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“Bully”–the controversial documentary from the Weinstein Company–finally got a PG-13 rating today from the MPAA. The movie had received an R rating originally, prompting a massive backlash and a publicity campaign that spawned a national petition, celebrity protests, and lots of free airtime. The Weinstein Company released “Bully,” directed by Lee Hirsch, last Friday without a rating in New York and Los Angeles.

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling's upcoming drama, "Blue Valentine," has won an appeal of its adults-only NC-17 rating and will go into theaters with an R-rating instead.

Dave Karger on what effect MPAA ruling about drama may have on Oscar odds for Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams.

Ridley Scott and 20th Century Fox fight over R rating and a $250 million budget.

Studio's May 29 computer-animated film is only its second feature not to receive a G rating (the other is ''The Incredibles'').

Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie, Bruno, succeeds in getting its rating changed from NC-17 to R in the US.

Even going back to Comic-Con in San Diego last year, director McG has not been committing to what his upcoming franchise relaunch Terminator Salvation would be rated, saying that Warner Bros' President of Production Jeff Robinov didn't care and just wanted McG to make the best movie he could. Ever since then, McG had cited The Dark Knight (PG-13), The Matrix (R) as two of the movies made under Robinov's regime that proved that that ratings don't really matter either way.