A tribute to documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

Acclaimed filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as “Titicut Follies,” “High School,” and “Hospital.” In an interview with “Sunday Morning” recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked with David Pogue about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life, in films as funny, …

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Nature: An ice-covered Niagara Falls

Nature: An ice-covered Niagara Falls – CBS News Watch CBS News We leave you this Oscar Sunday at one of nature’s greatest movie sets: an icy Niagara falls. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.

A tribute to documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

A few weeks ago, we lost a giant in the world of filmmaking. Celebrated documentarian Frederick Wiseman died February 16 at age 96, leaving behind a truly extraordinary body of work. David Pogue spoke with Wiseman last year about his life and legacy: A Frederick Wiseman documentary doesn’t have a film score. There’s no narration. …

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All in the family

When True, a five-year-old under the care of social services, was dropped off for heart surgery at Children’s Nebraska, an Omaha children’s hospital, anesthesiologist Dr. Amy Beethe found him in pre-operative care all alone. Beethe decided that True needed a stable home. But what she and her husband, Ryan, gave True when they adopted the …

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Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola on fashion, film and friendship

For 30 years Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs have been friends and collaborators. Now, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has made her first documentary about the fashion designer, “Marc By Sofia.” They talk with Anthony Mason about their friendship, and how Jacobs brought a punk sensibility to the runway.

Passage: In memoriam

“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including singer, songwriter and musician “Country Joe” McDonald, known for the Vietnam War protest song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag.”

With Iran choking off the Strait of Hormuz, what can the U.S. do?

As the United States continues to intensify its war against Iran, the transit of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is still choked off – and the ramifications are being felt around the world. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with Retired General Frank McKenzie about the hazards facing American ships; and how …

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A Hollywood landmark preserved – CBS News

Near the corner of Sunset and La Brea, there’s a Hollywood studio that for singer-songwriter John Mayer is also a state of mind. At the entrance, he said, “We’re kind of standing on a dividing line where every time you drive in as an artist, you can shake off whatever’s behind you, literally, and you …

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