The filmmaker on his new documentary, ‘The American Revolution,’ and why he steers clear of HBO and Netflix.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1990, a fresh-faced documentarian managed to do the impossible. Over the course of nine September nights on PBS, Ken Burns got ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The American Revolution," a new docuseries by Ken Burns, details America's journey toward freedom and independence during the ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...

Ken Burns comes full circle when he frames the Revolutionary War as a civil war. “The war grew out of a multitude of grievances lodged against the British parliament by British subjects living an ...

For more than 50 years, the name Ken Burns has been synonymous with quality documentary films focused on American history and culture. His documentaries, primarily shown on PBS, have delved into ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is on the war path again. He’s already created memorable series on the Vietnam War, the Civil War and World War II. Now he’s tracking the mother of those wars, the war ...

New documentary launched: Ken Burns’ The American Revolution offers a comprehensive retelling of the war, highlighting overlooked voices and complex motivations. Economic front explored: The ...

The Ken Burns effect landed at Hildene, the former home in Manchester of Robert Todd Lincoln, a son of President Abraham ...