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lifestyle MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014

Street entertainers dressed as movie characters pose for photos with tourists on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 24. A recent high profile fight between an entertainer dressed as Mr Invincible and a female entertainer dressed as Catwoman has renewed calls from coun- (From left) Dave Haywood, and , of the musical group Lady Antebellum, cilmen for their ban from the street. The characters solicit tips from tourists after posing for perform on stage at CBS Radio’s second annual We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl on photos and regularly fight over prime positions on the street. — AFP Friday, in Los Angeles. — AP Cream Bassist dead at 71

ack Bruce, the Scottish bassist and singer best known for his work with 1960s hard rock pio- Jneers Cream, died on Saturday at his home in Suffolk, England. He was 71. Bruce’s death was announced by his family on his official website. No cause of death was cited. “It is with great sadness that we, Jack’s family, announce the passing of our beloved Jack: hus- band, father, granddad and all ‘round legend,” the brief statement read. Though he maintained substantial renown with- in musical circles both before and after his stint with Cream, ’s four- run was nonetheless the commercial high point of Bruce’s career. A supergroup composed of Bruce, Eric Actress Elle Fanning arrives for the premiere of the movie ‘Lowdown’ at Clapton on and Ginger Baker on drums, the the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood, California. — AFP band played a pivotal role in the development of hard rock and heavy metal, and along with fellow power trio the Jimi Hendrix Experience, set new Top films at the North standards for instrumental virtuosity in rock music. Featuring Bruce on lead vocals, the band’s origi- nals like “,” “” and Jack Bruce, the American box office “I Feel Free” would quickly become standards, and Scottish bassist the group’s third album, “Wheels of Fire,” was the and singer best ollowing are the top 10 movies at The Book of Life $29.9 million first double-LP to go platinum, effectively legitimiz- known for his North American box offices for the Ouija $20.0 million ing the format. work with 1960s Fthree days starting Oct. 24, led by The Best of Me $17.7 million Cream was burdened by interpersonal combus- hard rock “Ouija,” according to studio estimates com- John Wick $14.2 million tion almost from the start, and the band broke up pioneers Cream. piled by Reuters. St. Vincent $ 9.2 million after a farewell tour in 1968; a fourth album, appro- priately titled “Goodbye,” was released in 1969. 1 (*) Ouija $ 20.0 million “Ouija” and “Dracula Untold” were released Bruce stayed extremely busy in the years following, 1960s, Bruce was a well-regarded fixture in the simple, effortlessly flowing lines that could explode 2 (*) John Wick $ 14.2 million worldwide by Universal Pictures, a unit of recording solo album “Songs for a Tailor” that same London scene, playing with Manfred Mann, the into dizzying flurries at a moment’s notice. Though 3 (1) Fury $ 13.0 million Comcast Corp. year, forming another short-lived power trio, West, Graham Bond Organisation (where he played with, Clapton’s guitar heroics drew most of the attention, 4 (2) Gone Girl $ 11.1 million “John Wick” was distributed by Lions Gate Bruce and Lang, in the early 1970s, and playing and frequently clashed with, Baker) and John Bruce’s work in Cream played an essential role in 5 (3) The Book of Life $9.8 million Entertainment Corp. with everyone from John McLaughlin to Lou Reed Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (where he first met elevating the role of the bass guitar in rock music, 6 (**) St. Vincent $8.1 million “The Book of Life” and “Gone Girl” were 7 (4) Alexander $7.0 million and Frank Zappa. Clapton). The three musicians, frustrated by the and it isn’t hard to see his influence on the likes of released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of Cream reunited in 1993 in honor of their induc- creative limitations of their existing gigs, formed Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones and Rush’s Geddy 8 (5) The Best of Me $4.7 million Twenty-First Century Fox. 9 (7) The Judge $4.3 million tion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and then Cream in 1966 as an outlet to explore the further Lee. As a singer, his slinky falsetto has been mim- “The Judge” was released by Warner Bros, a 10 (6) Dracula Untold $4.3 million again in 2005 for a series of concerts at London’s reaches of the , and released debut “Fresh icked by a number of descendants, with Josh unit of Time Warner Inc. Royal Albert Hall and New York’s Madison Square Cream” later that year. The album charted in the Homme of Queens of the Stone Age perhaps the Last week’s rank in parentheses. (*) = new “Fury” was distributed by Sony Corp’s Garden. Cream received a Grammy Lifetime UK, but it was the 1967 follow-up “” most prominent modern-day practitioner. release (**) = did not place in top 10. movie studio. “Alexander and the Terrible, Achievement Award in 2006. that launched them in the US, reaching No. 4. Among his other post-Cream highlights, Bruce CUMULATIVE TOTALS Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day” was Released in the months following the Summer of played bass on the majority of Reed’s ultra-depres- Gone Girl $ 124.1 million released by Walt Disney Co. Influence Love, the album located a delicate sweet spot sive 1973 concept album “Berlin,” and formed an Dracula Untold $48.3 million “The Best of Me” was distributed by pri- Born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland, Bruce initially between hazy and muscular blues early ‘80s group with guitarist Robin Trower. In his vately held Relativity Media. Fury $46.1 million courted a career as a cellist, but left the Royal riffage, and songs like “Tales of Brave Ulysses” and later years, he toured with Ringo Starr’s All Starr “St. Vincent” was released by the privately Alexander $45.5 million Scottish Academy of Music and Drama as a teenag- “Strange Brew” now feel like unofficial anthems of Band, and released an album of piano compo- The Judge $34.4 million held Weinstein Company. — Reuters er to pursue his interest in jazz. For most of the the period. As a bassist, Bruce favored deceptively sitions in 1995. — Reuters

Al Homaizi Group brings UK’s oldest and largest sports store to Kuwait he Al Homaizi Group’s Elite Brands store that offers premium brands to both yesterday launched the legacy the sports enthusiasts as well as those TBritish sports store Lillywhites in who lean towards a more casual lifestyle. Kuwait through three locations, with a We believe that this milestone has also flagship 20,000 square feet store at The set the momentum for our international Avenues Mall, in addition to two other strategy in launching other Lillywhites stores in Bairaq Mall and Tilal Complex. stores across the Middle East”. The Kuwait stores mark the brand’s Lillywhites is still the UK’s oldest, finest first steps in international expansion and and the world’s largest sports store. With This file photo a deeper Middle East penetration, which almost 150 years of experience, released by will see other Lillywhites stores open in Lillywhites offers premium sports equip- Lionsgate shows the region over the next few years in part- ment, trainers and sportswear. Lillywhites Keanu Reeves as John nership with Elite Brands. is the world’s number one destination for Wick in a scene from Commenting on the announcement sporting goods and attracts celebrities the film, “John Wick.” of the franchise agreement with Elite and tourists alike. The R-rated hit-man Brands in August, Lillywhites CEO Dave Lillywhites’ flagship store at The revenge tale opened Forsey said, “We’ve chosen Elite Brands as Avenues Mall offers the largest footwear with a solid $14.2 our partners to drive our expansion into collection in the country and also offers million in second the Middle East market for their track dedicated sections for football, home place, trailing behind record in managing and growing sports gyms and racquets. The stores also carry a horror film “Ouija,” stores, and for their commitment towards diverse range of international brands which debuted at $20 customer service. We look forward to such Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, EA7, million. — AP growing the Lillywhites brand with Elite Speedo, Everlast, Giant, Trek, Head, Brands”. Elite Brands General Manager Dunlop, Spalding, Mikasa, Skilz and Maen Merheby said, “Since the launch of Ketler. Elite Brands for General Trading, a ‘Ouija’ spells out win on the three Lillywhites stores across Kuwait member of the Al Homaizi Group, is a over the past month, the response from Kuwait-based sports retailer. Elite Brands our customers in Kuwait has been over- also operates Sports Direct, a sports whelming and is indicative of the con- brand which caters to different market US, Canada movie charts sumer appetite in the country for a sports segments.

uija”, a horror film inspired by the “Ouija,” which came in just shy of predictions reverts to killing to avenge wrongs done to him board said to contact the dead, from Box Office Mojo that it would make $22 by Russian mobsters. “O haunted the top of movie charts in million in ticket sales, nonetheless scored anoth- The performance by Reeves, best known for the United States and Canada, collecting $20 er success for the low-budget horror genre. “The Matrix” franchise which ended in 2003, won million in weekend ticket sales and knocking Jason Blum, the filmmaker behind “The Purge” high praise from critics with 86 percent of Brad Pitt’s “Fury” out of first place. and “Paranormal Activity” franchises, was a co- reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website recom- Another new entry, action thriller “John Wick” producer on “Ouija” with Comcast Corp’s mending the film, which was distributed by starring Keanu Reeves as a hit man out for Universal Pictures. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. revenge, debuted in second, taking in $14.2 mil- “The results speak for themselves,” said Nikki Rounding out the top five, animated movie lion from Friday through Sunday, according to Rocco, president for domestic distribution at “The Book of Life” took in $9.8 million. The film, a estimates from tracking firm Rentrak. Universal Pictures of the $20 million haul for “this co-production of Reel FX Creative Studios and “Fury,” a World War Two drama about a U.S. micro-budgeted film”, which she said had cost Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s Twentieth Century Army tank crew, earned $13 million to claim the about $5 million to make. Fox studios, draws on Mexican art and wooden No. 3 spot, while Ben Affleck’s mystery thriller “And it just shows that PG-13-rated horror puppets to tell a love story rooted in the Day of “Gone Girl” grossed $11.1 million, finishing films can work really well,” she added, noting the Dead festivities. fourth. The low-budget “Ouija” got pre- that 68 percent of the audience was under the Fox also released “Gone Girl”, the movie based Halloween crowds in the mood for a good scare. age of 21, in a market crowded with R-rated box on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn about a The movie tells the story of a group of young office hits. In “John Wick,” which exceeded indus- man suspected of causing his wife’s disappear- girls who reach out to the spirit world in search try expectations for its opening, Reeves portrays ance. “Fury” was distributed by Sony Corp’s of answers about their friend’s mysterious death. a grieving husband and retired assassin who movie studio. — Reuters