The NC-17 rating is seen as taboo, but it lets movies explore the darker parts of human life, like in the films Perfect Blue ...

Sacha Baron Cohen has never had a problem pushing the comedic envelope. But as far as the Motion Picture Association of America is concerned, the comedian's "Borat" follow-up, "Bruno," goes beyond the ...

Director Lars Von Trier and actress Charlotte Gainsboug (L) pose on the film set of 'Nymphomaniac' at a former primary school in Cologne September 20, 2012. The film will chronicle the sexual ...

In an era of repressive sexual politics, one filmmaker is calling out the MPAA for slapping her lesbian romance with an NC-17 rating. Director Anita Doran is outraged that her film Maya & Samar, which ...

As far as the ratings system goes, the dreaded NC-17 is treated like the proverbial red-headed stepchild by Hollywood. Ordinarily doled out for explicit sexual content (violence, funnily enough, is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director Anita Doron blasted the “shocking” decision by the MPAA to slap an NC-17 rating on “Maya & Samar,” an Athens-set romantic ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The marital drama "Blue Valentine," starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, is facing the possibility of an NC-17 rating, which would put the Weinstein Co. film ...

Director Anita Doron blasted the “shocking” decision by the MPAA to slap an NC-17 rating on “Maya & Samar,” an Athens-set romantic drama about the torrid affair between a Canadian journalist and a ...