David Kennard: 40 Years of Nonfiction Hits
Kennard has just finished writing, producing and directing a remarkable series of films for PBS titled Keeping Score. Each film features a single major piece by a particular composer.
Kennard has just finished writing, producing and directing a remarkable series of films for PBS titled Keeping Score. Each film features a single major piece by a particular composer.
Michael Roth | Posted 05.27.2012
On the one hand, genomic science promises us an unprecedented look at the material sources of our lives, and on the other hand, this science may tempt some to think that we are nothing more than our genetic makeup.
nytimes.com | ELIZABETH JENSEN | Posted 05.23.2012
Under intense public pressure from independent documentary filmmakers, including a Twitter campaign, PBS on Thursday agreed to find a new home next se...
Bill Moyers | Posted 05.23.2012
The team at PBS consists of dedicated people; constantly looking for ways to increase their audience. But there is always a danger, in any organization, of only seeing the world from the top down, and then counting heads to measure whether something is good or not.
AP | By RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 12.12.2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- His mythical exploits and jail escapes made this son of Irish immigrants one of the nation's most famous Old West outlaws. Yet fe...
Vivian Norris | Posted 08.26.2011
Instead of fear, a chaotic economy in the West and upheavals elsewhere causing us to think nationally and turn inwards, now is actually the time to reach out towards other parts of the planet. Will this happen? Documentaries can help us move in this direction.
David O. Stewart | Posted 06.13.2011
If good intentions and a lively imagination were all that counted, the documentary Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton would be a masterwork.
Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011
As we move forward with the development of free platforms to create dynamic programming online, an American institution has been left behind: public television.
Frank Sesno | Posted 05.25.2011
Robert Stone, director of the American Experience documentary film "Earth Days" says "the great mistake of the environmental movement was when it go...
Michael Tilson Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011
With state budgets under attack, we in the arts are bracing for a familiar song: whether or not to fund arts in the schools.
Edward J. Murray | Posted 05.25.2011
Few things attract people to move to a new community like beautiful parks. If there is such a thing as "secular religion" in America, our parks are its chapels.
Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011
I suspect those who only watch the first few episodes will be teetering on the edge of boredom. Those who stay around longer, or just cherry-pick an episode to watch among the later ones will end up much more excited and satisfied.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
I've had my own angry, screaming battles with my health insurance carrier. It seems everyone I've talked to has had a similar experience. I just don't see them marching on Washington about it.
John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011
In the wake of the revered Walter Cronkite's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism.
Shuja Nawaz | Posted 05.25.2011
As 2007 was lurching toward a messy end in Pakistan, a documentary film suddenly caught much attention inside the country and abroad, especially among the diaspora Pakistanis.
Alison Teal | Posted 05.25.2011
The debates are over but the campaign goes on and on... and on. We need it to be over, but there's still so much to be done. And will it even be over when it's over?
Reuters Via Yahoo | Gail Schiller | Posted 05.25.2011
PBS has launched its largest marketing and promotional campaign ever for Ken Burns' 15-hour, seven-episode World War II documentary "The War," which p...
Terence Clarke | Posted 05.08.2012