NYC theater overrules MPAA rating for Snowden documentary
I saw Citizenfour last weekend and I’m at a loss as to why this film was rated R. At least one theatre felt the same and did something about it:
Citizenfour, the acclaimed Laura Poitras documentary about Edward Snowden, has been given an R rating by the notoriously corrupt and opaque MPAA ratings board (see This Film Is Not Yet Rated).
The IFC Center theater in New York City isn’t having any of it, and has posted a notice inviting high-school age patrons to come, especially those who might vote in the next election.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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I would consider going if there were showings closer in Ohio than Columbus, Dayton, let alone Oberlin. Pittsburgh is still a heckuva commute too. I’m actually surprised the Cleveland Institute of Art isn’t showing this.
Hopefully this comes out on DVD eventually as that’s going to be the only way I can economically see it.
I would consider going if there were showings closer in Ohio than Columbus, Dayton, let alone Oberlin. Pittsburgh is still a heckuva commute too. I’m actually surprised the Cleveland Institute of Art isn’t showing this.
Hopefully this comes out on DVD eventually as that’s going to be the only way I can economically see it.