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...government's efforts to restrict youngsters' exposure to violent films are laudable [NATION, June 21], but two critical issues have been overlooked. Many movies that are R-rated [requiring that those 17 and under be accompanied by a parent] should be classified as the more restrictive NC-17 [barring anyone under 17]. Such uneven labeling makes a mockery of the film ratings. An R-rated film should prohibit any child under 13. Also, it's quite possible for parents to take toddlers and children to violent and explicit R-rated movies. Parents must be made more aware of just...
...added anything substantive to that press release in the years since--which is, of course, why the rumor that Cruise and Kidman play psychiatrists drawn into a web of sexual intrigue with their patients got started. And the one about the mad genius Kubrick making an NC-17-rated blue movie. And the one that has Cruise wearing a dress in one sequence...
...actors say it is difficult these days to see the movie because it was always the three of them worrying and plotting together, but they are determined to preserve Kubrick's final legacy. The film's climactic orgy scene had threatened to earn it a restrictive NC-17 rating. According to the film's producer, Jan Harlan, Kubrick realized that he would have to make adjustments to earn an R rating. Rather than cut his film, he came up with the idea of digitally adding figures to partly hide the most explicit 65 seconds of the scene when...
...look at the dark side of sexuality with a few explicit love scenes featuring uber-couple Kidman and Cruise. However, the movie has had its troubles, including mid-filming cast changes, extended reshoots, and a ratings battle. with the MPAA. Question is, if the film gets a very unmarketable NC-17 rating, will anyone dare to tamper with the late Kubrick's legacy...
Triple-XXX. (Almost.) Not for the innocent or easily offended, Impotent Sea Snakes perform a sort of pornographic glam rock. And, in fact, the band does its performance over its music. No need to believe everything you read, though--check it out for yourself. NC-17, Axis, 73 Lansdowne...