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'Bully' Honored With 'Stanley Kramer Award' From PGA

December 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 22 weeks ago

"Bully" examines five high schoolers who are ridiculed and tormented

  

'Bully,' 'How to Survive a Plague,' 'Sugar Man' Make Oscars Documentary Short List

December 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 24 weeks ago

"The Gatekeepers" also included on list of 15 films, "West of Memphis" is snubbed

  

New Rules Could Give Oscar Documentary Field a Different Look This Year

September 24, 2012 By Steve Pond 34 weeks ago

A change in the Oscar documentary process could help unconventional films like "Samsara" and "Searching for Sugar Man" -- but maybe not "2016 Obama's America"

  

Indie Box Office: 'Darling Companion' Barks Up Right Tree

April 22, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Sony's tale of a woman and her dog, "Darling Companion," rakes in $46K on just four screens. "Salmon Fishing" hits $7M mark

  

Indie Box Office: 'Lockout' Leads 'Bully' Expansion

April 15, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

FilmDistrict's "Lockout" led indie newcomers in a week marked by the expansion of Weinstein Co. issue doc, "Bully"

  

'Bully' Wins the Ratings Battle, But It Isn't Winning the War

April 9, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Analysis: Harvey Weinstein's "Bully" battle over ratings isn't likely to cause long-lasting impact

  

'South Park' Takes on Bullying … and 'Bully'? (Video)

April 9, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

The "South Park" gang's favorite target, Butters, is in trouble in an episode that tackles bullying

  

Weinstein Co. Cuts 'Bully' F-Words for PG-13 Rating

April 5, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Weinstein Co.'s controversial documentary "Bully" gets teen-friendly rating after three epithets are cut ahead of its expansion this weekend

  

'Bully' Pushes its Way to $23K Per-Screen Opening at Indie Box Office

April 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Bully," from the Weinstein Co., has the strongest opening of any documentary this year. 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" moves up to No. 7

  

'Bully' Review: Best Intentions Don't Always Lead to Best Movies

March 30, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

"Bully," the buzzed-about documentary, says all the right things about the hot-button issue of bullying but doesn’t say them particularly well

  

'Bully' Will Run in Regal and Carmike Cinemas - With Restrictions

March 29, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Two more theater chains join AMC in screening unrated documentary "Bully," but with tighter restrictions for minors

  

'Bully' Can Be Seen by Minors - with a Note - at AMC Theaters

March 28, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Viewers under 17 will have to bring a guardian or a permission slip to view the documentary "Bully," which is being released unrated after a showdown with the MPAA

  

'Bully' Premiere Ignores the Ratings Controversy, Goes for the Gut

March 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Harvey Weinstein's not there, but host Joel McHale says unrated anti-bullying documentary "is definitely going to beat "John Carter'"

  

'Bully' Being Released Unrated Rather Than With an R

March 26, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Bully" received an R rating from the MPAA despite pleas from the Weinstein Co.

  

Harvey Weinstein Spars With MPAA Head Chris Dodd Over 'Bully' Rating in D.C.

March 15, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

Weinstein Co. co-chair suggests he may release the documentary "Bully" as unrated rather than submit to the organization's R rating

  

'Bully' Battle Continues as Members of Congress Call on MPAA to Change Documentary's Rating

March 12, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Bully" still has an R rating, but 26 members of Congress -- along with Ellen DeGeneres and Drew Brees -- think the documentary should be PG-13

  

PTC Says 'Bully' to MPAA's R-Rating for 'Bully'

March 9, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

"An accurate content rating in no way diminishes the powerful and vitally important messages conveyed in the film,” the conservative Parents Television Council says

  

'Bully,' With Its R Rating, Gets an MPAA-Hosted Screening - and Harvey Will Be There

March 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

And, no, the MPAA isn't changing the movie's rating to PG-13 -- as Weinstein and more than 220,000 petitioners had demanded

  

Ellen DeGeneres: 'Bully' Movie 'Can Save Lives,' Should Be Rated PG-13

March 7, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Ellen DeGeneres talks about "Bully," the documentary that the MPAA has rated R, on her talk show on Wednesday -- and says she signed a petition to change the rating

  

MPAA Praises Teen 'Bully' Crusader But Won't Change Rating

March 7, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Movie ratings board praises teen's "Bully" lobbying, but is unlikely to change R to PG-13 on Weinstein Co. documentary

  

Teen 'Bully' Crusader Flies to Weinstein Co.'s Defense

March 6, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Katy Butler is bringing more than 214,000 signatures to the MPAA, urging the organization to change "Bully's" rating from R to PG-13

  

Teen's Petition Makes 165,000 People Angry About MPAA's 'Bully' Rating

March 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Katy Butler, a 17-year-old high schooler, has gotten more than 165,000 people to sign her petition urging the MPAA to give the documentary "Bully" a PG-13 rating. "Kids hear worse at school," she says

  

Petition Seeks PG-13 for 'Bully' Documentary

February 28, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

More than 100,000 have signed Michigan teen's petition asking MPAA to reverse its ruling that the Weinstein Co.'s documentary "Bully" deserves an R rating due to its language

  

Weinstein Co. Considers Leaving MPAA Over 'Bully' Rating

February 23, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The Weinstein Co. is upset with the MPAA's decision to give the documentary "Bully" an R rating

  

Weinstein Company Loses 'Bully' Rating Appeal

February 23, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The Weinstein Company appealed the R rating of its documentary "Bully," which tells the stories of five young bullying victims

  

Weinstein Co. to Appeal 'R' Rating for 'Bully'

February 21, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Harvey Weinstein wants a PG-13 for documentary so it can be shown in schools

  
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