Coming off the success of his controversial, Oscar-nominated film Twist of Faith, this is Kirby Dick's expose about the American movie ratings board. Dick's film reveals the hypocrisy of America's screen censors: their notorious contradictory attitudes to onscreen depictions of violence and sex. It features astonishing archival .. Read more
| Starring | Kirby Dick, Becky Altringer, Allison Anders, David Ansen |
|---|---|
| Director | Kirby Dick |
| Genres | Documentary |
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Coming off the success of his controversial, Oscar-nominated film Twist of Faith, this is Kirby Dick's expose about the American movie ratings board. Dick's film reveals the hypocrisy of America's screen censors: their notorious contradictory attitudes to onscreen depictions of violence and sex. It features astonishing archival footage and interviews with a wealth of film directors including Atom Egoyan, Kevin Smith, John Waters, Mary Harron and South Parks's Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
| Starring | Kirby Dick, Becky Altringer, Allison Anders, David Ansen |
|---|---|
| Director | Kirby Dick |
| Studio | DRAKES AVENUE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 09 Apr 2007 |
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Great Documentary
This was one of the best documentaries I have seen in a long time. Informative but also entertaining, it provided an intriguing glimpse into a particularly ... read more »
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An American film about America
It's entirely reasonable for an American film maker to care about how films are rated (or classified, or censored) in the USA, but ... I live in the UK, so ... read more »
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Give it a go!
A very informative and enjoyable documentry. Lets you in to the world of rating films and how the system works. Worth a watch.
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EXCELLENT: "A MUST-SEE"
This, excellent, documentary is about the politics of censorship, and the censorship of politics. On the wider stage it’s about how Hollywood shapes the ... read more »
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