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16 ARAB NEWS Wednesday, August 8, 2018

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close up MUSIC Beyoncé TheSix wants Is that you, acceptance of The Middle East curvier bodies on location Gigi? Model AFP New York With a wide variety of geographical terrains and Beyoncé has called for a greater ac- historical locations, it’s no wonder ceptance of naturally curvy figures, the Middle East is Hollywood saying she was listening more to her directors’ popular pick. in a mask on body after giving birth to twins by Caesarean section last year. The 36-year-old pop superstar, one of the most photographed women in Mission Impossible the world, posed for the latest issue Ghost Protocol, UAE magazine cover of Vogue magazine without makeup, hair extensions or wigs. The Ameri- “I think it’s important for women can action and men to see and appreciate the Arab News Jeddah movie was beauty in their natural bodies,” she shot in several Even when she is not strutting said in an accompanying essay. cities but is her stuff on the catwalk, Gigi Beyoncé, who is married to rap famously known for its Dubai loca- Hadid knows a thing or two mogul Jay-Z, recalled that she had tion. The 2011 film starring Tom about staying in the limelight. quickly tried to slim down after giv- Cruise had the actor climbing the ing birth to her first child, Blue Ivy, side of world’s tallest building, the The American-Palestinian model’s in January 2012. Burj Khalifa. Using no stunt double, latest magazine cover is causing quite But revealing details for the first the actor trained for several months the stir on social media, thanks to the time about giving birth in June 2017 to shoot the scene. scary evil bunny mask superimposed to twins Rumi and Sir, Beyoncé said on Hadid’s beautiful face. she had needed a month of bed rest It wasn’t the first time Hadid’s face and that her health had been at risk Spectre, Morocco was obscured for a cover shoot. The before undergoing an emergency inaugural print edition of Vogue C-section. The 2015 Arabia back in March 2017 featured James Bond Hadid on the cover, wearing what movie had a appeared to be a veil, and as a result Gigi Hadid in the less-scary version of scene filmed in the model was accused of cultural the Love magazine cover marking the the Moroccan appropriation. British publication’s 10th anniversary. desert. An oddly shaped crater in To celebrate its 10-year anniversary the desert was used as the hideout of and 20th issue, the British magazine Love magazine posted the cover 007’s nemesis, Blofeld. The film also Love released a series of September shot, photographed by Mikael Jans- featured the Oriental Desert Express, covers, including a suggestive and son and styled bye Katie Grand, a tourist train running between the frightening shot of Hadid wearing alongside the caption: “The golden towns of Oujda and Bouarfa. a demonic “Donnie Darko”-style hare in the golden hour: @gigihadid bunny mask while grabbing at a as you’ve never seen her before.” small white dog. Earlier, Hadid posted a less scary Robert Redford The Exorcist, Iraq Her fans were less than amused. image from the magazine shoot. She User @jenbunniIs said: “What ... is wrote: “Played dress-up for @the- FILM In the wrong with people in this world?” lovemagazine’s 10th birthday cover beginning And @itsjielsanchez chimed in: “I by the amazing @mikaeljansson and of the 1973 love my queen, but this is a no-no @kegrand. Thank you! I can’t wait to Robert horror film, and I’m not even blaming her.” share this story.” Father Merrin On Tuesday, the 23-year-old model Redford to finds a ruined statue during a dig shared three more images from the in the ancient city of Hatra in Iraq. shoot. retire from Years later, the ancient temple made The special 10th anniversary issue famous in the film fell into the hands of the magazine also features Kendall acting at 81 of Daesh militants, who took over Jenner and a photo of Hadid without northern Iraq in 2014. the animal mask. AFP New York Hadid is not new to magazine cover controversies. In May this year, Robert Redford, the screen legend The Martian, Jordan Vogue Italia was attacked by fans and Oscar winner, has announced over its cover featuring Hadid whose that he is retiring from acting at the The 2015 skin was a darker tone, with some grand old age of 81, with the upcom- science fiction accusing the publication of altering ing movie “The Old Man & The Gun” film starring the image. his last gig in front of the camera. Matt Damon The 23-year-old supermodel took The actor, director and founder of was shot in to Instagram to apologize for the the Sundance Institute and its film Jordan’s Wadi Rum to depict the cover, saying she had “no control” festival, began his career on stage 60 barren landscape of Mars. over the creative vision for the years ago, before moving into televi- Also known as the “Valley of the shoot. sion and film, and eventually into Moon,” Wadi Rum has been a Meanwhile, Hadid, a favorite of directing. Hollywood favorite for several paparazzi, was spotted on Monday “Never say never, but I pretty well movies, including 1962’s Lawrence with her on-again, off-again beau concluded that this would be it for of Arabia. Zayn Malik, as they stepped out for a me in terms of acting,” he told Enter- low-key stroll in New York. tainment Weekly. “(I’ll) move toward The supermodel donned a gold retirement after this ‘cause I’ve been The English Patient, necklace emblazoned with the One doing it since I was 21,” he said. Tunisia Direction star’s first name. “I thought, well, that’s enough. And The couple had announced a brief why not go out with something An Oscar split in March but were later spotted that’s very upbeat and posi- winner for together in public just a few weeks tive?“

Best Picture, Hadid was spotted on Monday with her later. They first started dating in 2015 His publicist Cindi the 1997 film on-again, off-again beau Zayn Malik in and even appeared on the cover of Berger confirmed the set during the New York. Shutterstock Vogue together in 2017. Gigi Hadid article was accurate. Second World War was filmed in Tunisia. Set in Italy with flash- backs to the Sahara and Cairo, the director decided to film parts Review of the movie in Tunisia as it was thought that it better reflected Cairo in the 1930s, the time of the ‘Like Father’ is a fun, if predictable, cruise full of characters flashbacks.

first meet them at Rachel’s mar- having tried to see her. But over several “Like Father” is often predictable Gautaman Bhaskaran Chennai Transformers: riage — where the father makes an days on board the ship and among a and may have a thin plot. But the Revenge of the Netflix’s latest offering, “Like Father,” announced appearance after 26 years motley crew of men and women (who at cruise, which takes up much of the 98 Fallen, Egypt by Lauren Miller Rogen, deals with — but the bride gets stood up. Incred- first think that the two are husband and minutes, offers a glimpse of thrilling a father-daughter relationship — an ible as it may sound, the father and wife), Rachel and Harry begin to enjoy activities, ranging from karaoke to The action- estranged one that gets tossed up on a daughter get drunk and find them- the pleasures of the Caribbean, includ- scuba diving. And the movie introduc- packed block- luxury cruise liner which the two take selves on the luxury ship that Rachel ing a walk through Jamaica. es us to a fascinating variety of char- buster starring after a grand ditch at the altar. had planned for her honeymoon. Her It takes a lot of effort for work-ob- acters, including an elderly husband Shia LaBeouf Somewhat melodramatic, “Like journey becomes a trifle more engag- sessed Rachel, forever on the phone, and wife enjoying their long years and Megan Father” stars two very pleasing actors, ing after she meets and spends a night to drag herself into the excitement. of togetherness and Jeff, who gets to Fox had scenes filmed in Egypt. Kristen Bell as Rachel Hamilton and with Jeff (Seth Rogen, who happens to She is anxiously waiting for a big-time grab Rachel’s attention, albeit briefly. Megatron and Starscream flew to Kelsey Grammer as Harry Hamilton. be the director’s husband). “Like Father” stars Kristen Bell as promotion at her ad firm, while Harry More important, the gradual thawing the top of a pyramid in Giza before a Harry had abandoned his daughter, The daughter is angry and unforgiving Rachel Hamilton and Kelsey Grammer is hoping to find that one tiny gap to of the father-daughter relationship is battle scene. Rachel, when she was just five. We about the old man’s callousness at never as Harry Hamilton. worm his way into her heart. told with haunting sensitivity.