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Community Community ‘Compulsory Kumar Sanu, Breakfast’, Bollywood P6an initiative P16 melody by Birla Public king and playback singer, School completes captivates audience in a its one year of concert at Qatar National introduction. Convention Centre. Monday, December 31, 2018 Rabia II 24, 1440 AH Doha today: 200 - 230 A DUD: Christiani Pitts and King Kong — the forgettable new Broadway musical based on the classic 1933 Hollywood film. COVER The flip side STORY Newsday’s critics on the worst of the worst in TV, movies, pop music and theatre this year. P4-5 BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD Khans magic failed in Was this the year experimental 2018. that TV broke TV? Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Monday, December 31, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.57am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.19am Zuhr (noon) 11.37am Asr (afternoon) 2.35pm Maghreb (sunset) 4.56pm Isha (night) 6.26pm USEFUL NUMBERS Between Worlds suff ocating. Her daughter is dying when Joe helps the mother DIRECTION: Maria Pulera spiritually contact the daughter and save her. Unfortunately, the CAST: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Mitchell, Franka Potente spirit in the daughter’s body is now that of Joe’s dead wife. SYNOPSIS: Joe meets a mother who can contact spirits when THEATRE: The Mall Emergency 999 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 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 Qatar Airways 40253374 Thomas and Friends across fi ve continents seeing sights he has never seen before. DIRECTION: David Stoten Thomas and his friends travel to the mainland to save James and CAST: Dona Adwera, Peter Andre, Richie Campbell show that friendship is more important than being the favourite SYNOPSIS: Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfi l his dream of engine. Can Thomas and the new experimental engines save seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, James and help bring him back to the Island of Sodor? through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels THEATRES: Landmark, The Mall ote Unquo Qu te “Some are Pretham 2 (Malayalam) The Mall Cinema (1): Pretham 3pm; Jack Em Popoy: The born great, some achieve 2 (Malayalam) 2pm; Aquaman Puliscredibles (Tagalog) 6pm; greatness, and some have (2D) 4:30pm; Jack Em Popoy: Simmba (Hindi) 8pm; Simmba Pretham 2 (Malayalam) 8:30pm; greatness thrust upon them.” The Puliscredibles (Tagalog) (Hindi) 11pm. Pretham 2 (Malayalam) 11pm. 7pm; Pretham 2 (Malayalam) Landmark Cinema (1): Royal Plaza Cinema Palace — William 9pm; Pretham 2 (Malayalam) Simmba (Hindi) 2:30pm; (1):Simmba (Hindi) 2:30pm; Shakespeare 11:30pm. Aquaman (2D) 5:30pm; Simmba Aquaman (2D) 5:30pm; Simmba The Mall Cinema (2): Thomas (Hindi) 8pm; Simmba (Hindi) (Hindi) 8pm; Simmba (Hindi) And Friends: Big Wolrd! Big 11pm. 11pm. Adventure! The Movie (2D) Landmark Cinema (2): Royal Plaza Cinema Palace 2:30pm; Mary Poppins Returns Thomas And Friends: Big Wolrd! (2):Pretham 2 (Malayalam) Community Editor (2D) 4:15pm; Mary Poppins Big Adventure! The Movie (2D) 2:30pm; Jack Em Popoy: Returns (2D) 6:45pm; Aquaman 3pm; Mary Poppins Returns The Puliscredibles (Tagalog) Kamran Rehmat (2D) 9pm; Aquaman (2D) (2D) 5pm; Mary Poppins 5pm; Jack Em Popoy: The e-mail: [email protected] 11:30pm. Returns (2D) 8pm; Aquaman Puliscredibles (Tagalog) 7pm; Telephone: 44466405 The Mall Cinema (3): Simmba (2D) 10:30pm. Pretham 2 (Malayalam) 9pm; Fax: 44350474 (Hindi) 2pm; Zero (Hindi) 5pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Aquaman (2D) 11:30pm. Monday, December 31, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites individuals and open for both adults and kids all cyclists, runners and walkers to train under aged between 13-15 years old. Also, a kids’ the fl oodlights of Losail International Circuit duathlon was introduced this year for two age every Wednesdays. groups 7-9 and 10-12 years old to allow all family members to enjoy the event. Heritage Library’s Permanent Exhibition WHERE: Qatar National Library WHEN: Ongoing till tomorrow TIME: 9am – 8pm The exhibition displays around 400 items from the QNL Heritage Library collection that illustrate the spread and evolution of ideas throughout the Arab and Islamic world, Arabic Calligraphy Workshop as well as document interactions between WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday Arabs and the West over the past several TIME: 6pm centuries. The exhibition features books, Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. manuscripts, historical photographs maps, Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic globes and travellers’ instruments that tell handwriting and calligraphy at Music and the story of Qatar, along with the history Arts Atelier. of science, literature, writing, travel in the The lessons will take place every Saturday, EVENTS It will be a fun chance for them to delve deep region, and much more. Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For into the world of robotics and explore how more information, contact registration@ Pakistan Music Fest computer programming and robot design can atelierqatar.com WHERE: QNCC solve all kinds of problems. WHEN: January 9 TIME: 7pm – 10pm Children’s Library Winter Book Swap Strings are about to rock Doha with WHERE: Qatar National Library their nostalgic gigs and all the latest hits. WHEN: January 1- January 5 Quratulain Balouch and Ali Sethi will be TIME: 4pm – 7pm joining the pop band at Qatar National Bring in the books you do not want any Convention Centre. more to the Children’s Library. They can be in any language and type. Books must be Archives Exhibition culturally appropriate and only gently used. WHERE: Qatar National Library Workbooks will not be accepted. WHEN: Ongoing till January 31 TIME: 8am – 8pm The exhibition explores the history of Qatar The Colour Run through several family collections. It presents WHERE: QNCC selected items from previously unseen private WHEN: January 26 archives of photos, artefacts and documents TIME: 8:30am to show the role that individuals within a Celebrate the hero in you in a realm After School Activities community can play in building its identity where nothing is impossible and you are WHERE: Atelier and preserving its heritage and history. unstoppable. Soar to new heights in the WHEN: Ongoing all-new Super Zone and suit up in gear fi t for Music and arts Activities for students only the most super of heroes as you collect taking place after they fi nish their day in your medal at the Finish Line! 2019 will school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- also include the Foam Zone. Gates will open hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama at 7am on January 26, with our fi rst Color Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 Katara Beach - School Students Runners setting off at 8.30am. years old after school hours. WHERE: Katara WHEN: Ongoing Hobby Classes TIME: 9am – 12pm WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al By participating in the programme of ‘Our Hilal Focus Medical Centre culture is a school’, Katara Beach emphasises WHEN:Wednesday – Monday the Qatari marine tradition and introduces Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic performing to students the meaning of Dasha, Al Qafal arts institution and a one stop solution for and various type of pearls. The students adults as well as children looking to explore Robotics Junior Course will discover all details of the Fath Al-Khair their talents in various art forms. We off er WHERE: Recreation Centre journey. classes in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, WHEN: January 19 Karate, Yoga, Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, TIME: 1pm – 3pm Ballet Lessons Hip Hop, contemporary and Bollywood dance Children are invited to build their own WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier forms. For details, call 33897609. robot and make it move however they want. WHEN: Ongoing Doha Triathlon 2019 TIME: 4pm – 8pm WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art Dance and Instrument Classes For more info e-mail at registration@ WHEN: February 8 WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. Doha Triathlon has opened registration Building for its third edition. Those wishing to WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club participate in the event can visit www. Learn the movements of dance styles in WHERE: Losail Circuit doha-triathlon.com to register in either the Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical WHEN: Ongoing Olympic or Sprint which off ers registration instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard TIME: 5pm for both individuals and team relays. Another for adults as well kids and move in the world Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association choice is the Super Sprint which is only for of music. For details, contact 66523871. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Monday, December 31, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY The worst of 2018 Newsday’s critics Verne Gay, Rafer Guzmán, Glenn Gamboa and Barbara Schuler pick the duds NOSEDIVE: A talented, hard-nosed interviewer, Megyn Kelly seemed to abandon that and lost her job while the industry and the few viewers were left thinking — what was NBC thinking! he year ending has seen hard-nosed at the worst possible moments that demand viewer MOVIES heart attacks? This partisan its share of turkeys, moment about the worst possible engagement as opposed to ones 1. Gotti John Travolta plays John piñata-party, from writer-director which these critics had issue: Blackface.