Rock star Mick Jagger and film director Martin Scorsese have teamed up for a new music-based drama series. Debuting on HBO in 2016, Vinyl is set in 1970s New York and follows the rise of the fictional record label American Century Roads in the vibrant disco and punk era. Bobby Cannavale of Boardwalk Empire fame, House star Olivia Wilde and Jagger's son James will also be a part of the project. The Sopranos and The Wolf of Wall Street writer Terence Winter has been hired to work on the script. The project marks Jagger's and Scorsese's second collaboration after the 2008 Rolling Stones music documentary Shine a Light. – The National Staff
New animation festival coming to Dubai in December
The dates for the first edition of Animate Dubai, the GCC's first international festival of animation, have been announced, following a postponement earlier in the year. The festival will now take place from December 3 to 5 in Dubai's new Design District and promises a weekend packed with animated films, talks, fun activities for all ages and a chance to meet animation pioneers from around the world. The festival is the brainchild of Lina Younes, founder and director of Dubai's Animation Chamber. "In the past three years, we have grown and looked after a dormant sector here in the UAE, cropping up considerable talent and stimulating creative potential across a range of animation practices and techniques," she said. "The time has come to bring a punctual, tangible showcase of quality animation to UAE-based makers and fans alike." Animate Dubai is supported by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and has partnered with d3, Dubai Studio City and Dubai Film and TV Commission, and some of the world's greatest animation festivals, such as Annecy (France), Ta7rik (Tunisia), and Cyber Sousa (China). Animate Dubai will also work with UAE universities to encourage the participation of emerging local talent. Submissions are open until August 20. Visit www.animatedubai.com. – The National staff
Mission: Impossible 6 in the works
With the fifth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise due to release in the UAE on Thursday, Tom Cruise has already confirmed that a sixth instalment is on the way. Speaking on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Cruise said: "We're starting to work on it now. We'll probably start shooting it next summer." There is no word yet on who will take the director's chair for the new film. The Mission: Impossible movies boasted a new director for each part with Brian De Palma, John Woo, J J Abrams, Brad Bird and, most recently, Christopher McQuarrie at the helm for each version, respectively. Check out Arts & Life on Thursday for our review and an interview with the cast of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and director McQuarrie. – The National Staff
Paul McCartney praises the late Cilla Black
Tributes have poured in honour of British singer and television personality Cilla Black who passed away on Sunday. Paul McCartney, who first met Black following a Beatles performance at Liverpool's famed Cavern described her as possessing "a fun-loving dignity that made her a great pleasure to be around". Sir Cliff Richard said: "I will always think of her as outrageous, funny, incredibly gifted but above all full of heart." After establishing herself as a music star during the 1960s, Black went on to host popular and long running entertainment programs in the United Kingdom such as Blind Date and Surprise Surprise. She passed away at the age of 72 in her home in Spain. – The National Staff.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to make screen comeback
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is returning to the big screen after a five year break with Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa. The actress praised the cast for making her feel at home after her long absence. "You will see me more often now," she said when asked about her reason of not doing films for so long. Bachchan was in Mumbai to walk the ramp for designer Manish Malhotra at the grand-finale of Amazon India Couture Week. "It's lovely working with everyone in Jazbaa as the cast is so wonderful. From Irrfan Khan to Shabanaji (Shabana Azmi), everyone was lovely. I never felt the gap," added Aishwarya, who took a four year- break from the big screen to raise her daughter Aaradhya. The actress was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish in 2010. — IANS
Some of Darwish's last words
"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008
His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.
Premier Futsal 2017 Finals
Al Wasl Football Club; six teams, five-a-side
Delhi Dragons: Ronaldinho
Bengaluru Royals: Paul Scholes
Mumbai Warriors: Ryan Giggs
Chennai Ginghams: Hernan Crespo
Telugu Tigers: Deco
Kerala Cobras: Michel Salgado
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Director: James Wan
Starring: Jason Mamoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Rating: 2/5
Indika
Developer: 11 Bit Studios
Publisher: Odd Meter
Console: PlayStation 5, PC and Xbox series X/S
Rating: 4/5
Company profile
Company name: Fasset
Started: 2019
Founders: Mohammad Raafi Hossain, Daniel Ahmed
Based: Dubai
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $2.45 million
Current number of staff: 86
Investment stage: Pre-series B
Investors: Investcorp, Liberty City Ventures, Fatima Gobi Ventures, Primal Capital, Wealthwell Ventures, FHS Capital, VN2 Capital, local family offices
Company Profile
Company name: Hoopla
Date started: March 2023
Founder: Jacqueline Perrottet
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 10
Investment stage: Pre-seed
Investment required: $500,000
TWISTERS
Director:+Lee+Isaac+Chung
Starring:+Glen+Powell,+Daisy+Edgar-Jones,+Anthony+Ramos
Rating:+2.5/5
TECH SPECS: APPLE IPHONE 14 PLUS
Display: 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED, 2778 x 1284, 458ppi, HDR, True Tone, P3, 1200 nits
Processor: A15 Bionic, 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
Memory: 6GB
Capacity: 128/256/512GB
Platform: iOS 16
Main camera: Dual 12MP main (f/1.5) + 12MP ultra-wide (f/2.4); 2x optical, 5x digital; Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4, Portrait Lighting
Main camera video: 4K @ 24/25/3060fps, full-HD @ 25/30/60fps, HD @ 30fps; HD slo-mo @ 120/240fps; night, time lapse, cinematic, action modes; Dolby Vision, 4K HDR
Front camera: 12MP TrueDepth (f/1.9), Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4; Animoji, Memoji; Portrait Lighting
Front camera video: 4K @ 24/25/3060fps, full-HD @ 25/30/60fps, HD slo-mo @ 120fps; night, time lapse, cinematic, action modes; Dolby Vision, 4K HDR
Battery: 4323 mAh, up to 26h video, 20h streaming video, 100h audio; fast charge to 50% in 30m; MagSafe, Qi wireless charging
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC (Apple Pay)
Biometrics: Face ID
I/O: Lightning
Cards: Dual eSIM / eSIM + SIM (US models use eSIMs only)
Colours: Blue, midnight, purple, starlight, Product Red
In the box: iPhone 14, USB-C-to-Lightning cable, one Apple sticker
Price: Dh3,799 / Dh4,199 / Dh5,049
Famous left-handers
- Marie Curie
- Jimi Hendrix
- Leonardo Di Vinci
- David Bowie
- Paul McCartney
- Albert Einstein
- Jack the Ripper
- Barack Obama
- Helen Keller
- Joan of Arc
COMPANY PROFILE
Company name: Almouneer
Started: 2017
Founders: Dr Noha Khater and Rania Kadry
Based: Egypt
Number of staff: 120
Investment: Bootstrapped, with support from Insead and Egyptian government, seed round of
$3.6 million led by Global Ventures
Film: Raid
Dir: Rajkumar Gupta
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'cruz and Saurabh Shukla
Verdict: Three stars
My Country: A Syrian Memoir
Kassem Eid, Bloomsbury
FROM THE ASHES
Director: Khalid Fahad
Starring: Shaima Al Tayeb, Wafa Muhamad, Hamss Bandar
Rating: 3/5
A QUIET PLACE
Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Djimon Hounsou
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Rating: 4/5
Getting there
The flights
Emirates and Etihad fly to Johannesburg or Cape Town daily. Flights cost from about Dh3,325, with a flying time of 8hours and 15 minutes. From there, fly South African Airlines or Air Namibia to Namibia’s Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, for about Dh850. Flying time is 2 hours.
The stay
Wilderness Little Kulala offers stays from £460 (Dh2,135) per person, per night. It is one of seven Wilderness Safari lodges in Namibia; www.wilderness-safaris.com.
Skeleton Coast Safaris’ four-day adventure involves joining a very small group in a private plane, flying to some of the remotest areas in the world, with each night spent at a different camp. It costs from US$8,335.30 (Dh30,611); www.skeletoncoastsafaris.com
COMPANY PROFILE
Company: Eco Way
Started: December 2023
Founder: Ivan Kroshnyi
Based: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Electric vehicles
Investors: Bootstrapped with undisclosed funding. Looking to raise funds from outside
RESULTS
6.30pm: Maiden Dh 165,000 1,600m
Winner: Superior, Connor Beasley (jockey), Ahmad bin Harmash (trainer)
7.05pm: Handicap Dh 185,000 2,000m
Winner: Tried And True, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson
7.40pm: Maiden Dh 165,000 1,600m
Winner: Roy Orbison, Fernando Jara, Ali Rashid Al Raihe
8.15pm
Handicap Dh 190,000 1,400m
Winner: Taamol, Dane O’Neill, Ali Rashid Al Raihe
8.50pm
Handicap Dh 175,000 1,600m
Winner: Welford, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar
9.25pm: Handicap Dh 175,000 1,200m
Winner: Lavaspin, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar
10pm: Handicap Dh 165,000 1,600m
Winner: Untold Secret, Xavier Ziani, Sandeep Jadhav
Book Details
Three Centuries of Travel Writing by Muslim Women
Editors: Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, Daniel Majchrowicz, Sunil Sharma
Publisher: Indiana University Press; 532 pages
SPECS
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Power: 181hp
Torque: 230Nm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Starting price: Dh79,000
On sale: Now
EMIRATES'S REVISED A350 DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE
Edinburgh: November 4 (unchanged)
Bahrain: November 15 (from September 15); second daily service from January 1
Kuwait: November 15 (from September 16)
Mumbai: January 1 (from October 27)
Ahmedabad: January 1 (from October 27)
Colombo: January 2 (from January 1)
Muscat: March 1 (from December 1)
Lyon: March 1 (from December 1)
Bologna: March 1 (from December 1)
Source: Emirates