This week on "Sunday Morning" (March 2)
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COVER STORY: "It's the pictures that got small": How movies have changed in the era of streaming | Watch Video
Moviewatching in the 21st century is decidedly different than in Hollywood's Golden Era – and so is moviemaking. But did the rise of streaming services, and the ability to watch movies on mobile phones, change what we expect movies to be? Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz talks with director Nancy Myers; Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix; Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures; and New Yorker writer Michael Schulman, about whether the old saying "They don't make 'em like they used to" applies when it comes to Hollywood's "Dream Factory" today.
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Netflix's Ted Sarandos on moviegoing today (Video)
In this extended interview, Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, the world's largest streaming service, talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the vibrancy of filmmaking today; the options movie viewers have today, in theaters or at home; and what movies might not be made today.
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Nancy Meyers on the Hollywood "Dream Factory" (Video)
In this extended interview, writer-director Nancy Meyers (whose credits include "Something's Gotta Give," "It's Complicated," and "The Holiday") talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the business of Hollywood today; the dearth of "grownup movies" in the marketplace, as well as the loss of classic movie stars; and how the habits of watching movies – including rom-coms – has changed.
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Sony's Tom Rothman on the evolution of movies (Video)
In this extended interview, Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group, talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about how movies can regain their cultural imperative; the hazards of IP; the effects of social media and algorithms on selling films; and what makes for a "movie experience."
For more info:
- Follow Nancy Meyers on Instagram
- Michael Schulman, The New Yorker
- "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears" by Michael Schulman (HarperCollins), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble and Amazon
- Netflix
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles
ALMANAC: March 2 (Video)
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
MOVIES: Owning a piece of celebrity: Inside the Hollywood auction house Julien's (Video)
Julien's Auctions, based in Los Angeles, has been hugely successful in the market of celebrity memorabilia – everything from Marilyn Monroe's jeans to Michael Jackson's glove. Correspondent Lee Cowan takes a tour of the auctioneer's 50,000-square-foot warehouse filled with the rare and the ridiculous, and talks with a collector for whom finding their holy grails of fandom can include an actual Holy Grail.
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MOVIES: John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush talk horror in "The Rule of Jenny Pen" | Watch Video
Many actors have launched their careers in horror movies. But two of our most established and acclaimed stars, John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush (who have an Oscar, three Tonys, seven Emmys and four Golden Globes between them), are now headlining a low-budget horror film: "The Rule of Jenny Pen," in which a psychopath terrorizes his fellow nursing home residents with a sinister doll puppet. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with them about playing once-in-a-lifetime characters; aging into their roles; and when awards season "doesn't make sense."
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow (Video)
Two of our most celebrated stage and screen actors, Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow, are starring in a new horror film, "The Rule of Jenny Pen," about a psychopath who terrorizes his fellow nursing home residents with a sinister doll puppet. In this extended conversation, correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Rush and Lithgow about the theatrical, and horrific, aspects of their film; what it was like to be the youngest members of their cast; and the family life of actors.
To watch a trailer for "The Rule of Jenny Pen," click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "The Rule of Jenny Pen" opens in theaters March 7
PASSAGE: Remembering two-time Oscar-winner Gene Hackman | Watch Video
Actor Gene Hackman, who appeared in more than 70 films and won two Academy Awards (for "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven"), was found dead at his home near Santa Fe, N.M. this week. He was 95. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks back on Hackman's brilliant career, and talks with Brad Dourif (Hackman's co-star in "Mississippi Burning") and Hollywood Reporter chief film critic David Rooney about a star who refused to be typecast.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Gene Hackman, actor, novelist (Video)
The death of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, at the age of 95, was announced on February 27, 2025. In this "Sunday Morning" profile from March 19, 2000, correspondent Martha Teichner visited the star of "The French Connection," "Superman" and "Unforgiven" at his home outside Santa Fe, N.M., where he talked about the new chapter he was pursuing – as the co-writer (with Daniel Lenihan) of an adventure novel, "Wake of the Perdido Star."
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including singer and musician Roberta Flack.
MOVIES: Creating the languages of other worlds (Video)
When Hollywood needs a language that doesn't exist (like Chakobsa, for the desert planet Arrakis in "Dune," or the Dothraki language from "Game of Thrones"), they call language nerds David and Jessie Peterson. Correspondent David Pogue looks at the craft that is a form of linguistic alchemy, and what goes into preparing actors like Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya to recite constructed languages (also known as conlangs).
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BOOKS: The hidden side of Johnny Carson | Watch Video
As host of "The Tonight Show" for 30 years, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV – the pre-eminent Hollywood talent broker, monologist, and national taste-maker. But the public rarely saw the private side of the man who helped tuck tens of millions of Americans into bed each night. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Mike Thomas (co-author, with Bill Zehme, of "Carson the Magnificent") about the late-night host's enduring impact and private difficulties; comedians Robert Klein and George Wallace, who describe a "Tonight Show" appearance as comedy's Mt. Everest; and actress Dyan Cannon, who says of Carson, "There was nobody as big a star."
READ AN EXCERPT: "Carson the Magnificent" by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas
For more info:
- "Carson the Magnificent" by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble and Amazon
- johnnycarson.com (Official site)
- Follow the Johnny Carson channel on YouTube
POLITICS: Trump and Zelenskyy at a crossroads over Russia (Video)
In the wake of Friday's unprecedented, seemingly made-for-TV Oval Office exchange among President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy, America's alliance with Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends his nation against Russia appears ruptured. "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa talks with Matthew Continetti (author of "The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism") about the way many on the American right view Russia today, and what Trump's tactics might spell for the prospect of peace.
CBS NEWS SPECIAL COVERAGE: War in Ukraine
For more info:
- Matthew Continetti, American Enterprise Institute
- "The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism" by Matthew Continetti (Basic Books), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
MEDIA: Warren Buffett on legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham | Watch Video
Katharine Graham's journey from housewife, to Washington Post publisher, to the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, is told in a new documentary, "Becoming Katharine Graham." CBS News' Senior Correspondent Norah O'Donnell talks with one of Graham's closest friends, investor Warren Buffett, about the woman who became a pivotal figure in Washington politics through her newspaper's landmark reporting.
To watch a trailer for "Becoming Katharine Graham," click on the video player below:
For more info:
- The documentary "Becoming Katharine Graham" is streaming via Amazon Prime
- Berkshire Hathaway
NATURE: Hollywood Hills (Extended Video)
We leave you this Oscar Sunday ... where else? ... in the Hills of Hollywood. Videographer: Brad Markel.
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COMMENTARY: Josh Seftel's mom on the Oscars (Video)
Filmmaker and "Sunday Morning" contributor Josh Seftel asks his mother, Pat, about this year's Academy Award contenders and the joy of going to the movies.
ACADEMY AWARDS: Behind the scenes at the 2025 Academy Awards
Watch scenes from the performances nominated for best actor at the 97th annual Academy Awards, as well as interviews with the nominees. The 2025 Oscars will be presented on Sunday, March 2.
THE NOMINEES ARE: Best picture
THE NOMINEES ARE: Best actor
THE NOMINEES ARE: Best actress
THE NOMINEES ARE: Best supporting actor
THE NOMINEES ARE: Best supporting actress
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