the doco, The Film Is Not Rated....mind you, I do not think there is a perfect censorship system...technology like the net and multi media (copying) programmes have made old policies like ring fencing films via ratings and the midnight cinema circuit redundant saw Hostel on Sky TV last night
which reminds of the MPPA ratings debate in the US over the sequel
see:
Rethinking the NC-17 Film Rating from EW.com
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20042869,00.html
and
Does the MPAA Get a Bad Rap? from AVClub.com
http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/crosstalk_does_the_mpaa_ratings

A good starting point is the doco, The Film Is Not Rated….mind you, I do not think there is a perfect censorship system…technology like the net and multi media (copying) programmes have made old policies like ring fencing films via ratings and the midnight cinema circuit redundant

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