Ken Burns says his latest epic documentary shows America has been deeply divided since its earliest days, but that the story ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.

After capturing hundreds of hours of footage, over a decade, for his new docuseries "The American Revolution," filmmaker Ken Burns knew the epic story had to begin with Benjamin Franklin. Burns was ...

That manner of activation of a still image, now widely known as the Ken Burns Effect (thanks partly to Apple iMovie, where it ...

On Friday, cinephiles, historians and Family Weekend attendees alike gathered for “An Evening with Ken Burns,” in the Salomon ...

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a citizen," iconic filmmaker Ken Burns told CBS News, as the nation celebrates ...

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

Wilmington will get a first look at "The American Revolution," a PBS documentary involving filmmaker Ken Burns.

Malala Yousafzai writes about her life at Oxford and beyond in Finding My Way. David Bianculli reviews Mr. Scorsese. Burns' ...