Steve Jobs remembered by industry

News of Apple founder Steve Jobs death late Wednesday was greeted with heartfelt expressions of grief and solidarity from around the world, by business leaders, politicians and in particular the media moguls whose content he distributed to hundreds of millions.Disney CEO Bob Iger called Jobs ''a great friend as well as a trusted advisor.'' ''His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Laurene and his children during this difficult time.''Jobs died of pancreatic cancer after fighting the illness valiantly for eight years, constantly innovating all the while. He stepped down as CEO in August.Time Warner chef Jeff Bewkes said ''the entire Time Warner family mourns the loss of Steve Jobs. The world is a better place because of Steve, and the stories our company tells have been made richer by the products he created. He was a dynamic and fearless competitor, collaborator, and friend. In a society that has seen incredible technological innovation during our lifetimes, Steve may be the one true icon whose legacy will be remembered for a thousand years.''Said News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch: ''Today, we lost one of the most influential thinkers, creators and entrepreneurs of all time. Steve Jobs was simply the greatest CEO of his generation. While I am deeply saddened by his passing, I'm reminded of the stunning impact he had in revolutionizing the way people consume media and entertainment. My heart goes out to his family and to everyone who had the opportunity to work beside him in bringing his many visions to life.''Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer said ''The digital age has lost its leading light, but Steve's innovation and creativity will inspire dreamers and thinkers for generations.'' Sony's pioneering music player, the Walkman, was blown away by the iPod.Fans paid homage to jobs around the global blogosphere in tweets and posts and lined Apple stores in NY with candles and photos. Pre-orders of books on Jobs soared on Amazon.com. "Steve Jobs," the authorized biography by Walter Issacson, due out Oct. 24, has become the site's best-seller. Publisher Simon & Schuster Thursday moved the publication date a month earlier as orders skyrocketed. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

R.I.P. Jobs

Apple just released this statement concerning the dying of their co-founder afterhis lengthy fight with cancer: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Jobs died today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and were the origin of numerous improvements that enrich andimprove our lives. The planet is immeasurably better due to Steve.” Hewas 56. Immediately, Wally DisneyPresident/CEOBob Igercirculated this response: “Steve Jobs would be a great friend in addition to a reliable consultant.His legacy will extend far past the items he produced or even the companies he built. It will likely be themillions of individuals he inspired, the lives he transformed, and also the culture he defined. Steve was this kind of original, having a completely creative, imaginative mind that defined a period. Despite all he accomplished, it feels as though he only agreed to be getting began.Together with his passing the earth has lost an uncommon original, Disney has lost an associate in our family, and that i have forfeit an excellent friend. Our ideas and hopes are together with his wife Laurene and the children throughout this hard time.” It’s no exaggeration to express that Iger’s 2005 success solving the lengthy-running feud between Disney and Jobs put in place by autocratic Michael Eisner signaled to Wall Street the Mouse House is at good hands. Jobs and Eisner have been warring within the existing Pixar distribution deal and it is unlikely renewal — lower to particulars like whether Pixar would deliver Toy Story sequels. (Eisner stated yes. Jobs stated no.) Even Roy Disney, nephew from the studio’s founder,on the sides withPixar against Eisner, whose relationship with Jobs am broken at that time that Iger grew to become point guy in thePixar discussions. On his veryfirst day as Boss, October 1, 2005, Iger told the board thathis top prioritywas to repair Disney’s slouching animation business and the method of doing which was to purchase Jobs’ Pixar.The first reaction, based on news reviews, was”stunned silence.” The boardgave Igerthe go-ahead for that garguantuan $7 billionpurchase. It made Jobsinto Disney’s biggest individualshareholder having a 7% stake virtually overnight.Additionally, it putPixar executives Erectile dysfunction Catmull and John Lasseter responsible for the Disney animation legacy. Later, Jobs told Fortune that Iger won him over when Iger stated that, the moment hefound out he would be Boss, he spent each day at Disneyland happening everyride and watching every show simply to realize that all of the new points of interest were based onPixar figures.Jobs up to his dying gaveIger and also the board input on everything. “I consider Bob Iger a buddy,”Jobs told playboy. “I don’t have lots of buddies. I simply enjoy him, and that he’s a reallysolid guy.” Later, whenJobs created ofiPods and iTunes and apple iphones and iPads, Iger’s Disney was the first adopter. “Steve Jobs was an remarkable visionary, our very dear friend and also the guiding light from the Pixar family,” stated John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer & Erectile dysfunction Catmull, Leader, Wally Disney and Pixar Animation Galleries. “He saw thepotential of the items Pixar might be prior to the relaxation people, and beyond what anybody ever imagined. Steve required an opportunity upon us and supported our crazy imagine making cartoon films the main one factor he always stated ended up being to simply ‘make it great.’ He's why Pixar switched view we did and the strength, integrity and passion for existence makes all of us better people. He'll forever take part in Pixars DNA. Our hearts go to his wife Laurene as well as their children throughout this incredibly hard time.” After several weeks upon several weeks of showing up in public places weak and skeletal due to his illness, Jobs resigned his position atop Apple on August 24thsaying he could no more meet his responsibilities and anticipation as Apple Boss. Tuesday was the very first major product unveiling that will not be created by Jobs. Rather, his successor Tim Cookpresentedthe apple iphone 4S along with other upgrades.Jobs were built with a profound impact on Hollywood business byreinvigorating animation at Disney through Pixar and helping engineer that galleries acquisition of the CGI toon hitmaker. Additionally, his hardware and iTunes software have assisted Large Media find new platforms for his or her content when DVD sales hit the skids. Experts agreed the next arena for Apple to understand is television which recently named Boss Tim Prepare, formerly the companys COO, might be better still suitable for guide the organization there. But without Jobs genius facility for imagineering and branding, Apples future remains unclear although the organization’s stock have been increasing since Jobs’ exit. Before apple iphone 5 didn’t appear. Jobs resignation letter towards the Apple Board of Company directors and also the Apple Community was poignant: “I have always stated if there ever came each day after i could no more meet my responsibilities and anticipation as Apples Boss, I will be the first to show you. Regrettably, on that day originates.In my opinion Apple’s cleverest and many innovative days are in front of it. And That I anticipate watching and adding to the success inside a new role. I've made a few of the close friends of my existence at Apple, and that i thanks all for that years of having the ability to work alongside you.” Stated Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, with respect to Apples Board, when Jobs resigned: Steves remarkable vision and leadership saved Apple and led it to the position because the mobile phone industry's state-of-the-art and valuable technology company.Steve makes numerous contributions to Apples success, and that he has attracted and inspired Apples hugely creative employees and first class executive team. In the new role as Chairman from the Board, Steve continues for everyone Apple together with his unique experience, creativeness and inspiration.

Enlightened: TV Review

Watching a series likeEnlightenedmakes you happy there's a home for shows that don't fit the mold -- places like HBO (in this case), Showtime, FX, AMC, etc. With its offbeat sense of humor and unwillingness to be just funny when there are so many other emotions to explore,Enlightenedfeels like it was pitched as a comedy then tapped into those little, personal and private moments people have when they don't fit in -- or even feel like they have a purpose -- then got shot and directed like an indie film.our editor recommendsHBO develops 'Enlightened' comedy So credit HBO for taking a concept from Mike White (Chuck & Buck,The School of Rock,Freaks and Geeks) and Laura Dern (who has starred in a slew of TV movies, including HBO'sRecount, and guested on such shows asThe West WingandEllen) and letting them make something that has a whole lot of unexpected moving parts. And, by the way, the slowly unfolding story ofEnlightenedprobably couldn't live anywhere else but pay cable. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows On the surface,Enlightenedis about Amy (Dern), a self-destructive woman at an enormous company who has a spectacular meltdown at the office (the kind you can't really recover from) then goes to Hawaii for three months of rehab and a personal journey to find herself. She swims with the turtles and comes home a changed person, talking about inner peace, positivity and all the self-help speak you can imagine. Naturally, nobody wants to hear it, particularly her mother, Helen (Diane Ladd, in a wonderful bit of casting), who thinks it's all nonsense; nor Levi (Luke Wilson), Amy's ex-husband, who uses "a Mexican pharmacy" of drugs (cocaine, pot, pills, beer) to keep himself happy. He doesn't want to be changed or saved by Amy. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview 2011: The Returning Shows Things are worse at Amy's old company, where she was a buyer in the health and beauty department, had an affair with her married boss and got transferred out of her dream job before exploding in rage. Now that she's back, Amy wants the conglomerate (which is, hilariously, a pox on the world) to get a lot greener, maybe givesomething back to the community. It's a job she wants, which doesn't exist. Plus, they think she's still crazy. Amy doesn't get that job -- the first of many disappointments that challenge her newfound Zen qualities and desire to be "an agent of change." She's given a job in the basement (a great joke: The floor is "H" on the elevator buttons -- for hell, probably, and nobody else knows the floor exists). There, she meets a motley collection of losers and oddballs doing mundane data processing. White, who wrote all 10 episodes and directed two, plays a sympathetic co-worker, and Timm Sharp is Dougie, Amy's ridiculously ill-equipped boss who swears a lot and says politically incorrect things. STORY: HBO Sets Fall Premiere Dates Clearly, a mistake has been made -- Amy's positivity, feel-good vibes and meditation haven't fixed her life. But what makesEnlightenedso intriguing is that it never stays in that one gear, workplace comedy of bitterness and remorse (though it's very funny when it does, primarily because Dern can hilariously and instantly turn from New Age goddess to screaming, swearing maniac -- her ability to be foulmouthed is impressive to witness). Of course, some viewers might wantEnlightenedto stick with that formula. But White has a real knack for connecting to the sadness in Dern's character, for dissecting how hard it is to live with your mother or deal with your ex -- and how a miscarriage and failed dreams can make Amy's attempt at reinvention and renewal, at 40, painful as well as funny. It's whenEnlightenedzags instead of zigs that you understand there's more at work here and the boundaries of what good writers, actors and directors can do in 30 minutes -- almost turning the episodes into short stories cobbled together for an indie film meant to be purposely vague but emotionally resonant. STORY: Tim Goodman's Fall DVR List Dern, Wilson, Ladd, White and Sharp are excellent in this strange little vehicle. They have the range to make it more than what it appears, and nowhere is that more clear than in the fourth episode (which White directed wonderfully), when humor and sadness collide and it never once feels like a traditional comedy or drama but a complex vignette -- a story more than a plot -- which HBO is letting play out in all its unexpected wonder. Laura Dern Luke Wilson HBO Fall TV Preview Enlightened

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Amazing Race's Ethan and Jenna: We Prefer Survivor

Ethan and Jenna Former Survivor champs Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca emerged very short round the Amazing Race 19, becoming one of the primary two teams to obtain the boot inside the show's first double elimination. The axing, ironically, came around the leg that involved charitable organization. "In my opinion in the event you required to pick one up positive factor that happened could it be was okay that individuals left giving money to charitable organization,Inch Zohn, who co-founded the nonprofit Grassroot Soccer that encourages Helps/Helps education, notifies TVGuide.com. The comfort in the Indonesian leg shown to become nightmare for your couple, who was simply hampered having a bad cabbie as well as the stealth clue within the orphanage following a Detour. Can they think the twist was fair? See whatever they say:Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan: We've most likely probably the most competitive cast yetYou were in eighth place a lot of the leg, which will manage. Where managed to get happen all fail? If you left the clue within the Detour? Within the orphanage?Jenna: Funny enough since it is, our cab driver got us very, very, very lost about every time i had been inside the cab. We wasted no less than an hour or so approximately . 5 driving inside the cab. We needed to possess a similar driver the whole day, and then we were really screwed. ... That was our No. 1 reservation beginning the race - venturing out because of something from your control, which is strictly what went down. ... [We're able to not change cabs] since there have been no in the pub. I am unsure whether or not this works in different ways there, like you have to demand them, nevertheless it wasn't like NY City. ... As well as the clue - it absolutely was simply having a pile of clothes. It absolutely was literally 1 minute in the cab. This didn't affect [the finish result] whatsoever.Whoever else consider the extra clue within the orphanage?Jenna: It absolutely was interesting to experience a clue say one factor as well as the sign say another. On our clue, it mentioned to exhibit in many the money you elevated for your orphanage. I thought that meant our foreign money, and then we completed our foreign money, the cash we'd not elevated. We just saved our very handful of U.S. dollars, which was like $20. We would never know round the race they'd supply you with a clue in the event you did an issue. [Laughs] But when they're offering clues if you do stuff wrong, it's tough to find out if you undertake an issue or right.Ethan: [It had been for] drama. I guess it absolutely was to confuse us. I'm speaking about, when eight from 11 teams get yourself a clue wrong, it's tricky. Usually inside a other situation, if you execute a challenge correctly, you have a clue.And that means you was without any extra clue after handing inside the relaxation from the money?Ethan: No. We basically visited the orphanage, gave them the comfort and went completely back [for the Pit Stop]. ... It absolutely was probably miles . 5.The extra clue wasn't in Race colors. You think this is why plenty of you didn't notice it?Ethan: Yeah, it absolutely was just around the white-colored piece of paper in the frame. You are taking inside, all the orphans are singing plus they are entertaining to suit your needs, and you're simply within this hurry that you're basing your choice round the clue that you're given, and then we completed our converted money, got a concept and went for the pad.Jenna: Yeah, and thus everyone knows, it was not underlined plus it wasn't defined in red-colored-colored. I realize that people saw that on tv, but that's not the way in which we first seen it.Drop Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite returning showsYou arrived at the Pit Stop the first time in ninth place. Do you realize that you were in those days?Ethan: I had been really in eighth. They shown the Vegas showgirls checking in before us, which was not accurate.Jenna: Yeah, which we didn't define where i had been, but we'd Ernie and Cindy, as well as the twins running back. Ethan was like, "We must've done an issue.In . But we didn't [consult with them] because you're in this hurry you do not have time to breathe, and that means you just run as rapidly as you'll be able to. Which i was creating a massive time deficit because of our cab, and then we probably composed 20 minutes in the hour and 30 minutes i had been behind because of the cab. ... By running full speed, i had been probably a couple of minutes behind [Amani and Marcus] ultimately.[Editor's note: Kaylani and Lisa, the Vegas showgirls, were proven arriving tenth. Laurence and Zac were proven arriving eighth.]You think the twist was fair?Jenna: I don't think it's fair to own two different clues. I am unsure. I'm speaking about, I'd rather not appear like sour grapes, so, yeah, it absolutely was fair. [Laughs] The fans can choose themselves.Ethan: Get the idea after which it another clue when you're getting there's interesting.You preferred to pay for that you just were on Survivor because you felt which will lead you to a sizable target, but perhaps you have think teams wouldn't recognize you? Jenna: No, we figured they'd recognize us which we figured once they did, we'd just understate it which makes it not this kind of large deal and say it absolutely was a really very long time ago. ... We spoken to everybody relating to this. Once we continued to be overnight at China Airways, we rested close to the twins and Marcus and Amani, which we virtually spoken the whole evening.Ethan: When nobody was allowed to speak with each other without any one understood each other just before the race started, clearly, we're thinking people are thinking about getting you lower and everyone's searching each other over. However when the race started which we met everyone, we didn't think we'd as large from the target.Fulfill the Amazing Race 19 castHow badly did you have to win the Race after you have won Survivor? Jenna: In my opinion we just preferred to make use of and perform the greater if we are in a position to enjoy yourself following a past few years [with Ethan's cancer fight], don't yell at each other too badly on camera, that people don't think we did. Which is the most effective we are able to perform. It's a different game and there are many stuff out of your control round the race. I like to see reality shows where I have with additional hold over things. [Laughs]And that means you prefer Survivor inside the Amazing Race?Jenna: Yeah!Ethan: [Laughs] Me too. I'm speaking about, I've always mentioned being lost in overseas when you're tired and hungry and broke and really should not speak the term what's my worst fear around. Which is what the race is. There's a lot out of your control. That's one of the finest challenges of playing a game title title similar to this. It's funny that's kind of what finding yourself getting us in the race.Jenna, you might not have Medusa eyes?Jenna: [Laughs] Yeah, I really do. I used to be wearing my colored contacts too, but yeah, I really will have Medusa eyes. I really like that. I'm really prone to print that around the T-shirt. Thanks, Ernie!Exactly what are you to date?Jenna: We're transporting this out show referred to as Everyday Health on ABC. The show goes perfectly. We're getting such great feedback relating to this. We'll be filming that for an additional number of days that will run until February. We're concentrating on the sunday paper, we're concentrating on our personal reality show. We signed this awesome sponsorship deal that we'll be telling everybody about over the following week roughly, which we're super searching toward. So the situation is going perfectly.

Dancings Take advantage of Kardashian: Whos Fred Astaire?

La, Calif. -- Take advantage of Kardashian will tackle a Fred Astaire-inspired foxtrot on next days Dwts, and also the celebrity stated he'd feel much more confident about his number if he understood who the legend was. Are you aware who Fred Astaire is? Take advantage of requested Access Hollywood Lives Package Hoover on Thursday throughout testing, because he sought out another person who didn't have Fred understanding. I YouTubed him. A week ago, Sucks cha cha, with professional partner Cheryl Burke, stored the pair within the competition, also it had judge Barbara Ann Inaba stating which was Take advantage of would be a better dancer than his sister, Kim Kardashian. But hes put that compliment behind him and it is concentrating on their next number. Literally, Among the finest to pay attention to one dance at any given time and that i dont care where my sister was. Thats her problem for the inability to dance that far, he chuckled. But hopefully well allow it to be far within the competition. The only Take advantage of stated his family (no special ladies in the existence, yet) could be in the crowd to cheer him on in a few days, stated hes been attaining confidence with each number. I seem like a week ago was similar to the beginning of creating some confidence into this competition, he told Package. Its very difficult that i can be available before a lot of people, just available dancing. When you are before 20 million people who have no idea your personality, or have no idea you personally, its tough to be genuine and you gotta enter character and know your dance moves, he added. Its very difficult to get it done live before a lot of people. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

You Do Not Such as the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo

A Films Transit discharge of a L'ensemble des Films Adobe production in colaboration with D. Created by Luc Cote, Patricio Henriquez. Executive producer, Kevin Kraus. Directed by Luc Cote, Patricio Henriquez.With: Omar Khadr, Mozzam Begg, Omar Deghayes, Damien Corsetti, Michelle Shephard, Raul Berdichevsky, Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler, Bill Graham.Luc Cote and Patricio Henriquez's "You Do Not Such as the Truth" demonstrates, through excerpts from a real videotaped interrogation at Guantanamo, the procedure through which human will could be methodically divided to pressure an admission of guilt, no matter truth. By showing a delegation of Canadians grilling another Canadian youth who had been formerly tortured by People in america, this disturbing docu casts the U.S. less an exporter of democracy but being an worldwide enabler of civil-privileges violations. Bowing Sept. 28 at Gotham's Film Forum, advocacy pic should spark sufficient outrage to propel it with the arthouse circuit. In 2002, Omar Khadr, then 15, was holed up inside a suspected Afghani terrorist compound firebombed by U.S. troops. The only survivor, Khadr was billed with tossing a grenade that wiped out a united states soldier. Still recouping from near-fatal wounds, he was delivered to Bagram Detention Center, where he allegedly was tortured his affidavit account, read aloud, is based on onscreen testimony from former cellmates as well as from well known interrogator Damien Corsetti, who confesses thinking Khadr was unfairly treated. After that, Khadr was shipped to Guantanamo and exposed to help abuse. The videotaped interrogation, carried out not by American military but through the CSIS (the Canadian same as the CIA), happened in regards to a year into Khadr's jail time and was shot with three hidden surveillance cameras. The classified footage is made public last year by order from the Canadian Top Court, and reps the only real such imagery ever to leave "Gitmo." Cote and Henriquez split the screen into quarters to exhibit the 3 camera viewpoints concurrently, with the corner left blank. The filmmakers frequently replace the empty portion with present-day footage of psychiatrists, ex-detainees, political figures, military personnel or relatives watching the archival tapes on laptops and leaving comments around the proceedings. The interrogation tapes alllow for difficult but revelatory viewing. Strangely enough, poor people image quality, which leaves Khadr's facial expressions barely visible, makes his body gestures particularly eloquent because he goes from wondrous aspire to utter despair over four times of difficult interrogation. Khadr initially assumes his Canadian countrymen have started to help him and can pay attention to his account with open minds his grief and disillusionment know no bounds his or her false bonhomie devolves into cajolery and outright risks, the real character of the visit becoming obvious. This final unfaithfulness strikes a mortal blow to his belief in justice because he keeps repeating, "You do not such as the truth." The docu will not make any pretense of objectivity, giving voice aside from the story overlooked by Khadr's accusers. Khadr's military lawyer confesses to getting his belief in American justice dramatically compromised Toronto Star reporter Michelle Shephard questions if the boy, with three bullets in him along with a face filled with shrapnel, was physically able to lobbing a grenade and human-privileges advocates observe that growing up soldier under worldwide law, Khadr was susceptible to protections which were coldly overlooked.Camera (color, HD), Cote, Patricio Henriquez editor, Andrea Henriquez seem (Dolby Digital), Richard Pelletier. Examined on DVD, NY, Sept. 25, 2011. (Also in Human Privileges Watch Film Festival, 2010 Intl. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.) Running time: 100 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Andy Rooney Departing an hour After A Lot More Than 3 decades

Andy Rooney Andy Rooney will announce Sunday that he's departing CBS' an hour, CBSnews.com reviews. Rooney, 92, will provide the news throughout his regular original essay feature -- his 1097th essay for that program. an hour will even pay tribute having a segment searching back at his career. Take a look at our fall preview for art galleries, scoop, premiere calendars and much more! "There's nobody like Andy there won't be. He'll hate hearing this, but he's a united states original," stated Shaun Fager, chairman CBS News and also the executive producer of an hour. "His contributions to an hour are immeasurable he's additionally a great friend. It's tougher for him to get it done each week, but he'll always be capable of speak his mind on an hour once the urge hits him." Rooney, an Emmy-winning author, is a staple on an hour since 1978, though he made an appearance several occasions within the years before, such as the first season in 1968.