The PBS documentary, by filmmaker Ken Burns, tells an American origin story to bring a diverse nation together, rather than ...
John Trumbull's 1818 painting, <i>Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776</i>, depicting the five-man drafting committee of ...
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns takes a deep dive into the event that led up to the American Revolutionary War, its aftermath ...
Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the ...
Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual ...
Laura Linney is among the huge A-list cast, but she's not playing Giamatti's wife Abigal Adams this time - Claire Danes is.
By Vince Bzdek What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how ...
Ken Burns new PBS documentary reminds us how bloody an messy the revolution was. When the myths are stripped away, though, it ...
Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is back with a new PBS documentary chronicling how America’s founding reshaped the world.
From Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson to Meryl Streep and Claire Danes, American stars help tell the story of The American ...