Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Motion picture group defends movie ratings system

In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Joseph Gordon Levitt, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio are shown in a scene from "Inception." Gun violence in PG-13 rated movies has increased considerably in recent decades, to the point that it sometimes exceeds gun violence in even R-rated films, according to a study released Monday. Ohio State University and the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania surveyed gun violence in top-grossing movies, finding that it had more than tripled in PG-13 films since 1985. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Stephen Vaughan) NEW YORK (AP) — Under increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America is defending its often-criticized rating system.








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