http://www.ropeofsilicon.com The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Wed, 23 May 2012 22:55:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2223/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2223/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:08 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60519 360, A Cat in Paris, Finding Nemo 3-D and The Intouchables.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2223/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-prometheus-brave-bullet-to-the-head/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-prometheus-brave-bullet-to-the-head/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 05:09:12 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60003 2 Days in New York, Brave, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Chicken with Plums, Killer Joe, Prometheus, Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, V/H/S, The Words, Ruby Sparks and Bullet to the Head.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-prometheus-brave-bullet-to-the-head/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2221/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2221/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 23:42:27 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59639 The Oranges, Peace, Love and Misunderstanding, Rock of Ages and To Rome With Love]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2221/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-for-avengers-argo-dredd-stoker-dictator/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-for-avengers-argo-dredd-stoker-dictator/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:16:18 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59221 Argo, The Dictator, Dredd, The Avengers and Stoker.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-for-avengers-argo-dredd-stoker-dictator/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2219/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2219/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:26:24 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58704 Dark Shadows, Piranha 3DD, Snow White and the Huntsman and more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2219/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2218/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2218/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:06:20 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58106 Chernobyl Diaries, The Dark Knight Rises, Magic Mike, Savages, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap and Trishna]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2218/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2217/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2217/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:29:52 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57744 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2217/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2216/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2216/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:22:43 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57213 Battleship, Madagascar 3, Men in Black 3, Think Like a Man, What To Expect When You're Expecting and Step Up 4.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2216/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2215/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2215/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:27:57 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56947 Alex Cross, Jack and Diane, Sound of My Voice and To the Arctic.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2215/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2214/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2214/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:19:26 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56711 Killer Joe lost its appeal and will retain its NC-17 rating, Perks of Being a Wallflower won its appeal and will be rated PG-13 and new ratings for Your Sister's Sister and Safety Not Guaranteed.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2214/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2213/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2213/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:30:59 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56287 Wrath of the Titans, Ted, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Man with the Iron Fists, Blue Like Jazz and Neil Young Journeys.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2213/feed/ 9 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2212/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2212/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:08:50 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55910 The Hunger Games and KIller Joe gets slapped with an NC-17 of which they intend to appeal.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2212/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2211/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2211/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:55:41 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55616 Perks of Being a Wallflower doesn't want that R-rating either]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2211/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weinstein-threatens-leave-of-absence-from-mpaa-over-r-rating-for-bully/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weinstein-threatens-leave-of-absence-from-mpaa-over-r-rating-for-bully/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:46:11 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55610 Bully, but is it just an empty threat?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weinstein-threatens-leave-of-absence-from-mpaa-over-r-rating-for-bully/feed/ 22 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2210/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2210/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:49:06 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54460 21 Jump Street, The Five-Year Engagement, Sinister and The Raid: Redemption.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2210/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/disneys-new-animated-short-paperman-revealed-in-latest-mpaa-ratings/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/disneys-new-animated-short-paperman-revealed-in-latest-mpaa-ratings/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:27 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54128 Wreck-It Ralph in November.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/disneys-new-animated-short-paperman-revealed-in-latest-mpaa-ratings/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2208/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2208/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:42:54 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53884 Bullet to the Head, a PG for Aardman's The Pirates! Band of Misfits and the official PG-13 re-rate for This Means War.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2208/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-means-war-cut-pg-13-clip-premieres/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-means-war-cut-pg-13-clip-premieres/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:26:04 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53710 This Means War starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine with an R-rating and that rating was upheld by the MPAA until Fox agreed to make some cuts. Today I have for you a bit more information on that situation along with a clip and new trailer from the film which arrives on Valentine's Day.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-means-war-cut-pg-13-clip-premieres/feed/ 9 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2207/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2207/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:57:25 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53513 Take this Waltz, does end up with an R rather than the NC-17 rating I had heard many suggest it might get.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2207/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2206/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2206/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53145 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Mirror Mirror, Safe House, This Means War, A Thousand Words, Twylight Zones and Won't Back Down.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2206/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2205/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2205/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:59:44 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52792 Chronicle, Intruders, Moonrise Kingdom, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and yet another re-rate for the long delayed The Possession.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2205/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2204/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2204/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:44:54 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52364 John Carter and American Reunion are among first films rated.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2204/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-the-grey-underworld-awakening-the-devil-inside/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-the-grey-underworld-awakening-the-devil-inside/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:27:10 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51947 The Grey, Underworld Awakening and The Devil Inside all receive R ratings.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mpaa-ratings-the-grey-underworld-awakening-the-devil-inside/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2202/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2202/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:32:25 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51519 Act of Valor, The Flowers of War, Goon and The Raven all earn R-ratings in today's MPAA ratings update.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2202/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2201/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2201/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:44:30 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51251 W.E., Gone and the Disney short Tangled Ever After, which will play in front of Beauty and the Beast 3D in January.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2201/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2200/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2200/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:24:40 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=50815 In the Land of Blood and Honey gets a new rating reason and Where Do We Go Now? is rated in this week's MPAA ratings update.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2200/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2199/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2199/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:43:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=50524 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is rated R? Click on through...]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2199/feed/ 13 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2198/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2198/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:47:07 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=50155 Alvin and the Chipmunks feature and a film from Focus I had not yet heard of called Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2198/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2197/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2197/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:16:22 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49763 The Dark Knight Rises, which will play in front of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has received its rating along with the fourth Mission, We Bought a Zoo, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and more...]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2197/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2196/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2196/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:23:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49342 Rampart, Jason Reitman's Young Adult and a G-rating for the new Toy Story short that will play in front of The Muppets. Click through for the ratings and the reasons...]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2196/feed/ 2