Tag: Mandy Patinkin
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Ken Burns On Why The American Revolution Is The Most Important Event In History
– Democracy is not the intention of the Revolution. It’s a consequence of it. – by Chadwick Moore | New York Post | November 11, 2025 Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American…
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What Ken Burns Wants You To Know About The American Revolution Will Shock You
– This is a Story for Everybody – by Kelly Lawler | USA Today | November 12, 2025 Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been trying to tell the story of America for 10 years. It’s just a coincidence that it’s premiering in a political moment in which America is reckoning with the story of itself daily.…
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No Historical Event Benefited The World More Than The Revolutionary War
– Dismaying But Ultimately Exhilarating – by George F. Will | The Washington Post | November 12, 2025 History’s gears are lubricated by gore. Witness America’s Revolutionary War, whose continuing reverberations have done more to improve the course of human events than any other event in history. The war was fueled by crystalline ideas couched in…
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Ken Burns’ American Revolution Will Make You Think Differently About US History
– A More Perfect Union – by David Bianculli | NPR | November 12, 2025 Documentary producer and director Ken Burns came to prominence 35 years ago with The Civil War, a massively popular multi-part nonfiction series on PBS. His latest effort is a six-part series called The American Revolution. By focusing on the Revolutionary War, Burns is revisiting some very familiar…
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The American Revolution Wins Best Historical Documentary at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
– Best Historical Documentary – The American Revolution won Best Historical Documentary at the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards gala event held Sunday, November 9, 2025 at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan, New York. The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s…
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Trailer: The American Revolution
– Official Trailer – The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Premieres Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. CST / 8:00 p.m. EST on PBS. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions…
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Homeland Film Diary by Damian Lewis
– Brody’s Super 8 Film – “A Super 8 Film Diary” was a special bonus feature on the 2013/2014 DVD and Blu-ray releases of Homeland Season 2, created by Damian. He documented the filming process of Season 2 using a Super 8 camera, providing fans with a behind-the-scenes look at the show from the perspective…
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Preview Screening of The American Revolution Documentary Series
– Join WHYY for Upcoming Event – by Staff | WHYY.org | August 8, 2025 WHYY, the Philadelphia region’s leading public media provider, announced today that registrations are now open for The American Revolution: An Evening with Ken Burns, a free public event taking place on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden,…