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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: R-rated

R-rated stories: 2 news summaries

Raunchy Trailers Coming
to Theater Near You

Online popularity has more studios going to marketing's tawdry side

Sep 17, 08 9:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you weren’t sure what to expect from Zack and Miri Make a Porno, the movie’s R-rated preview makes it quite explicit, Josh Levin notes in Slate—and it’s just the latest of a growing number of films to market itself with such so-called red-band trailers. Thirty... More »

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entertainment • film • Seth Rogen • movies • movie theaters • R-rated • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • red band trailers • movie previews • Kevin Smith

Studios Bet Big on R-Rated Comedies

Risqué humor draws smaller crowds, but stars can cut loose

Aug 5, 08 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie studios are gambling on R-rated comedies more than ever as audiences open up to raunchier humor and stars push to showcase their talent in a less restricted setting, the AP reports. PG-13 flicks almost always draw bigger crowds, but R-rated features like Sex and the City, Wedding Crashers, and... More »

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Tom Cruise • MPAA • comedy • Sex and the City • Ben Stiller • Jack Black • Knocked Up • movies • Tropic Thunder • R-rated • Wedding Crashers

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