Since the era of "silent films," moving pictures are an important part of worldwide culture. How did movies get their start? What are the stories behind the movies? Enjoy hundreds of stories in this Collection.
The Karamazov brothers seek the advice of a holy man, Father Zosima, to settle a dispute over money.
A major theme of the novel - whether God exists - is introduced in this segment.
Honesty - about feelings and living a good life - at times seems non-existent among some of the Karamazov family and their friends.
Expressing Dmitri's apologies with money, Alexei is turned down as a father (who sorely needs the cash) heeds the wisdom of his dying son.
The Empire State Building was once the tallest structure in the world.
The effects of Sherman's "March to the Sea," and the deadly burning of Atlanta, are graphically recreated in this clip from "Gone with the Wind.
When gold was found at John Sutter's Mill, prospectors from around America traveled to California.
This video is a tribute to the victims of September 11.
This clip, from the film Captain Corellis Mandolin, features Pelagias Song (played on a mandolin).
During the course of his court martial, as reflected in this clip, Captain Henry Wirz - a Confederate officer - testified that he could not disobey th...
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who usually did his best to please Henry VIII, ultimately ran afoul of the King's pleasure.
When scientists working in the Hammond Lab, at Jurassic World, decide to "create" a new hybrid dinosaur, they use the DNA of a South American predator...
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