WASHINGTON — Movies and cigarettes have long gone together like Bogey and Bacall, but after years of pressure from advocacy groups, films will now get tougher ratings if their characters light up. The ...

Smoking in the movies is back in a big way, and "tweens" and teens who see a lot of those flicks are much more likely to try smoking themselves, researchers report. Nearly 32 percent of the youngsters ...

REUTERS - Youth who watch a lot of movies with cigarette-smoking characters, no matter what the film's rating is, are more likely to start smoking themselves, according to a new U.S. study. The lead ...

NEW YORK -- There's a lot less smoking in the movies these days, a new report shows. Tobacco use on the silver screen peaked in 2005 and has been on the decline since, according to research that ...

After several years of decline, smoking imagery in youth-rated movies (G, PG, PG-13) increased 36 percent in 2011. PG-13 movies are the biggest concern since they account for nearly two-thirds of the ...

Research finds it does. But a new study finds the effect isn't unique to American kids. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that German adolescents were more likely to light up if ...

CHICAGO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Tobacco promotions and depictions of smoking in movies cause teenagers to start smoking, according to a sweeping report on tobacco in the media released on Thursday. Sign ...

RICHMOND, Nov. 15 -- The nation's largest cigarette maker is asking Hollywood not to put its products on the big screen, citing studies that have shown cinematic portrayals of tobacco use can entice ...

A long-running campaign to discourage the depiction of smoking in movies is paying off. There were far fewer incidents in 2010 than five years... Antismoking advocates have pressed movie makers to cut ...

Objective: The true prevalence of smoking among characters portrayed in the movies is unknown.This study examines this prevalence objectively. Design: The top 10 movies on the weekly box office charts ...