Arts
Paramount turns 100
The movie studio that brought us "Sunset Boulevard," "The Godfather" and "Top Gun" marks a century of classic filmmaking this year. Lee Cowan reports.
Arts
Nancy Giles remembers Nora Ephron
The late writer-director is hailed for her eloquence, optimism and class
The artistry of Joan Miro
Spanish painter Joan Miro (1893-1983) changed styles every few years, challenging the conventions of art. Rita Braver reports on a new museum exhibit celebrating Miro's long and storied career.
Seth MacFarlane: More than "Family Guy"
Seth MacFarlane is the creator of the hit shows "Family Guy," "American Dad," and "The Cleveland Show," and a new film, "Ted." He sits with Mo Rocca and talks about his life and career.
The art of video games
A new Smithsonian exhibit highlights computer game graphics and advances in an interactive art form: Gaming
Let's have a good cry over tearjerkers
They don't make 'em like they used to - movies that would even make grown men bawl
Molly Ringwald on life after teen angst
The star of classic films about teenagers is enjoying her life as an actress, wife and mother
Stepping up to the competition
An 11-year-old Japanese ballet dancer leaves her quake-ravaged town to compete for a scholarship in N.Y.C.
Michelle Williams: Becoming Marilyn Monroe
The actress opens up about her transformation into one of America's most beloved sirens in "My Week With Marilyn"
The lives of Broadway gypsies
Web exclusive: Broadway's veteran dancers - the "body and soul" of musical theater - describe the passion and drive of being a "gypsy"
Elizabeth Taylor: An appreciation
Film critic David Edelstein on the cinema legacy of the Oscar-winning actress, star and beauty
Charlize Theron: Playing beauty's dark side
In two new movies, "Prometheus" and "Snow White & the Huntsman," Oscar-winner portrays a literal femme fatale
The Gypsy Robe
One of Broadway's greatest honors is the ceremonial gifting to a member of the chorus line - also known as Gypsies - on the opening night of each new musical. It is called the Gypsy Robe, and Mo Rocca attended this seldom-seen ritual.
"Tapping" potential late in life
It's never too late in life to ignite a new passion - that's what Vicki Riordan, founder of the largest adult tap dance group in the country, is out to teach her students.
How Alan Menken "scored" 8 Oscars
Alan Menken's music for Disney movies has won him eight Academy Awards, more than any one alive. Correspondent Martha Teichner discusses the composer's work for movies and theater, including an excerpt of the upcoming Broadway musical "Leap of Faith."
More From Sunday Morning
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 24): By Design
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A pilgrimage to the desk with the greatest view
In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place.
"Severance" star Adam Scott
The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office.
Laufey on creating her own sound
Whimsical and romantic, the music of Icelandic singer and cellist Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir blends pop, jazz, classical and bossa nova – a "mishmash," she calls it. Her latest album is "A Matter of Time."
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 17)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris' question
The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen.
The JFK Files
More than six decades after the Kennedy assassination, the existence of unreleased documents from the investigation has continued to fuel questions - and conspiracy theories - in search for a "smoking gun." What did the recent release of thousands of documents reveal?
At 75, "Sunset Boulevard" is ready again for its closeup
Billy Wilder's caustic tale of Hollywood, obsession and murder, in which a fading star of silent pictures tries to recreate her fame, is back in its full dark glory.
Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams
The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages.