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 ...

Ahead of the PBS production’s premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their research process and the surprising, long-overlooked stories featured in 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 ...

In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the largest nuclear weapon ever built - the Tsar Bomba, a 50-megaton monster so powerful it was felt around the globe. The explosion was 3,800 times stronger than ...

Broncos Hall-of-Fame QB John Elway says the documentary shows a different side of his life. Why Trump is holding back on helping people who can't buy food This Psychological Term Explains How GOP ...

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In June 2019, the director of the Pentagon's main intelligence agency made an eyebrow-raising allegation about Russia and its nuclear programs: Moscow is testing its atomic weapons. "The US government ...

The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and the support of international doc branch voters. This year’s crop of top ...