Will Smith initially refused to do the memorable Ellis Island scene in 'Hitch,' the director says
Will Smith initially rejected the memorable "Hitch" scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate ...
Save Ellis Island Announces Artist And Arts Administrator Jim Dessicino As Museum Creative Director
Jim Dessicino Named Save Ellis Island Museum Creative Director Save Ellis Island announces the appointment of Jim Dessicino as Museum Creat ...
Enduring mystery of New York icon with Welsh owner
Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...
Original Shōgun Director Explains The Big Issue He Has With Hulu's Series, And I Couldn't Disagree With Him More
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Seraphina “Fin” Rose Elizabeth Affleck debuted a new hairstyle while exploring wildlife ...
The Story Behind The Hitch Scene Will Smith Had To Be ‘Begged’ To Film: ‘I’m Trying To Save The Sequence’
Hitch is truly an example of a laugh-out-loud comedy with so many hilarious scenes. Ones that come to mind include when Hitch ...
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My View: Realities of immigration are not reflected in xenophobic attitudes
I am a third-generation American citizen. My grandfather was born here, to immigrant parents who came from Alcamo, Sicily, to ...
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Ellis Island Casino reveals new renovations
The Ellis Island Casino & Hotel is currently going through an expansion and remodel. The remodel will feature a new casino ...
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Will Smith initially refused to do the memorable Ellis Island scene in 'Hitch,' the director says
In the middle of the movie, date doctor Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Smith) goes on a date with Sara (Eva Mendes) to Ellis Island. The date goes horribly wrong after Hitch accidentally kicks Sara in the ...
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Farmer's Fate: Inside Ellis Island and Lady Liberty's dress
If only these walls could talk ... imagine the stories they'd tell,” we mused aloud as we walked through the Great Hall on ...
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Ellis delivers emphatic shooting display in Kings' win vs. Pels
Sacramento guard Keon Ellis delivered an emphatic offensive performance off the bench in the Kings' road win over the New ...
We nearly lost Ellis Island. We can do more to preserve this national treasure
Opinion: Efforts to save the hospital campus on Ellis Island are imperative to understanding the largest mass migration in ...
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‘Asylum as We Know It’: An Immigration Historian on Trump, Refuge, and Exclusion
After World War II, "People understood that if they had allowed more immigrants into the United States, many of them wouldn't have been killed in Europe." ...