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The 10 Worst Things About the Oscars

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. January 30, 2012.

While we ogle the pomp and circumstance, here are some things to keep in mind.

R-Rated Pot: Tame Meryl Streep Movie Got Smacked with 'High' Rating

Jan Frel, AlterNet. December 28, 2009.

The rating for 'It's Complicated' has kicked up dust in Hollywood, with movie bloggers starting blistering attacks on the M.P.A.A. for being out of touch.

Hollywood is Watching You

Art Brodsky, Huffington Post. March 18, 2008.

The MPAA is railing against net neutrality and trying to partner up with ISPs to spy on Americans who have done nothing wrong.

MPAA Loves Fake Torture and Censors Realistic Films

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. December 28, 2007.

If a movie's entire purpose is to titillate misogynists then the standards get a lot looser.

MPAA Rejects Movie Poster Because It Depicts a Hooded Detainee

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. December 20, 2007.

"Taxi to the Dark Side" is about an Afghan taxi driver who was innocent of any terrorist ties but still “tortured to death by US interrogators.

Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Brees, Members of Congress Sign on Petition to Change Anti-Bullying Documentary\'s Rating

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.