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Adam Yauch's Holocaust Documentary's MPAA Appeal is Today; Does it Deserve an R Rating?

Update 9 p.m. EST: The MPAA upheld the film’s R rating after the hearing today. Yauch has not backed down on his protest. The well-regarded holocaust documentary A Film Unfinished goes before the Motion Picture Association of America today to decide if it deserves the R rating it received last week from the ratings board. To appeal a rating is not unusual, but this case proved especially fraught because of heated comments by Adam Yauch, former Beastie Boy and founder of Oscilloscope, the movie’s distributor. He publicly branded the decision “bullshit,” a particularly vocal takedown of the MPAA’s long-maligned history...  read more

Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch and Yoko Meditate Against Cancer

Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch wants fans to meditate with him to help beat cancer....  read more

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Diagnosed with Cancer; Group Cancels Tour, Postpones Album

Unfortunate news arrived this morning from legendary New York-based rap trio, Beastie Boys, namely that band member Adam Yauch (MCA) has a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. The tumor was detected early and localized in a single area, so hopes are high for effective treatment. Thankfully, the tumor is not located where it might affect Yauch's vocal chords....  read more

Adam Yauch's Distributor Picks Up Michel Gondry Doc

Adam Yauch’s fledgling indie distribution enterprise Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired Michel Gondry’s new documentary, The Thorn in the Heart, which examines the French auteur’s aunt and her life in rural France. ...  read more