More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle, the war film and national history. One of the boldest ...

The American Civil War began with tension, but it erupted with cannon fire at Fort Sumter. What followed was the chaotic and shocking Battle of Bull Run, where both sides realized the war would not be ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, two works offer valuable, fresh views of the American Revolution.

This 4-hour Civil War epic ditches clichés for historical accuracy, battle strategy, and gripping realism.

A documentary about Mississippi examines competing forces: the nostalgic celebration of the old south and the refusal to sanitize the brutal history of enslavement ...

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Reaching for parallels in the Revolution and abolition, Americans are no longer debating conventional public policy. We are debating identity.

"You can't save everyone, Jacob." New Europe Film Sales has unveiled a festival promo trailer for the indie western film ...

Emails released with the Epstein files allegedly suggest Steve Bannon was planning a favorable documentary about the sex trafficking New York financier ...

Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation ...

Director J.M. Harper uses archival footage and testimonies from the members of the titular Soul Patrol to share their stories. The Vietnam war ended over a half-century ago, but the 20-year war ...

MANCHESTER - Ken Burns, the nation’s most honored documentary filmmaker, will receive the coveted Lincoln Forum Film Award at the 2026 Lincoln Forum Spring Symposium at Hildene, The Lincoln Family ...