Apr
30
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has compared a tough repaired immigration law in Arizona to those of Nazi Germany. EntertainmentMcFarlane, whose irreverent animated TV comedies have themselves provoked controversy, said the Arizona law was more shocking than anything he had conferred on television."It's too much. It's bland of a slap in the boldness, ...
Apr
30
In a pray signed by filmmakers and actors such being of the kind which Robert De Niro and Robert Redford, the group denounced the March arrest of Panahi, whose movies include "The White Balloon" and "The Circle.""We ... stand in consolidation with a fellow filmmaker, condemn this detention, and strongly urge the Iranian government to release Mr. Panahi immediately," the ...
Apr
30
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The emphatical, colourful traders who jostle for deals in Chicago's famed open-outcry pits now face an on a level greater threat than the advent of electronic dealing systems -- the algorithmic trade, says the counsellor of a new documentary charting the demise of floor trading. EntertainmentMore a mode of life funeral solemnities than a ...
Apr
30
In a second set of transcripts from his interview with television news program "60 Minutes" -- O'Brien's first parley by a reporter since leaving the "Tonight Show" -- the comic said he is "mostly very happy" right now.He said people on the street mention one by one him, "Hey partner, you got screwed." But O'Brien does not believe that."I always ...
Apr
30
Ryan, who was 53, presented his Gerry Ryan Show on Irish radio despite other than 20 years and was one of the most recognised faces on Irish television. He also co-presented the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.State broadcaster RTE, for whom Ryan worked, declared police were investigating the circumstances of his death.Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen paid tribute to the presenter, ...