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-- over the past 10 years. Foreign boxoffice has grown even more dramatically, he added. Last year, it totaled $15.7 billion, up more than 44% from 2003. As for moviegoers, they enjoy a relative bargain according to National Association of Theatre Owners president John Fithian, who joined Glickman at the early morning press conference. Last year, the average ticket price hit $6.21, up 3% over the 2003 figure of $6.03. Still, Fithian noted, that 3% increase was less

How Society Perpetuates Obstacles in Adolescents Adolescents are faced daily with the temptations of using/abusing drugs and/or alcohol. Even with parents and schools trying to steer our youth today away from using they get sucked in by all forms of advertising that lead them to believe that by saying “yes” to using a controlled substance they will be much more ‘lively.’ If advertising didn’t have such an impacted and work, these companies wouldn’t be spending the billions of dollars that they

The 2006 film, “This Film is Not Yet Rated”, argues that the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA’s) rating system for films is a form of censorship with underlying purposes. The rating system’s purposes as the film presents include profit, box office numbers, image, control and company interest. The film presents its thesis with facts, independent investigation and commentary by people within the film industry and those that the MPAA’s film rating system directly affects. The film makes

the Movie Picture Association of America, which makes the decision whether or not it is appropriate for certain audiences. The two articles entitled "Movie Picture Association of America Defends Its Ratings System" and "Rating System Runs Adrift" both deal with the issues of ratings systems in movies, music, video games, and television. The rating scale is used largely to protect children from what can be too inappropriate for them to view. As a matter of fact, The Movie Picture Association of America

voluntary system sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) was founded in 1922 as membership-based business association of the American film industry. At first, the Motion Picture

understand where the Motion Picture Association of America comes from with their certifications, there must be some background knowledge of the former certification system called the Hays Code. The Hays Code was implemented in 1930 and, while it may not be used anymore, inspired the Motion Picture Association of America’s certification system; the Hays Code is religion-based, several of the ideas have been reformed today, and moralistic in fact, one of the general principals is “No picture shall be produced

R Rated Movies for Teens Have you ever wanted to go to a movie but you couldn’t get in because you were not old enough? The Motion Picture Association of America rates movies on the content of the movie. Teens at the age of thirteen should be able to be let into R rated movies because they see violence in daily TV shows and music videos also they are going to be exposed to the elements of a rated R movie eventually because of their gender. First, some movies are rated R because of violence. “A

audience. Let's say that Dr. Seuss's “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” is rated G. G stands for “General Audiences- All Ages Admitted” according to the Motion Picture Association of America. This is the lowest rating and would be best for younger children. “The ratings system was established by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) in 1968” (MPAA). Since 1968, films have been analyzed by a board and voted on what kind of rating they deserve. Films range from a rating of G- NC-17. NC-17

Jeffrey Corpstein English 270 Research paper Censorship This paper will cover censorship in film with its main focus in the United States. It will cover the progress of film censorship and how it has varied throughout the country as well as state to state. The reader will discover how film censorship has changed with society and can be a resemblance of society at a certain point in time. Important cases and lawsuits will be covered as well, enabling the reader to understand why and how certain laws

rated movies), Hollywood studios used self censorship to control insure what they were showing audiences was appropriate. The way that Hollywood studios were able to do this was through the enforcement of the Movie Picture Production Code (MPPC). The push for regulation of the motion picture industry picked up steam in the 1920’s. The coming of sound allowed for films to be much more realistic and obscene than silent films. In an effort to sell tickets and pique the public interest, movie studios began