Ken Burns

Ken Burns Defies NYC Subpoena for 'Central Park Five' Documentary Material

October 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 37 weeks ago

Ken Burns' film documents the false convictions of five men in 1989 rape case

  

Marion Cotillard Beautifies a Doc-Dominated Day in Telluride

September 3, 2012 By Chris Willman 41 weeks ago

Telluride tributee Cotillard brought the Cannes entry "Rust & Bone" to America, while Ken Burns and Errol Morris gave the fest some documentary star power

  

Toronto Film Fest Adds 70+ Docs, Midnight Movies, New Works by Ken Burns, Alex Gibney

July 31, 2012 By Steve Pond 46 weeks ago

Additions to Toronto Film Festival lineup also include projects from Martin McDonagh, Julien Temple and Rob Zombie, plus revivals of Hitchcock and Pixar

  

Cannes 2012: 'Jaws,' Boos & Drugs

May 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Day 10: Steven Spielberg shows "Jaws" and says sharks have been very good for him, but audiences get unruly, and Pete Doherty talks frankly about making a movie on heroin

  

Ken Burns Totally Watches 'Boardwalk Empire'

July 31, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

The PBS documentarian, whose upcoming "Prohibition" touches on many of the same topics, hasn't missed an episode

  

PBS Announces New Shows for Fall Lineup

May 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition and Steve Martin-narrated music special stand as schedule highlights

  

Ken Burns Working on Vietnam Documentary for PBS

March 28, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Lauded filmmaker will ply his sprawling documentary talents to the controversial war

  

Taking a Left Coast Perspective

July 15, 2010 By Mark Lipsky 2 years ago

Moving from Manhattan to Seattle, with a boost from Ken Burns' "The Civil War," I'm rethinking a lot of things

  

USA Extends 'Characters Unite' Campaign Against Discrimination

May 12, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 3 years ago

Disney Channel schedules "16 Wishes," Chiller gets "Fear Factor," Burns' "Tenth Inning" set for PBS in September, and who are the Bachelors?

  

What Hollywood Owes to Oxford

February 26, 2010 By Peter McAlevey 3 years ago

Starting as a way for two guys to stay in school in the '70s, the Oxford Film Society has yielded stars, Oscars and hit films and filmmakers

  

Ken Burns Grilled on His New 'National Parks'

September 14, 2009 By Adam Buckman 3 years ago

Plus: Sticking with PBS, working in a New Hampshire garage, filming the Roosevelts.

  
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