Signed, posted on Facebook and tweeted.
Cool!!
I've got to start tweeting. When I first signed up, the only person in my contacts that has an account was my boss. So I've ignored twitter for the last 2-3 years.
"Bully" documentary could hit theaters without rating
That's a big improvement.
Maybe not, if it puts "Bully" in NC-17 territory.
Oh, I may have read it wrong. Somewhere I thought I saw that schools would balk at showing unrated movies, as well, thinking unrated can be an indication of adultish content.
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The Bully Project Official Trailer 2012 1080p HD
bullying in schools across America
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all this makes me cry so much....this is just horrible. it feels like the western worlds slumdog millionaire. We may not have poverty but we do have the attitude that we can pick on other people.
I thought "not rated" left things open. Is it possible to acquire a rating of NC-17 after a "not rated" release?
From what I've read of these and other articles, "Not Rated" means just that. It would be released with no official rating specifying or limiting viewership.
Oh, I may have read it wrong. Somewhere I thought I saw that schools would balk at showing unrated movies, as well, thinking unrated can be an indication of adultish content. But now I see that Weinstein thinks that could be a good solution, so I may have misunderstood.
*side note* Even with that disclaimer, at age 10 I got into see DoTD with my father, who had no idea what film he was going to see. We both had nightmares for about 2 weeks. :laugh:
You don't feel like kids get bullied in the non-Western world? I agree it's horrible, but I would guess there are people in every culture who pick on others.'
Also, I would argue that we do have poverty. Though not as prevalent, and with better safety nets.
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I may have been a bit unclear with my point. But for me bullying is about values. What kind of values we would like to have in our society. In Sweden every school needs to have an antimobbing plan.
If a kid is treated badly and the school doesn't do enough about it. He or she can sue the school.
If I got my statistics correct. Bully was in third place this weekend. After The Hunger Games, and Clash of the Titans. That is pretty good.
If I got my statistics correct. Bully was in third place this weekend. After The Hunger Games, and Clash of the Titans. That is pretty good.
Publicity stunt anyone?
The director considers this a victory? Seriously? Thousands and thousands of people had to get involved, and in the end, those very few F-bombs were cut anyway. That doesn't sound like victory to me. Why didn't he just cut them to begin with, and not waste people's time? Publicity stunt anyone?
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Weinstein Co. cuts 'Bully' F-words for PG-13 rating
April 5, 2012, 7:46 PM EST
By Tim Kenneally
TheWrap
The Weinstein Co. has backed down on "Bully," cutting F-words from the documentary to get a teen-friendly PG-13 rating ahead of its April 13 expansion into 55 markets.
The MPAA originally gave the documentary an R rating for language, holding firm despite a grass-roots campaign for a PG-13 rating. After the campaign by Weinstein co-chair Harvey Weinstein, various celebrities and online petitioners failed to sway the MPAA, the company decided to release the movie unrated instead.
At a point in time when bullying in America has reached epidemic proportions, Emmy-winning director Lee Hirsch invites viewers to spend a year in the lives of five students who contend with public torment and humiliation on a daily basis.
The film premiered last week.
The unrated release posed a challenge for theaters chains: one opting not to screen the film at all, two others treating it as if it were rated R, and the AMC theater chain allowing viewers under 17 to see the movie unaccompanied if they brought a permission slip.
"Bully" director Lee Hirsch said he felt "completely vindicated" by the new rating. "While I retain my belief that PG-13 has always been the appropriate rating for this film, as reinforced by Canada's rating of a PG, we have today scored a victory from the MPAA."
The new rating will also allow various schools, organizations, including the National Education Association and the Cincinnati School District, to screen the film for children as they had hoped.
The new rating came with "great support" from MPAA chairman Chris Dodd, the Weinstein Co. said in a statement. During a screening in Washington prior to the documentary's release, Dodd suggested trimming a few of the curse words to get the lower PG-13 rating.
If they want to make a movie about bullying, they need to SHOW it! ALL of it!
Rather long, but interesting, article, off Huffington Post this morning.
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O'Connell missed. The problem isn't misogyny. Nor is it about the expectations of the gender binary. Its about the dishonorable behavior of people who abuse those that they perceive as being weaker than them. Its about power, not gender.
Michael Jascz
Executive Director, The Relationship Foundation
Bullying: Why Social and Emotional Learning in Schools Is Paramount to Prevention
Posted: 04/ 8/2012 5:24 pm
I am sorry. But in my opinion. The only things that kids understand. And I use the term Kids loosly. Is retribution. They understand
that they are not allowed to hurt someone, if they are going to get hurt in return. It also works on adults. ie traffic tickets, fines for late
payments, and losing your job if you don't do a good job there. Kids will be more likely to obey the rules of behavior, if they are told that
they are going to suffer from consequences. From detention, or community service. Beyond that to even be placed in jail, or rehabilitation. This is a problem that has to be addressed. I know that a kid in my grandsons school was jealous of him, and picked on him repeatedly. The kid was seldom if ever punished and my grandson, was always.. considered the one in the wrong. I went there and talked to the Principal, and she was obviously in the other kids camp. She said that Ryan was at fault, he was difficult for the kids to get along with. That he was not telling the truth, about the problems they were having.
Coincidentally.. that kid moved. After he was gone. My grandson never had any more problems...Of course she was right? He was the problem, not the other bully.. Who by the way was older and larger than my grandson. A grade higher. That witch just didn't like Ryan because he didn't come from a well to do family like the other boy.... He has a single mom. She was going to college at the time.
It needs to stop NOW!!!!