My colleague and dear friend Nell Minow of Beliefnet.com, wrote a story in today's Chicago SunTimes about a policy change at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) that many parents will want to be aware of, all the more so because that change has gone unannounced and unrecognized…until now.
As it turns out, movie previews are no longer approved for all audiences. The change, instituted by the MPAA's Classification and Ratings Board, went into effect this April, but was not announced to the public.
It used to be that trailers led by a green screen were safe for general audiences (regardless of the rating of the film being advertised), but those trailers led by a red screen contained restricted content and were allowed to be shown only before R-rated films. (The so-called red-band trailers have risen sharply in popularity, especially online, where children can easily get around the age verification firewalls.)
While the green-band trailers used to be "approved for all audiences," ...
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