Films which depict smoking should have an R-rating and the theatres in which such movies are shown should air anti-smoking hoardings, according to the American Medical Association.

The AMA said that a recent survey has shown increasing support to changing the film industry policy and concern over the display of smoking in children's films. Dr. Cheryl Healton of the American Legacy Foundation, an anti-smoking advocacy group called on the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to give those films that depict smoking an R-rating.

Eight months after the announcement that hit videogame Metal Gear Solid will be made into a Hollywood movie, it has been revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment will be working on the movie.

According to GameSpot, Sony Pictures Entertainment vice chairman Yair Landau spilled the beans, saying that his studio will be making the movie. "We're working with the Metal Gear guys. It's a very cinematic game, it really lends itself to movie telling. But the question is, 'How do you translate Snake's experience into a full arc that conforms to what audiences expect on the large screen?'", Landau added.

The game is based on retired Special Forces operative known as Solid Snake, who was called out of retirement to save a nuclear facility in Alaska, which terrorists had threatened to blow up. The game has been designed by Konami Digital Entertainment and has sales of over 20 million units.