venue by then and demanded refunds at the ticket office after a public announce-ment that the “Rebel Heart” show would not start before 10:30 pm. (AP)

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LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Michael Mann is launching his own publishing imprint.

The director of such films as “Miami Vice,” ‘’The Insider” and “Heat” announced the creation of M i c h a e l Mann Books

on Wednesday. He expects to publish fic-tion and non-fiction titles, which will be simultane-ously adapted for film and TV.

A pre-quel novel to 1995’s

“Heat” is among the

imprint’s priorities.Some of Mann’s most

successful films have been adapted from literary materials. “The Insider” was based on a Vanity

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LONDON: Paul Daniels, best known for The Paul Daniels Magic Show that regu-larly attracted 15 million TV viewers in Britain and was sold to 43 countries, has died after suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. He was 77.

His publicist, Bex Colwell, said in a statement that Daniels died Thursday morning at his home in Berkshire, 60 miles (95 kms) west of London.

He was one of Britain’s best-known magicians although he didn’t take up the trade full time until he was 30.

Daniels liked to make fun of himself on air. He often told audiences: “You’ll like this... not a lot, but you’ll like it.”

He also designed special effects for stage productions including “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera.” (AP)

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MILAN: Costume National creative director Ennio Capasa says a growing conflict in the fashion industry between marketing and innovation fueled his deci-sion to step down from the brand he founded with his brother in 1986.

Capasa and his brother, Carlo Capasa, who was Costume National’s CEO and is the president of Italy’s National Fashion Chamber, announced their surprise depar-ture this week following the takeover of the brand by its Japanese partner, Seguedge, which has been a minority stakeholder since 2009.

Ennio Capasa told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the globalization of fashion has pushed the industry more toward meeting demand, rather than cre-ating demand through innovation.

“A vision that is only pleasing the mar-ket destroys business. It loses innovation. It becomes like selling detergent or a product to wash your hands. That is not fashion,” Capasa said.

Asked if this conflict contributed to his decision to step down, Capasa said, “maybe a little, yes.”

“It is clear there is a conflict between the funds that invest and a little bit the creativity of the designer,” he said. (AP)

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LOS ANGELES: To a resume that includes romance-novel cover model and dashing beefcake actor, Fabio can now add US citizen.

Fabio, real name Fabio Lanzoni, the long-locked blonde Italian who became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, became a naturalized American citizen on Wednesday.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement that Fabio was one of more than 6,000 people from more than 140 countries who took the Oath of Allegiance together at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Fabio said in the statement that it is one of the happiest days of his life and that United States is the greatest country on Earth.

The 57-year-old appeared on the cover of countless romance novels and parlayed his popularity into appearances in many movies, TV shows and com-mercials. (AP)

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MEXICO CITY: About 200 fashion design students at Mexico City’s IberoAmerican University have opened a show of doz-ens of dresses and other clothes examin-ing the effects of the drug trade on Mexican culture.

Rhinestones, pistols, spattered blood, skulls and marijuana leaves are prominent among the designs, displayed on mannequins at the school’s campus.

Some of the dresses are demure — although there’s a party dress with a pistol tucked in a sash. Another dress features the colors of the Mexican flag drenched in fake blood. (AP)

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LOS ANGELES: James Cameron and Jon Landau have declared early opposition against the Screening Room proposal that would allow day-and-date showings at home when studio films are released in theaters.

Landau told Variety that he and

reported last week that Sean Parker had originated the proposal, which would offer new releases in the home for $50 per

48-hour view. (RTRS)❑ ❑ ❑

BRISBANE, Australia: Madonna has angered fans by starting a concert in the Australian city of Brisbane more than two hours late and finishing the show early Thursday morning after the last train had left the venue.

The pop star had been due to start at 9 p.m. local time but did not take the stage at the Brisbane Entertainment Center until 11:22 p.m.

Hundreds of angry fans had left the

Above and below: Models display

creations by Akira Takeuchi, Motohiro Tanji,

Jotaro Saito and Tae

Ashida at the 2016 Autumn/Winter collec-tion show dur-ing the Tokyo Fashion

week in Tokyo on March 17. (AP/AFP)

Akira Takeuchi

Motohiro Tanji

Motohiro Tanji

Akira Takeuchi

Jotaro Saito

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Tae Ashida

Motohiro Tanji

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Frank Marshall, Taylor Hackford, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Variety first

Cameron believe that the initial release of films should take place only in theaters.

“We know that this proposal is at the early stage and we have an obligation to speak out publicly against it,” he added.

Early supporters of the Screening Room include Peter Jackson, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams,

Jotaro Saito

Motohiro Tanji

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