No More Tobacco

Cigarettes In Movies…The New York Times reported on January 28 that last May, the Motion Picture Association of America said that all portrayals of smoking would for the first time be considered alongside sex and violence in assessing the suitability of movies for young viewers. The organization did not guarantee an automatic R rating for films featuring cigarette use, but did say that “pervasive smoking” would lead to a more restrictive rating. How, then, to explain the PG-13 given to Woody Allen’s latest film? The cast of “Cassandra’s Dream” burns through so many cigarettes on screen that some patrons have exited theaters feeling like they just paid $12 to sit in the ashtray of an 18-wheeler. Has Hollywood’s get-tough stance on cigarettes gone up in smoke? view full article