MPAA makes smoking a bigger factor for ratings
Saturday, May 12, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- Smoking will be a bigger factor in determining film ratings, the Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday, but critics said the move does not go far enough to discourage teens from taking up the habit.
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