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From his roots as a comedy writer to political pundit, radio host, best-selling author and, of course, Bill O'Reilly's longstanding bête noire, Al Franken has had many different roles. His latest: the subject of a low-budget indie documentary, God Spoke, rolling out in theaters this week. TIME's Jeffrey Ressner talked to the loquacious liberal just hours before Franken dashed off to a Democratic National Committee event...
...have several books, a radio show and now a movie. What more does America need to know about Al Franken, for God's sake...
BANNED. Lou Ye, 41, controversial Chinese director; from filming on the mainland for five years, by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television; in Beijing. Lou reportedly failed to seek approval from government censors for his film Summer Palace-set in the days leading up to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, a topic Beijing considers taboo-before screening it at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Lou called the ban "ridiculous" and said it would not stop him from working...
...Perhaps recognizing that the water is getting a little brackish, Shadow varies the formula on his latest with a folk ballad, a soul jam and a delicate guitar symphony as emotional as a telenovela. (¡Qué dramático!) His more conventional hip-hop tracks pose no threat to commercial radio, but they're perfect platforms for Bay Area rappers Keak Da Sneak and Lateef the Truth Speaker to say the things Shadow's samples...
...CAPTAIN & THE KID ELTON JOHN THIS 31-YEARS-later sequel to Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is not exactly evidence that John is pursuing new vistas of songwriting. But in the comfortable setting of his AM-radio salad days, he bangs out several irresistible tunes (Tinderbox, Blues Never Fade Away), and Bernie Taupin produces a typically serviceable string of lyrics. The most interesting element here is John's voice; it's a lot scruffier than you might remember. At 59, he stretches to hit the high notes he used to kill, yet the strain gives his glossiest songs...