Rating Movies is All About Sex
December 5th 2010 02:51
Midnight Cowboy is the only X-rated movie that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Today, with some editing the movie could easily receive an R rating.
Sex and movies go together like milk and butter when it comes to the ratings of the Motion Picture Assn. of America. In a recent article in the LA Time, it was stated that “whether a film gets an NC-17, R or PG-13 can be a mystifying process.
The most recent situation is the NC-17 given to Blue Valentine because of what the Weinstein Co. studio said is a steamy sex scene involving actors Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.
However, another new film, Black Swan includes the same act between two women, played by Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, and received a less-restrictive R rating.
Ratings have been an issue through movie history and the LA Times offers a photo gallery of the most prominent movie with controversial ratings. You can click here to see the article and photos.
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Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
The horror fans cried out for a rating for violence the equivalent of an X, and got the NC-17, which didn't help matters at all. Cinemas still wouldn't book an NC-17 movie. It's the kiss of death.
Comment by Kenna McHugh
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