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Watch This || BY Grace Randolph || 11 16 2012 8:31 PM

WATCH: Keira Knightley Sees Shades Of Modern Bullying In 'Anna Karenina'

Young women bullied by their peers into committing suicide has become a staple of today's news cycle, but as Anna Karenina demonstrates, it's hardly a new phenomenon. Whether you're talking about 19th-century Russian aristocrats or Midwestern teens in the age of Facebook, as Keira Knightley tells me, "The rules of society change, but the way that society works does not." more »

Adventures in Marketing || BY Jen Yamato || 03 26 2012 5:30 PM

Bully Will Be Released Unrated, But Will Theaters Let Kids In?

With the MPAA ruling in favor of upholding Bully's R-rating, the Weinstein Co. has announced that they'll release the documentary as planned on March 30 -- in its full, explicit language-laden unrated cut. The question is, will theaters let minors see it? "I know the kids will come, so it’s up to the theaters to let them in,” said director Lee Hirsch in a press release, with TWC marketing head Stephen Bruno adding pressure to the theaters to "step up and do what's right."
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