The all-powerful young male demographic proved to be stronger than girl power at the box office last weekend. The lewd and crude R-rated drugs and guns comedy "Pineapple Express" did about twice the   Read More »

Language doesn't get much vaguer than the explanations tacked on the PG-13 ratings of the Motion Picture Association of America. The super-hit of the season, "The Dark Knight," received its PG-13   Read More »

Warner Bros. scored big grosses for last weekend's debut of "The Dark Knight," but the film might set a new low for violence in a nonrestricted picture.   Read More »

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" opened to fairly bad reviews last week and indifferent box-office, but it's just about perfect entertainment for younger kids.   Read More »

Independent filmmakers have complained for years that the Motion Picture Association of America is tougher on them than the major studios when it comes to applying ratings.   Read More »

One of the recurring myths involving the movie rating system is the notion of the G rating being as much a commercial kiss-of-death as the adults-only NC-17 rating.   Read More »

The flexibility of the PG-13 rating is demonstrated by one of this weekend's major new releases — "Get Smart." The big-screen remake of the beloved 1960s TV series with Don Adams and Barbara Feldon is OK   Read More »

The box-office power of undiluted children's films was demonstrated last weekend when the PG-rated DreamWorks animated movie, "Kung Fu Panda," earned a huge $60 million gross in its first three days   Read More »

Summer is supposed to be the season of family-friendly PG and PG-13 blockbusters such as "Spider-Man" and "Men in Black." But, last weekend the movie version of the HBO series, "Sex and the City,"   Read More »

As we tick off the 40th anniversary milestones of the incredibly turbulent year, 1968, one event that few people seem to be writing about is that year's introduction of the   Read More »

The folks at Walden Media continue to serve the cause of children's literature (and filmmaking) in their latest production, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which opened Friday.   Read More »

After making their names with the R-rated "Matrix" movies, the writing-directing brother team of Larry and Andy Wachowski has switched to family filmmaking with disastrous results.   Read More »

I am almost always a sucker for movies about inspiring teachers because I appreciated the good ones when I was a student and I've always believed that good teaching determines the future of any   Read More »

"The Pursuit of Happyness" is one of the biggest hits of the 2006 holiday season, yet another feather in the cap of Will Smith. The actor is one of my favorites and the PG-13 film is a true "family   Read More »