Franken Brings Irreverence to Sundance Channel
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LOS ANGELES  - Call it unexpected, call  it out of character, call it a programing diversion. But don't  call it politically motivated.
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John McCain called Mitt Romneyâs attempt to brand him as a liberal, âparticularly entertaining.â
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If the news conference that CNN and YouTube held to discuss their presidential debate was any sort of omen, there might be a few kinks to work out.
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Comedian Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
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WASHINGTON  &#151; In an April episode of ABC's "The View," Bill Maher and Rosie O'Donnell professed their support for Al Franken's 2008 Minnesota Senate candidacy, with O'Donnell saying she was "maxing out" to the comedian-turned-candidate.
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Comedian and political commentator Al  Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic  nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by  Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The Sundance Film Festival  kicked off on Thursday with a political tone struck by founder  Robert Redford, who called independent film a voice of dissent  and encouraged movie-makers to speak their minds.
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In the 1980s, Al Franken was cracking jokes on "Saturday Night Live." Mike Ciresi, his chief rival for the Democratic nomination for the Senate this year, was serving as general counsel to the government of India in a landmark lawsuit over a catastrophic industrial accident.
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The political satire Man of the Year is watchable, but it might have been so much more
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."
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The Sundance Film Festival, the  premier U.S. showcase for independent cinema, named the films  on Monday that will compete at its 2005 festival in January,  including documentaries about energy company Enron and Peru's  fugitive president, Alberto Fujimori.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The sound of an audience laughing throatily is usually a sign that a movie is working.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - "I.O.U.S.A." may not be the sexiest film at the Sundance Film Festival, but it could be the most timely as the documentary about deepening U.S. debt problems debuted in a week of tumbling financial markets and heightened fears of recession.
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Documentaries stole  the show at the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend.
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Local filmmakers have to tread around a scissor-wielding government censor whose logic is sometimes hard to follow
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Comedian Al Franken, known for his lacerating satire of the American right, discarded his customary wisecracks as he announced soberly he would run for the US Senate.
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Eighteen months after the  outbreak of Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon,  filmmakers from both countries have brought movies conveying  frustration over the conflict to the Sundance Film Festival.