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12 Films of Christmas: Gremlins

This selection from Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas gives us a horror hit that forever changed portrayals of Christmas — not to mention the MPAA : On a trip to New York City, unsuccessful inventor Rand Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) searches for a Christmas present for his son Billy (Zach Galligan), and in Chinatown he finds an adorable creature known as a mogwai. The old shopkeeper (Keye Luke) refuses to sell it, but his grandson secretly lets Rand have it for $300. There are rules to be followed in keeping the creature: Keep it away from bright light, don’t let it get wet, and don’t feed it after midnight.

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12 Films of Christmas: Gremlins

Slideshow: The 10 Biggest MPAA Debacles of 2010

Ah, another year, another series of enigmatic clues as to how the MPAA ratings board actually makes its decisions. And then an equal number of films try to challenge the mystifying organization to gain free publicity. 2010 was no exception, with a wide variety of contradictions, exceptions and just completely baffling decisions, and so in our grand year-end tradition, let’s take a look at the 10 biggest MPAA debacles of 2010.

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Slideshow: The 10 Biggest MPAA Debacles of 2010