More than nine years in the making, the six-part,12-hour documentary series tells the tale of the country’s founding struggle ...

History’s gears are lubricated by gore. Witness America’s Revolutionary War, whose continuing reverberations have done more ...

The acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

Why was Adolf Hitler the way he was? As simple as the question sounds, even over 80 years after the Nazi dictator's death, an answer remains elusive — and every new attempt to explain it stirs ...

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the ...

Ken Burns’ upcoming six-part, 12-hour documentary “The American Revolution” doesn’t just tell the story of icons like George ...

Hundreds of New York City high school students gathered at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan for a lesson led by filmmaker ...

America's largest festival for non-fiction cinema opens Nov. 12, offering more than 115 feature-length documentaries plus ...

The historical epic subgenre has produced many all-time movie classics, but some genuine gems, like Mongol and Red Cliff, ...

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

In April 2024, Tim Davie — the BBC director general who resigned on Sunday — was dealing with yet another crisis at the ...