Motion Picture Association of America

to the excitement and happiness that is theater night. This national past time is threatened with a new type of entertainment, movie piracy. Movie pirating has become prevalent around the world and continues to grow. Because of this growth the motion picture industry has to spend time and money trying to prevent theater piracy, illegal online movie streaming, and getting more attendance in theaters. Peoples cinematic experiences are threatened because of film theft and punishment for the theft…

The current modern American horror films we have today are complicated creations of visual and technological marvels but do not have the cinematic quality of movies of old. In the past “modern horror is probably equaled among American film genres only by the western from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s” (Waller). As older followers of the genre examine the progression of horror they note “the genre has by no means disappeared” (Waller) but the genre is changing. The archaic form of censorship…

Have you ever thought to yourself, why can’t 16 year old’s get into rated R movies with an I.D. ? Imagine teens not getting in trouble for trying to sneak in movies anymore. Wouldn’t that be a nice thing to see? Movie theaters should allow 16 year olds with an I.D. into rated R for these reasons: maturity level, the difference between rated R and PG-13 movies, and Legal teens not having an I.D. First, the maturity level of many teens these days have grown so much. Usually adults doubt that…

becoming more frequent in recent years. This is because the rating of the movie betrays its content. Take a look at why there is arguments that movies need re-rating, critics are finding flaws in the rating system, and how the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rates some movies wrong. These are the problems that will be addressed. First, arguments that movies need re-rating. For example, the ever popular movie Frozen. According to Scott Mendelson, “Frozen earned a PG for mild…

Hallows Part Two was created by Warner Bros. pictures in association with Heyday Films; Warner Bros. used their International Cinema Chain to distribute and easily showcase the movie worldwide. The marketing of the movie was done by Time Warner’s companies, which is again owned by Warner Bros (CITE). Vertical integration is well used by the bigger multi-national Film Companies (such as the Warner Bros.). As a result of the vertical integration, independent Picture would likely not have the equal…

decision was held that Grokster was to “be held liable for violating copyright laws by providing peer-to-peer file sharing software to the public,” (Katsh 98). VCRs were in question and used as an analogy by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in that “the VCR is to the motion picture industry and the American public what the Boston stranger is to the women alone,” (Katsh 99) in that the majority…

PharmaCARE had great results when creating the drug AD23 for diabetic use. When PharmaCARE discovered that the drug could not only help diabetic patients but also alzehiner patients, the company saw increased profit revenues. The management and upper executives of PharmaCARE saw a way to make more money for them. The company reacted prematurely in getting the drug out to Alzheimer’s patients. Ethical issues were violated when the company avoided the FDA approval of the new compound of AD23. By…

new code of conduct emerged. The Hollywood Production Code is also known as Hays Code. It is a series of guidelines created by motion pictures in order to restrict explicitly in filmmaking. Producers believed they were responsible for spirality and morality of people all over the world when they made films. When the industry transitioned from silent films to talking pictures it became necessary to implement a code of conduct. Crimes against law, sex, vulgarity, obscenity, profanity, costumes,…

Rated PG-13: Why Movie Ratings and the MPAA Need to be Reformed The film industry has become a huge part of modern day culture, and it is all controlled by one company. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) controls what movies are rated on a scale that they created. The scale consists of five different ratings; G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. A rating is given based on amounts of inappropriate language, violence, sex and nudity, and use of drugs and alcohol. The MPAA states that their…

“No, I am your father!,” quote by Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker. I am reviewing this great movie called The Empire Strikes Back. I watched this epic Star Wars story in my family room. I watched this movie in the summer after I had watched episode 4 A New Hope. I watched this movie on my PS3 and I have watched this 2 times. The movie has many interesting facts and awards and other things to. The genre of this movie is science-fiction and action. There are many actors and actresses they are…