Blockbuster movies are less likely to portray smokers than they have in the past, according to a new study. What's more, this decline in on-screen smoking may have occurred in tandem with a drop in ...

LONDON -- Youngsters who watch movies in which actors smoke a lot are three times more likely to take up the habit than those exposed to less smoking onscreen, a new study of American adolescents ...

Smoking on screen has long had a complicated relationship with public health. In the early days of cinema, it was a symbol of rebellion, sex appeal, and cool confidence. But as smoking rates declined ...