Ken Burns has told me time and again, in various interviews about his various films, that all his films are about the same ...

But what an artist. This film is a major detour for Burns ("Jackie Robinson," "Country Music," "The Civil War") who exclusively focused on American subjects. MY SAY Ken Burns launched his own ...

Ken Burns is dramatically changing direction with his monumental two-part PBS “Leonardo da Vinci” series: It is the first ...

Monday, November 18 at 8 Pt. 1Tuesday, November 19 at 8 Pt. 2Episodes repeat at 10 PM A 15th century polymath of soaring ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns has produced over 40 films. His latest is focused on the life and creative force of Leonardo da Vinci. It's his first film about an international topic. Burns joined Radio ...

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Among the multiple masterpieces given a scrupulous examination in “Leonardo da Vinci” is “Lady With an Ermine” (1486-89), which marked a turning point, we are told, in the artist’s ...

Ken Burns is a curious man. For decades, the director has revolutionized documentary filmmaking with his own take on a ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with father and daughter filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Burns about their new two-part documentary "Leonardo da Vinci," which airs on PBS beginning on Monday.

Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. (Not rated. 210 minutes divided into two 105-minute episodes.) Premieres Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 18-19, on KQED. Also available to stream on PBS ...

Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns didn’t plan to pursue a film on Leonardo da Vinci, his first non-American subject. But he was drawn to the subject, thanks in part to the master painter’s ...

Now eight albums, 30 number-one hits, more than 50 major music awards, and countless sold-out shows later, the country boy from Leesburg, Georgia, is doing alright. "I'm sitting here, you know ...