News | 2007
2007
Hollywood adds adult smoking to ratings system
John Eggerton | Broadcasting & Cable (10 May 2007)
MPAA stopped short of saying films with smoking should get a mandatory R-rating.
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Smoking in the movies: So where's the fire?
Joel Stein | Chicago Tribune (1 May 2007)
Hollywood should treat smoking in the movies as strongly as using [the f-word].
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Hollywood's smoke alarm
Jeffrey Kluger | Time (12 Apr 2007)
Studios may conclude that quitting the habit is not just a lot healthier but also a lot smarter.
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Puff piece
Kim Masters | Slate (6 Apr 2007)
Harvard tells Hollywood to ban cigarettes from kids' movies.
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New studies bolster claims on movie smoking
Susan J. Landers | American Medical News (5 Mar 2007)
Children and young teens have been shown to be vulnerable to onscreen tobacco use.
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Smoke gets in their eyes
Brooke and Garfield Gladstone Bob | On the Media (2 Mar 2007)
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Smoking under fire
John Eggerton | Broadcasting & Cable (26 Feb 2007)
Activists aim to tar cigarette-friendly films with an R-rating.
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Making cancer cool: Tobacco and Hollywood
Ralph Nader | Counterpunch (21 Feb 2007)
One important cultural ally of Big Tobacco is Hollywood.
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Survey: Most think film smoking sways kids
Brooks Boliek | The Hollywood Reporter (13 Feb 2007)
Americans think that more kids are likely to take up smoking if they see actors ... fire up a butt.
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Smoking and other vices in the movies
Steve Inskeep | NPR Morning Edition (13 Feb 2007)
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