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How the Steadicam changed movies

Garrett Brown described the act of invention as “looking at something annoying and imagining it didn’t have to be.” What Brown solved was the shakiness of a handheld motion picture camera, allowing the camera frame to float like a butterfly alongside Sylvester Stallone up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in an iconic shot from “Rocky.” Brown’s creation would free filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese from the restrictions of dolly tracks, and change the vocabulary of cinema. Michelle Miller talks with Brown, and with Steadicam operator Michael Craven about the revolutionary device. Source

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Rotten Tomatoes: Film rankings that can go splat

It’s the go-to website for film fans, and a bane for filmmakers and movie distributors. Since debuting in 1998, Rotten Tomatoes, which collates and gauges critical and popular reaction to movies, has been a leading source of collective opinion. Jim Axelrod looks at what goes into its “Tomatometer.” Source

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Time’s Up and the legacy of abusive filmmakers

Some film directors, producers and actors who have produced highly-esteemed bodies of work are now facing a critical re-appraisal, due to recent allegations of harassment and sexual assault. Is the behavior of artists inseparable from their art? Tracy Smith talks with Tippi Hedren, who says she was harassed by director Alfred Hitchcock on the set of “The Birds,” and with actresses Uzo Aduba and Amber Tamblyn, who are founding members of Time’s Up. Source

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Art of the sell: Iconic movie posters by a master

“Sunday Morning” visits a living legend of Hollywood: 97-year-old Bill Gold, who was responsible for designing some of the most innovative movie posters in film history, created during a career that spanned more than six decades – from “Casablanca” to “The Exorcist” and the films of Clint Eastwood. Source

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Jared Leto on his other career: Investor

In this web exclusive, actor and singer Jared Leto talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about his other sideline: investing in start-up companies. He talks about some of his biggest successes, including Uber, Airbnb and Slack, and what fascinates him about the process. Source

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Trump plans to protect American workers; tweets about “wage war”

The President was tweeting on Saturday about his willingness to wage a trade war. He called U.S trade deals and polices “very stupid” and wrote “no more.” On Thursday, Mr. Trump said he plans to protect American workers by making it more expensive for other countries to ship steel and aluminum to the U.S. Weijia Jiang reports. Source

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Man shoots himself in apparent suicide in front of White House

There were some tense moments outside the White House on Saturday when a man shot himself in an apparent suicide. It happened just outside the fence near the north lawn along Pennsylvania Ave. The Secret Service is investigating. President Trump and his family were in Florida at the time. They will be back in Washington Saturday night. Source

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