MPAA rejects documentary poster

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:13 am

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111797 ... id=13&cs=1

Seriously, if this doesn't show pressure, I don't know what does. The posters for all the recent horror movies are 1000% worse than showing a guy in a hood, and they're approved.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:20 am

Is the MPAA a government organization or a privately funded "self-policing" arm of the private motion picture industry?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:24 am

brembo wrote:Is the MPAA a government organization or a privately funded "self-policing" arm of the private motion picture industry?

Pretty sure it's a trade industry body only.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:27 am

Serious hypocrisy. You see movie posters all the time that aren't exactly child safe.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:37 am

Burke wrote:Pretty sure it's a trade industry body only.

If it's a private organization (for profit) then the removal of such a fire brand from a poster could be the firm covering it's ass(ets). Or a carefully crafted bit of publicity. Could be. Likely that a gov't official didn't like the stigma and pulled a string or two.

Kip Patterson · Post by **Kip Patterson** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:07 pm

It's the trade industry body that rates films NC, R, etc. It also reviews the posters that advertise the films.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:50 pm

A slightly related link:

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Jim · Post by **Jim** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:55 pm

Roody wrote:Serious hypocrisy. You see movie posters all the time that aren't exactly child safe.

I think you may be right...

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MPAA rejects documentary poster

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