Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PHILADELPHIA − Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been trying to tell the story of America for 10 years. It's just a ...

To dispel the idea that the American Revolution refers only to a war, we're going to start our look at Ken Burns' latest epic, "The American Revolution," at the end, after the war is won. In a 1787 ...

Austin (CNN) — Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all ...

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed filmmaker’s upcoming The American Revolution with some apprehension, ...

When I reach Ken Burns at his Walpole, New Hampshire, home, his goldendoodle Chester is by his side. “I take a walk every morning with my dog unless it’s raining because he just gets to be a wet ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump. Burns’s 12-hour ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When the new Ken Burns documentary series “The American Revolution” premiered on PBS, it marked the end of a filmmaking journey that began almost a decade ago. “Ken always says these ...

Peter Coyote reflects on growing up in Englewood and how the landscape shaped his view of history. Coyote said he lets the script guide him, allowing Ken Burns’ words to shape the tone without ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...

PBS debuts Ken Burns’ six-part American Revolution series, with experts exploring its insights. A new six-part PBS series, Ken Burns’ "The American Revolution: An Intimate History", explores the lives ...