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Author Topic: Director Butts head MPAA over Rating Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-05-2002 04:19 PM                     Just 3 weeks before release of his romantic sci-fier "Solaris", Director Steven Sodbergh is locked in a battle with the MPAA rating board over it's decision to rate the film R, because of two scences in which actor George Clooney is seen naked from the rear. Soderbergh plans to appeal the rating at a MPAA ratings hearing.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-05-2002 05:44 PM                     I guess George Clooney's exposed ass will give 13 year old girls a legitimate reason to scream.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-05-2002 06:31 PM                        I highly doubt that Clooney's arse is the only reason for the R rating. After all, you can occasionally see a bare tush on network TV these days. Exactly what is he DOING with his buns hanging out? That could make the difference.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-05-2002 06:36 PM                        "NYPD Blue" has been doing bare butts (both sexes) on TV for years. And this year they even get to use the word "bullshit". There has to be more to this than just bare butts.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-05-2002 07:40 PM                     Maybe George was digging for dingleberries on camera. Or perhaps he cut a fart.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 11-05-2002 10:33 PM                     quote: And this year they even get to use the word "bullshit". So THAT's the word the LA Times was laughably pussyfooting around in the LONG article about a word being used on NYPD Blue last week.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-06-2002 12:56 PM                     They're gonna say Shit on television? They can't say Shit on television! =TMP= "The literal adjective is not appropriate. For instance, My bad diarrhea made the inside of the toilet bowl shitty and I had to clean it with a rag which then also became shitty." -- Ms. Choksondick, South Park.  |  IP: Logged

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