A desire to showcase two talented young women onstage blossomed into a Civil War–era musical, along with the documentary that showcases one man’s creative leap of faith. “In the Shadow of the Mountain ...

PBS will rebroadcast The Civil War, an award-winning documentary series from Ken Burns starting on April 3rd. But the public television network is offering the first ...

The American Civil War has been the subject of many great movies, from Gettysburg to The Outlaw Josey Wales, often depicting the brutality of the conflict through heroic figures. While some of these ...

Movies and TV shows are great, but documentaries tend to present a more factual outlook on war. Aiming to entertain, Hollywood productions are known to exaggerate accounts and situations, leaving ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...