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LOS ANGELES: Detroit-based Exxodus Pictures and Freestyle Releasing have announced North
sion filled supernatural thriller. The film, written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad was produced by Ahmad, Benjamin Dresser, Alan Noel Vega and stars Dominic Rains
Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace"), Faran Tahir ("Elysium") and William Atherton ("Die Hard"). Richard Mandell, Najam Syed and Shahid Syed ex-
A scene from Jinn
American wide theatrical release date of April 4, 2014 for Jinn, a ten-
("Flight 93"), Serinda Swan (USA's "Graceland"), Ray Park ("Star
ecutive produced the film for Exxodus.
The amazing story of Jinn involves ancient mythological beings that have rarely been explored in US cinemas. The premise of the Jinn concept, known to over 1 billion people around the world, involves ghost-like entities and revolves around creation mythology. Synopsis: In the beginning, three were created. Man made of clay. Angels made of light. And a third made of fire. For centuries, stories of angels and men have captured the imagination and been etched into history crossing all boundaries of culture, religion and time. These two races have dominated the landscape of modern mythology, shrouding the evidence that a third was ever created. This third race, born of smokeless fire, was named the
Jinn. Modern man has all but forgotten this third race ever existed. It is time for him to remember. This is the first film to accurately introduce and portray the jinn concept. Jinn is also unique in that the vehicle used in the action sequences in the film, known as the "Firebreather," was designed by the director, Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, and is the first vehicle in motion picture history available to the public for purchase. The "Firebreather" is a V8, 618 horsepower super exotic American muscle car with 50 limited editions being produced as the exact replica of the vehicle in the film. The car, several of which have already been sold, was designed by Exxodus to honor their hometown by creating modern design that fuses the soul of classic, American muscle.
The funny math of women's clothing sizes NEW YORK: When it comes to women's clothing sizes, there's some funny math going on. The average American woman is about 25 pounds heavier than she was in 1960. Yet women's plussize clothing, generally defined as size 14 and up, still makes up only about 9 percent of the $190 billion spent annually on clothes. What's wrong with this equation? It's not that plus-size women aren't into fashion. Rather, the fashion industry doesn't seem interested in them. The fashion industry has long spent more time, money and marketing on clothing for taut bodies
than for curvier ones because it's easier and more profitable to do so. But retail analysts and plussize women say there's something else at play: Stereotypes about larger women not wanting to dress fashionably keep companies from making clothes that are flattering to them. And in turn, that discourages them from spending more. ``There is still an interesting stigma attached to plus-size fashion and the woman who wears it,'' says Marie Denee, who wears a size 16 and studies the industry via her website TheCurvyFashionista.com. ``Many think `Oh, she doesn't
want to draw attention, live life, date, be confident, wear fitted clothes with bold colors and patterns,' when the exact opposite is true.'' Carmen Barrington, 32, says that attitude has resulted in fewer plus-size options. Barrington, who wears around a size 22, lamented recently after a day of shopping at Forever 21, Lane Bryant and other stores that she sometimes can't even find decent plus-size clothing at retailers that specialize in it. ``It was a hot, annoying day, and I spent it trying on stuff, and came up with nothing,'' Barrington, who works in human resources, says. ``There's this aversion to being associated with plus-size clothes.'' To be sure, sizing is an inexact science. Women's sizes were developed in the 1920s as catalogues became popular and ready-to-wear clothing replaced tailor made or self-sewn items. But while a system of men's standard sizing based on chest sizes in the Army had worked
well, a similar attempt to base women's sizes on bust measurements wasn't as reliable. Women's bust sizes are more variable. In the 1930s, retailers began adopting even-numbered sizes commonly ranging from 14 to 24, says Alaina Zulli, a dressmaker who studies costume history. But those sizes bore little resemblance to those used today - a size 24 back then, for instance, would be a size 14 today - so the issues of not having enough plus-size fashions likely was not as pronounced. The sizes stayed the same but the numbers decreased gradually, Zulli says, about 1 size a decade. This is known as ``vanity sizing'' because it gives women the allusion that they're fitting into a
smaller size. Women's sizes, which today range from 0 to 24 but vary from store to store, haven't evolved much for decades. And for the most part, neither have the range of plus-size fashions.-AP