Brian Rose Presents
About
From its very beginnings in the 1890s, motion pictures have delighted the public—and upset civic and religious authorities who felt that movies needed to be regulated to protect “innocent” minds and discourage immorality. As more and more cities and states established film censorship boards during the early 1900s, Hollywood recognized they needed to take some kind of action. The result was the 1934 Hays Code, which set up strict rules of language and conduct for studio films that lasted more than three decades. As the times changed, the Code was replaced by the voluntary MPAA film ratings system in 1968. And yet, fifty years later, the ratings system of G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 films still continues to have its own set of problems. This presentation will look at 125 years of movie censorship and the many ways Hollywood has tried to deal with this continuing issue. This program is being offered as a hybrid program - patrons may attend at the Library or online via Zoom. If you are attending in person , you do not need to register. If you are attending virtually on Zoom , please register at the link below. Once you register for one of Brian's talks, you will be able to attend any of his sessions virtually for the rest of the year. Snacks will be served. Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught for 38 years in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. He’s written several books on television history and cultural
