Sifting through 500 hours of archival footage, music and photos can be daunting for any filmmaker tasked with trying to create a seminal piece of art or entertainment. Throw in the added stress of ...

Ken Burns is reentering boxing’s storytelling ring, and it’s another iconic heavyweight who’s his muse this time around. The acclaimed documentarian will debut a four-part, eight-hour documentary on ...

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Muhammad Ali called himself the greatest, and filmmaker Ken Burns, director of the upcoming PBS documentary series about the boxing champion, “global icon and inspiration,” is not one to disagree. “He ...

Because we were a family now, we got a suite in a huge, family friendly hotel, the New York Hilton. One morning, at breakfast, the hotel's mammoth coffee shop was joined for breakfast by Muhammad Ali ...

Considering the number of movies, documentaries and other entertainment vehicles made about Muhammad Ali, it would seem that — much like the former heavyweight champion at the end of his 1971 fight ...

The younger brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali died Friday. Rahaman Ali, the younger brother of boxer Muhammad Ali, passed away Friday at the age of 82. He was known as Ali's biggest supporter and ...

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 ...