Just six months ago when I talked to filmmaker Ken Burns about “Hemingway,” he mentioned his forthcoming documentary about Muhammad Ali. Later that day, I talked to Burns’ longtime collaborator Lynn ...
Two biographies of famous Americans – one a fictional movie, the other a documentary – highlight the next week of TV premieres. Gospel biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” (8 p.m. Saturday, ...
If it’s an important slice of American history, you can bet Ken Burns has made a documentary about it. The list is nearly endless. From baseball to jazz, Mark Twain to Ernest Hemingway, the Civil War ...