Comments on: ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ details U.S. torture http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/12/19/in-taxi-to-the-dark-side-us-torture-detailed/ The voice of Clarksville, Tennessee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:28:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Blayne Clements http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/12/19/in-taxi-to-the-dark-side-us-torture-detailed/comment-page-1/#comment-5361 Blayne Clements Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:50:53 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/12/19/in-taxi-to-the-dark-side-us-torture-detailed/#comment-5361 The MPAA has a history of censoring trailers, posters, being inconsistent with applying ratings, etc. A good documentary about this is "This Film in Not Rated" by Kirby Dick. Netflix says "Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment, exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence, and reveals the association's efforts to control culture. Interviewees include John Waters, Darren Aronofsky, Maria Bello, Atom Egoyan, Kevin Smith and more." The MPAA has a history of censoring trailers, posters, being inconsistent with applying ratings, etc. A good documentary about this is “This Film in Not Rated” by Kirby Dick.

Netflix says “Kirby Dick’s provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment, exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence, and reveals the association’s efforts to control culture. Interviewees include John Waters, Darren Aronofsky, Maria Bello, Atom Egoyan, Kevin Smith and more.”

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