PBS’ new two-part, four-hour Leonardo da Vinci probably won’t redefine the identity of Ken Burns, renowned as a documentary chronicler of all things Americana. But it does find the director, working ...

Ken Burns’ latest documentary is his first one exploring a non-American subject, telling the story of the live and ...

Ken Burns and his team typically tackle expansive topics: The Civil War. National Parks. Baseball. Country music. But sometimes he does embrace singular historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson and ...

Ken Burns attends a conversation Dec. 14 with Paula Kerger at The Paley Museum in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA — Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns didn’t plan to ...

Ken Burns has stepped out of his usual Americana-focused content to produce a new documentary covering the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It’s the first time the 15-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has ...

ADVENTURE. ERIKA AND BEN IS THE RIGHT WORD. IF I JUST SAY TWO WORDS, KEN BURNS, YOU IMMEDIATELY KNOW WHERE WE’RE GOING AND WHAT WE’RE ABOUT TO SEE. BUT THESE DAYS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD TWO MORE WORDS ...

Directors Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon tell IndieWire about the visual tricks that opened up the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci in their two-part PBS documentary series. Lots of folks trace ...

Ken Burns discusses his new two-part film on the Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci and how it fits in with his own codex of documentaries. It’s hard to believe that Ken Burns has had a rule for what ...

A partial view of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper," preserved at the ex-Renaissance refectory of the convent adjacent to the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, in Milan, Italy ...

The two-parter explores the life and legacy of the 'Mona Lisa' artist and boundary-breaking polymath, with insights from scholars, experts and enthusiasts including filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. By ...