http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/category/tv.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbrother9/a105928/mohamed-and-bex-clash-over-tobacco.html http://tobacco.org/news/268090.html Mohamed angered Rebecca this afternoon when he took the remains of her tobacco without asking. Bex spent several minutes searching for her pouch of tobacco before Mohamed admitted that he had thrown it away because he thought it was empty. But when Bex retrieved the packet from the bin, she discovered that "two fags worth" of tobacco was gone and that Mohamed had smoked it. Digital Spy UK Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23adcol.html http://tobacco.org/news/267424.html The series, “Mad Men,” is inspiring commercials; designer fashions; window displays in department stores; merchandise like cigarette lighters, CDs and calendars; and a mock issue of the trade publication Advertising Age. . . . That is also why the maker of Zippo lighters, founded in 1932, became involved with the DVD release. Zippo supplied period lighters and advertising signs for the series, said Pat Grandy, marketing communications manager at the Zippo Manufacturing Company, to help convey how omnipresent smoking was in 1960. That led Lionsgate to design a box for the DVD set shaped like a Zippo lighter. And that led Zippo to bring out two lighters with “Mad Men” logos, to be sold online and at the company headquarters in Bradford, Pa. Another nod to history comes from JWT, part of the WPP Group, which is buying a 10-second commercial that appears on the first disc in the DVD set. The spot uses letters from the logos of JWT clients to spell the words “Mad Men” and concludes, “Making brands famous since 1864” — when the agency was known, as it was in the “Mad Men” days, as J. Walter Thompson. New York Times Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/magazine/22madmen-t.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin http://tobacco.org/news/267343.html Matthew Weiner, creator, executive producer and head writer, on the set of "Mad Men." . . . Weiner (pronounced WHY-ner) is the creator and show-runner of "Mad Men, . . . AFTER MY FIRST DAY on the set, I met Weiner for dinner at L’Ermitage hotel in Beverly Hills, AMC’s base for out-of-towners. He was outside finishing a cigarette. Earlier in the day he commanded, “Don’t say I smoke!” At Sterling Cooper, a copy of “Beastly Poetry,” by Ogden Nash, lies on one secretary’s desk next to a pile of letters typed on Sterling Cooper letterhead. Weiner is as proud of the authentic Xerox 914 copier as he is of the exposed wires from the phones. The ashtrays are filled with the butts of different brands of cigarettes, some stained with varying shades of lipstick. But the actors smoke Ecstacy herbal cigarettes, tobacco- and nicotine-free. “You don’t want actors smoking real cigarettes,” Weiner said. “They get agitated and nervous. I’ve been on sets where people throw up, they’ve smoked so much.” New York Times Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2008/06/20/capital_weekly/local_news/doc485a60bdd319d554013061.txt http://tobacco.org/news/267340.html Funeral director Leon Roberts of Winthrop has appeared three times on ?eThe Oprah Winfrey Show,? twice concerning his successful attempt to quit smoking. Here he?TM)s shown chatting on the TV broadcast with Oprah Winfrey. How about if you got to quit smoking on ?eThe Oprah Winfrey Show,? in front of millions of supportive TV viewers? And then someone from the Oprah show called you every day to make sure you still weren?TM)t smoking? MaineCoastNow.com editemail@courierpub.com (John Hale) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/article1302365.ece http://tobacco.org/news/267221.html EASTENDERS star June Brown has lambasted the smoking ban, insisting it has 'ruined her life'. The 81-year-old actress, who plays chain-smoking soap legend Dot Branning, hates being forced not to spark up, and feels she should be allowed to what she likes in her advanced years. She vented her no doubt tobacco-coloured spleen on This Morning yesterday, saying: "I've been here hours and I've only had two cigarettes outside, standing up. I shall bring me stool with me next time. The Sun UK Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/antismoking-zealots-should-butt-out-20080615-2qwu.html?page=-1 http://tobacco.org/news/266984.html ACCORDING to the spokesman for the Australian Medical Association, Dr Doug Travis, extinguishing government funding to films, plays and other arts projects that normalises and glamorises smoking will curb a dirty habit that leads to death and disease. Unfortunately, if this proposal was incorporated in the soon-to-be-released Victorian Government Tobacco Control Strategy earlier, films such as The Home Song Stories and Noise, the TV series Underbelly and the 2005 Melbourne Theatre Company production End of the Rainbow may not have got off the ground. There is no doubt that smoking has been glamorised in the past. . . . The key issue here is whether authorities should interfere with artistic expression for the purpose of influencing public thought and behaviour. What if artistic representations were permitted to feature smoking on the condition that smokers were portrayed as villains, while decent and clean-living characters were depicted as non-smokers? This proposal would probably pass the AMA's criteria for arts funding -- except when it comes to historical films and plays. To use one obvious example, Adolf Hitler was a non-smoker whereas Oskar Schindler was a chain smoker. . . . In fact, negative television representations of smokers far outweigh the few glamorous images that persist on our screens today. When was the last time you saw a hero light a cigarette in a film? Even Carrie Bradshaw's cigarette smoking in the television series Sex and the City is conspicuously absent from the film version. The beautiful people in most films and television programs don't smoke these days. . . . Why, then, not place the message, "Warning: Exposure to arts products that feature smoking may harm your health" before the start of a film, play or television program that contains smoking. It may be an overly cautious approach bordering on absurdity. Sadly, it appears to be the only means by which individual liberties can be protected at a time when anti-tobacco groups seek to portray all smokers as a menace to public health for doing nothing more than enjoying a legal product. The Age scoop@theage.com.au (Chris Fotinopoulos) Australia Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newssc.org/gb/Newssc/meiti/cdsb/whyl/userobject10ai1410741.html http://tobacco.org/news/266673.html 一部以商战为背景的当代情感电视连续剧《魔方》即将播出。《魔方》根据被誉为“职场圣经”的商战题材小说《圈子圈套》改编，著名演员陈道明担当该剧监制。本剧是陈道明继《我们遥远的青春》后，再次担任监制工作。陈道明表示，《魔方》这部戏完全抛弃过去电视剧的“恶习”，绝不出现演员拿烟、吸烟的表演 成都商报, Chengdu Business News scgrrb@mail.sc.cninfo.net China Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://spectator.newtimesonline.com/spectator/content/view/1499/39/ http://tobacco.org/news/266549.html "The profuse smoking in many films is part of the deceptive antics of tobacco companies, indeed some of the actors and actresses are not smokers," says the Deputy Minister of Health Dr Gladys Ashitey who made this revelation appealed to filmmakers and event organizers not to allow tobacco companies to hook the youth to smoking through their work. Launching this year's World No Tobacco Day in Accra on the theme 'Tobacco - free Youth,' Dr Ashitey noted that the profuse smoking in many films shown on televisions and sponsorship of beach parties and various musical concerts are usually patronized by the youth and thus, called for measures to tackle the problem. She therefore challenged governmental, non-governmental organisations, religious bodies and the private sector to pursue actions aimed at protecting the youth from the subtle and deceptive marketing strategies. . . . Dr Ashitey said her ministry in collaboration with other stakeholders are working to ensure the passage of a Tobacco Bill into law. When passed, she said it will constitute the legal frame work for the enforcement of tobacco control activities in the country. The Spectator Ghana Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://uk.news.yahoo.com/wenn/20080529/ten-fox-fails-to-quit-smoking-c60bd6d.html http://tobacco.org/news/266108.html Lost star Matthew Fox's stressful, jet-setting life has wrecked his efforts to stop smoking. The puffing actor promised to quit his bad habit at the beginning of the year, but his life has been so hectic that he hasn't been able to put the cigarettes down. World Entertainment News Networki Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/05/and-the-stop-sm.html http://tobacco.org/news/264806.html the California department of health's anti-smoking TV ad competition. Jeff Rubin of Los Angeles, who gave up smoking four years ago, won first place with an entry called "Other Ways to Use a Cigarette" that "highlights the toxic chemicals found in cigarettes," according to the California department of health. Rubin's other uses include paving roads (with tar) . . . Rubin's ad will debut during this Tuesday's "Idol" show in L.A. and Sacramento. You can view it, and other finalists, here. I took a look: Rubin's ad was snappy and smart. The funniest of the top five (it came in fourth) was "Lonely Cowboy," in which a cowboy out in the fields stubs out a cigarette, informs you that men who smoke are 60% more likely to experience erectile dysfunction, and asks, "Why do you think I spend so much time out here alone?" The people's choice -- and I found this one the most powerful, too -- was "Left Behind," Los Angeles Times blogs tami.dennis@latimes.com (Rosie Mestel) Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/04/smoker_falls_four_stories_live_1.html http://tobacco.org/news/264544.html Here's an anti-smoking PSA for you. A woman smoking a cigarette out of a window in midtown at 4 a.m. on Saturday lost her balance and fell four stories. But here's the thing: She survived! The 34-year-old woman is listed in stable condition at St. Vincent's Hospital. The New York Daily News reports: FDNY officials said the woman fell into a narrow alleyway between two buildings and was conscious when emergency medical technicians arrived. . . . No worries, lady! You may now return to your regularly scheduled cigarette break (but, no, you can't bum one). Of course not everyone is so lucky. Now we pause to remember one window smoker who didn't make it. Lexi Featherstone from the Sex and the City episode "Splat!," who fell out a window after Candice Bergen refused to let her light up in her apartment. "When did everybody stop smoking?" Lexi demanded. . . . 18 percent of New Yorkers are still lighting up. Our lucky Lady of the Tar is like a living metaphor for the city's smoking rates. She's down, but she's not out. New York Magazine nospam@nospam.com (Noelle Hancock) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080324/ENT03/803240304/1038 http://tobacco.org/news/262217.html TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE II: "Frontline: Bush's War," 9-11:30 p.m., WTVS-TV, Channel 56, PBS. After the Sept. 11 attacks, this documentary says, opposite styles fought for President Bush's attention. There was the quiet approach of Dick Cheney or Colin Powell. There was the commotion of Donald Rumsfeld or Gen. Tommy Franks. "He drinks maybe 15 cups of coffee a day, smokes two packs of cigarettes ... he's running on adrenalin and caffeine and nicotine," Gen. Michael DeLong says of Franks. Detroit Free Press mhughes@lsj.com Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23463267-details/Anna+Friel+has+a+smokin'+time+as+she+lunches+with+family+in+the+Californian+sun/article.do http://tobacco.org/news/261878.html She's embraced most aspects of her new Hollywood life - including the personal fitness trainer, large entourage and sunday lunch al fresco. However when it comes to being 100 per cent health-obsessed like her showbiz counterparts, Anna Friel seems unable to kick her smoking habit. The British-born actress enjoyed a leisurely cigarette while lunching yesterday with long-term boyfriend David Thewlis and their two-year-old daughter Gracie in Los Angeles. This is London Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803230331 http://tobacco.org/news/261805.html "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" airing on four consecutive Thursdays beginning this week, explores the idea that work, race, economic status and neighborhood conditions might affect a person's health as much or more than habits or genetics. . . . Among the intriguing questions "Unnatural Causes" probes: Why do poor Mexican immigrants see their health erode the longer they stay in America? Why do poor smokers develop lung cancer more often than rich smokers? Bridgewater Courier News Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://uk.news.yahoo.com/wenn/20080312/ten-founding-fathers-film-drove-giamatti-c60bd6d.html http://tobacco.org/news/261474.html Paul Giamatti became so stressed on the set of new TV movie John Adams, he took up smoking again - eight years after he quit. The actor, who plays United States founding father Adams in the two part historical epic, blames co-star Tom Wilkinson for tempting him to pick up cigarettes again in between takes. He says, "I'd had enough. It was a tough job. John Hancock was on the phone to his agent... and Ben Franklin (Wilkinson) was having a Marlboro Light. "So I said, `Give a founding father a cigarette. This revolution is killing me.' World Entertainment News Networki Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT