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10 on 10 Hollywood actress Bo Derek talks about the evolution of cinema, filmmaking and her four-decade long journey in an exclusive interview with Community. P4-6

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A gripping family odyssey of Kevin Hart happy to go back tragedy and redemption. to work after car crash. Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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USEFUL NUMBERS Frozen 2 a strange sound from the north calling her. Together with DIRECTION: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee her sister Anna, Kristoff , Olaf, and Sven, they embark on a CAST: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff , Idina Menzel new journey beyond their homeland of Arendelle in order to SYNOPSIS: Anna, Elsa, Kristoff , Olaf and Sven leave discover the origin of Elsa’s magical powers and save their Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of kingdom. an enchanted land. They set out to fi nd the origin of Elsa’s Emergency 999 powers in order to save their kingdom. Elsa starts to hear THEATRES: Landmark, Royal Plaza Worldwide Emergency Number 112 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

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Community Editor For movie timings and Kamran Rehmat further details please scan e-mail: [email protected] the QR code above with your Telephone: 44466405 mobile phone camera or visit qatarcinemas.com Fax: 44350474 Thursday, November 21, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

TIME: 4pm — 9pm A one stop place for school leavers. All prospective students who are planning to study in Malaysia are welcome to the exhibition. Come and be a part of the truly Asian culture in Doha.

After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts activities for students taking place after they fi nish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours.

Hobby Classes WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art Centre WHEN: Saturday – Friday Mamangam is an art and performance centre started with a vision of spreading our knowledge, interests and experience in various disciplines in arts across diff erent Gems and Jewels Exhibition hierarchies and health systems of the local countries for children and adults. WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art Tanzanian communities. Mamangam has become the favourite WHEN: Ongoing till January 18 A collection of photographs of the wildlife, Artistic Gymnastic Classes centre for learning. We off er regular classes TIME: 9am onwards landscapes and people of Tanzania taken by WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb in the following disciplines like traditional The exhibition comes in celebration of WCM-Q professor Dr Dietrich Büsselberg WHEN: Ongoing classical and folk dance forms, art and the 2019 Year of Culture Qatar-India and will be exhibited. TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm craft, drawing and painting, personality presents a look at magnifi cent gems and The olympic sport using horizontal bar, development and public speaking, jewellery from India. Set in Stone: Gems and rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the dance, contemporary, hip hop styles, music Jewels from Royal Indian Courts showcases children from age 4 till 16. both vocals and instrumentals. To develop more than 100 pieces from across Qatar health consciousness, we train them karate, Museums’ (QM) collections, including many yoga with special sessions for kids and adults. masterpieces that have never been displayed Mamangam has also come up with chess and before. robotics in regular batches in an attempt to give a better learning experience, as they sharpen their minds and brains too. For those who wish to register for more details, visit www.mamangamqatar.in

Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839.

Career Guidance HEC SBUM Info Session Photo Exhibition: ‘Experience WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al WHERE: 14th fl oor, Tornado Tower, West Tanzania’ Sadd Bay WHERE: Multaqa (Student Center) Art WHEN: Sunday – Thursday WHEN: November 26 Gallery at Education City TIME: 6pm – 8pm TIME: 5pm – 6:15pm WHEN: Ongoing until December 1 Career guidance for course, country, HEC Paris invites you to the next TIME: 4pm college and entrance for students of Grade Information Session for Specialised Master’s ‘Experience Tanzania’ is a yearly project IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments Degree in Strategic Business Unit Management supported by Student Aff airs Division of administered for stream preference, career (SBUM).This part-time degree programme is Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar that allows test, branch preference, personality, designed as a practical foundation for managing students and faculty to explore and immerse multiple intelligence and learning styles a business. It will give you the opportunity themselves in Tanzanian urban and rural and productivity. For more information, to learn international best practice from cultures. During their trip, WCM-Q’s 55448835. world-class faculty. Find out how it will help aspiring physicians off er basic healthcare you take your career forward! The program services to the locals as a way of giving Education Fair off ers a choice of 3 specialist tracks in General back to the community and learn about WHERE: City Centre Doha Management, Entrepreneurship and Business the lifestyles, traditions, socioeconomic WHEN: Tomorrow Development and Marketing and Sales.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “Good movie is a good movie, I don’t care where you see it” — Bo Derek, Hollywood actress

It was so expensive to make a movie back in the 80s, so expensive to release it, and you had to make a to please the masses. For the most part, the ‘ were not that specific. Now, whatever you like, whatever documentary, whatever you want to learn about or however you want to be entertained — it’s just a click away and it’s fantastic ’ Thursday, November 21, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

“When I produced my first film, I had a very strong position in the industry. The biggest you can get — for a moment. So many people started pulling me and telling me what to do — I wasn’t prepared. So, I decided to be my own boss. When I look back, I think, I might would’ve made better career choices but I wouldn’t have traded the experience or anything”

POPULAR: Following Bo Derek’s appearance in 10, everybody started wearing cornrows, trying to look just like her, accrediting Bo more than anyone else for popularising cornrows. A 1980 People article even cited Derek as the catalyst for making cornrows a ‘cross-cultural craze’ and a ‘beauty store bonanza.’

Although Bo’s subsequent film films, but Bo has always been decades, what keeps her busy now it’s a very exciting time. I like it,” By Muhammad Asad Ullah , the Ape Man (1981) did interested in behind the scene and her take on #Metoo. says Derek. well on the box office, but it was aspects of the films and hence “Absolutely everything has Drawing a parallel between raved with negative reviews due went into production soon after. changed. There were just a few the old age cinema and the o Derek made her to the objectification of Bo rather Bo Derek recently spoke to motion pictures made a year back current scenario of online movie acting breakthrough than keeping the focus on Tarzan. Community as she is visiting then, now as a consumer or an streaming services and how it has in the 1979 romantic Post Tarzan, Bo did Bolero (1984), Doha to celebrate her birthday, actor there’s so much content changed the media landscape, Bo comedy 10, and Ghosts Can’t Do It (1990), Tommy about how she thinks cinema has and so much work because of Derek said, “It was so expensive to her performance Boy (1995) and a couple of other evolved over the period of four streaming and Internet, cable and make a movie back in the 80s, so —B including an iconic scene of expensive to release a movie, and Derek running down the beach you had to make a film to please in a skin-coloured swimsuit and the masses. For the most part, cornrows — quickly propelled her the films were not that specific. to a status of femme fatale with Now, whatever you like, whatever overnight stardom — a perfect documentary, whatever you want 10. Bo was everywhere — on the to learn about or however you covers of magazines, newspapers want to be entertained — it’s just and posters of the film alike that a click away and it’s fantastic,” helped make the movie into a 10 she added, “I know there’s an on a scale of same among box argument in Hollywood right now office sleepers, with a gross of that movies should be in the big $60 million. It’s the only thing theatre and you shouldn’t mix most people even remember about the two but I think it’s too late the movie. Suddenly, everybody now and everything’s already just was wearing cornrows, trying out there. Good movie is a good to look just like her, accrediting movie, I don’t care where you see Bo more than anyone else for it.” popularising cornrows. A 1980 Have method acting changed People article even cited Derek as over the period of time? “I’ve the catalyst for making cornrows never enjoyed performing — a ‘cross-cultural craze’ and a behind the scenes has been more ‘beauty store bonanza.’ In Derek’s my thing. When I act, I prefer to own words “Being the part of 10 have a very strong director. That’s was such an unusual experience. hard to find now. Today, actors are I’m only in the film a few minutes so good, so prepared now that I but it changed my life. The film have to catch up and warm up and itself was about a man in his feel it, and I need the director to mid-life crises, haven’t been told tell me what to do and exactly how before. I feel so fortunate to be a to do it,” the actress says. part of it.” After her breakout role in 10, It was four decades ago, but Bo decided to produce and act the moment still looms over Bo in films that she made with her Derek’s life. Born Mary Cathleen husband, , even if that Collins in Long Beach, California, meant never having the starring in 1959, Derek says she just sort of role in a blockbuster movie. made up the name Bo around the REUNION: Bo Derek, right, with her friend of two decades, Ivonne A Baki, Ambassador of Ecuador, centre, and time she was casted in cinema. childhood friend Carol Kelly at the residence of the ambassador. Derek is here to celebrate her birthday. Continued on Page 6 6 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY

Continued from Page 5 but now, the writers are writing Bo was one of the most sought work now though; I recently did a #MeToo went viral. In the days stories about people coming after and beloved actresses and family film with James Caan and and months that followed, more together from all over the world. after getting into production, that was a lot of fun and apart and more people came forward “When I produced my first film, The arts is always good and arts is she decided to take a step back from that I work for animal rights, with their stories of assault, I had a very strong position in the liberal.” from acting. In recent years she I care about them – especially abuse, harassment, and trauma. industry. The biggest you can get Bo along with her husband has concentrated more on her horses.” The #MeToo movement took hold — for a moment. So many people John visited Qatar for the first philanthropic work, advocating One of the things that drives of the public imagination. Some started pulling me and telling me time in 1997. She was taking for wounded veterans and also struggling actors to keep moving men were held accountable, while what to do — I wasn’t prepared. part in a horse race. After over a serving as a spokesperson for forward is helpful advice, best some decried the movement had And I didn’t have a sense for what decade, she’s back in Doha and the Animal Welfare Institute. acting tips and inspiration from already gone too far. Talking about I wanted to be in the industry. So, in all praises for the development How pleased she is with her new those who have made it. This has #Metoo, Bo said, “Any movement I decided to be my own boss,” she and progress. “I was here for a life, what she’s doing away from always been the case. Bo has a has its core and either it can says, “I loved learning about the horse race back then. I wouldn’t the public eye and what kind word for the struggling artistes be used or abused for personal industry from the beginning till recognise it now. Although 97 of scripts attract her, she says, out there, waiting and looking to advantage. It took me by surprise the very last process. When I look seems to me like a few years ago, “Anything. I don’t get much work make it big. “Make sure it’s your because my industry was one back, I think, I might would’ve but in terms of growth here, anymore. In the position I was in, passion. It’s a lot of hard work. of the first to welcome women. made better career choices its tremendous and beautiful I was given everything — whether People don’t understand. People So, I was a little surprised and but I wouldn’t have traded the obviously. I was at the Qatar it was good for me or not. Then, think it’s so glamorous and I know upset. I think that it’s over and experience or anything.” National Library today, and when everything started to slow it is glamorous, but when I say men cannot treat women like that Now since the Hollywood National Museum of Qatar — I down, I surprised myself that I hard work, I mean concentration anymore. It’s in the past. If I was has matured into a global saw a collection of pearls and the didn’t care. I have many interests, and it is ridiculous that will make a man, I would be very nervous, entertainment industry, many way Qatar is preserving its history I got into horse racing and I was you crazy,” she advises, “So, make because a woman can use it for actors of all races and genders, and culture is just amazing,” she commissioner for seven years. It’s sure it’s your passion. It’s going to extortion, or a law suit — it’s very even of Middle Eastern roots, adds, “Ofcourse, the FIFA World like chapters in the book. When I knock you down constantly, it’s a confusing right now. But when it are making their way into the Cup 22 is exciting but at the same was acting and I was a movie star, very cruel industry, but you have all settles, we’ll look back and say industry — and making it big to time the way Qatar is keeping that was one chapter — and when to keep that aside and keep going.” it was all for good.” the least, Rami Malek being one of its independence and identity is it started to fade, I didn’t hold on October 15 marked the two- Bo stands with a sense of the finest examples. Talking about wonderful.” to it, I had other things to do. I do year anniversary of the moment dignity and you can feel it in this trend of actors of diverse the pitch of her voice when she backgrounds joining Hollywood, says how proud she is of her fans Bo says, “It’s both, a great cultural “I was at the Qatar National Library today, and National and how much she thanks them. exchange and healthy for the Museum of Qatar — I saw a collection of pearls and the “I thank my fans so much. My industry as well. I love watching business can be very cruel and international cast and the idea way Qatar is preserving its history and culture is just shallow but it’s your fans that of telling stories. It has been so keeps you going. I’m so shocked, provincial back in the days in amazing. Of course, the FIFA World Cup 22 is exciting with all the crazy things I did the Hollywood, that when we’d in my career, I still somehow have to tell a story about India or but at the same time the way Qatar is keeping its survived with a sense of dignity. Asia or anyplace, it would be US independence and identity is wonderful” And I only know that because of citizens with makeup and getup the way people treat me!”

PHILANTHROPIST: In recent years, she has concentrated more on her philanthropic work, advocating for wounded veterans and also serving as a spokesperson for the Animal Welfare Institute. Thursday, November 21, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

The Embassy of South Africa organises Heritage Day Bazaar

The Embassy of South Africa recently organised Ubuntu Bash, Heritage Day Bazaar, as part baked with an egg-based topping) and Zulu and Xhosa dishes. of South Africa Heritage Day celebrations at Doha Sports Park. Jenny Morris, South African Tracy Muller, South African community leader in Doha, said, “The South Africans in Doha celebrity chef, and Jimmy Nevis, renowned singer-songwriter, were the guests of honour. have been long entrenched with various community events and especially close ties with the Jenny Morris showcased her culinary expertise with live demonstrations and organising kids’ supreme committee for delivery and legacy. Through their support, we have been able to bring cake decorating competitions. She also challenged visitors for mystery box cooking challenge. together our community at the Ubuntu bash. We are so proud to showcase our heritage and Jimmy Nevis performed live at the event. culture to all the people and communities living and working in Doha. We were also able to Speaking on the occasion, Faizel Moosa, Ambassador of South Africa, said, “We’ve built upon showcase football through the SCs footballs.” the success of last year’s event, which creates social cohesion for African communities and The event was organised in support from Sasol, the international integrated chemicals and Qatar’s wider society. Today we welcomed a number of ambassadors from across Africa to this energy company. Other key contributors, included South Africans in Qatar, community group, South African event and hope to create a larger African Ubuntu for the future. This will enable SDI Marketing, Turkish Airlines, Nando’s, and Al Jassra Group. countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia to showcase their customs, traditional clothing and food, Speaking about the event, Chris Molefe, President of Sasol in Qatar, said, “We’re delighted to and give Qatar a taste of the diversity of African cultures.” welcome so many diff erent communities from across Qatar to this annual South African event. Visitors also explored a wide variety of South African culinary delicacies from stall sellers We aim to ensure that ‘Ubuntu’ is felt by everyone who attends. We have gone to great lengths off ering favourites, including bunny chow (curry in a loaf of bread), boerewors rolls (South to extend our activities and provide a welcoming environment for all. We are proud of South African sausage), koeksisters (a dessert), bobotie (a dish consisting of spiced minced meat Africa’s vast cultural diversity and keen to celebrate the way it has shaped our nation.”

QTS organises children festival

Qatar Tamizhar Sangam (QTS), Indian socio cultural organisation, recently organised children festival in Bombay Hall at Indian Cultural Centre. The event was attended by over 100 members. The event featured a magic show, fancy dress competition and various other games for the children. The winners of the competition were felicitated on the occasion. The event was conducted by Kuzali Senthil Kumar, QTS Ladies Executive Committee Member. 8 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY

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oga and physical therapy keep patients safer and more (PT) are eff ective comfortable,” said study lead approaches to treating researcher Eric Roseen. co-occurring sleep Sleep disturbance and insomnia disturbance and back are common among people with Ypain while reducing the need for chronic low back pain (cLBP). medication, a new study suggests. Previous research showed that Published in the Journal of 59 per cent of people with cLBP General Internal Medicine, the experience poor sleep quality and research from Boston University 53 per cent are diagnosed with in US, showed signifi cant insomnia disorder. improvements in sleep quality Medication for both sleep and lasting 52 weeks after 12 weeks of back pain can have serious side yoga classes or 1-on-1 PT, which eff ects, and risk of opioid-related suggests a long-term benefi t overdose and death increases with of these non-pharmacologic use of sleep medications. approaches. In the current study, the In addition, participants with randomised controlled trial early improvements in pain after included 320 adults with cLBP and six weeks of treatment were seven surrounding community three and a half times more likely health centres. to have improvements in sleep At the beginning of the study, after the full, 12-week treatment, over 90 per cent of participants highlighting that pain and sleep are with cLBP were found to suff er closely related. from poor sleep. “Identifying holistic ways Participants were assigned one of to treat these conditions could three diff erent therapies for cLBP: In this study, results for sleep after 1 year of follow-up. “The high can have detrimental eff ects on a help decrease the reliance on Weekly yoga, physical therapy or improvements were compared over prevalence of sleep problems in person’s overall health and well- these medications as well as reading educational materials. a 12-week intervention period and adults with chronic low back pain being,” said Roseen. — IANS

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20

You may feel a nervous restlessness today that’s urging you to get A good tip to remember is to be careful about what you say about You may need some time alone today to bring yourself back to moving, Aries. A journey to one place may send you off to another, other people, Taurus. If you’re speaking about someone who isn’t centre, Gemini. Independence is the key idea to keep in your back which may take you on an adventure to some completely diff erent present, act like he or she is. What’s your motivation for saying the pocket. Make sure you’re not becoming a victim to a commitment place. It may seem like you’re on a crazy scavenger hunt. The energy things you say? Is it necessary to speak in such a way? A negative you made long ago. As the landscape changes, you must also of the day could leave you feeling ragged, but don’t give up. Your comment about someone is going to resonate through the cosmos. change. Stubborn actions will be detrimental on a day like this. Be persistence will pay off in the end. People could lose trust in you. honest and grateful for the things you have. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Don’t automatically think that beauty has to be defined by old- Issues may get a little heavier than you’d like today, Leo. Your If the doorknob doesn’t turn today, Virgo, don’t force it. You will only fashioned standards, Cancer. It’s time to change the definition. There job is to infuse some levity and humour into the situation. Your break it. Perhaps you need to try another door. If things don’t flow is no need to squeeze yourself into a socially constructed mould adaptability will be put to the test as other people remain steadfast smoothly into place, then they probably weren’t meant to be. Life that doesn’t resonate with who you truly are. Your job isn’t to try and in their opinions. Be conscious of how you use your words. Other shouldn’t always be a struggle. Your job is to enjoy it. Remember make sure everyone loves you. There’s only one person you need to people, especially superiors or elders, may be off ended by careless, that the next time you’re in a long line. View the situation as a period satisfy and that is you. off hand remarks. of rest. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Your new approach to things might get some flack from superiors You might be called upon to choose between two ways of handling Unexpected events could shuff le the cards when you least expect today, Libra, but don’t let that stop you. Realise that your a situation, Scorpio. The old way suddenly conflicts with the new. it, Sagittarius. If you haven’t kept a close eye on the deck, you might independent and somewhat rebellious nature helps to keep the Which way are you going to proceed? Don’t be thrown off course get thrown for a loop. Don’t be discouraged. Everyone else is playing world in balance. Don’t give up the fight when authorities insist that by fast talk and neon lights just because they grab attention. On the under the same rules as you. If the dealer seems crooked, go to their way of doing things is best when in fact it’s simply old. Use your other hand, don’t assume that the way that has worked forever is still another table. Don’t fall victim to the same trick twice. will and determination to combat the forces from above. the best. Use your intuition to choose the best route for you. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Your sense of self may be challenged today, Capricorn, and you As you follow the path toward acquiring the latest, greatest, fastest, Key in to your beautiful nature, Pisces. Take time each day to tend might have trouble keeping your seat during the joust. Keep in mind and best, you may have left behind some fundamental values, to your soul and make sure it gets the nourishment it needs to that the way others see you isn’t necessarily the way you are. Don’t Aquarius. Don’t lose sight of the principles that make up your radiate into the world. Unexpected people are likely to appear out feel like you have to change direction to please anyone. Your only foundation. You could be shaken today when your ego goes on trial of nowhere, so don’t be surprised when a former friend comes responsibility is to you. Bizarre events may occur, urging you to for pig-headed behaviour. Stay in check and be conscious of the way knocking on the door. Events from the past may travel to the present change your thinking. you project yourself to others. in order to teach you a valuable life lesson. 12 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Thursday, November 21, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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Across Down 1 Taking new hanky out? 2 One who’d change for dance There’s gratitude! (5,3) (7) 6 European Monetary Union 3 Religious woman not affected gets the bird (3) by revolution (3) 9 Sea in which canoe 4 Preparation for guy or collapsed? (5) Tibetan leader - food made 10 Reg hops about finding from curdled milk (6) burrowing rodents (7) 5 Top giving me support (9) 11 Cured fish, apparently very 6 Standing up before empty filling (7) court? (5) 13 It turns backwards and 7 Incompetent psychiatrist forwards (5) entered, not getting less? (12) 14 Rodney wanders over there 8 No boy demands new version (6) of Dickens novel (6,3,3) 15 Sweet that’s doubly good in 12 Handling medicine (9) France (6) 16 Language translated by 18 Darkness is an odd thing (5) Belgian (7) 20 Name of girl from a strange 17 Leatherworker finding old nation (7) coin (6) 21 Taking issue about press 19 Blush when injured by operator (7) animal’s horns? (5) 22 Drag one’s feet in a cubicle? 22 Watering place in (5) cyberspace? (3) 23 Fellow turning to move his head? (3) 24 A printer turning turtle (8) Answers

Wordsearch Codeword Solution 14 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY REVIEWS A gripping family odyssey of tragedy and redemption

Florida, Waves opens with high at Night). At the midpoint Waves By Michael Phillips school kids driving fast in a car, hands the narrative from Tyler to while Shults’ camera executes Tyler’s sister, Emily, and to Emily’s stunning 360-degree twirls inside boyfriend, played by Manchester by No second chances! No the vehicle, so that we’re right there, the Sea ringer Lucas Hedges. If you second acts!” bellows the heads swivelling, with them. Eyeing saw The Place Beyond the Pines, you high school wrestling coach a college wrestling scholarship, may remember the way that excellent played by Bill Wise, a regular Tyler has a girlfriend (Alexa Demie), picture embarked on a new story path supporting player in the work and a caring stepmom (Renee Elise when most fi lms wouldn’t dare a such of“ fi lmmaker Trey Edward Shults, in Goldsberry, very strong), and his a thing. Waves does the same, and for the gripping new drama Waves. tight-knit life starts most mornings me, it works. It’s a familiar aria in movies and before dawn when he and his Shults’ writing has its yellow- in life, exhorting young athletes to unoffi cial coach, his father, jog along highlighter moments, and because win at any cost. One of the wrestlers, quiet streets. he’s unafraid of putting his characters a 17-year-old senior named Tyler, For a time we don’t know if Tyler’s in grief-stricken scenarios and letting played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., follows an aff able, sociable kid, or if there’s them marinate, Waves may be too that credo and pushes himself something else going on. Following much for those who prefer their to a nerve-wracking point of no a wrestling injury, his father’s family-themed dramas to give the return. Shults’ third feature, both painkillers start disappearing. Then audience what it wants, not what unpredictable and powerful in its Tyler’s girlfriend skips a period. Then the storyteller behind the camera is impact, careens steadily toward the doctor tells Tyler he must – must trying to express. tragedy and then comes out the other – quit the team or else risk permanent Also: There are times when side in a way few modern American damage to his young body. Shults’ adrenaline-junkie streak movies ever attempt, or manage. Waves hurtles forward in what feels gets a bit much, once you add the What happens to Shults’ characters like continuous, reckless motion, persistent wallop of Trent Reznor when Tyler’s life unravels slowly, with cinematographer Drew Daniels and Atticus Ross’s musical score. then very, very quickly, is the stuff of plunging Tyler and his cohorts into The picture’s gliding energy is everyday parental nightmares, black, one blast of neon-toned colour, one something to behold, and when white, brown, whatever. But Tyler’s evocatively detailed environment Tyler’s predicaments turn to panic, father, a stern but loving construction after another. I don’t want to discuss and then worse, the suspense worker portrayed by the excellent too much narrative in a fi lm that becomes nearly oppressive. In the Sterling K. Brown, has been black in some, inevitably, will fi nding lacking second half, it’s a different style and America long enough to know that his in that department because Shults’ a different focus entirely. There’s a son and his teen-age daughter (Taylor work lacks the usual story beats and scene in that half, a reconciliation of Russell, a terrifi cally honest presence) resolutions. (His earlier features sorts between father and daughter, begin each new day in a vulnerable are the bracingly intimate “Krisha” that’s just about perfect. And that state. and the brooding, seriously mis- scene is not alone. Set in sun-drenched South advertised horror fi lm, It Comes – Chicago Tribune/ TNS The quiet magic of radical empathy

Neighborhood, in which Tom Hanks, cinematic style. Rogers’ TV show enabled By Katie Walsh as Rogers, hits every beat of the song, him to speak directly to children, and zipping up a cardigan, tossing loafers he used the access to make challenging and tying laces. He brings out a picture feelings understandable. “Anything ilmmaker Marielle Heller has board, revealing photos of his friends: mentionable is manageable,” Fred an extraordinary talent for Lady Aberlin, King Friday XIII and his tells Lloyd, and his gift is he can make expressing the essence of a new friend, Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), unmentionable things manageable: in character through cinematic looking stunned and bloody. The surreal song, with puppets, with his slow cadence style. The chameleonic ability moment sets the tone, which isn’t a biopic and steady presence. toF visualise a story and the nature of but an exploration of Rogers’ philosophy in The emotionally devastating eff ect of the person at the centre is a uniquely action, a test of his power on a cynical man A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is challenging task, one that requires both a who believes himself broken. stealthy, creeping in like a fog. Perhaps it’s special kind of insight and a willingness Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Cooper’s imperfect but genuine attempts to disguise oneself in the material. In Noah Harpster, the fi lm is inspired by a at reconciliation, or maybe it’s the grace her third feature, A Beautiful Day in the 1998 Esquire cover story by Tom Junod that descends on Lloyd, who can fi nally Neighborhood, Heller has mastered this, titled, Can You Say... Hero? Fitzerman- smile, kiss his wife and cradle his baby infusing her fi lm with the gentle spirit and Blue and Harpster imagine Lloyd as an wholeheartedly. Perhaps it’s merely the good-natured soul of the iconic American investigative journalist with a hard-hitting space Rogers holds for all of them, for all of children’s show host Fred Rogers. reputation similar to Junod. He’s a brand- us, emanating a sense of attention and care Where Heller’s Diary of a Teenage Girl new father to a baby boy, but mired in a with a sentiment as simple and powerful was a whirlwind of hormones and fantasy swamp of his own ire toward his own father as, “I see you. You’re important.” inspired by the graphic novel, and Can (Chris Cooper), with whom he’s recently The simplicity and sincerity in Rogers’ You Ever Forgive Me? a wordy, melancholy brawled at his own sister’s wedding. sentiments is almost overwhelming. This rumination on a life’s lost potential, A Throughout “A Beautiful Day in the is not a world where we often hear, “I Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is Neighborhood, Heller blends formats like you just the way you are.” Heller and patient. It is kind. It stops and takes a to pay tribute to Rogers’ chosen tool Hanks, as fi lmmaker and actor, work in minute (literally) to simply be present, to for building empathy: the television. tandem to allow these notions of kindness be grateful. It is a kind of gentle and deeply She invokes the style of his show with and presence to just exist, unadorned by aff ecting fi lmmaking that is completely miniature cityscapes that serve as fervour and dramatics. And that is what original and refl ective of Rogers himself. interstitial exposition shots and toggles makes A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood The fi lm opens with a re-creation of between the boxy televisual format of so incredibly moving, and so incredibly the iconic introduction to Mister Rogers’ Pittsburgh public access TV to widescreen radical. — TNS Thursday, November 21, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Kevin Hart happy to go back to work after car crash onto the stage with castmates including Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Awkwafi na and fi lm’s director Jake BUDDIES: Vijay Varma and . Kasdan. “I have never been more excited to be a part of something, 3: Tiger Shroff , Vijay Varma see something grow, and then see someone’s reaction on this. share a ‘great bond’ I mean this is the fi rst time I am going to see a live crowd watch the fi lm. I have seen it, I am blown by it. I am lucky to work Actor Vijay Varma, who is currently shooting for with these amazing actors and actresses,” Hart said. along with Tiger Shroff in Serbia, says he is He also indulged in a funny banter with his friend and having a gala time with the latter on the sets. colleague Johnson. “I am really having a great time during the shoot of After which Johnson said: “It is so good to have you back Baaghi 3 in Serbia, the shoot is coming out really well. Kevin.” Tiger and I share a great bond and I’m sure that it will To this, Hart added: “This is a big deal. I am glad that I was be refl ected on the big screen,” he said. able to get ready for this.” Vijay also shared his admiration for Tiger’s father Hart was in the passenger seat when he was involved in a car and veteran actor , who is fondly known as crash in his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda here September 1. He Jaggu dada. fractured his spine in three places and had to undergo major “One of the major reasons for our bonding is my surgery. He was released 10 days after the crash. love for Jaggu Dada since I’m his big fan. I love hearing He is looking forward to Jumanji : The Next Level, a sequel stories about Jaggu dada from Tiger about his fi lms and which picks up where 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle other instances. I have always admired his work,” he left off . But there is one diff erence. added. The twist is that the grandfathers (played by Danny DeVito Directed by Ahmed Khan, the third instalment of and Danny Glover) of two original players get transported into Baaghi brings back Tiger in a starring role. The fi lm the game as Johnson and Hart’s avatars. also stars , and According to the fi lm’s synopsis, in Jumanji : The Next Level Riteish Deshmukh. the gang is back but the game has changed. On working with Shraddha, Vijay praised her, saying As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they she “is super easy going”. — TNS discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order to escape the world’s most RECOVERING: Kevin Hart is still healing from his life-changing dangerous game. car accident two months ago. The world of Chris Van Allsburg’s book Jumanji, narrating the story of a young boy Alan Parrish getting trapped in a By Sugandha Rawal board game, found its way to the silver screen in 1995. Robin Williams was its main lead. The story was back on the big screen in 2017 with a modern ctor-comedian Kevin Hart looked healthy and in twist. In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a group of high school good spirits as he took the stage to surprise the students get lost in the jungle after laying their hands on a audience before the screening of Jumanji : The video game console featuring a version of the game Jumanji. Next Level here, and said he was glad that he could At the screening, Gillian said: “We had so much fun making recover from his horrifi c car accident earlier this this, and I hope you enjoy as much we enjoyed making it.” Ayear, and be part of the Jumanji journey. Sony Pictures Entertainment India will release Jumanji: The Hart, who is still recovering from the crash that left him Next Level on December 13, 2019 in Hindi, English, Tamil and GUEST STAR: will feature as a guest star in hospitalised in September, surprised all when he walked Telugu. – IANS an upcoming episode of Fresh Off The Boat.

Preity Zinta shooting for American Jada Pinkett Smith: each other. Anytime he felt like that sitcom Fresh Off The Boat Tupac & I were anchors anchor was threatened, oh my God.” for each other The Girls Trip actress had a very Actress Preity Zinta is back in action and that too on close friendship with Tupac, who on the American show Fresh Off The Boat. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith recalled died in September 1996 at the age of Preity, who will feature as a guest star in an how her close friend Tupac Shakur 25 following a drive-by shooting in upcoming episode, has already starting shooting for feared drifting apart as she gave him Las Vegas. the show. “stability”. They both studied at the Baltimore Announcing her new project, she took to social The 48-year-old opened up School of the Arts before fi nding media and wrote: “And so it begins.... On location about Tupac on an episode of Red fame in their respective fi elds. to shoot Fresh Off The Boat. Now that the fi rst day of Table Talk web series featuring the “When you said (the book is) a love shoot is over and I’m still alive and not shaking with late Whitney Houston’s former letter to Whitney, that resonated as nervous energy .... here is a photo... It’s amazing how lover Robyn Crawford, reports so powerful. It was so healing for me a change of scene can make you feel like a newcomer. aceshowbiz.com. in so many diff erent ways,” Pinkett Loving and absorbing it all.” During the chat Pinkett Smith said of her guest’s new memoir, A Along with it, she shared a mirror selfi e clicked in said that she understood Whitney Song for You: My Life with Whitney her make-up room. and Robyn’s close bond because of Houston. Set in the ’90s, Fresh Off The Boat centres on hip- the friendship she shared with the “It’s hard to live with someone hop loving teenager Eddie Huang and his family, who rapper before his death, confiding who has had a legacy at the level she have adjusted to Orlando and the suburban American his fears he would go off the rails if has had and then to lose them under lifestyle. they were no longer pals as he found tragic circumstances. I have a very Fresh Off The Boat is currently in its sixth season. “stability” in their friendship. similar situation,” she continued. India VJ-actor-comedian Vir Das is also a part of “Him feeling like, ‘You’re the “I understood because of the the show. Apart from the sitcom, Preity will also be only stability I got, I can’t afford complex relationship I’ve had with seen essaying a cameo role in Salman Khan’s Dabangg for you to put that attention ‘Pac and those moments of “Who’s 3. — TNS elsewhere’,” Jada explained. “For that?” Knowing damn well there ain’t SPECIAL BOND: Jada Pinkett Smith says she him, it was, we were an anchor for nothing like that between us.” — TNS had a precious relationship with Tupac. 16 GULF TIMES Thursday, November 21, 2019 COMMUNITY

Media veteran Rami Khouri conducts workshop series at NU-Q

In response to the threat posed by the spread of disinformation In his ‘Opinion Editorials Writing Workshop,’ which was also in societies worldwide, Northwester Universities – Qatar (NU- designed for students, Khouri explained how op-eds predicated Q) recently hosted a series of writing sessions for journalism on facts can appeal to public sentiment. “As the name implies, students and faculty members to advance factual, research- the critical element of an op-ed is the ‘op’ or opinion,” Khouri told based communication. The session was led by Rami Khouri, the students. “You have to have a strong opinion; you’re not just a syndicated journalist and member of NU-Q’s Joint Advisory describing, reminiscing or feeling good about something, you Board. The sessions included a masterclass and two writing have to have a strong opinion about some topic.” workshops tailored to students and faculty alike. The faculty-oriented session of the same workshop, ‘Opinion Khouri, with decades of experience in virtually every facet of the Editorials Writing and Eff ective Media Communication,’ focused media business in the Middle East, addressed the global need on how academics can communicate eff ectively with a to harness existing research knowledge and make verified facts non-academic audience at a time when media professionals, available to decision-makers through the process of identifying policymakers and the general public can benefit from the influential journalism and adopting fact-based messaging substantiated knowledge disseminated by universities. techniques. Through a combination of case studies and simulation exercises, During the ‘Masterclass in Narrative Non-Fiction,’ which was NU-Q faculty learned useful strategies related to the processes attended by NU-Q journalism students, Khouri outlined the of selecting the most relevant media outlets for collaboration, various aspects of narrative journalism, which he defined as pitching op-ed ideas to editors, and diff erentiating between the stories made more descriptive through the experience of a quality of the data that can be used to back up their proposal. subject. Khouri is the former director, and now senior fellow of the Issam This form of writing, which engages the senses of the reader, Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Aff airs at the Khouri noted, creates impactful stories that strike a balance American University of Beirut. He also currently sits as a senior between emotions and facts and “adds perspective to real-world fellow, Middle East Initiative, in the John F. Kennedy School of conflicts.” Government at Harvard University.

QU College of Pharmacy honours students on the Dean’s List

Qatar University (QU) College of Pharmacy (CPH) recently recognised 75 of its top students for keynote speech at the ceremony. Dr Amani said, “Qatar University College of Pharmacy graduates the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. The ceremony acknowledged the eff orts of pre-pharmacy and are distinguished on both local and international levels as the college adopts high educational pharmacy students who made it onto the Dean’s List by achieving a GPA of 3.5 or above. Dr standards and its programme is Canadian accredited. These qualifications fostered our confidence Mohammad Diab, Dean of CPH, felicitated the students with pins and certificates. and enabled us to feel unique and distinguished in the labour market.” Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mohammad Diab said, “Academic achievement is a key factor for Hind al-Naimi, distinguished Pharmacy student, commented, “I am very delighted to be one of our students who are paving their way towards a successful educational and career path as young the recognised students as it truly empowers us to keep up the hard work. I believe maintaining people in our community. Therefore and in line with the college’s mission to prepare our students excellent academic performance is an obligation to build a strong future career and to be one of to provide optimal pharmaceutical care, we would like to recognise those students and honour the remarkable contributors in Qatar’s health sector.” their achievements through such an event.” Aya Maklad, distinguished Doctor of Pharmacy student, added, “I believe that everything I have Dr Alla El-Awaisi, CPH Assistant Dean for Students Aff airs, said, “Dean’s List is an academic lived through during this journey has moulded me into an excellent pharmacist who I am proud excellence and honorary award that could only be obtained by persistent, hardworking and to be now. As I graduate, I leave this college with so much appreciation and gratitude to its faculty determined students who have focused their eff orts and done their best to achieve excellence. members who have never stopped supporting my colleagues and me and to whom, I believe; we They should be proud of themselves and they make their families, college, university and the owe our success and excellence. I am also very proud to leave as a distinguished student and I am country proud of them.” very thankful towards the college for appreciating our hard work every year through the Dean’s Dr Amani Alhaddad, CPH graduate and current Clinical Pharmacist at Sidra Medicine, delivered a List ceremony.”

WMF marks 3rd anniversary

World Malayalee Federation (WMF) – Qatar Chapter recently marked its 3rd anniversary and Kerala Piravi Day celebrations at Kalakshetra. The event was attended by over 300 members. Manikandan, President of Indian Cultural Centre, was the chief guest on the occasion. Abdul Sathar, President of WMF, welcomed the gathering and spoke about the active role of organisation in the promotion of Malayalam literature among its members. Rijas Ibrahim, General Secretary of WMF, explained about the goal of WMF worldwide and activities of Qatar Chapter. Dr Deepak Chandamohan, chief physician at Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical Centre conducted an interactive session about diabetes on the occasion. Yusuf PT, notable Malayalam writer, also spoke on the occasion. The event was anchored by Manjusha, Joint Secretary of WMF, and Pramod Vamadevan proposed a vote of thanks. Jayaraj, President of KBF, also attended the event. Kollam Thajudeen along with artistes from Kanal Team performed various dance forms, including Ottan Thullal, Thiruvathira, Mohiniyattom and folk dances.