The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) announced a major change to the movie rating system today. In order to better provide parents with information on smoking in films, the MPAA has expanded their current system of ranking movies in which characters are shown smoking. The MPAA has always factored in teen smoking when awarding a rating, however now the organization has opened up its ruling to include adults smoking as well as scenes which glamorize smoking. Read On...
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Richard LaGravenese on Paris, je t'aime and PS, I Love You
The different neighborhoods of Paris are put on display in Paris, je t'aime, a collection of 18 five-minute shorts each put together by a different filmmaker. Writer/director Richard LaGravenese's segment, Pigalle, is set in the red light district and features Fanny Ardant and Bob Hoskins as a married couple attempting to put a little verve back into their sex lives.

LaGravenese described the difference between shooting a short and working on a feature film: "It's fast and it's immediate gratification. It's not long and drawn-out. It's fun just because there’s not as much at risk. It's more purely a creative exercise than it is a life-defining experience." Read On...
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