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We saw Jersey Boys last night in our local movie theatre. It is the story of Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons, a singing group of the 1960s, and their rise to fame. It is an adaptation of a stage play. The movie is directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, which is eyebrow raising in itself because it does not seem like a typical Eastwood topic. I approached this movie with some trepidation because of the big, fat R after the title. Normally, I avoid R-rated movies; and I could not find out why it received this rating. However, the...

Original title (Brits love overlong titles):'Worrisome trend' as gun violence TRIPLES in box office hits since the 80s, making once R-rated films like Terminator and Die Hard look like child's play • New study says top-grossing films once rated R at the time of their release would be rated PG-13 today • Violence in movies has nearly quadrupled since the 50s • 945 top box office hits released from 1950 to 2012 were studied • Movies containing sex much more likely to earn an R-rating than those with violence • Psychologists say watching violence on screen increases aggression in real...

TIGARD, Ore.,- A Hollywood producer who lives in Oregon said he was outraged to see a woman bring her young son to a violent R-rated movie. Stephen Simon, whose producing credits include the 1998 film "What Dreams May Come" and the 1989 comedy "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," said he attended a showing of the R-rated film "End of Watch" at the Bridgeport Village Regal Cinema in Tigard and was shocked to see woman viewing it with a boy who appeared to be 4 or 5 years old, KGW-TV, Portland, Ore., reported Wednesday. "It was very violent and very profane...

<p>A Texas day care center is facing a state probe over allegations it took a group of 6-year-olds to see an R-rated movie.</p> <p>Patrick Crimmins, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, confirmed to Fox News Radio that Young Expressions Childcare in Bellmead is under investigation.</p>

1 18 The Passion of the Christ NM $295,280,000 2004 2 22 The Matrix Reloaded WB $281,576,461 2003 3 36 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984 4 38 The Exorcist WB $232,671,011 1973 5 45 Saving Private Ryan DW $216,540,909 1998 6 51 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991 7 60 Gladiator DW $187,683,805 2000 8 73 Pretty Woman BV $178,406,268 1990 9 76 There's Something About Mary Fox $176,484,651 1998 10 82 Air Force One Sony $172,956,409 1997 11 83 Rain Man MGM $172,825,435 1988 12 84 The Matrix WB $171,479,930 1999 13 92 Hannibal MGM $165,092,268 2001...

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