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ESIGNED by IM Pei, the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is probably Qatar’s most famous land-

mark. While the MIA houses masterpieces from around the

world, it also boasts of a MIA Library which opened just over 5

years ago. It has books and monographs on

Islamic art, art reference books, mu-seum collection and exhibition cata-

logues, scholarly periodicals on art, including auction catalogues.

“We have over 15,000 books, making the museum’s col-lection of books on Islamic art one of the largest in the region. Our collections include: Reading Room, Scholars’ Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the Children’s Collec-tion,” Susan Parker-Leavy, the Head of the MIA library said.

The books at the MIA Library are all organised according to the Library of Congress Classifica-tion, System Parker-Leavy said. “The books cover all areas of Islamic Art including: carpets,

calligraphy, ceramics, glass, ivory, metal work, jewel-lery, textiles; plus, we have books on museum studies, archaeology, architecture, history and art conserva-tion. We also have a rare-book collection which includes books about travel, history, Arabian science and decora-tive arts in the Islamic world.”

While many of the books have been generously donated,

many titles have been acquired from book sellers who specialise in books re-lating to Islamic art. “We have a varied collection of 2,000 rare books in Eng-lish and Arabic. Many of them are not available anywhere else in the region. Many have been digitised and can be viewed via the Library catalogue,” she explained.

Parker-Leavy said that the MIA

Library is not a lending library but a reference library and in order to study these rare books and manuscripts one needs to submit an application that must be approved 24 hours in advance. “We cater to all ages with a large chil-dren’s section. All ages are welcome at the MIA Library,” she said.

Apart from books from the Islamic world, the Library also houses an in-ternational collection of gastronomy books and manuscripts. “It is one of the world’s largest collections of ancient texts on gastronomy with more than 5,000 books and manuscripts in Latin, Italian, and many other languages. The age of the collection ranges from CE 1454 to 1899. It is not just a cook-book collection but a gastronomy collection, including texts on diet, hygiene, agron-omy, agriculture, etiquette, history of food and also recipe books, books about festivals, banquets, rituals and poetry on the theme of food.”

She said that given the current time, when Qatar is aiming for self-sustain-ability, these books are rich resources. “These books cover traditional meth-ods of agriculture which is currently important to Qatar as it is trying to

Susan Parker-Leavy the Head of the MIA library

Children participating in activities at the book club of the MIA Library.

become self-sufficient in growing its own crops. The history of food and the recipe books from all across the world offer all the nationalities here in Qatar something to enjoy and learn from,” she said.

Since most of the books date back centuries, it isn’t possible to have signed copies. However, Parker-Leavy said, “We try to collect signed cop-ies whenever possible. Our most re-cent signed copy is Nature by Alain Ducasse.”

The gastronomy titles are not ac-cessible to the general public now but will be available by the end of the year. “We will have a digitised version and as well as the option to view the origi-nal on special request. You can track the progress of the collection via the OPAC at: http://ecatalogue.qma.com.qa/,”she said.

Apart from a wide range of books and manuscripts, the MIA Library also has a book club which meets on the last Wednes-day of each month. “As much as possible, we try to invite authors to present and sign cop-ies of their books. It also has a collectors’ club and children’s story times. You can find out more about these events by visiting our website. We also have small exhibitions in the library to showcase our rare books and other important material in our collection,” Park-er-Leavy said.

Parker-Leavy, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Library Science from the

University of Toronto, said that the biggest challenge she faces in

the upkeep of the library, is helping people see the

relevance of libraries in this digital age. She said, “You often hear comments like ‘why

do we need libraries when everything is available on the inter-

net’. This is a very dangerous way

of thinking, since currently only some-thing like 9% of human knowledge is available in digital format. Therefore, without libraries we are missing out on all kinds of important knowledge, in-formation and research. In these days of ‘fake news’, libraries and museums are one of the places you can come to check the facts.”

She has been with the library since it started and says she loves her job. “I love both the books and the visitors. Every day, I discover something new in one of our books and also every day I meet new and interesting people who are visiting the library. It is almost like my life’s mission to help people come, see and discover the wonderful world of books. I would like to take this op-portunity to invite people visit us at the MIA Library and discover our beautiful books on Islamic Art. We would love to show you our collection – and everyone is welcome.”

Speaking about future plans, she said, “The plan is to continue to build

on our strengths and have the richest collection of books on Islamic Art in the region. We also want to increase our number of visitors and expand our services.”

The library is open every Sunday to Saturday from 9am to 7pm and on Friday from 1:30pm to 7pm.

Maryam al Subaiey, a Qatari author, during a book reading at the library.

Taccuinum Sanitatis, 1531, is a medieval handbook mainly on health, based on the Taqwīm (Maintenance of Health), an 11th Century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad

Amelia Simmons’s American cookery, 1798, is the first known cookbook written by an American, published in Hartford, Connecticut in 1796. Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management, also published as Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book, is an exten-sive guide to running a household in Victorian Britain, first published as a book in 1861

Participants at a book-reading session organised by the MIA Library

Participants at a book-reading session

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N the final of the Ist Division of the 29th CDC Cricket Tournament 2018, Asian Cricket Club (ACC) again defeated Hanan XII by a

thrilling 2-wicket margin to lift the champion’s trophy. Last year too, ACC had defeated Hanan XII in the final.

Winning the toss, Hanan XII opted to bat. They got a decent start from their openers Saif and Gyan. They posted 53 runs in the first 5 overs. Saif (15) was the first batsman to get out, with a brilliant catch taken by Tanveer off the bowling of Bilal.

Soon after, the other opener Gyan (18 runs) was dismissed by Sameer. The remaining top order batsmen took the score to 109 for 3 at the end of 10 overs. Later, they lost wickets at regu-lar intervals and lost the momentum by the 18th over. Hamid made a quickfire 58 with 8 sixes and helped Hanan XII to post a decent total of 192 at the end of 20 overs.

For ACC, Sarfaraz took 3 wickets giving 18 runs, Mannu took 2 wickets for 27 runs, while Sameer and Bilal claimed a wicket each.

In reply, ACC too had a decent start getting 35 runs in first 3 overs. Abrar was the first batsman out for 9. The other opener Feroz was the second man out after scoring 19. Bilal and Imran took the score up to 99/4 in 10 overs.

Thereafter, ACC lost the momen-tum for a few overs and lost wickets at regular intervals. Adnan and Bilal were responsible for ACC lifting the championship title. Adnan remained not out scoring 58 off 27 deliveries with 6 sixes and 2 boundaries. Bilal made 38 with 4 sixes. ACC reached the target in 19.5 overs.

For Hanan XII Parvez and Gyan took two wickets each.

At the prize-distribution ceremony - attended by supporters and well wish-ers - the chief guest was CDC Business Development Manager Sanjiv Jain.

Over 300 prizes were given away to various players in the tournament.

Tournament Coordinator Salim Kaiser presenting a memento to the chief guest and CDC Business Development Manager Sanjiv Jain.

Captain Parvez and team members of Hanan XII receiving runners-up trophy from the chief guest and CDC Business Development Manager Sanjiv Jain.

Both captains of Division I along with their trophies with the chief guest and CDC Business Develop-ment Manager Sanjiv Jain.

Skipper Sameer and other members of ACC receiving the winner’s trophy from the chief guest and CDC Business Development Manager Sanjiv Jain in the presence of Qatar Veterans’ Cricket officials.

Man Of The Finals : Adnan Of A.C.CBEST Of The TournamentBest Batsman : Farooq Of CRCC Warriors Best Bowler : Mannu Of ACCBEST All Rounder : Imran Of Hanan XII Best Wicket Keeper : Sameer Of Hanan XII

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HE new OIA (One India Association) UP executive team was recently elected for the year 2018-19. One India Association is affiliated to ICC under the aegis of Indian Embassy.

Ziauddin Ahmad was elected unopposed as convener, while Vaqaus Sidiqui was elected General Secretary. Tahir Ali Haider was elected Treasurer and Rakesh Aggarwal Joint Secretary. Bhanu Dhawan and Shahabuddin Khan were elected sports and cultural secretaries, respectively.

Other executive members elected included Musharraf G Khan, Hamid Zafar, Zoheb Aslam, Mohd Sayeed, Kashif Habeeb and Junaid Khan. Mohd Ajmal from OIA was present as observer.

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PS-MIS, under the aegis of Qatar Chapter af-filiated to the Gulf Principals’ Forum, hosted ‘Synergy-Building Bridges’- a professional

development programme for heads of departments of all Indian schools in Qatar. DPS-MIS Vice-Pres-ident Yasir Nainar was the chief guest of the event. The inaugural function saw the participation of the principals of all Indian schools in Qatar. DPS-MIS Principal Asna Nafees gave the inaugural address.

The programme saw the coming together of 103 HoDs of all subjects who shared their ideas on as-signed topics for the day. This unique event saw them deliberating about experiences for the benefit of all students. Certificates were distributed to all the participants.

FITNESS WITH YOGA Where: MIA Park When: February 23 Time: 8:30 to 10:00 am Admission: Free Indian Sports Centre is conducting free ‘Fit-ness with Yoga’ sessions at MIA Park as part of QNSD celebrations. Enjoy outdoor session of yoga with family and friends. For any inquiry, WhatsApp 55646693.

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS When: February 16 – 22

Venue: Ruby Wu, Radisson Blu

Come along with friends and family and indulge in a very special Chinese fayre with a choice of set menus prepared by Chinese Chef Austin. Each table will receive a Lucky Red Envelope full of surprises. Set menus are at QR218 and QR258 per person. A complimentary set menu is given for a table of five. Call 44281555 for reservations.

TORBA FARMERS MARKET When: Till February 2018 Time: 9 am to 4 pm (Thur) | 8:30 am to 10:30 am and 2 pm to 5 pm )Fri) Venue: Farmers Market Qatar, Ceremonial Court - Qatar Foundation Admission: Free Torba Farmers Market will be an open air, weekly farmers market every Thursday and Friday until February in Qatar Foundation. It will be open to the public. By creating a community around local food, Torba Market promotes the consumption of local food, thereby giving livelihood to lo-cal farmers and enhances food knowledge and culture throughout Qatar. Everyone is welcome.

DOHA JEWELLERY AND WATCHES EXHIBITION When: February 21 – 26

Venue: Doha Exhibition and Convention Center Admission: Free More than 400 international luxury brands will display their finest work, special editions and unique pieces, alongside the most talented emerging local jewellery designers at the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition. This unique exhibition is open to all jewellery and time pieces connoisseurs, and represents an unmissable opportunity for brands and designers to meet with their public in a convivial and exclusive atmosphere. Visit www.djwe.qa for more details.

‘ULTIMATE ELTON AND THE ROCKET BAND’ When: March 1 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Giwana Ballroom Admission: Tickets (QR390/person including international buffet and selected beverage)Be flabbergasted at the performance of Elton John tribute singer Paul Bacon as The Ultimate Elton & The Rocket Band brings you classic hits like Candle in the Wind, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, I’m Still Standing, Your Song and Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting. “Momentarily believing it was El-ton himself. And when he started to sing, I was even more convinced” John Reid, Elton’s manager for 28 years. For tickets and reservations, call 44281555.

KARTING AT LOSAIL CIRCUIT SPORTS CLUBWhen: Every Thursday & Friday until May 31 Time: 5 pm to 10 pm Venue: Losail Circuit Sports Club Admission: QR125 for adults for a 15-minute session | QR25 for childdren for a 5-minute session Karting action is back again for the start of the winter for all the adrenaline junk-ies in Qatar looking for some track action at the Losail Circuit Sports Club. A kart-ing track for adults juniors are available.

ISLAMIC ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM THE COLLECTION OF FADEL AL MANSOORI When: Till May 12, 2018 Venue: Museum of Islamic ArtThis exhibition showcases Islamic arms and armour from the private collection of Fadel al Mansoori, in-cluding both edged weapons and firearms. The ob-jects on display range from the 17th to the 19th century, and were produced primarily in greater Tur-key, Iran and India. The exhibition explores the art of craftsmanship which reached unprecedented levels in these regions under the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires.

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HE first modern Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, London scientists said, fol-lowing groundbreaking DNA analysis of the remains of a

man who lived 10,000 years ago.Known as ‘Cheddar Man’ after

the area in southwest England where his skeleton was discovered in a cave in 1903, the ancient man has been brought to life through the first ever full DNA analysis of his remains.

In a joint project between Brit-ain’s Natural History Museum and University College London, scientists

drilled a 2mm hole into the skull and extracted bone powder for analysis.

Their findings transformed the way they had previously seen Ched-dar Man, who had been portrayed as having brown eyes and light skin in an earlier model.

“It is very surprising that a Brit 10,000 years ago could have that combination of very blue eyes but really dark skin,” said the museum’s Chris Stringer, who for the past dec-ade has analysed the bones of people found in the cave.

The findings suggest that lighter pigmentation being a feature of popu-lations of northern Europe is more

recent than previously thought.Cheddar Man’s tribe migrated

to Britain at the end of the last Ice Age and his DNA has been linked to individuals discovered in modern-day Spain, Hungary and Luxembourg.

Selina Brace, a researcher of ancient DNA at the museum, said the cave environment Cheddar Man was found in helped preserve his remains.

“In the cave you have a really nice, cool, dry, constant environment, and that basically prevents the DNA from breaking down,” she said.

A bust of Cheddar Man, complete with shoulder-length dark hair and short facial hair, was created using

3D printing.It took close to three months to

build the model, with its makers us-ing a high-tech scanner which had been designed for the International Space Station.

Alfons Kennis, who made the bust with his brother Adrie, said the DNA findings were “revolutionary.”

“It’s a story all about migrations throughout history,” he said in a documentary to be aired on February 18.

“It maybe gets rid of the idea that you have to look a certain way to be from somewhere. We are all immi-grants,” he added.

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F a remote South Pacific destination with lots of World War II artefacts and world-class diving appeals to you, check out the Solomon Islands.

This 992-island archipelago sits northeast of Australia, about 6,100 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Most of its 550,000 citizens are Melanesians and almost everyone speaks English. But among themselves they often speak Pidgin, a language devised in the 1800s by English-speaking traders to facilitate communication. Ironically I couldn’t decipher a word. (Example: “Wea dey get same kine ting fo dea language, wen smile real big an tell, ‘Eh, brah, gotta beef me fo get back dis one!’ “)

To reach the Solomon Islands, my wife, Sharen, and I took Fiji Airways’ 10-hour, nonstop flight from Los Angeles

International Airport to Fiji, and, following a brief layover, we continued with a three-hour flight to the Solomon Island’s main island, Guadalcanal, famed for its World War II land, air and sea battles, and now the home of the country’s largest city and capital, Honiara. The is-lands ooze with war stories and memen-tos, beginning with Honiara International Airport, still called by its wartime name, Henderson Field, whose possession pre-cipitated the bitterly fought Guad-alcanal campaign and the deaths of more

than 30,000 soldiers. Our guide explained that the

waters by Honiara are so filled with

warships and planes that it’s called Iron Bottom Sound.

When we arrived in Honiara, we weren’t quite pre-

pared for the wave of heat

and humid-ity that enveloped

us, nor Honiara’s rough, litter-laden main

road. Fortunately, once we left town on our 45-minute drive to the

Vilu War Museum, the speciality of the Solomons became clear as we strolled through an extraordinary collection of war artefacts that included remnants of fighter planes, tanks, howitzers and anti-aircraft guns nestled incongruously among the flowering shrubs.

As a snorkeler, I was determined to explore some of the island’s world-famous war wrecks, so on our way back to town, we drove to a private beach with our first wreck _ the 440-foot Kinugawa Maru (or “Bonegi 2”) that sank on Nov. 15, 1942, after being bombed by the Allies. The massive wreck proved to be a snorkelling wonderland, sheltering a profusion of colourful corals, sea fans and fish throughout the rusting skeleton.

Before returning to our hotel, we stopped at Lumatapopoho Village, where the betel-nut-chewing owner, his wife and daughter, and gaggle of kids, all of

whom wore only homemade loin-cloths, demonstrated “the old ways” of making a fire by twirling a stick, making clothes from special tree bark, cooking over hot rocks and construct-ing a roof from palm fronds.

The next afternoon, we boarded a small plane for the 50-minute flight to Munda, where we landed on an-other WWII runway. A five-minute walk to the only lodging in town led us through the placid but littered little town. That afternoon a cheerful local man showed up in his restored WWII American Jeep and drove us to the Peter Joseph WWII Museum, with its extensive collection of war relics dis-played in an open-air shed built, not surprisingly, during the war. Rows of wood tables displayed piles of Ameri-can and Japanese soldiers’ combs, hel-mets, dog tags and assorted weapons, and I wondered if ghosts still lingered among those lifeless artefacts.

The next day, we set out in a small motorboat to explore a distant loca-tion known for its huge plate corals, a WWII Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter lying in 40 feet of water, and another beached Japanese cargo ship. These proved to be fascinating sights, but the best part of the outing was yet to come.

A sombre sky, laden with wind-tossed, gray clouds, provided an ap-propriate setting for our visit to Skull Island, aptly named for its assorted skulls of chiefs and vanquished warriors. We waded to the small but sacred island, where we encountered a long, chest-high mound of jagged coral rocks interspersed with wood and rock niches sheltering dozens of weathered, sinister-looking skulls, some of which had telltale holes in the cranium the size and shape of an ax blade.

An easy 15-minute flight brought us to our final and favourite destina-tion, a resort with the improbable name, Fatboys Resort. We were

greeted with flower leis and a co-conut drink as we disembarked at the resort’s restaurant, majestically suspended above the water at the end of a 100-yard walkway. The restau-rant provided delicious meals and breathtaking views of crystal clear, turquoise waters framed by distant islands. At night, the two spotlights in the water below our table attracted swarms of exotic fish and harmless reef sharks that glided past the lights before disappearing into the darkness. Our server pointed to a nearby, non-descript little island and explained,

“That is Kennedy Island, where JFK and his crew swam after their boat was sunk by the Japanese.”

At our request, the resort arranged for a remote island picnic and a JFK history tour that proved to be the highlight of our trip. We began with a 10-minute boat ride to Kennedy Is-land, where a monument detailed the story of Kennedy’s island odyssey and eventual rescue. History came alive as our boat followed the route of JFK and his crew who swam from island to island for survival.

Soon our two boats and staff

landed on a remote, uninhabited sandy beach, and after making a fire, the cooks prepared a picnic with all the grilled lobster, fish and vegetables we could eat, accompanied by chilled wine and beer _ my all-time favourite meal.

The warm, azure waters by Fat-boys’ beach offered such a bonanza of live coral and colourful fish that we made a point of snorkelling there at least twice a day. The icing on the cake: From our room’s balcony, we gazed at a vast expanse of tropical wa-ter so filled with myriad blue hues that my wife gasped, “This is my favourite hotel view ever.”

Following our week in the Solo-mon Islands, we returned to Fiji for another week of tropical pleasure (an itinerary I recommend, and a story for another time). When we finally returned to the United States, I wanted to compare impressions of the Solomons with others who knew the country, so I met with Matt Meier, a professional underwater photogra-pher with extensive tropical diving experience, who had just returned from a 10-day, live-aboard dive boat in the Solomon Islands. After viewing his jaw-dropping set of underwater photos of places and creatures that had been inaccessible to us, I grasped the magnitude of difference between our trips.

As Matt explained, “I would highly recommend the Solomon Islands be-cause of its pristine reefs, lack of other divers in the remote areas, and giant sea fans and plate corals that are the largest I’ve ever seen.” In retrospect, I’m grateful that we had such a unique and memorable trip to the Solomons. Today the country primarily attracts avid scuba divers and World War II history buffs, but over time, as it de-velops better tourist infrastructure and a cleaner environment, the Solomon Islands will rival any other tropical paradise.

AFP

IRTUAL reality-based ther-apy combined with standard treatment reduced paranoia and anxiety in people with psychotic disorders, scientists

have reported. In clinical trials involving 116 pa-

tients in the Netherlands, virtual reality exercises led to less fraught social in-teractions, a team wrote in The Lancet Psychiatry.

More research is needed to confirm the long-term benefits of such technol-ogy, which gave the impression of being in an alternate reality populated by life-like avatars.

Up to 90 percent of people with psy-chosis suffer from paranoid thoughts, leading them to perceive threats where there are none.

As a result, many psychotics avoid public places and contact with people, spending a lot of time alone.

So-called cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)—in which therapists help patients break down seemingly overwhelming problems to render them less threatening—helps reduce anxiety, but does little to quell paranoia.

Researchers led by Roos Pot-Kolder of VU University in the Netherlands extended this method into a virtual environment.

For the trial, the 116 participants—all receiving standard treatment, in-cluding antipsychotic medication and regular psychiatric consultations—were divided into two groups of 58.

Only one group practised social interactions in a

virtual environment.The treatment consisted of 16 one-

hour sessions over 8-12 weeks in which the participants were exposed, via ava-tars, to social cues that triggered fear and paranoia in four virtual settings: a street, a bus, a café and a supermarket.

Therapists could alter the number of avatars, their appearance, and whether pre-recorded responses to the patient were neutral or hostile.

The therapists also coached par-ticipants, helping them to explore and challenge their own feelings in different situations, and to resist common “safety behaviours” such as avoiding eye con-tact.

Participants were assessed at the start of the trial, as well as three and six months afterwards.

Exposure to virtual reality did not increase the time participants subse-quently spent with other people, the study found.

But it did affect the quality of their interactions.

“The addition of virtual reality CBT to standard treatment reduced paranoid feelings, anxiety, and use of safety be-haviours in social situations, compared with standard treatment alone,” said lead author, Roos Pot-Kolder, a re-searcher at VU University, Netherlands.

The virtual reality CBT group—which showed no adverse effects—went on to use fewer “safety behaviours”.

“With the development of virtual re-ality and mobile technology, the range of tools available in psychotherapy is expanding,” Kristiina Kompus of Ber-

gen University said in a comment also carried by the journal.

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Y conventional Hollywood stand-ards, “Get Out” shouldn’t be an Oscar darling. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci-ences is usually averse to horror

movies, and almost never rewards films that come out early in the year. What’s more, the academy typically favours industry stal-warts, not first-time filmmakers like writer-director Jordan Peele.

But Get Out broke all the rules, earning four nominations including best picture, best director and best original screenplay, marking another twist in a highly unusual yearlong path from last year’s Sundance Film Festival to the Oscars red carpet. The movie is the first February release to earn a best picture nomination since The Silence of the Lambs won the top prize in 1992.

The unexpected success of the $4.5-mil-lion socially conscious thriller, released by Universal Pictures, is more than just a quirky Hollywood anomaly. It serves as a reminder that studios, even in a seemingly ossified system, can find success by betting on fresh talent and edgy ideas that connect with audiences.

Get Out, about a young black man who visits his white girlfriend’s parents and is ensnared in a terrifying plot, has benefited from a wave of cultural momentum behind its satirical take on race in America. The movie became a surprise hit, grossing about $255 million at the worldwide box office, and continued to resonate with audiences during news cycles about the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Vir-ginia, and athletes protesting during the national anthem. Now it has a decent shot at the business’ top honour, which will bring a big boost of prestige to the winning studio and filmmakers.

“It’s the wildest dream that has become a reality,” said Peele in an interview. “There were so many stigmas around this movie that I assumed would keep it from being nominated — the horror stigma, the stigma about movies earlier in the season, and the stigma around some of the imagery in this movie.”

The journey of Get Out illustrates the challenge of campaigning for a movie that hit theatres more than a year before the ceremony.

A year ago, Comcast-owned Universal had successfully sold Get Out to audiences as a high-concept scary movie, spending tens of millions to make the film a commer-cial winner. But when awards season began in the fall, the studio had to remarket the film in a way that would get the academy’s

notoriously older and whiter demographic to take it seriously.

Even getting horror-averse voters to see Get Out was a formidable undertaking, said Jason Blum, one of the films’ producers.

“It was very, very challenging getting eyes on the movie from members of the academy,” Blum said in his Los Angeles office. “I would be surprised if more than 20 percent of academy members had seen the movie by the end of August.”

The critical response and the social impact gave the studio the confidence to put the muscle of a full-fledged awards campaign behind the movie, said Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Pictures. Universal declined to say how much the studio spent on the campaign to target academy voters. However, studios typically spend $4 million to $5 million for a robust rollout, which includes spending on televi-sion ads, billboards, screenings and flying filmmakers around the country to awards events.

“It became very clear that the narrative of the movie had evolved beyond a very satisfying genre film to a piece of cinema,” Langley said. “We were able to pivot our marketing to do just that.”

Whereas Universal’s initial marketing focused on the movie’s scary scenes, the Oscar campaign emphasised the reviews that praised its timely themes. Campaign billboards prominently featured a famous

close-up up of the tear-streaked face of Dan-iel Kaluuya, who earned a best lead actor nomination for playing the main character Chris, with quotes from major publications about the film’s relevance.

As part of the campaign, the studio made a coffee-table book featuring dozens of pieces of artwork that fans of the movie sent to Peele on social media. Audience members created art inspired by the film’s imagery such as the deer antlers, the hyp-notic teacup and Chris sinking into the floor.

To keep the buzz going, Universal in January created a special Twitter hashtag with a promotional emoji for “the sunken place,” the film’s best-known metaphor for the marginalisation of black people.

“It’s become a way for people to express that their voices are being suppressed,” said Get Out producer Sean McKittrick.

It was never a sure thing that Get Out would be a success, financially or critically. When Peele gave McKittrick his 30-minute pitch over coffee at Fratelli Cafe on Melrose Avenue in 2013, he was known only for doing sketch comedy on ‘Mad TV’ and Com-edy Central’s ‘Key and Peele’. Nonetheless, McKittrick quickly agreed to make the film and have Peele write the script.

McKittrick saw Get Out as a chance to make a movie that had never been put on the big screen before, with its unusual mixture of scares, comedy and social com-

mentary. The danger was that there were so many ways the project could go awry, given the sensitive subject matter. (The first scene is a Halloween-style suburban horror movie opening meant to echo the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin). So when Peele said he wanted to direct, McKittrick agreed.

“The tone was so tricky,” McKittrick said. “It was such a delicate story that could veer too far into comedy, too far into horror, or too far into satire.”

They shopped the movie to a handful of distributors, all of whom passed. When they were scouting locations and zeroing in on cast members, an assistant from Blum’s production company Blumhouse heard Peele talking about the project in a radio interview. Blumhouse Productions, known for highly profitable micro-budget horror hits such as Sinister and The Purge, joined McKittrick’s company QC Entertainment as producers in January 2015. Blumhouse has a distribution deal with Universal Pictures, which signed on to give Get Out a wide release.

The studio and filmmakers made key marketing decisions early on, preserving elements of mystery to intrigue moviego-ers. For example, Peele objected to an early cut of the trailer. Keeping plot points under wraps helped ensure that people could watch the movie multiple times and have different experiences, Peele said.

(From left), Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out

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ILMMAKER Chris Columbus, who helmed the first two Harry Pot-ter movies, has signed on to write,

direct and produce the big screen adap-tation of Scott Cawthon’s popular video game Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Production Company Blumhouse is backing the film.

Cawthon launched the original game in 2014 and it became an online sensa-tion immediately, ultimately generating billions of views on YouTube.

Five Nights at Freddy’s spans six dif-ferent games; each of the games’ mobile apps ranked at the top of Android and iOS stores upon release. To date, the franchise includes a series of bestselling novels and top-performing retail mer-chandise lines.

Columbus has a long streak with

classics going back to his screen-writing days on Gremlins, The Goonies and Young Sherlock Holmes, and as direc-tor of such landmark tentpoles as Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire plus the first two Harry Potter titles.

His producing credits include Night at the Museum and The Help.

Chris Columbus

IANS

HE Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons is set to star in and co-produce The

Legend of Georgia McBride.New Regency and Fox 2000

have acquired the feature film rights to Matthew Lopez’s play The Legend of Georgia McBride. Parsons is producing with Todd Spiewak via their That’s Wonder-ful Productions banner. Lopez will adapt the screenplay.

Parsons will play the role of Miss Tracy Mills, a veteran drag queen who coaches a broke young man in the art of performing,

transforming him from a washed-up Elvis impersonator to a show-stopping drag queen.

Jim Parsons

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

ATY Perry and Orlando Bloom are back together.

The couple has reportedly rekindled their romance – 11 months after they split up.

A source told The Sun Online: “They’re back on. Katy wants to make things work this time around. She tried, but she couldn’t cut him off. She cares too much about him. This time, they’re keeping things low key – but they’re back together.”

Katy and Orlando have been on and off for a number of months but back in October, Katy revealed that being single is helping her career.

She explained: “I’m a bit younger at heart! I’m a bit more mature single! You know, when you’re single, you got a lot of time to yourself and a lot of energy, and I’m just finding a delicate balance.”

Meanwhile, Katy had previously revealed she likes having Orlando in her life.

She shared: “Well you know I think people are in and out of your life. It’s nice to keep people you love around you. When you get older, lines get blurred. And you know what, I’m really busy. I’m about to go on tour for another year.”

And last year, a source had claimed Katy and Orlando were back together and stayed in close communication through-out their split.

They said: “They have never cut communication since they

broke up. They just took a break because it was the best thing for them at that time, (but they) are seeing each other again. Katy and Orlando want this to work this time, so they are working on mending their relationship.

“They’ve had some really good talks and have a better understanding on their needs. Time will tell at this point, but (things are) looking very positive. When they went out in public, they were aware that people would start speculating that they were back on, and they are OK with that. They love each other and never

stopped.”

IANS

ADDINGTON director Paul King is in talks to direct a reboot of Willy

Wonka, based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

King is in final negotiations to direct the movie, being de-veloped by Warner Bros.

King would be reunited

with David Heyman, the pro-ducer of the two Paddington movies.

Wonka is the fictional infa-mous and eccentric owner of a chocolate factory who figured prominently in Dahl’s 1964 book and its follow-up, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

He was also the caretaker of the Oompa-Loompas, the short humans whom Wonka saved

from enemies in Loompaland and now make his candies. The Wonka character became so in-delible in culture that the 1971 film adaptation of the book was titled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Gene Wilder portrayed the character in the original movie, while Hollywood star Johnny Depp played the role in the 2005 adaptation. Paul King

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

IANS

HAH Rukh Khan has visited Bol-lywood legend Dilip Kumar at his residence. This was his second visit in

six months.Faisal Farooqui, a family friend of Dilip

Kumar, took to the veteran actor’s official Twitter account to share a photograph of Shah Rukh and the 95-year-old.

Shah Rukh is dressed in black, while a shawl is wrapped around a frail Dilip Kumar.

“Shah Rukh Khan came to visit Saab at home today,” Farooqui captioned the image. He also posted an update on the veteran actor’s health: “Saab is doing well.”

The legendary actor was treated for mild pneumonia in December 2017.

Shah Rukh last visited Dilip Kumar soon after the acting legend was dis-charged from Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital where he was being treated for dehydra-tion and kidney malfunction in August, 2017. Dilip Kumar debuted as an actor in Jwar Bhata. His career has spanned over six decades and over 65 films.

He was seen in the notable films An-daz, Babul, Deedar, Aan, Devdas, Azaad, Naya Daur, Yahudi, Madhumati, Kohi-noor, Mughal-e-Azam, Gunga Jamuna and Ram Aur Shyam.

As an actor, he last graced the silver screen in 1998’s Qila.

IANS

IGER Shroff says he is cur-rently “married” to his work and he loves it.

On the sidelines of the unveiling of his new active

lifestyle brand Prowl, Tiger was asked about his Valentine’s Day plans. He said he has never celebrated the day.

“I have never celebrated the day. I am very shy in real life and everyone knows that. I am currently married to my work and in love with it, so I won’t be celebrating it this year either,” he said.

Tiger also dismissed the rumours of being a part of Vikas Bahl’s Super 30, a biopic on mathematics wizard Anand Kumar.

“I don’t know how these rumours got around, but I am not involved in the film at all. I do wish the makers and my idol (the film’s lead actor Hrithik Ro-shan) the very best,” said the Heropanti actor.

But Tiger will still co-star with Hrithik in a yet to be titled movie

backed by Yash Raj Films.On the launch of Prowl, Tiger said:

“Prowl is very important because it’s my first brand and it is all about my beliefs. Whatever I do everyday is a part of the brand’s core identity. Primarily, we are looking at youths as our target audience between the age of 18 and 25.”

The brand is jointly created and owned by Tiger and Mojostar.

Asked about how he will manage the

brand with his busy schedule, he said: “Even when I am busy, I keep in touch with phone calls because it is important that we keep communicating. I want to maintain my involvement with the brand and take it to a higher level so I think it is very important that we share the same ideas and visions.”

The brand’s collection will launch in June and will be available on all e-com-merce outlets.

IANS

RAM Kapoor, who is exploring the comedy genre for the first with the upcoming television show

‘Comedy High School’, says he is going out of his comfort zone and that it is such new challenges which keep him motivated as a performer.

Ram, known for shows like ‘Ghar Ek Mandir’, ‘Kasamh Se’ and ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain’ , said: “This is the first time I am doing comedy on television and we all know that making people laugh is tough. In this show, I am going out of my comfort zone and that is challeng-ing. For me, as an actor, new challenges keep me motivated, and help me explore more.”

Why didn’t he explore the comedy genre earlier?

“Though I was offered comedy shows earlier, I did not feel comfortable doing them. In this show, I am not only comfortable with the producer and creative team of writers, with whom I share a long relationship, but also because that it is clean comedy.

“My children can watch it along with me. There are no dirty jokes or double meaning words used. There is a lot of madness and there are loud jokes, but all in good humour,” he said.

‘Comedy High School’ is coming on the newly launched channel Discovery Jeet on February 17. The story of the show revolves around Ram’s character, a school principal who deals with a bunch of crazy staff and students.

In each episode, one celebrity is in-vited to resolve their problem and they end up becoming a part of the craziness.

Considering the fact that it is a new channel, did he think twice before tak-ing up the project?

“Yes, it is a new channel but I have grown up watching Discovery and National Geographic as a youngster. So I wanted to be a part of the brand. It is an entertainment channel with a difference and that is what I love about them,” Ram said.

Salman Khan will appear in the first episode of the show, followed by celebrities like Sunny Leone and Anu Malik.

Tiger Shroff

A photograph shared on Dilip Kumar’s Twitter ac-count shows the thespian with Shah Rukh Khan.

Ram Kapoor

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LANDMARK CINEMA

CITY CENTRE CINEMA VILLAGGIO CINEMA ASIAN TOWN CINEMA

BLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 12 PM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM, 10 PM, 12 AM, 12:45 AM, 1 AM. (VIP) 11:45 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:45 PM, 5:45 PM, 6:45 PM, 8:45 PM, 9:45 PM, 11:45 PM. (3D): 11 AM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 8 PM, 11 PM (IMAX 4D): 11:30 AM, 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM, 8:30 PM, 11:30 PMRUPTURE (HORROR): 11:30 AM, 4 PM, 8:30 PM, 1 AMEARLY MAN (ANIMATION): 12:15 PM, 2:15 PM, 4:15 PM, 6:15 PMOKDET EL KHAWAGA (ARABIC): 10:45 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:45 PM, 6:45 PM, 8:45 PM, 10:45 PM, 12:45 AMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 1:45 PM, 6:15 PM, 10:45 PMAIYAARY (HINDI): 11:45 AM, 2:45 PM, 5:45 PM, 8:45 PM, 11:45 PMFERDINAND (ANIMATION): 11.15 AM, 4.15 PM, 9.15 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 1.30 PM, 6.30 PM, 11.30 PMBRAVEN (ACTION): 10:45 AM, 3 PM, 7:15 PM, 11:30 PMALL I SEE IS YOU (DRAMA): 12.45 PM, 5 PM, 9.15 PMAADHI (MALAYALAM): 11 PM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 8 PM, 11 PM PADMAN (HINDI): 8.15 PM, 11.15 PM

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AADHI (MALAYALAM): 2.15 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.30 PMBLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 2.30 PM, 5 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM, 11.30 PMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 5 PMRUPTURE (HORROR): 7 PMAIYAARY (HINDI): 2.30 PM, 11.30 PMALL I SEE IS YOU (DRAMA): 7.15 PMOKDET EL KHAWAGA (ARABIC): 5.15 PMNAACHIYAAR (TAMIL): 9.30 PM

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AADHI (MALAYALAM): 2.15 PM, 8.30 PM, 11.15 PMBLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 2.15 PM, 4.30 PM, 6.45 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.15 PMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 5 PMOKDET EL KHAWAGA (ARABIC): 6.45 PMRUPTURE (HORROR): 7 PMAIYAARY (HINDI): 2.15 PM, 11.15 PMALL I SEE IS YOU (DRAMA): 5 PMNAACHIYAAR (TAMIL): 9.15 PM

BLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 2.15 PM, 4.30 PM, 6.30 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.15 PMALL I SEE IS YOU (DRAMA): 4.45 PMRUPTURE (HORROR): 7 PMAADHI (MALAYALAM): 2 PM, 6.30 PM, 11 PMOKDET EL KHAWAGA (ARABIC): 4.45 PM, 9.15 PM,AIYAARY (HINDI): 2 PM, 11 PMNAACHIYAAR (TAMIL): 9 PM

BLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 11:15 AM, 2:15 PM, 5:15 PM, 8:15 PM, 11:15 PMAADHI (MALAYALAM): 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM, 12:30 AMEARLY MAN (ANIMATION): 1.45 PMNAACHIYAAR (TAMIL): 11:30 AM, 6:30 PM, 11:30 PMAWE (TELUGU): 3.45 PM, 8.45 PM

BLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 3.30 PM, 5:30 PM, 6.30 PM, 8:30 PM, 9.30 PM, 11:30 PM, 12.30 AM (3D): 12 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM, 12 AM (VIP): 11 AM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 8 PM, 11 PMAADHI (MALAYALAM): 11:45 AM, 2:45 PM, 5:45 PM, 8:45 PM, 11:45 PM, 12.30 AMAIYAARY (HINDI): 11 AM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 8 PM, 11 PMOKDET EL KHAWAGA (ARABIC): 12 PM, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM,10 PM, 12 AMEARLY MAN (ANIMATION): 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:30 PMALL I SEE IS YOU (DRAMA): 9.30 PM, 11.45 PMRUPTURE (HORROR): 12:30 PM, 2:45 PM, 5 PM, 7:15 PM, 9:30 PM, 11:45 PMNAACHIYAAR (TAMIL): 12:15 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:45 PM, 7 PM, 9:15 PM, 11:30 PMJUMANJI (ANIMATION): 11:30 AM, 4:15 PM, 9 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 2 PM, 6:45 PM, 11:30 PMPADMAN (HINDI): 11:15 AM, 2:15 PM, 5:15 PM, 8:15 PM, 11:15 PMMAZE RUNNER. THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 11 AM, 4 PM, 9 PMBRAVEN (ACTION): 2 PM, 7 PM, 12 AMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 10 AM, 4 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 1:15 PM, 7 PM, 9:45 PM

EARLY MAN (ANIMATION): 12 PM, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PMOKDET EL KHAWAGA (ARABIC): 10.45 AM, 12.45 PM, 2.45 PM, 4.45 PM, 6.45 PM, 8.45 PM, 10.45 PM, 12.45 AMBLACK PANTHER (ACTION): 11.30 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, 2.30 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5.30 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM, 8.30 PM, 9 PM, 10 PM, 11.30 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM. (IMAX-3D): 11 AM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 8 PM, 11 PMRUPTURE (HORROR): 11 AM, 1.15 PM, 3.30 PM, 5.45 PM, 8 PM, 10.15 PM, 12.30 AMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY) 10.30 PM, 3.45 PM, 12 AMAIYAARY (HINDI): 11.15 AM, 2.15 PM, 5.15 PM, 8.15 PM, 11.15 PMAADHI (MALAYALAM): 8 PM, 11 PMBRAVEN (ACTION): 2.30 PM, 7 PM, 11.30 PMMAZE RUNNER. THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 12.45 PM, 6 PM, 11.15 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 1.45 PM, 6.45 PM, 11.45 PM THE COMMUTER (ACTION): 11.30 AM, 4.30 PM, 9.30 PMTHE GREATEST SHOWMAN (MUSICAL): 2.30 PM, 7 PM, 11.30 PMCOCO (ANIMATION): 12.15 PM, 4.45 PM, 9.15 PMFERDINAND (ANIMATION): 10.30 AM, 3.45 PM, 9 PMJUMANJI (ANIMATION): 12 PM, 4.30 PM, 9 PMPADMAN (HINDI): 12.45 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM

AWE (TELUGU): 5 PMAIYAARY (HINDI): 6 PMCARBON (MALAYALAM): 12:15 PMNAACHIYAAR (TAMIL): 12:30 PM, 2:45 PM, 7:30 PM, 9:45 PMAADHI (MALAYALAM): 1 PM, 2:30 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5:30 PM, 7 PM, 8:30 PM, 9 PM, 10 PM, 11:30 PM,11:45 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM, 2:15 AM, 2:45 AMQUEEN (MALAYALAM): 12 PM

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