LIFESTYLE36 MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 Music & Movies

Jennifer Lawrence walks onstage at the “X-Men: Apocalypse” Hugh Jackman walks onstage at the “X-Men: Apocalypse” panel ‘Darkroom’ wins Jerusalem’s Sam panel. on day 3 of Comic-Con International. Spiegel Intl Film Lab top prize he Jerusalem film festival’s Sam young man torn between two worlds - a Spiegel Intl Film Lab jury, which world of survival which holds him to a Tthis year is chaired by the strict set of rules, dictates his entire way Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg’s of thinking (...) and a world of freedom, Kirsten Niehuus, has handed out its two of true hidden feelings.” Budgeted under prizes to a pair of socially- and political- $1 million, “Darkroom” is produced by ly-engaged projects, “Darkroom” and Amir Harel and Eyelet Kait at Tel Aviv- “The Death of Black Horses.” “Aya,” Mihak based Lama Films. Brezis and Oded Binnun’s project based “The Death of Black Horses” won the on the Oscar-nominated eponymous second prize, a $25,000 grant from the short (pictured above), won the Film Beracha Foundation. Lab’s newly-created post-production The film opens in 1914, against the grant - valued at 25,000 Euros-from backdrop of WWI and on the eve of the Paris-based company Digital District. genocide which killed about two million “Aya” is produced by Yael Abecassis at Tel Christian people, including an estimated Jennifer Lawrence, from left, Hugh Jackman, and Michael Kermit the Frog, left, puppeteer Steve Whitmire, Miss Piggy, and Aviv-based Cassis Films. 1.5 million Armenians, living in the Fassbender attend the “X-Men: Apocalypse” panel. puppeteer Eric Jacobson attend “The Muppets” panel. The fourth edition’s high-profile jury Ottoman Empire. “The Death of Black comprised Film Lab alumnus Laszlo Horses” centers around Mirza, a 20-year Nemes, whose debut “Son of Saul” won old man from a Kurdish village who sets Comic-Con Day 3: ‘X-Men,’ Ryan this year’s Cannes’ Grand Prix, Olivier off with his two brothers to rescue their Pere, Arte France Cinema’s topper, fourth sibling who has been imprisoned Meinolf Zurhorst, head of ZDF’s Arte film and injured in Russia. Through this jour- department, and Katriel Schory, the ney, Mirza understands his brother has Reynolds, ‘The Muppets’ & more Israel Film Fund’s exec director. Itamar been lied to, like the rest of them, for the Alcalay’s feature debut, “Darkroom,” won sake of the family’s unity. the top prize, a $50,000 grant from the Karahan is a Kurdish film director aturday was well-spent at audience uproar when he explained Beracha Foundation. The project turns based in Istanbul. He said the fact that the Comic-Con with television and the challenges of being the pup- on Artium, an Armenian youth who lives region he lives in is “still a den of intrigued Sfilm taking over San Diego in peteer to a heavy Muppet (he clari- under his mother’s strict control in south rooted in a hundred-year-old issue the company of A-listers. Hotly fied that the character is densely Tel Aviv and nevertheless embarks into prompted (him) to make this film.” anticipated TV panels, such as the made of foam) recently cancelled “Hannibal” hit the “NBC allowed us to do some an illicit affair with Amir, a childhood Karahan’s debut “The Fall From Heaven” convention center, while huge prop- crazy sh-t for three years.”- friend. Their passionate romance seems won the best directorial debut award at erties like “X-Men,” Ben Affleck’s ”Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller gave threatened when Artium is forced to Ankara International Film Festival and “Batman v Superman” and Ryan kudos to the network that cancelled marry a young Armenian woman, two prizes at Antalya Golden Orange film Reynolds “Deadpool” wowed the his show; he also teased a “Hannibal” Astrich, in order to end a bloody family fest. Italian producer Gabriele Oricchio is massive crowds. Check out the best movie “There must be no more war. But as Astrich turns out to be a free- producing at Rome-based Blue Door quotes from Comic-Con Day 3. “It’s flower crowns in the world.”-Hugh spirited woman, the two youngsters are Production. Spearheaded by Renen really awkward because it’s always a Dancy looked out at the audience in able to continue seeing each other, hid- Schorr, the founding director of the Sam regular name...Joffrey, Cersei, Alan. It Ballroom 20 where “Fannibals” were doesn’t really work.” “Game of donning the accessory, which sym- den from the watchful eye of their Spiegel film and TV school, and Ifat Tubi, Thrones” star Maisie Williams bolizes devotion to his show, respective families. the associate director of the lab initiative, brought laughs to the audience at “Hannibal” Alcalay, who has directed various doc- the international Film Lab presented 11 TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites “Looks like we’re ready to make umentaries including “Off Season,” said projects that were developed during a panel when explaining that her some chimi-f-king-changas in here.”- “Darkroom” was a “frenetic portrait of a seven-month seminar. —Reuters most frequent fan request is to Ryan Reynolds greeted fans, taking Ryan Reynolds speaks at the “Deadpool” panel on day 3 of Comic- insert fans’ names into Arya Stark’s the stage in Hall H for “Deadpool’s” Con International on Saturday, in San Diego. —AP photos list of people to kill “They just don’t panel “I’ve only ever done one other tell us anything, that’s how much proper, actually not proper, super- they trust us.”-Also on TV Guide’s Fan hero movie.”-Reynolds humbly Favorites panel, Ming-Na Wen of made a dig at his former “Green “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” talked about Lantern,” while promoting her Marvel bosses preventing the “Deadpool” at the annual megabits cast from spoilers “If they win an “One more time!”-Fans in Hall H Emmy, it’ll say “The Simpsons.”-Al chant and give a standing ovation, Jean jokes about this past year’s demanding the “Deadpool” trailer “Family Guy” crossover episode with play again, shocking Reynolds with “The Simpsons” “I hope we don’t the overwhelming response “I can’t lose the ability to make fun of stuff concentrate because I’m still psy- because it becomes not PC.”-”The ched about the Deadpool trailer.”- Simpsons” showrunner also com- ”X-Men Apocalypse” star Nicholas mented on the state of comedy, dur- Hoult geeked out at Comic-Con “I’d ing the annual Comic-Con panel like to bring out some of our “It’s a little dangerous. We’re friends.”-Bryan Singer with the quite small.”-Kermit the Frog understatement of a lifetime, as he explained that he’s a bit weary of presented the entire “X-Men Comic Con, as he and “The Muppets” Apocalypse” cast: 16 people in total, made their Comic-Con debut “She’s including Jennifer Lawrence and This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan not exactly light.”-Eric Jacobson, the Michael Fassbender, who surprised voice of Miss Piggy, caused a playful Hall H. —Reuters Reynolds as Deadpool in “Deadpool.”

Jeff Wright, costumed as a seahorse, rocks with a fake guitar during the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Big Pine Key, Fla. —AP Parts of next ‘Star Trek’ film Playing the Lower to shoot in futuristic Dubai

tar Trek” is boldly Keys: Concert piped going where it “Shas not gone before. The Dubai Film and underwater in Florida TV Commission announced yesterday that filmmakers will shoot scenes for the undreds of music-loving the first person to swim from Cuba to third installment of the snorkelers and divers, joined by Key West without a shark cage, singing rebooted “Star Trek” series in Hdistance swimmer Diana Nyad, to herself to get herself through the ducked beneath the waves Saturday as more than 100-mile swim. One of the the skyscraper-studded Gulf a radio station broadcast a concert songs from Nyad’s personal sound- city. Filming is expected to underwater at the Florida Keys National track, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was begin in October, with the Marine Sanctuary. Such songs as the played in her honor Saturday. The so- Justin Lin-directed picture theme from “The Little Mermaid,” the called Lower Keys Underwater Music set for release in July 2016. Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” and Jimmy Festival took place at Looe Key Reef, Dubai and neighboring Abu Buffett’s “Fins” entertained listeners dur- part of the continental United States’ Dhabi are finding increasing ing the four-hour music session. only living coral barrier reef, located success in their bids to lure Some snorkelers pretended to jam about six miles south of Big Pine Key. underwater on mock guitars or play “This is a way for people to really more filmmakers to the emi- other fake instruments such as a whim- appreciate the coral reef while at the rates. sical fish flute. Others wore costumes same time listening to an environmen- Dubai’s record-breaking depicting mermaids and seahorses as tal message about coral protection,” Burj Khalifa skyscraper played music sounded from waterproof explained WWUS radio station news a starring role in 2011’s speakers suspended beneath boats. director and festival founder Bill “Mission: Impossible - Ghost “To be immersed in the sea and feel Becker. Staged by WWUS in partner- Protocol.” JJ Abrams, who the music coming from underneath ship with a local chamber of com- helmed the last two “Star instead of through headphones - it’s merce, the festival featured music spe- very magical and distinct,” Nyad said. cially programmed for the aquatic lis- Trek” films, shot parts of the “You couldn’t hear it this well if you tening experience. Accompanying the upcoming “Star Wars: Episode were in a concert sitting in the front tunes were coral reef conservation VII” in Abu Dhabi. The city was row.” messages and tips on environmentally Spock Vegas dressed as Star Trek’s Mr Spock gives the “live long and prosper” high five to a fan on Fifth also a location for the most In September 2013, Nyad became friendly diving practices. —AP Avenue outside the convention center on the second day of the 2015 Comic-Con International held at recent “Fast & Furious” movie the San Diego Convention Center Friday. —AP installment. —AP