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Anne Bancroft presents Sidney Poitier the Oscar for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field at the 36th Academy Awards. Hosted by Jack Lemmon.

• A clip from A King in New York (1957) with Charlie Chaplin and Michael Chaplin.

In Loving Memory: President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families of the 19 school children and two teachers killed by a gunman. Faced with chants of “do something” as he departed a church service, Biden pledged:

The Unites States ius celebration the 246th anniversary of the Independence from the British Empire on the 4th of July.. See last year’s fireworks display over New York City as seen from the Hoboken, New Jersey side of the Hudson River.

The Statue of Liberty celebrates her 125th birthday with friends and fans in New York City.

!Famous Israeli artists including HaYehudim, Raviv Kenner, Guy Mazig and 400 musicians performed Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold) like never before.

On September 19, 2017, an earthquake had a terrible impact in Mexico City resulting in many people injured and dead, and many structures were damaged or totally destroyed. The Jewish Community Building located in the Street of Acapulco # 70 in the Condesa section of the Federal District was also da

Marcel Marceau saved at least 70 Jewish children from the Nazis through risky border crossings during World War II, and his cousin Georges Loinger saved 350. Marcel Marceau saved at least 70 Jewish children from the Nazis through risky border crossings during World War II, and his cousin Georges Loi…

In this extended clip from Shudder’s upcoming docu-series Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror, filmmakers, experts and critics discuss Hitchcock’s casting of Anthony Perkins to play Psycho’s Norman Bates, with reflections on his father’s life and career from Perkins’ son, filmmaker Oz Perkin

The movie starts in June, 1940 where Sousa Mendes, Portuguese Consul, issued life-saving visas to thousands of refugees against his government’s orders. A 2013 pilgrimage retraces their families’ footsteps, testimonies, compelling footage and insights from experts tell the story.