The former general counsel of the MPAA, Steven Fabrizio, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty last year to blackmail and third-degree sexual abuse. District of Columbia Judge Marisa Demeo handed down a sentence of 30 months of incarceration, but suspended all but 12 months of that … Read entire story.
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Getty Image On the heels on its first Best Picture Oscar nomination for Roma comes news that Netflix is reportedly preparing to continue to up its film game. According to Variety, the streaming giant is in “advanced talks” to join the Motion Picture Association of America, which currently represents … Read entire story.
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The MPAA is calling out IFC Films over tonight’s screenings of its Lars von Trier serial-killer gorefest The House That Jack Built. The trade group says the showings violate its rules because, rather than being the abridged R-rated version that hits theaters in two weeks, they were … Read entire story.
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Fewer appeals have been filed in recent years over ratings decisions rendered by the MPAA, according to a new report by the trade organization marking the 50th anniversary of the ratings system. Introduced on November 1, 1968 by Jack Valenti in the wake of films such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia … Read entire story.
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EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood’s guilds and production companies have now collected more than $1 billion in foreign levies, a milestone that’s taken 26 years to reach. The latest WGA report notes that the guild collected a record $24.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, and more than $250 million since the program … Read entire story.
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