Ken Burns

Nov 30, 2024 | unionleader.com | Ken Burns

I KNEW George Will before I got to know him. Throughout the 1970s, while a student at Hampshire College, and then in the ’80s as I became a filmmaker, I was always aware of George, someone I thought was the polar opposite of me politically, but to whom I found myself returning time and again. Gradually, I sensed that he was challenging me, forcing me to wrestle with my beliefs and arguments, and to realize — a critically important lesson — that I could respect someone who held different views.

Nov 24, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Ken Burns

On this George Will and I concur: Baseball is wonderful. November 24, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. ESTKen Burns is a filmmaker. I knew George Will before I got to know him. Throughout the 1970s, while a student at Hampshire College, and then in the ’80s as I became a filmmaker, I was always aware of George, someone I thought was the polar opposite of me politically, but to whom I found myself returning time and again.

Nov 17, 2024 | hd-report.com | Ken Burns

What a great week for physical media! This Tuesday, Nov. 19 there are so many new home media releases to tell you about. Here are our top picks for the week. Let’s start with James Cameron’s The Terminator in 4k for the first time and available in standard and SteelBook editions from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Godzilla: Minus One arrives on 4k Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD for the first time from Toho, including a 4k SteelBook edition that has been sold out from most major retailers.

Oct 28, 2024 | boomers-daily.com | Ken Burns

CBS Sunday Morning (October 27, 2024): Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, renowned for his documentaries on such topics as the Civil War, baseball, jazz and the Statue of Liberty, has now focused on 15th century Italian artist and intellectual Leonardo da Vinci.

Aug 10, 2024 | thetimes.com | Ken Burns

Ken Burns, arguably one of the finest documentary film-makers, is best known for his epic documentaries The Civil War (1990, ten hours); Baseball (1994, more than 18 hours), Jazz (2001, 19 hours) and The War (2007, 14 hours). His chronicling of American history has won the 71-year-old director 15 Emmy awards, while his panning and zooming technique was immortalised by Apple with the Ken Burns editing option, which you may have used or seen on a screensaver or slideshow.