It was a sad face, blue, with big round glasses and a mustache like a pair of bluebird wings.

NEWYORKER: Ziggurat

Sometimes they're startled, as when the MPAA slapped the sad, thoughtful "Blue Valentine" with an NC-17, which meant it couldn't play in many theaters, be advertised in many newspapers or probably be nominated for Oscars.

WSJ: Roger Ebert on Movie Ratings