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4/17/12 Round Up AM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 4/17/2012 at 10:27 AM

Categories: Culture, Middle East, Israel

4/17/12 Round Up AM Edition

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for his meeting today with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. [Israel Hayom] Meanwhile, a Gaza doctor who lost three children in Operation Cast Lead builds a new life in Toronto. [Forward] Elsewhere, Israel, once a home to an outpouring of displaced peoples following World War II, is now home to only 200,000 Holocaust survivors. [Times Live] And the co-president of BBYO talks about his latest project, the highly anticipated documentary, “Bully.” …More

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‘Bully’ Loses MPAA Rating Struggle (VIDEO)

By Jspace Staff on 3/27/2012 at 11:20 AM

Categories: Gossip, Education, Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein refuses to be bullied by the Motion Picture Association of America. After MPAA bosses wouldn’t change the restrictive R rating for “Bully,” Weinstein elected to release the documentary as an unrated film. Weinstein, along with Justin Bieber, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama and 425,000 other petitioners have all objected to the R ranking for the documentary about adolescent bullying, which would have prohibited teenagers from seeing the film without an adult. The movie …More

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Weinstein Tries to “Bully” the MPAA (VIDEO)

By Jspace Staff on 2/27/2012 at 3:55 PM

Categories: Gossip, Education, Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein got all worked up over the restricted rating for his new documentary “Bully.” Awarded last week, the R rating means that younger children—the ideal demographic for the film—cannot see the film without being accompanied by a parent. As the film had become a personal crusade, Weinstein threatened to withdraw his company from the Motion Picture Association of America over the ruling. Weinstein tells TV host Piers Morgan, "I cried at the end of the film, and I said this is …More

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