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lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 Music & Movies A “Back to the Future’ style DeLorean, powered by methanol bio-fuel made from recycled clothing produced by a Japanese venture, is This photo provided by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment shows Christopher Lloyd, left, as Dr displayed before hundreds of movie fans on the rooftop of a shopping mall in Tokyo yesterday for the 30th anniversary of the Emmett Brown, and Michael J Fox as Marty McFly in the 1985 film, ‘Back to the Future.’ — AP photos Hollywood movie ‘Back to the Future’. Hold on to your hoverboard: ‘Back to the Future’ is now elcome to the future. Yesterday was the date “Back to rewarding.” Russell is organizing a marathon projection of the film’s stars talk about its impact on popular culture. Auto manu- now to the surprise of many the team is in this year’s playoffs, the Future” professor Doc Brown and Marty McFly three films, which came out in 1985, 1989 and 1990. Many oth- facturer Toyota, a favorite of the hero of the film, has jumped one step away from the championship series-which they last Wjourney to in their time-traveling DeLorean in the er movie theaters are doing likewise. He even managed to get into the fray, too. The website www.toyota.com/outatime fea- won way back in 1908. much-loved movie trilogy. The world as imagined by director the town of Reston, Virginia outside Washington to change its tures a discussion between Lloyd and Fox on the inventions Several companies are cashing in on the “Back to the Future” Robert Zemeckis-with hoverboards, self-lacing sneakers and fly- name for the duration of the festival. A billboard that reads imagined in the film and which became reality-from faxes to anniversary. Nike is releasing a version of the self-lacing Nike ing vehicles-seemed a long shot when “Back to the Future II” “Welcome to Hill Valley”-the fictitious town where the film takes videoconferences. Even the White House is jumping into the Mag shoes that Marty wore in the movie and Pepsi will sell lim- came out in December 1989. Fans of the series are marking place-is to greet hundreds of collectors of DeLorean cars anniversary, organizing online debates with specialists on the ited-edition “Pepsi Perfect”-Marty’s soda of choice in the block- Wednesday’s landmark date by celebrating some of the predic- expected for a parade on Sunday. A red carpet will be unfurled question “What does 2045 look like?” buster series. “We are excited to be part of this moment and to tions that came true in the futuristic saga-and some that didn’t. for Christopher Lloyd, who plays Doc Brown, and Bob Gale, who bring fans something only Pepsi could deliver-and there’s no The films follow the time-travelling adventures of young wrote the script for the trilogy. Victory of ‘baseball losers’ need to wait-the future is now,” said Lou Arbetter, Pepsico sen- Marty, a teenager living in small-town America in 1985 played In California, where the movies were filmed, fans dressed up “Predictions is a fun conversation we are having,” Russell ior director of marketing. The bottled drink, complete with col- by Michael J. Fox. He sets out in a DeLorean car converted to as Marty will gather outside a fast food restaurant where the said. Some are still being worked on, such as increasingly lectible case, will sell at $20.15. Just 6,500 Pepsi Perfect bottles voyage the space-time continuum by his eccentric inventor young hero grabs onto a pickup to speed his skateboard ride to sophisticated prototypes of the famed hoverboard and dog- were available, and only online. — AP friend Doc Brown. “I was a teenager when the film was released. school. And on Saturday, “Back to the Future” buffs will be able walking drones, which also feature in the film. One joke that has I remember thinking it will be fun to watch it later when I have a to party at the “Enchantment Under the Sea”, the high school long gone unnoticed outside the US resonates big-time for family,” said Brad Russell, founder and president of the dance where Marty’s parents fall in love in 1955 in the first film Americans: the success of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. In Washington West Film Festival, which is organizing a retrospec- of the series. A documentary by Jason Aron entitled “Back in the second installment of the series, the team known affection- tive on the series. “We watched it this year with my family. It was Time” also debuts yesterday in the United States, in which the ately as the “lovable losers” wins the 2015 World Series. And Jay-Z, Beyonce, others perform at Tidal concert in NYC ay-Z and Beyonce were joined by a ing about making the world a better slew of artists including Nicki Minaj place, but nothing about the organiza- Jand Usher at Barclays Center in tion that is getting the money from the Brooklyn Tuesday night for a charity con- show. Jay-Z told the crowd the event cert put on by the streaming service wasn’t a one-off. “This is our first annual Tidal that covered rap, R&B, reggae and event,” he told the cheering crowd. Most even a little country. The concert, “TIDAL of the artists performed well-known hits X: 1020 Amplified by HTC,” was a little like that received rousing responses from the streaming a musical hit parade, as most packed arena. Usher was an exception to of the artists only sang one song, and the slew of old favorites, performing his even major stars like Jay-Z and Beyonce new single, “Chains,” which focuses on kept to short sets. The goal of the event racial injustice. He put the song out last was to raise funds that would be given to week through Tidal. the New World Foundation, an organiza- Other artists who performed at the tion that funds social movements. concert included rappers TI, Rick Ross, Lil Concert organizers said all money Wayne and Meek Mill, reggae performer Tunisian rapper Ahmed Ben Ahmed, aka Klay BBJ, reacts following his released from custody yesterday from ticket prices was going to the chari- Damian Marley, country singer Thomas in Tunis. — AFP ty, estimated to be about $1 million. Jay- Rhett, French band Indochine, and Z and other artists announced in March singers Nick Jonas, Alessia Cara and that they were the co-owners of Tidal, Justine Skye. At the concert, it was which was presented as the first artist- announced that Marley had become one Tunisia frees rapper Klay BBJ owned music and video platform. It’s a of Tidal’s artist-owners. Tidal’s list of co- membership-based service that offers owners also includes Madonna, Rihanna, unisian rapper Klay BBJ was released from cus- Although he denies drug use, Klay BBJ-whose real subscribers two levels - $10 for standard Kanye West and Alicia Keys. — AP tody yesterday after being detained over the name is Ahmed Ben Ahmed is no stranger to contro- Tweekend on suspicion of the “possession and versy. In 2013, he was sentenced to 21 months in sound quality and $20 for high fidelity use” of cannabis, his lawyer said. “He has just been prison along with fellow rapper Weld El 15 for insulting sound quality. Jay-Z said last month that released, along with two others arrested with him, and a public servant, in a case that sparked controversy in the service had gotten to one million the case is closed. He’s very happy,” Ghazi Mrabet told Tunisia and calls by human rights groups for their subscribers. But the service has struggled AFP. Mrabet said his client had left Bouchoucha prison release. Their sentence was later reduced to six months against competitors like Spotify and on the outskirts of Tunis, according to relatives. He said but the pair appealed the ruling and were eventually Pandora, which offer free subscriptions. Singer Beyonce arrives at the rapper had refused to take a drug test while in acquitted. Klay BBJ is known for writing lyrics that criti- At Tuesday’s concert, there were just a TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified detention. “The prosecutor finally consulted the file cize authorities, particularly the security forces. — AFP few passing references to Tidal. There by HTC at the Barclays and ordered his release,” Mrabet said. also were some videos with people talk- Center in New York. — AP S Korean pianist wins Poland’s Chopin competition outh Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho venues in the world and has helped to won Poland’s prestigious Chopin launch the careers of pianists such as Scompetition on Tuesday, a prize Maurizio Pollini (1960) and Martha that opens the doors to some of the Argerich (1965). The juried performanc- world’s top concert halls. Cho, 21, beat es are open to the public and always sell 77 other young pianists from 20 coun- out. Born in 1810 in Zelazowa Wola, tries to take home the gold medal and near the Polish capital, Frederic Chopin 30,000-euro ($33,500) prize at the fled his homeland just before the 1830 event, held every five years in the Polish uprising against the occupying forces of capital Warsaw and named after the Tsarist Russia. File photo shows Selena Gomez performs on NBC’s ‘Today’ 19th century pianist and composer. The composer later lived in the show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. — AP “First of all I couldn’t believe it,” said Austrian capital Vienna before moving File photo shows Luke Hemmings, from left, Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford and Calum Seoul-born Cho, who studies at the to Paris, where he died aged 39 after Hood, of 5 Seconds of Summer, arrive at the Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Center, in Paris Conservatoire, after winning.

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