New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship
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The New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship was an early 20th-century American organization that reviewed and regulated films for content before evolving into the National Board of Review.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York Board of Censorship | 1 |
| New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9493192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship Context triple: [National Board of Review, formerName, New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship]
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Catholic Legion of Decency
The Catholic Legion of Decency was a U.S. Catholic organization founded in the 1930s that sought to combat immorality in films by rating and pressuring Hollywood productions according to strict moral standards.
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Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers blacklisted in the late 1940s after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about alleged communist affiliations.
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C.
Pre-Code Hollywood
Pre-Code Hollywood refers to the brief era in American cinema between the introduction of sound and the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1934, known for its relatively frank depictions of sex, violence, and social taboos.
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D.
New York Goes to Hollywood
New York Goes to Hollywood is a VH1 reality television series that follows Tiffany "New York" Pollard as she pursues an acting career in Hollywood after her earlier dating-show fame.
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Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is a Philippine government agency responsible for reviewing, rating, and regulating movies and television programs for public exhibition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship Target entity description: The New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship was an early 20th-century American organization that reviewed and regulated films for content before evolving into the National Board of Review.
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A.
Catholic Legion of Decency
The Catholic Legion of Decency was a U.S. Catholic organization founded in the 1930s that sought to combat immorality in films by rating and pressuring Hollywood productions according to strict moral standards.
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B.
Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers blacklisted in the late 1940s after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about alleged communist affiliations.
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C.
Pre-Code Hollywood
Pre-Code Hollywood refers to the brief era in American cinema between the introduction of sound and the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1934, known for its relatively frank depictions of sex, violence, and social taboos.
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D.
New York Goes to Hollywood
New York Goes to Hollywood is a VH1 reality television series that follows Tiffany "New York" Pollard as she pursues an acting career in Hollywood after her earlier dating-show fame.
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E.
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is a Philippine government agency responsible for reviewing, rating, and regulating movies and television programs for public exhibition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film censorship organization
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non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| activity |
issuing approvals for films
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recommending cuts to films ⓘ regulating film content ⓘ reviewing films ⓘ |
| aim |
providing a centralized film review body
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standardizing film content review ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York Board of Censorship
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linked to:
New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship
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| basedIn | Manhattan ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
crime depiction in films
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profanity in films ⓘ sexual content in films ⓘ violence in films ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | National Board of Review ⓘ |
| field |
film censorship
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film regulation ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ |
| focus |
moral standards in films
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protecting audiences from objectionable content ⓘ public decency in films ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Board of Review ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | National Board of Review ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to national self-regulation of films in the U.S. ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
early American film censorship practices
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later national film review standards ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States film exhibitors who sought its approval ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
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New York City ⓘ |
| method |
issuing recommendations to producers and exhibitors
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pre-release screening of films ⓘ |
| nonGovernmental | true ⓘ |
| operatedIn | New York ⓘ |
| partOf | early American motion picture reform movement ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal local film censorship practices ⓘ |
| regulates |
film content for moral acceptability
ⓘ
motion pictures shown to the public ⓘ |
| scope | review of motion pictures before public exhibition ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of early American film censorship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | private review board ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship Description of subject: The New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship was an early 20th-century American organization that reviewed and regulated films for content before evolving into the National Board of Review.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship