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Thursday, August 26, 2021 Lifestyle Features

ew footage from upcoming James Bond, Matrix and Batman sequels Ntook center stage at the movie the- ater industry’s CinemaCon summit in Las Vegas Tuesday, as Hollywood executives struck a defiant tone about the future of the big screen. A nine-minute clip from “No Time To Die”-billed as Daniel Craig’s In this file photo taken on July 28, 2019 drummer per- In this file photo taken on April 1, 2003 The Rolling Stones: (From left) , , final 007 outing, and the series’ 25th forms on stage during their “No Filter” tour at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. and Charlie Watts, greet photographers at a press conference in Bangalore. installment-showed Bond apparently awakening from an explosion in a pictur- esque Italian village, before launching into a series of car and motorbike chases. Meanwhile, Warner Bros unveiled more footage from its formidable slate of new movies, including a trailer for the next Matrix sequel-now officially titled “The Matrix: Resurrections”-in which Keanu Reeves’ Neo appears confused by harlie Watts, the drummer of the “Charlie Watts was the ultimate drummer,” that Watts underwent a procedure in dreams of his past . legendary British rock’n’roll band he wrote on Facebook. “The most stylish after “doctors spotted a problem The annual CinemaCon trade show the Rolling Stones, died on of men, and such brilliant company. My during a routine check-up”. sees Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars C and never-before-seen footage to a Las Tuesday at the age of 80, his publicist deepest condolences to Shirley, Watts himself released a statement said. “It is with immense sadness that we Seraphina and Charlotte (Watts’ widow, saying: “For once my timing has been a Vegas casino to woo theater bosses. announce the death of our beloved daughter and granddaughter). And of little off.” Born on June 2, 1941 in London, Although A-listers have largely stayed Charlie Watts. He passed away peaceful- course, the Rolling Stones.” Reflecting the Charles Robert Watts discovered away from this week’s event amid Delta ly in a London hospital earlier today sur- depth of Watts’ influence, Tom Morello, around the age of 10, with the likes of variant concerns, executives from studios rounded by his family,” publicist Bernard from alternative rockers Rage Against the and . and theater chains have tried to draw a Doherty said in a statement. “Charlie was Machine wrote on Twitter: “Rock n roll Exploring drumming as a boy, he convert- line under a difficult year with an upbeat a cherished husband, father and grandfa- would not be rock n roll without the ed an old banjo that had a skin covering message. “I’ll cut to the chase-James ther and also, as a member of the Rolling rhythm, the style, the VIBE of this incredi- into a snare drum, according to the official Bond’s coming out in October,” MGM film Stones, one of the greatest drummers of ble musician.” Rolling Stones website. He had no formal chief Michael De Luca reassured movie his generation. “We kindly request that training and learned by watching great theater bosses to loud cheers, after the the privacy of his family, band members Recent health issues jazz drummers in London clubs. film had been delayed multiple times by In this file photo taken on February 16, 2016 and close friends is respected at this diffi- Watts announced earlier this month After studying art, he found a job as a Covid-19 and the studio itself was sold to Charlie Watts of the British group Rolling cult time.” that he would miss the resumption of the graphic designer and played with a vari- streaming giant Amazon. The 007 install- Stones performs in concert at Centenario stadi- Watts was known as the quiet man of Rolling Stones’ tour of the United States ety of jazz bands in the evenings before ment is of huge importance to movie the- um in Montevideo. the riotous band, which helped define the next month after undergoing a medical joining the Rolling Stones in 1963. He aters this year as Hollywood hopes to Swinging Sixties and then the hippie era Beatles guitarist and singer Paul procedure. “Charlie has had a procedure was named the 12th greatest drummer of entice viewers back to cinemas despite with timeless hits such as “Jumpin’ Jack McCartney said he was “ to hear which was completely successful, but I all time by magazine in the pandemic. Flash” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. about Charlie Watts. gather his doctors this week concluded 2016. Watts was treated in the 1980s for “No Time To Die” picks up after 2015’s His level head off the stage was mirrored “He was a lovely guy, I knew he was ill, that he now needs proper rest and recu- alcohol and heroin abuse but said he had “Spectre,” with the loyalty of love interest by his metronomic time-keeping on stage, but I didn’t know he was this ill,” he said in peration,” a spokesman said at the time. successfully come off them, and was Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) now counterbalancing the energy and charis- a video message posted online. “Charlie Stones frontman Mick Jagger said at the treated for throat cancer in 2004. — AFP seemingly called into question. ma of singer Mick Jagger and guitarists was a rock and a fantastic drummer. Love time that “really look forward to Bond producers have insisted that Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. Icons you Charlie, beautiful man.” Fellow British welcoming Charlie back as soon as he is future 007 films will still appear in the- from the music industry paid tribute. star Elton John called it a “very sad day”. fully recovered”. The Sun tabloid reported aters, despite the $8.45 billion takeover deal intended to boost Amazon’s stream- ing presence, as competition intensifies in the on-demand market. The MGM pres- entation also featured footage from upcoming Ridley Scott drama “House of Gucci” starring a glittering ensemble including Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, as well as a new musical of “Cyrano” led by Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”).

‘Emotional’ Batman Warner Bros’ presentation Tuesday came after the studio angered many Hollywood filmmakers and movie theaters this year by releasing all of their titles simultaneously on the HBO Max stream-

In this file photo taken on July 27, 2019 Ronnie Woods, Charlie Watts, and Keith Richards In this file photo taken on July 22, 1965 in London shows the Rolling Stones, (from left to perform onstage as The Rolling Stones bring their ‘NO FILTER’ Tour at NRG Stadium in right) drummer Charlie Watts, guitarist , guitarist Keith Richards, singer Mick Houston, Texas. Jagger and bass guitarist .

the head and a security officer saw us,” Roux-dit-Buisson told AFP. The two men Brazil detains two were detained on Monday and released after posting 10,000 reais ($1,900) in bail. French travelers The two will now have to appear before a judge. Tourism police in Rio de Janeiro declined to comment, saying they were for perching atop looking into the incident. Hailing from he Rolling Stones were formed in rock groups still active, preferring Paris, the two men have staged similar a grim two-bed flat in London in lucrative tours-they made $117 mil- feats at iconic architectural sites in Dubai, T1962 by three fans, and lion in 2018, according to Forbes-to iconic statue New York, and Paris and documented went on to become the world’s biggest working in the studio. “Me, retire? their adventures on social media. rock band. Here is a snapshot of the What am I gonna do? Mow the Police have confiscated all the photos group in five figures. lawn?” said drummer Watts to The razilian authorities have detained and videos the men made while on top of Times newspaper in 2017. two French men for watching the the Rio statue, but the travelers say they 102: Where it all began In this file photo British actor Daniel Craig Bsun rise over Rio de Janeiro from have no regrets. “The view was nice. A filthy West London flat of unmade 23 poses for photographers at a photocall for the top of the iconic Christ the Redeemer Few people get a chance to see that,” beds, dirty dishes and cigarette butts, The group has released 23 studio the new James Bond film ‘Spectre’ in statue while the monument was closed, Roux-dit-Buisson said. “We were able to with and albums in Britain with two more for the Berlin. — AFP one of the travelers told AFP. Clement get inside the skin of Christ.” The Christ records scattered on the floor among United States since their first epony- Dumais, 28, and Paul Roux-dit-Buisson, the Redeemer statue, which will mark its old socks: it is here at 102 Edith Grove mous record in 1964. Their sales are 27, entered the site of the 38-meter (125- 90th anniversary in October, was recent- where the Rolling Stones band was estimated at more than 200 million ing platform. The studio’s executives were foot) monument Sunday night and stayed ly renovated with the help of professional born. Now part of the chic neighbor- worldwide. They peaked over 1968- absent in Las Vegas this year, delivering there after the statue was closed for the climbers, who worked above the void in hood of Chelsea, the group’s first 1972 with four classic albums: an hour-long presentation by video. But day. The two men snuck inside before harnesses. In 1991 and in 2010, the stat- shared apartment was re-created for “” (1968), “Let it the package squeezed in plenty of new dawn, climbed a long spiral staircase and ue was vandalized with graffiti. Along an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in Bleed” (1969), “” (1971) material, including an extended scene came out through a hatch on one of the with the Sugarloaf Mountain, the iconic London in 2016. Keith Richards and the double “Exile on Main Street” from upcoming sci-fi epic “Dune,” in which arms to enjoy the view of the city and statue, located at the top of Corcovado summed it up as “a pigsty” and Mick (1972). Their last original was a harrowing rescue operation to extract a Guanabara Bay. The statue’s out- Hill, is the most visited site in the tourist Jagger “a pretty stinky, disgusting “” in 2005; their most team of spice miners from one of the stretched arms span 28 meters. capital of Brazil, with nearly two million place.” recent, “Blue and Lonesome”, in 2016, desert planet’s deadly giant worms goes The adventure ended when one of the visits a year. — AFP features covers of blues tracks. badly wrong. security guards at the site noticed the At least 13 members The film from Denis Villeneuve, out in men. “We were standing on the arms and Frontman Mick Jagger has long Logo for £50 October, is the latest attempt to adapt been the face of the Stones, but the One of the most recognizable in the Frank Herbert’s sprawling novel for the band has seen at least 13 fully fledged music industry, the Rolling Stones’ logo big screen, and stars Timothee Chalamet, members come and go over the of ruby red lips and sticking-out tongue Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac and years-with many more musicians join- was acquired at a snip from a design Javier Bardem. A featurette presented ing in on tour. It was formed by student in London ahead of the band’s next year’s “The Batman” starring Robert Jagger, Richards and Brian Jones, European tour in 1970. “Mick showed Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves, who were soon joined by bass gui- me an image of the Goddess Kali, who promised it would be “the most emo- tarist Bill Wyman and in-demand jazz which became the starting point to our tional Batman movie” yet, in which the drummer Charlie Watts. The erratic discussion regarding the design of the hero is just setting out on his crime-fight- and drugs-using Jones was ousted logo,” recalled in 2007 in ing career. from the band in 1969, and not long online magazine The Rock and Roll An opening scene from “The Many after drowned in his swimming pool Report. “I wanted something anti- Saints of Newark,” a feature-length pre- aged 27. He was replaced by Mick authority, but I suppose the mouth idea quel to “The Sopranos,” whetted appetites Taylor and then in 1974 Ronnie Wood came from when I met Jagger for the for fans of the acclaimed US mob televi- took over on . After Watts’ pass- first time,” Pasche said to The sion series. The sequence featured ing, today’s Stones are Jagger, Guardian in 2008. “The first thing you Christopher Moltisanti narrating from Richards and Wood. were aware of was the size of his lips beyond the grave the story of Tony and his mouth.” Pasche got £50 for his Soprano’s childhood years. Other upcom- Going for 59 years troubles, and two years later another ing films fleetingly shown included Clint The Rolling Stones first appeared £200 in recognition of the logo’s suc- Eastwood’s neo-Western “Cry Macho,” on stage in 1962 and cut their teeth cess. In 2008 London’s Victoria and and Will Smith’s portrayal of the father of in the smoke-filled bars of West Albert Museum bought the original art- tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams London, where was start- work from him-for £50,000. — AFP in “King Richard”. After this year’s contro- File photo taken with a drone shows of the Christ The Redeemer statue during the ing to replace jazz. Fifty-nine years versy, Warner has recently entered deals reopening day of touristic attractions, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, amid the COVID-19 novel later the Stones are one of the oldest to restore a “window” in which movies will coronavirus pandemic. — AFP be exclusive to theaters in 2022.