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Obamas' first date inspires romantic movie 'Southside with You' By Piya Sinha-Roy | LOS ANGELES We've heard their playlists, watched them dance together, and now Americans can see Barack and Michelle Obama on their first date in a film that follows the future president wooing his future wife over the course of a day. "Southside With You" dramatizes the Obamas' first date in the summer of 1989 and sees Michelle Robinson, a 25-year-old lawyer from Chicago, going out with Barack Obama, a summer associate at her law firm. Over the hours they spend together - which Michelle initially insists is not a date - the two attend an Ernie Barnes art exhibition, a community meeting, a screening of Spike Lee's movie "Do The Right Thing," have drinks and eat ice cream as they discuss their lives, ambitions and fears. "You see in this film that they challenged each other, you know, and they walked in each other's shoes and that they spoke about their family, and I just think all that stuff is very real and accessible to people," said actress Tika Sumpter, who plays Michelle. "Southside With You" takes details that the Obamas have shared about their first date in various interviews, and imagines the conversations they may have had. Parker Sawyers, the actor who plays Barack Obama in the film, said he started off with a "strong impersonation" of the president, but then let the mannerisms and speech inflections of his character come naturally. The rapport between the two is courteous and playful in the film, as Michelle feistily keeps her date at arm's length while he uses charm to bring her guard down. Barack Obama, who turned 28 that summer, married Michelle in 1992, three years after their first date. The black community of Chicago's Southside serves as a backdrop to the story. Michelle gets a glimpse of the future U.S. president's early leadership skills when he takes her to a community meeting to find a way to build a youth center. Later, the two momentarily clasp hands as they watch a harrowing scene in "Do The Right Thing," where a black man dies after being placed in a chokehold by a white policeman. "They were seeing what was happening in Chicago, and obviously Chicago is still in the news and issues between the citizens and the police are still in the news, and the president has to deal with that everyday," said musician John Legend, an executive producer on the film. Legend said the Obamas know about the film, adding "once they see it, if they haven't already, I think they'll love it." (Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Paul Simao) Save Up %80 in all travel related products @ http://amzn.to/2bpNzIZ Frank Ocean releases new music, finally Frank Ocean performs at the Oya music festival in Oslo. REUTERS/Vegard Grott/NTB Scanpix Save Up %80 in all travel related products @ http://amzn.to/2bpNzIZ Eager fans line up for Kanye West's 'Pablo' clothing Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West is turning his tour merchandise into high-demand fashion, and eager fans lined up on Friday to be among the first to get their hands on the limited-edition "Life of Pablo" clothing. Hundreds waited outside pop-up stores in London, Manhattan and Los Angeles a week ahead of the rapper kicking off his "Saint Pablo" North America tour for his "The Life of Pablo" album. The collection of t-shirts, hoodies and jackets featuring lyrics and phrases from West's album written in large gothic font, is being sold at 21 pop-up stores around the world, including Melbourne, Singapore and 14 U.S. locations. Items ranged from $55 for a short sleeve T-shirt to $105 for hoodies and $325 for a camouflage print jacket. West fan Perriante Biffle showed off his new long sleeve white t-shirt printed with the 'New York' location and song lyrics. "It's Yeezy (Kanye West's nickname). You just gotta get it, bro," Biffle said. "Even though everybody is gonna get it ... if you got that item, you're the man. So you got to get it. It's a trend."   In Los Angeles, fashion designer Cesar Martinez waited 24 hours to be first in line and was rewarded with a phone call from the rapper himself. "We're going to work together. I have a notebook, I'll show it to you, you'll love it. I'm the future, bro," Martinez told West. He also thanked the rapper for inspiring him, saying "I got out of the projects because of you." Karim Perez said he spent more than $900 in the Manhattan store on Friday on items including a black hoodie and a jacket. He said prices were around $10 to $20 higher compared to the first round of "Pablo" pop-up stores in Manhattan and Los Angeles in March. "I just don't like the fact that because of the first time it was successful, they raised the prices on the items," Perez said. Jason Smith said he hadn't planned on queuing outside the Manhattan store until he saw people camping overnight. That's when he decided to make some extra cash.     "I'm not going to wear stuff with giant rap lyrics in old English. But I know I can probably buy this stuff, and maybe double or triple my investment today," Smith said. On Friday, a black 'Pablo' jacket was being offered for $750 on EBay, while t-shirts were selling for more than $100. 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