Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017

etflix boss Reed Hastings has hit out at ring Tilda Swinton, will nevertheless compete the French cinema “establishment”, alongside another Netflix-based movie “The Nwhich he claims wants to block the Meyerowitz Stories”-starring Adam Sandler streaming giant’s movies from the Cannes and Ben Stiller-for the Palme at the festival, film festival. Hastings took to his personal which starts next week. The crux of the Facebook account late Wednesday to claim Cannes row turns on French law, which that “the establishment is closing ranks restricts online streaming until three years In this file photo, a yacht is seen behind a logo for the 64th international film festival, in against us”, after Cannes effectively slapped a after a movie is put on general release. Cannes, southern France. — AP ban on future Netflix-backed movies at the their fans to watch their films first on the big cinema chains in the US centers on its insis- world’s leading film festival. Change the rules screen rather than stream them on tablets tence on releasing its movies online the same The organizers said they were forced to The battle prompted French directors and and phones. French cinema owners reacted day as they hit theatres. change their rules after the streaming giant producers yesterday to appeal to their gov- furiously last month after four films distrib- In 2015 most of the big multiplex chains refused to screen its two films in the running ernment to change rules. “More than ever our uted by streaming rivals Netflix and Amazon refused to screen the long-awaited Netflix- for this year’s Palme d’Or top prize in French rules look out of date,” said director Claude were chosen to run for Cannes’ top prize. made sequel to the martial arts blockbuster cinemas. “From now on every film wishing to Lelouch, who heads the ARP film-makers’ lob- Festival organizers tried to negotiate a com- “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. The film be in competition at Cannes must be shown by group. Under the present rules, films can promise, with a “limited release” of the reportedly bombed, with Netflix taking the in French cinemas afterwards,” they said in a bought, rented or watched on video on movies in France mooted. highly unusual step of not releasing its box statement. But Hastings-whose Silicon Valley- demand four months after they go on general But faced with the possibility of a Palme office figures. Its online rival Amazon has tak- based operation now has 100 million sub- release. But subscription streaming platforms d’Or-winning film being shown in only “one en a very different approach. Rather than con- scribers-placed the blame squarely at the have to wait 36 months to show them. The or two screens” in France, talks with Netflix fronting the cinema establishment, Amazon door of French cinemas. row comes as Netflix is locked in a bitter con- broke down. Amazon, on the other hand, is Studios courts Hollywood, releasing its films He said: “See Okja (a new a sc-fi thriller) on flict with big US cinema chains. giving its film, “The Beguiled”, a proper cine- in theatres before they are made available to Netflix June 20th. Amazing film that theatre Top Hollywood directors including director matic release in France, as it did with Woody subscribers. Nineteen films are in competition chains want to block us from entering into Sofia Coppola-whose new film “The Beguiled” Allen’s Cannes contender last year, “Cafe for the Palme d’Or, with Nicole Kidman star- Cannes film festival competition.” Okja, star- is also competing at Cannes-have also urged Society”. Netflix’s long-running battle with ring in three in the official selection. — AFP Demi Lovato, Kate Hudson collaborate on workout clothes

ate Hudson and Demi Lovato went from working out at the gym together to working on a fashion- Kline collaboration. Hudson, who co-founded active wear brand Fabletics in 2013, says she instantly hit it off with the “Confident” singer when the two ran into each other at the gym. They were celebrating This file photo shows Ozzy Osbourne of Black together Wednesday at the Demi Lovato for Fabletics Sabbath performing at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Collaboration launch event. “Because she is fierce. It Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California. — AFP was perfect,” said Hudson, 38. “Her values and what she stands for is a big part of Ozzy Osbourne to ‘bark at what our brand is really pushing out there for women. Body positivity, strength, taking control of your life and moon’ during solar eclipse things. She’s been a very open communicator about things in her own life, which I think is really important ith North America readying for a major solar eclipse, for women to feel like they can come out and be really Ozzy Osbourne will celebrate the exact moment by open about things that are going on in their life and Wsinging “Bark at the Moon” as the sun disappears. finding happiness.” Moonstock, a new metal festival in Illinois, will take place Lovato, 24, says she has bipolar disorder and has over four days culminating on August 21 with the US-wide been an advocate for mental health awareness. The eclipse. Osbourne will take the stage at 1:20 (1820 GMT) and pop singer says the fashion line reflects her story. “It’s start his set with “Bark at the Moon,” his 1983 song about the come forward through the confidence that you get wrath of a werewolf-like monster. when you wear the clothing and the cuts are great, the The 68-year-old metal legend will need to be punctual as compression in the pants are great. It’s all about feeling the total eclipse will last two minutes and 29 seconds. The comfortable while you’re working out and while you song runs four minutes and 16 seconds on his album by the are going about your day,” said Lovato. same name. The festival, which recommends that fans wear “She trains regularly with mixed martial arts fighters protective eyewear, will take at a vineyard near De Soto, and says she also enjoys workouts “with weights, like Illinois, about 140 kilometers southeast of St. Louis-within strength and conditioning.” The new limited-edition the region that will have the best visibility of the eclipse if capsule collection is youthful with leggings in pink and the weather permits. The solar eclipse-when the Moon yellow flowered prints, black-and-white shorts and blocks the Sun as it passes between the vital star and Earth- long-sleeved gray shirts. A long, hot-pink tank top is will be the first to be visible across the entire United States emblazoned with “CONFIDENT” in capital letters at the since 1918, according to NASA. The eclipse will be at least bottom. Lovato says she was very hands-on during the partially visible in all 50 states including Hawaii as well as in design process, “down to color swatches, what the tag Canada. Osbourne, with lyricism that dabbles in the occult looks like.” and infamous on-stage gestures such as biting the head off a “I didn’t draw. That’s the only thing that I didn’t do is bat, is one of the pioneers of heavy metal. His band Black draw the sketches ... I love what we’ve come up with,” Sabbath in February played what it said would be its last- she said. The athletic brand offers collections in sizes ever concert in its native Birmingham, England, but ranging from XXS to 3XL. Lovato recently announced a Demi Lovato, left, and Kate Hudson arrive at the launch of Demi Osbourne has several solo shows ahead. — AFP YouTube series and said she’s planning to release a Lovato and Fabletics Collaboration Collection in Beverly Hills, new studio album later this year.—AP California. — AP