News | 2014
2014
Chain-smoking characters face an R-rating
Alexandra Zabcek | Edmonton (Canada) Journal (27 Nov 2014)
Alberta, Canada, campaign wants smoking in new feature films to prompt an R-rating.
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China mulls smoking scene ban on screen
Zhao Wei | Sina.com (26 Nov 2014)
Bolstering a 2011 regulation, a new law would fine producers for tobacco brands and product placement in films.
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Doctors want Hollywood to cancel e-cigs
Brad Broker | Physicians News Digest (20 Oct 2014)
Pennsylvania Medical Society wants the AMA to lobby federal agencies to prohibit celebrity endorsements and product placements.
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Advocacy groups challenge studios over smoking in youth-rated movies
Brooks Barnes | The New York Times (30 Sep 2014)
Shareholders push for progress in limiting cigarette smoking in movies that young people see the most.
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Coming soon to theaters near you: E-cigarettes
Erich Schwartzel | The Wall Street Journal (15 Sep 2014)
SmokeStik's product placement in 'Cymbeline' has far-reaching implications for Hollywood and Big Tobacco.
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Youth advocates want all future youth-rated movies to be smokefree
Canadian Cancer Society | Yahoo! Canada Finance (6 Sep 2014)
"Smoking in movies is one of the last ways that tobacco products are promoted to young people in Canada and this needs to stop."
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Canadian teens lured into smoking through movies
CTV News | The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4 Sep 2014)
Despite strict rules against tobacco advertising in Canada, the industry is making its way into movies, including those geared toward teens.
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Blockbuster 'Transformers' criticised for smoking shots in China
| China Daily (8 Jul 2014)
Chinese NGOs seek official action on top-grossing Viacom film.
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No Smoking Allowed! John Constantine will need a nicotine patch In 'Constantine'
Josh Wilding | Comicbookmovie.com (29 Jun 2014)
At the end of day, no smoking [in an upcoming NBC series] doesn't seem like that big a deal.
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China's movies are still clouded with cigarette smoke
Dexter Roberts | Businessweek (21 May 2014)
Survey finds "little progress" in implementing a 2011 order limiting smoking in films and TV programs.
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