This Film is Not Yet Rated

Dates between Fri 01 Sep-Sat 30 Sep2006.

Kirby Dick investigates the censorship secrets of the American movie industry.

Documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick returns to the ICA with another provocative triumph. For thirty years, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has controlled who gets to see what in US cinema, having established an age-based ratings system presided over by its seemingly immovable chief Jack Valenti. However, a body that began as a lobbying organisation for the industry now wields a disproportionate amount of power over the potential futures of individual films, especially given that decisions are reached behind closed doors and those sitting in judgment remain anonymous and unaccountable. Interviews with the likes of John Waters, Darren Aronofsky, Atom Egoyan, Kevin Smith and South Park creator Matt Stone suggest that independent filmmakers suffer stricter censure than major Hollywood studios and that sex is more of a taboo than violence, giving these sometimes seemingly arbitrary decisions a political and cultural significance. In full, fearless investigative mode, Dick sets out with a pair of private detectives to uncover the secrets of the MPAA. Ultimately, the film is about censorship and freedom of speech, meaning that this Super Size Me for the cinema could have an impact beyond the film industry.

There will be a special screening of This Film is Not Yet Rated on Mon 18 Sept, followed by a discussion between critic Mark Kermode and David Cooke, director of BBFC.

Fri 01 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Sat 02 Sep - Sun 03 Sep 14:00Cinema 1 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Mon 04 Sep 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Tue 05 Sep - Fri 08 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Sat 09 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Sun 10 Sep - Mon 11 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 Tue 12 Sep - Wed 13 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Thu 14 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 Fri 15 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Sat 16 Sep - Sun 17 Sep 14:00Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Mon 18 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 Tue 19 Sep - Wed 20 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Thu 21 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 Fri 22 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Sat 23 Sep - Sun 24 Sep 14:00Cinema 1 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Mon 25 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Tue 26 Sep - Thu 28 Sep 16:15Cinema 1 18:30Cinema 1 20:45Cinema 1 Fri 29 Sep - Sat 30 Sep 20:45Cinema 2

FullPrice:£8(£7before5pmMon-Fri).

Concession:£7(£6before 5pm monday to friday, no concs at the weekend). ICAMembers:£6(£5 before 5pm monday to friday).