Ken Burns explains American TV

Sounds about right.

August 1, 2011 at 8:38PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Ken Burns - pictured above, happy to see you - comments on HBO's Boardwalk:

Then the camera panned slowly to the left while a mournful fife played a song.

Did you know he had a brother who also makes incredibly long documentaries? Ric Burns. He's pretty good, too: the New York documentary is exhaustive and fascinating. He should do one on Jim Belushi and Frank Stallone; if anyone could get them to open up about certain frustrations, it might be him.

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