Videoteca

Birthday:

09-05-1921

Deathday:

04-26-2007 (85 years)

Birthplace:

Houston, Texas, USA

Biography

Jack Valenti was, for 38 years (1966-2004), the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. In 1968 he created the MPAA film rating system.

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This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Act like Self - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)

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Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Act like Himself

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A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Television: The Enchanted Mirror

Act like Self

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Details the impact of television on people and social institutions.

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Act like Self

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This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.

The View

Act like Self (1 ep.)

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ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

The Oscars

Act like Self (4 ep.)

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An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The Mike Douglas Show

Act like Self (1 ep.)

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The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Freakazoid!

Act like Himself (voice) (1 ep.)

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The adventures of Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an array of super villains.

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

Act like Self (1 ep.)

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To commemorate the first century of American filmmaking, the American Film Institute embarked on a celebration of America's greatest movies from the first 100 years of American cinema — 1896-1996.

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