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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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Calendar: Week of March 5

“Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead, including International Women’s Day Jane Pauley reports. 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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Glenda Jackson back on stage

After a second career as a Member of Britain’s Parliament, Oscar-winner Glenda Jackson (“Women in Love,” “A Touch of Class”) has returned to acting, and is now appearing on Broadway in a revival of Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women.” Mark Phillips talks with Jackson about her life on two very different stages, and with her Broadway co-stars Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill about working with a legend. 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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Jared Leto’s differing roles

The Oscar-winning actor has transformed himself for memorable portrayals in films such as “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Blade Runner 2049.” But Jared Leto tells Anthony Mason he feels the most himself when performing on stage with his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars. 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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