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18°C—23°C Today D Community Community Indian Sports Evridiki Centre will Iliaki, Head P6be formally P16 of HWW, is launched on Qatar conducting a seminar National Sport Day on ‘Attracting Wealth with the organisation of and Abundance’ various sporting events. tomorrow. Sunday, February 12, 2017 Jumada I 15, 1438 AH DOHA 18°C—23°C TODAY PUZZLES 12 & 13 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 14 COVER STORY Straight shooter Octavia Spencer likes to be in control. The Oscar nominee freewheels on the need for people of colour in films. P4-5 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, February 12, 2017 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.54am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.11am Zuhr (noon) 11.48am Asr (afternoon) 3.01pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.27pm Isha (night) 6.57pm USEFUL NUMBERS The LEGO Batman Movie Comics character Batman. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, DIRECTION: Chris McKay writers and directors of the original fi lm, act as producers. WRITTEN BY: Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Zach Galifi anakis, Michael Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, and John Whittington Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes. The story revolves CAST: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson around Bruce Wayne, who must not only deal with the SYNOPSIS: The Lego Batman Movie is a 2017 3D criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising computer-animated superhero comedy fi lm produced by a boy he adopted. Emergency 999 Warner Animation Group and DC Entertainment. It is a LOCATIONS: Roxy Cinema, Gulf Mall, Villaggio, Royal Worldwide Emergency Number 112 spin-off of the 2014 film The Lego Movie, focusing on the DC Plaza, The Mall, Landmark, City Centre Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444 Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Rings the American Ring franchise, following The Ring (2002) and Qatar Airways 40253374 DIRECTION: F. Javier Gutiérrez The Ring Two (2005). Principal photography began on March WRITTEN BY: David Loucka, Jacob Estes and Akiva 23, 2015, in Atlanta. The fi lm revolves around a young woman, Goldsman who fi nds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that CAST: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki threatens to take her life in seven days. SYNOPSIS: Rings is a 2017 American supernatural LOCATIONS: Gulf Mall, Landmark, Villaggio, City psychological horror fi lm and the third feature-length fi lm in Centre, The Mall, Landmark ote Unquo Qu te We shall Mall Cinema (1): The Space Movie (2D) 7:15pm; Heartbeats Between Us (2D) 2pm; John Wick: (2D) 9pm; Singam 3 (Tamil) never know all the Chapter 2 (2D) 4:45pm; Singam 10:45pm. good that a simple smile 3 (Tamil) 6:45pm; Rings 3 (2D) Rings 3 (2D) 9:45pm; John Wick: Royal Plaza Cinema Palace 9:30pm; Singam 3 (Tamil) 11:15pm. Chapter 2 (2D) 11:30pm. (2): The Lego Batman Movie (2D) can do. Mall Cinema (2): The Lego Landmark Cinema (2): The 2pm; The Lego Batman Movie Batman Movie (2D) 2:30pm; The Lego Batman Movie (2D) 3pm; (2D) 4pm; Singam 3 (Tamil) 6pm; Lego Batman Movie (2D) 4:30pm; The Lego Batman Movie (2D) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2D) 9pm; — Mother Teresa Jolly LLB2 (Hindi) 6:30pm; John 5pm; The Lego Batman Movie Jolly LLB2 (Hindi) 11:15pm. Wick: Chapter 2 (2D) 9pm; Jolly (2D) 7pm; Jolly LLB2 (Hindi) 9pm; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace LLB2 (Hindi) 11:15pm. Jolly LLB2 (Hindi) 11:15pm. (3): Balu Mahi (Urdu) 2:15pm; The Mall Cinema (3): Singam 3 Landmark Cinema (3): Balu Space Between Us (2D) 5pm; Balu (Tamil) 2:45pm; Kung Fu Yoga Mahi (Urdu) 2pm; The Space Mahi (Urdu) 7pm; Rings 3 (2D) (2D) 5pm; The Lego Batman Between Us (2D) 4:45pm; John 9:45pm; John Wick: Chapter 2 Community Editor Movie (2D) 6:45pm; Balu Mahi Wick: Chapter 2 (2D) 7pm; Kung (2D) 11:15pm. Kamran Rehmat (Urdu) 8:45m; John Wick: Chapter Fu Yoga (2D) 9:15pm; Singam 3 Asian Town Cinema: Singam e-mail: [email protected] 2 (2D) 11:30pm. (Tamil) 11pm. 3 (Tamil) 6, 7, 9 & 10pm; Jolly Telephone: 44466405 Landmark Cinema (1): Singam Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): LLB 2 (Hindi) 6:15pm; Jomonte 3 (Tamil) 2:15pm; Heartbeats Jolly LLB2 (Hindi) 2pm; Singam 3 Suvisheshangal (Malayalam) 6:15 Fax: 44350474 (2D) 5pm; Singam 3 (Tamil) 7pm; (Tamil) 4:30pm; The Lego Batman & 9:15pm. Sunday, Feruary 12, 2017 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS organisers bill it as “a great chance for every competitor to test themselves and fight for FCC’s Women’s Sport Festival the title in fair racing conditions and in a WHEN: February 17 professional environment”. Vanitha Sports Fest is being organised by Grandstand and Paddock area are open Friends Cultural Centre Vanithavedi on the for free to all the spectators. occasion of Qatar Sport Day on February 17. The competitions are in the following Al Gannas categories for individuals: walking–1.5 (For school students) kms; skipping race–100metres; sack Until March 31, 2017 race–50metres; running race–100metres; 9am–Noon running race–200metres; lemon running Al Gannas Society race; shot put; and long jump. For groups, Free ( For boys only, requires the competitions are 4 x 50metres relay registration) race; tug-of-war; Three legged race– Al Gannas association is participating in 50meters; and throw ball. the “Our culture is a school” programme, For registration and more details, please Motocross World Championship by organising many activities for the contact telephone numbers: 55643799, WHEN: February 24, 25 students every Monday and Wednesday of 66787007, or 55271038. WHERE: Losail Motocross Track the week. The opening round of the 2017 FIM These activities include explanations on Senorita- Ladies Night MXGP World Championship will take place hunting and related items tools, kinds of WHERE: The Club at St. Regis at the Losail Motocross Track for fifth time falcons and preys, in addition to workshop WHEN: Tuesdays in a row. General access is free-of-charge, on how to carry a falcon, set a traditional TIME: 7pm while a Paddock ticket costs QR100 for the tent (made of goat & camel heir), prepare The Club at St. Regis promises the two days. VIP tickets are going for QR1,000 traditional Arabic coffee and start a fire. For ‘finest weeknight in town with Cuban and for the two days. For details of what’s further details, visit katara.net Latin rhythms’. All ladies are treated with included in the Paddock and VIP tickets, In this fun-filled PG13- 2 complimentary drinks until midnight. please visit the Losail Circuit Sports Club rated presentation loaded with cartoon Muhammad Ali: Tribute to a Legend The event starts at 7pm. The dress code is website. The tickets will be available at clips, Mike Reiss, a four-time Emmy Award DATE: Until February 25, 2017 “strictly fabulous-Latin vibe” and there the Welcome Centre of the Losail Circuit winning writer of the Simpsons show, tells WHERE: Eastern Gallery, 4th Floor, are no entrance fees. For more information, Sports Club during the week of the event. you the stories and secrets from behind Museum of Islamic Art please call 4446-0105. the show: dealing with celebrity guests, The temporary exhibition is curated by surprising critics (including George HW Qatar Museums’ 3-2-1 Olympic and Sports Picasso-Giacometti Bush) and even more surprising fans (Pope Museum and presents a unique collection WHEN: February 22 to May 21 Benedict). of artefacts from the boxing legend’s career, WHERE: Fire Station Artist In Residence You do not have to love The Simpsons, including photography from Ali’s outdoor This exhibition brings together more than or even have seen the show, to enjoy this exhibition bout at the Doha Stadium in 120 works by Picasso and Giacometti, drawn presentation. 1971 and memorabilia spanning his journey from the collections of the Musée national Mike Reiss has won some of the to the 1960 Rome Olympics; Ali’s world Picasso-Paris and the Fondation Giacometti most prestigious awards in the world of title winning bout against Sonny Liston in Paris, as well as exceptional loans from entertainment, including four Emmys and in 1964 and his final world title winning French and other international collections, a Peabody Award, during his twenty-six fight against Leon Spinks in New Orleans covering paintings, sculptures, sketches, years writing for The Simpsons. He ran the in 1978. photographs and interviews with the artists. show in Season 4, which Entertainment The exhibition reflects two years of Weekly called “the greatest season of the research undertaken by the Fondation greatest show in history.” In 2006, Mike Giacometti and the Musée national received a Lifetime Achievement Award Picasso-Paris, which reveals for the first from the Animation Writers Caucus. time the previously unknown relationship Reiss has written jokes for such comedy between these two artists, who, despite Revival of Qatar’s musical heritage legends as Johnny Carson, Joan Rivers, an age gap of twenty years, shared many and Qatari Folk singing program Garry Shandling and Pope Francis! moments, both personal and professional. WHEN: Thursday, Friday until April 28 He is also an award-winning The exhibition is organised in six WHERE: Beach 15, Katara mystery writer, children’s book author and sections, evoking different aspects of TIME: 6pm to 10pm playwright.
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