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This Film Is Not Yet Rated DVD, 2006

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Fresh from helming the Oscar-nominated Twist of Faith, Kirby Dick (still best known for his acidic documentary, Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist), turned his hand to the world of US film ratings. Focusing upon the Motion Picture Association of America's obscure rating system, This Film... wages a two-pronged attack. Firstly, Dick investigates the way in which films are awarded their ratings (noting along the way that independent films suffer a rawer deal than studio movies, sex is penalised more than violence, gay sex is penalised more than straight sex etc). Secondly, Dick hires a private detective to spy on the MPAA building itself and ascertain the identity of the MPAA ratings board, whose names are kept secret. All of which is tremendous, zippy fun in a sort of Michael Moore / Morgan Spurlock sort of way, especially when the film’s own NC-17 rating for graphic sexual content comes under discussion. With interviews from the likes of Kevin Smith (Clerks) and Mary Harron (American Psycho) this is a must-see for anyone interested in the bizarre workings of the US film industry.

Peter Wild on 12th March 2007
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Kirby Dick's star-studded investigation into the business of film censorship and the secretive work of the Motion Picture Association of America's rating board. When the MPAA refuses to let Dick's cameras in, he hires a team of female private investigators to uncover Hollywood's best kept secret - the identities of the film censors themselves. Features interviews with Atom Egoyan, Kevin Smith, John Waters, Mary Harron and South Park's Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

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