Film and Society Review

Question 1

What were Actors known for in the early silent films?

Answer 1

Expressing every emotion on their faces

Question 2

Are the Editing rhythms of foreign films often paced differently from those of American films?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

For whom was the movie industry’s Production Code devised?

Answer 3

Will H. Hays

Question 4

Did the Production Code Administration have strong ties to the Catholic Church?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Is the current ratings system a form of self-regulation put into operation to guard against official federal, state, and local government control?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Under the Production Code, could a studio be fined $25,000 if it released a film without the Code Seal of Approval?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Does the rating that a film has been given have little or no effect on the film’s success at the box office?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What is an Antithetical documentary?

Answer 8

A documentary simply describing a subject rather than judging it

Question 9

What are Social problem films?

Answer 9

A film dealing with a current problem with society

Question 10

What is the type of documentary like Sicko called, which presents a clearly articulated position towards its subject?

Answer 10

Reflexive documentary

Question 11

How were A Clockwork Orange and Midnight Cowboy initially rated?

Answer 11

X

Question 12

Because parents and critics complained about the amount and intensity of violence in them, which two films were instrumental in splitting the “PG” rating into two separate labels, “PG” and “PG-13”?

Answer 12

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Door and Gremlins

Question 13

In the fall of 1990, which rating was changed to the current “NC-17”?

Answer 13

X

Question 14

In general, no film appears on broadcast-network television until what?

Answer 14

1980’s or October of 1986

Question 15

Why was Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? important in the evolution of American film censorship?

Answer 15

It helped develop today’s film rating system

Question 16

Most censorship within the American film industry has traditionally reflected an uneasy compromise between which groups?

Answer 16

Advocates of changes and supporters of the old system

Question 17

The Seventh Seal, The Virgin Spring, and La Dolce Vita were all what?

Answer 17

Strong and provocative films that were not approved by the board

Question 18

What are “Cover shots”??

Answer 18

Shots created to cover explicit shots

Question 19

Under the Production Code in the 1930s and 40s, was there swearing in movies?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

How is an “R” rating estimated to affect potential audiences in theaters?

Answer 20

It would make people judge a film by its rating