Members JKane Posted February 25, 2012 Members Posted February 25, 2012 Kudos to TWC for standing up to the MPAA asshats! http://www.towleroad.com/2012/02/weinsteinbully.html *Really* hope somebody mentions this at the Oscars! Quote
Members JKane Posted February 25, 2012 Author Members Posted February 25, 2012 Trailer is heartbreaking, more-so the MPAA decision to keep teenagers from seeing it! Quote
Guest FourAces Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 When I saw the title I thought you were referring to the James Clark film of the same name. Anyway, the MPAA decision to keep this out of the sight of the kids who will benefit from this film makes me very angry. Quote
Members JKane Posted February 25, 2012 Author Members Posted February 25, 2012 When I saw the title I thought you were referring to the James Clark film of the same name. Anyway, the MPAA decision to keep this out of the sight of the kids who will benefit from this film makes me very angry. Yeah, this needs to blow up. I'm really hoping some people go after them at the Oscars, if not or ineffective I'll be following any protest or other actions closely! Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 I can't figure out why it got an "R" rating? I would think they would get the idea that this was targeted to the younger audience to begin with. Quote
Members JKane Posted February 25, 2012 Author Members Posted February 25, 2012 I can't figure out why it got an "R" rating? I would think they would get the idea that this was targeted to the younger audience to begin with. I think because they won't censor stuff like kids being called faggots and all the other abusive language central to the point of the movie. Quote
Guest FourAces Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jesse Jackson actually does the right thing for a change: ------------------- The Reverend Jesse Jackson says children "must be allowed to see [bully] as it was intended to help raise awareness, increase empathy and change minds" in a press statement released today. The documentary, which chronicles the bullying epidemic in the American school system, has entered a maelstrom of controversy due to the Motion Picture Association of America's decision to give the film the R rating, which will make it difficult for people under 17 to see the film. The film's distributor, the Weinstein Co., has appealed with the MPAA to change the rating to the more audience-friendly PG-13. Jackson sides with TWC. Jackson's full statement reads, "Bully is a movie that depicts the nightmare that some kids face every day in schools across America. This harsh reality must not be edited especially considering how bullying has become a horrible form of violence. It drives individuals to suicide and even retaliation. Children are afraid to go to school and therefore their educational productivity decreases. It creates violent reactions in our children and they must be allowed to see the movie as it was intended to help raise awareness, increase empathy and change minds.” Quote
Members JKane Posted March 1, 2012 Author Members Posted March 1, 2012 I agree with him a 100% but can't think of anybody less relevant to say it! There's a petition going around, hopefully it gets more and more signatures. MPAA's trying to justify their BS and pretend that R doesn't exclude vast numbers of kids from seeing it... Tens of Thousands Sign Petition Urging MPAA to Overturn 'Bully's' R Rating Quote
Members JKane Posted March 9, 2012 Author Members Posted March 9, 2012 And again, I fucking love Ellen! Noticed this on Towle. Quote
Members JKane Posted March 9, 2012 Author Members Posted March 9, 2012 The petition is up to 263k as of this writing. Towle points out the Canadians gave it a PG. Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Twenty-five members of Congress, led by Rep. Mike Honda have sent a letter to the MPAA asking that it change the rating for Bully from R to PG-13 so that it can be seen by those that most need to see it. "This truth should be shared with as wide an audience as is appropriate and possible. We believe an R-rating excludes the very audience for whom this film is desperately important. ... We ask you to reconsider the R-rating in the context of its educational importance and life-changing potential." http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/bully-battle-continues-members-congress-call-mpaa-change-documentarys-rating-36163 Quote
Members JKane Posted March 27, 2012 Author Members Posted March 27, 2012 Fucking MPAA!!! Bully is going to have to be released UNRATED. Usually a death sentence for a movie, hopefully not this time! The Weinstein Company will release the film Bully unrated on March 30 after the MPAA refused to budge on its 'R' rating on the film, according to a press release received by Movieline: Furthering proof that the R rating for some language is inappropriate for a film that’s meant to educate and help parents, teachers, school officials and children with what’s become an epidemic in schools around the country, the fight against the rating continues on. The outpour of support by politicians, schools, parents, celebrities and activists for the film’s mission to be seen by those it was made for – children – has been overwhelming. Nearly half a million people have signed Michigan high school student and former bullying victim Katy Butler’s petition on Change.org to urge the MPAA to lower the rating. Said BULLY Director Lee Hirsch, “The small amount of language in the film that’s responsible for the R rating is there because it’s real. It’s what the children who are victims of bullying face on most days. All of our supporters see that, and we’re grateful for the support we’ve received across the board. I know the kids will come, so it’s up to the theaters to let them in.” It will be up to movie theaters to decide whether or not to let minors see it. Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2012/03/the-weinstein-company-will-release-bully-unrated.html#ixzz1qGxNk6JK Quote
Guest FourAces Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Fucking MPAA!!! Bully is going to have to be released UNRATED. Usually a death sentence for a movie, hopefully not this time! JK you're right about unrated films but that is more based on commercial movies. Bully, the documentary, needs to be shown in schools and being unrated might give educators the ability to do so now. At least I hope so. Quote
Guest FourAces Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 And again, I fucking love Ellen! I have always liked Ellen but over the past year or so have really become a fan of her low key and somewhat subtle activism ... plus she gets to touch Justin OMG Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Not my Justin Bieber! I have always liked Ellen but over the past year or so have really become a fan of her low key and somewhat subtle activism ... plus she gets to touch Justin OMG Quote
caeron Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 The MPAA is totally fucked up. People getting shot is PG-13, but ooooh nasty language. Or worse, sexuality. FUCK THEM. Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I had college interns who had already seen Hangover one when they were less than 16. They will find waynori see it no matter what rating it has. And those interns saw them in theaters. It's a different world and please hey are not like us when we were young. Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I hope the "unrated" will mean more schools will show the film. Based on what I saw every parent and every bully should see it. Quote
Members JKane Posted March 28, 2012 Author Members Posted March 28, 2012 I had college interns who had already seen Hangover one when they were less than 16. They will find waynori see it no matter what rating it has. And those interns saw them in theaters. It's a different world and please hey are not like us when we were young. It's not a matter of people not being able to seek it out, it's a matter of it being worked into curriculums and assemblies in the off chance it gives bullies, or maybe more likely, bystanders, reason to think and maybe act differently. Quote
Members JKane Posted April 6, 2012 Author Members Posted April 6, 2012 The MPAA backed down?! How is this not bigger news??? From Towle: 'Bully' To Be Rated PG-13 After weeks of activist activity and very public debate, the MPAA has reportedly assigned a PG-13 rating to the Weinstein Company's socially responsible new flick, Bully. Via MarketWatch: The Weinstein Company (TWC), aided by the guidance and consultation from attorneys David Boies and Ted Olson, announced today that the MPAA has lowered the R rating, given for some language, for BULLY to a PG-13 in time for the film's April 13th expansion to 55 markets. The scene that has been at the forefront of the battle with the MPAA, the intense scene in the film that shows teen Alex Libby being bullied and harassed on a bus, has been left fully intact and unedited. BULLY director Lee Hirsch felt editing the scene was not an option, and subsequently refused to do so, since it is too important to the truth and integrity behind the film. Also a victory is the exception the MPAA made by allowing the film to be released with the new rating before 90 days, which is the length of time their policy states a film must wait to be in theaters after a rating change to avoid confusion or inconvenience for moviegoers. I have yet to see a screener, but it's apparent that this is a movie everyone should see, particularly those with children, nieces, nephews, cousins or any other person who lives in today's increasingly harsh world. The move comes after Change.org helped collect over 500,000 signatures urging the MPAA to make the flick available to as many people as possible. Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2012/04/bully-to-be-rated-pg-13.html#ixzz1rEuRAZ5z Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Finally!! I hope now that schools will voluntarily show this movie and invite the parents who are probably most of the problem to begin with. Quote
Guest FourAces Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Thats good news. The main kid in the trailer above was on CNN today. I missed it but they might post his segment in their video section. Quote
Members RA1 Posted April 6, 2012 Members Posted April 6, 2012 I thought brew-ha-ha was aka happy hour when one consumes brewskies. MY BIG brouhaha will be when and if BO gets re-elected. Best regards, RA1 Quote
Guest FourAces Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I found a brief clip from the CNN appearance. The kid looks terrible .. as in just totally beaten down. http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_bn3#/video/bestoftv/2012/04/06/exp-point-bully-libby-family.cnn Quote
