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“A Film Unfinished” Holocaust documentary retains an “R” rating
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John W. Kennedy
Citing “disturbing images of Holocaust atrocities including graphic nudity,” the appeals board of the movie industry’s Classification and Rating Administration has rejected a plea to reconsider its decision to slap an “R” rating on the Holocaust documentary A Film Unfinished. The plea was made by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the movie’s distributor, on the basis that the…
Reality show featuring Ryan and Tatum O’Neal is a really bad idea
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John W. Kennedy
One of the worst sub-genres of the oxymoronically named genre known as reality television is the “follow the D-list celebrity” category. Comedian Kathy Griffin’s Bravo show is actually called My Life on the D List in which evidence is compiled on a weekly basis as to why she made the cut. Other reality show D-listers…
The cultural battle over Prop 8 and same-sex marriage will go on — but genuine compromise may be possible
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John W. Kennedy
As Hollywood celebrates the court-ordered death of California’s Proposition 8 (in which voters rejected a previous court ruling legalizing gay marriage), it’s worth noting that Prop 8 (dubbed “Prop Hate” by comedian Margaret Cho) isn’t actually dead. It will be appealed and, ultimately (no matter which side wins the appeal), appealed again to the Supreme…
“$#*! My Dad Says” and the audiences CBS values (and doesn’t)
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John W. Kennedy
CBS and the ad community are essentially greeting concerns over the title of the network’s new Twitter feed-based $#*! My Dad Says with a big “$#*! yourselves!” proclaiming the Parents Television Council essentially irrelevant in affecting program content. From Hollywood Reporter:A day after the PTC slammed the show for its title and asked advertisers to…
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