Movie Reviews:

Movie Review: 'Quartet'

January 16, 2013

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Dustin Hoffman steps behind the camera for his directorial debut with "Quartet" (Weinstein), a comedy-drama about musical artists who face the ultimate curtain call: a date with the Grim Reaper


Movie Review Capsules for January 11

January 11, 2013

Movie Review Capsules: "Gangster Squad"; "Promised Land"; "Texas Chainsaw 3D"; "Zero Dark Thirty."


Book explores how religious ethics can help to honor the earth

January 11, 2013

Earth-Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key by Larry L. Rasmussen. Oxford University Press (New York, 2012). 368 pp., $45




(CNS) Catholic News Service:

A-I — general patronage
A-II — adults and adolescents
A-III — adults
A-IV — adults, with reservations
L — limited adult audiences, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling
O — morally offensive (MPAA)

Motion Picture Association of America:

G — general audiences, all ages admitted
PG — parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suitable for children
PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
R — restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
NC-17 — no one 17 and under admitted (age limit may vary in certain areas)