News | Opinion
2005
Attack of the nannies
It's a good idea to stop glamorizing smoking in movies, but the nannies want more.
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2003
Pic smoke chokes
The R rating would be the right thing to do … and wouldn't cost the industry a cent.
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My first cigarette, and my last
Hollywood started me smoking, literally putting a cigarette in my hand.
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Rate films with smoking 'R' for their influence on kids
What will it take to get Hollywood executives to address the dangers of smoking?
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Rate tobacco use
Tobacco use in a kid-rated film doesn't sell the film. But it does sell tobacco — to kids.
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Bad? Yes — the flicks made us do it
Nothing better to do than intimidate and harass an entertainment industry that has broken no laws.
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2004
Big Tobacco vs. Hollywood
A notorious industry targets Hollywood's favorite candidates for defeat.
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2002
Hollywood's responsibility for smoking deaths
My movie made a lot of money; so did their new cigarette.
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Anti-smokers ought to butt out of movies
Why have the pit bulls of political correctness decided to demonize smoking and ignore other much less normal aspects of life?
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Rated 'R' for smoking
Have people been spending their days timing smoking scenes with stopwatches?
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