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“CBS This Morning” reveals “Note to Self” book cover

We’re excited to reveal the cover of our first “CBS This Morning” book. “Note to Self: Inspiring Words From Inspiring People” features 26 notes from our Emmy-nominated series, where prominent figures write letters to their younger selves. The book goes on sale in May. Source

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Biggest 2018 Oscars moments

The #MeToo movement was very much a presence at Hollywood’s biggest night Sunday — the 90th annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel opened the show by addressing the sexual harassment scandal. Highlights included wins for Frances McDormand and Gary Oldman and Kobe Bryant. Source

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David Edelstein’s Oscar picks

Who will win this year’s Academy Awards? Better yet, who SHOULD win? “Sunday Morning” film critic David Edelstein offers his predictions about Hollywood’s biggest night. Source

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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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