AltWeeklies Wire
Ken Burns Worships America's Spiritual Resource in His Latest Docnew
His PBS 12-hour epic The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a selective chronicle of the evolution of the National Parks system and the changing roles protected lands have played in American culture since Congress validated Yosemite in 1864.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-24-2009 |
TV
PBS Puts a Human Face on Native American Historynew
In terms of exposition, inspiration, and cross-cultural outreach, you can think of We Shall Remain as the Native American Eyes on the Prize. Like that landmark documentary, this series reminds us that true glory lies in the honest histories of people, not the manipulated histories of governments.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
04-08-2009 |
TV
'The War' Is Swellnew
Ken Burns's WW2 documentary seeks to impose truth on the legend. Still, the specifics of WW2 have been such a closely guarded (Greatest) generational secret that you want him to say more.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-24-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Purists and Touristsnew
The reputation of San Francisco's fabled 1967 alternative-culture explosion has suffered mightily at the hands of revisionists, apologists, and merchandisers -- now PBS takes a refreshingly honest look with Summer of Love.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
04-19-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
