WASHINGTON — A low-budget, inspirational football movie made by Baptist pastors in Georgia has triggered a flood of accusations by Christian groups that Hollywood’s main trade association penalized ...

…Against the MPAA, that is. In Smith’s career, he had previously argued down two NC-17 ratings to R-ratings (both without cuts made to the film) and an R to a PG-13…but after getting the ratings ...

In 1984, the MPAA introduced a new rating that was supposed to warn parents about violence. Our film critic explains how that backfired. The PG-13 turns 40 this year. But it’s no cause for celebration ...