PG-13 Movies of Today Resemble R-Rated of 1992: Study

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, October 11, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Harvard study has concluded that the sexual content of modern movies has become far more explicit than even 13 years ago – to the degree that a movie rated PG-13 today would have garnered an R-rating in 1992.

The researchers concluded that “the MPAA [Motion Picture Association of America] applied less stringency in its age-based ratings over time for the period of 1992-2003.” In other words, as time went on, a PG rating became more and more meaningless, and was no guarantee that the film was free of the graphic sexual imagery that parents would not normally be comfortable allowing a 13-year-old to watch. The rest


Hollywood Created Film Exposes Partial Birth Abortion Via Courtroom Thriller

LOS ANGELES, October 11, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A soon-to-be released motion picture about the partial birth abortion debate is already attracting comment says its creator. A Distant Thunder is an independent 35-minute film created by Jonathan Flora, a writer and director who works for Disney.
“A Distant Thunder… is a supernatural, courtroom thriller that ... is generating awareness and dialogue about a topic surrounded by a great deal of misinformation and controversy,” said Flores.
In an online interview, Flora said, “This project is not the norm for Hollywood. It has a very specific viewpoint and it goes against the current flow of what we hear Hollywood saying...I’m amazed at how many people have no idea what partial birth abortion is.” The rest


Finding Their Way Home
Husband-wife filmmakers Lawrence David Foldes and Victoria Paige Meyerink bring two lifetimes of film experience to every movie they make. Finding Home is the story they've been waiting 20 years to tell.
by Carolyn Arends
posted 10/11/05

Excerpt: "The film is the story of a young woman (Lisa Brenner) who returns to her deceased grandmother's New England inn, where she confronts the repressed memories that haunt her dreams. The movie includes veterans like Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Jason Miller (The Exorcist) and a particularly strong performance by Genevieve Bujold (Oscar nominee for Anne of The Thousand Days). Newer faces like Brenner, Misha Collins and Johnny Messner give Finding Home a youthful energy and credibility.

Funded in part by the non-profit organization Christian Life Resources, Finding Home takes on issues like sexual responsibility, the value of family, and the legacy of choices good and bad. Foldes doesn't want his film branded a "Christian movie," but the experience of making it has cultivated his own faith. We talked to him via telephone from the couple's home in LA."
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