7+ min ago (698+ words) November 30, 2025 / 10:14 AM EST / CBS News Much of what we see from the Earth-like moon of Pandora, the fantastical setting for the "Avatar" franchise, comes from a soundstage in Los Angeles, where scenes from the second and third movies were filmed. "We had to build an ocean," director James Cameron said. "We could make a two-meter swell. We could make a wave crash up on a shoreline if we built the shoreline." Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Salda'a and other actors shot their underwater scenes in the nearly 250,000-gallon tank. Digital artists then took those shots, called performance captures, as a template to render the final versions of the characters we see on screen. "So, performance capture, we use a whole bunch of cameras to capture the body performance of the actor," Cameron explained. "And we use a single camera (or now we…...

9+ min ago (71+ words) In this web exclusive, James Cameron, writer-director of "Avatar: Fire and Ash," talks with Jonathan Vigliotti about the long process of creating the second and third films of the series using performance capture of actors. He also talks about being self-taught in cinema techniques; starting out in Roger Corman's production company; his passion for deep sea exploration; and about movies as a "waking dream state." Extended interview: James Cameron...

13+ min ago (66+ words) The director of "Titanic," "The Terminator" and the "Avatar" series, which used performance capture technology to help create fantasy characters in 3-D, has consistently raised the level of movie visual effects. But Oscar-winner James Cameron tells Jonathan Vigliotti that he believes the use of artificial intelligence to create a character and performance without an actor is "horrifying." "Avatar: Fire and Ash" director James Cameron...

18+ min ago (550+ words) November 30, 2025 / 10:03 AM EST / CBS News Carmen DeBerry is a newly-minted commercial delivery driver in Baltimore, Maryland. She says having this new job has completely changed her life. "It feels awesome," she said. "You know, I take care of my daughter, and I also take care of my mother." The commercial driver's license, like the type DeBerry got at the Community College of Baltimore County, can cost up to $7,500, money she didn't have " which is where four kind of unlikely guys from the Bay Area stepped in. Yes, we are talking about the guys from the band Metallica, one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, with more than 180 million records sold. "I mean, to be honest, I didn't know when I first signed up that it was through Metallica; they just called it a scholarship," DeBerry said. A…...

19+ min ago (87+ words) The heavy metal band Metallica has not only changed lives with their music; they've also changed lives with their philanthropy " from donations to food banks and disaster relief, to the band's charity All Within My Hands, which has donated to workforce education and other critical services. Luke Burbank talks with band members Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich, and with one of the 9,000 Metallica Scholars who have benefitted from the band's grants through trade schools and community colleges. Metallica's gift of giving...

29+ min ago (74+ words) A third of the food produced globally goes to waste, but leftovers are enjoying a revival, with leftovers cookbooks, leftovers influencers, even a leftovers-themed cooking show. Nancy Giles talks with food historian Eleanor Barnett about the value placed on food through the ages; and with Chris Morocco, food director of Bon App'tit and Epicurious, who delves into Giles' refrigerator to turn her leftovers into a whole new meal. Leftovers: Giving food a makeover...

36+ min ago (19+ words) "Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including Jamaican singer-songwriter Jimmy Cliff....

37+ min ago (742+ words) November 30, 2025 / 9:43 AM EST / CBS News Breakfast is served on Amanda Seyfried's Upstate New York farm, which means feeding the horses, the goats, and Cliff, a 35-year-old pony. "I love it," Seyfried said, "'cause nothing else matters, because they need to get fed. It's a responsibility that, like, keeps me focused on what's important." I asked, "What is it about this place that makes you feel whatever it is that it makes you feel?" "I don't know if you know this, but Hollywood is really " it's tricky, and it's got a lot of personalities," Seyfried replied. "There are a lot of people that are working in a way that doesn't necessarily make it feel like a safe place. This is exactly what I have always wanted." This is where Seyfried lives, but she goes where the work is, and there's been…...

39+ min ago (56+ words) In this web exclusive, the star of "Mean Girls" and "Mamma Mia!" talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the "emotional acrobatics" of working in films, including in "The Testament of Ann Lee," and her Oscar-nominated performance in David Fincher's "Mank." She also plays guitar and sings for us. Extended interview: Amanda Seyfried...

43+ min ago (71+ words) Amanda Seyfried is refreshingly honest, from her roles in movies like the forthcoming "The Testament of Ann Lee" and "The Housemaid," to her battling serious anxiety and OCD " obstacles she says often help her as an actor. She talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about living a grounded life on her Upstate New York farm, and about how far she's come from "Mean Girls." The candid Amanda Seyfried speaks...