Motion Picture Association of America Motion Picture Association of America Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician. He served as a Democrat representing the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas in Congress for 18 years, and is currently the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dan Glickman"
Eric Johnston ( December 21, 1896 – August 22, 1963) was a motion picture association executive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eric Johnston"
Jack Joseph Valenti (born September 5, 1921) was "special assistant" to Lyndon Johnson's White House. In 1966, he resigned and became the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his tenure there, he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro- copyright lobbyists in the world. His salary in 2004 was reported to be $1.35 million, which made him the seventh-highest paid Washington trade group chief, according to the National Journal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jack Valenti"
This is a list of films rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). It includes X-rated films reassigned an NC-17 rating, and titles originally rated NC-17, but edited for a lower rating. Titles with surrendered ratings are usually released unrated to avoid the stigma of NC-17. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of NC-17 rated films"
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is the international counterpart of the Motion Picture Association of America. It was formed in 1945 as the ...more on Wikipedia about "Motion Picture Association"
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), originally called the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association, is a non-profit trade association based in the United States which was formed to advance the interests of movie studios. Its members consist of eight major studios: the Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. The organization produces the well-known voluntary film rating system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Motion Picture Association of America"
The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. It is one of various motion picture rating systems used to help patrons decide which movies may be appropriate for children and/or adolescents. ...more on Wikipedia about "MPAA film rating system"
This Film Is Not Yet Rated is an independent documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America's secretive rating system and its effect on American culture. It will premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and air on the Independent Film Channel in fall 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "This Film Is Not Yet Rated"
The Waldorf Statement was a two-page press release issued on November 25, 1947 by Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, following a closed-door meeting by forty-eight motion picture company executives at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The Statement was a response to the contempt of Congress charges against the so-called "Hollywood Ten" and marks the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist that would continue for more than a decade against more than three hundred employees in the motion picture and related industries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waldorf Statement"
William Harrison Hays ( November 5, 1879– March 7, 1954) was the namesake of the Hays Code, chairman of Republican National Committee and U.S. Postmaster General. ...more on Wikipedia about "Will H. Hays"
X-rated, X certificate, X classification or similar terms are labels for movies implying strong adult content, typically pornography or violence. The precise meaning of the "X" and whether it is an official rating or an unofficial labelling varies from country to country. ...more on Wikipedia about "X-rated"
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