Barack Obama; FilmWeek
Barack Obama
In July 2004, Illinois Senator Barack Obama rose to national attention with an electrifying speech at the Democratic National Convention that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. In his new book, The Audacity of Hope, the Senator contends that, only by returning to the principles that gave birth to the Constitution, can Americans repair our country's broken political process. Larry talks with the Senator about his ideas on restoring a government that he feels has fallen out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans and his plans for the future.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor and Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly, discuss this week's new releases, including Death of a President, Babel, Catch a Fire, Romeo and Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing, The Bridge, and Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple.