Has Hollywood lost its mind?
Subtitle: a parent's guide to movie ratings
By: Chris Hicks
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Familius
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Salt Lake City, Utah]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781938301193; 9781938301209
Subjects: Motion pictures; Ratings; Reviews; Moral and ethical aspects; Video recordings; Catalogs; Plots, themes
Description: Breaking down the history of the film rating system and exploring today's ratings confusion and quagmire, Hicks provides valuable information to help parents know how to interpret and what to expect from today's movies.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Hollywood censors itself; title: The MPAA and CARA respond to criticism; title: Are R ratings always deserved?; title: PG-13 ratings: an endangered species; title: The G rating: on the verge of extinction; title: After two decades CARA attempts to explain itself; title: Filmmakers and studios: what in the world are they thinking?; title: Traversing the Hollywood morass; title: Hollywood still makes good movies in spite of itself.