With James Gunn’s Superman just a few weeks away from its release date, the movie has now received its official MPAA rating. The film, which will serve as the first theatrical outing in Gunn’s ...

With James Gunn’s Superman just a few weeks away from its release date, the movie has now received its official MPAA rating. The film, which will serve as the first theatrical outing in Gunn’s ...

This week on The Business, will changes to the way movies are rated change what you see on the big screen? We'll talk to the head of the MPAA's rating board about what's new and why. And, what can ...

A rare interview with Joan Graves, chair of the Motion Picture Association's ratings committee, to shed light on the board's murky ratings process. The MPAA--and it's rating practices--are currently ...

Late MPAA President Jack Valenti, who led the organization for decades, launched the rating administration in 1968 as an alternative to government censorship amid the decline of the dreaded Hays Code.

The Motion Picture Association of America has seen a big increase in the number of films asking for an appeal of their R or NC-17 ratings, but the group has no inclination to ever change its mind.

Context: Children's exposure to violence, sexual themes, profanity, and the depiction of substances in movies remains a source of parental and public health concern. However, limited research ...