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

(On a lighter note, George Gershwin’s melody for the beginning line “It ain’t necessarily so” comes from the melody for “Barchu et Adonai Hamvaroch”. The song is in minor key.) ...

In the new documentary "Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5," filmmaker Raoul Peck dives into how Orwell's experiences informed his ideas and his writing.

Ahead of the PBS production's premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their ...

Then Mr. Toscanini, at the Philharmonic-Symphony Pension Fund concert in Carnegie Hall, devoted an evening to Wagner, and ...