January 8, 2018 A Cinematic Time Capsule: Three Decades of 'American Experience' Since American Experience debuted in October 1988, a guiding principle of the PBS series has been a belief that history matters. History can help us Read more
June 5, 2017 'Letters from Baghdad' Exhumes the Story of a Forgotten Heroine Letters from Baghdad , a new feature-length historical documentary that is coming to US theaters on June 2, chronicles the story of a woman who Read more
April 14, 2017 'True South' Tells the Story of 'Eyes on the Prize' True South By Jon Else Illustrated. 404 pages. Viking. $30. A corollary of the old adage, "You can't tell a book by its cover," may be, "You can tell Read more
November 8, 2010 Celluloid Heroes: 'Moguls & Movie Stars' Tells the Story of Hollywood Seven-part series airs on Turner Classic Movies through December 13. Read more
February 8, 2010 Fighting for Freedom--At Home and Abroad: PBS Doc Tells Story of Black American Soliders For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots premieres on PBS stations in February in commemoration of Black History Month in the Read more
December 17, 2007 Life During Wartime: Survivors Bear Witness in 'Nanking' An interview with director/producer Dan Sturnam. Read more
June 30, 2005 Eyes on the Rights: The Rising Cost of Putting History on Screen The struggle behind re-releasing 'Eyes on the Prize.' Read more
December 1, 1997 The Making of Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center October 29, 1997: In the blazing heat that late fall brings to Los Angeles, hundreds of construction workers are working feverishly to complete the Read more
September 1, 1994 Ken Burns Talks About 'Baseball' Documentary When Ken Burns' monumental documentary miniseries The Civil War aired on PBS in 1990, no one anticipated the massive popularity and unanimous Read more