Community Community The Next Qatar chapter of All Generation Pakistanis Oversees P6School P16 Organisation provides a platform to International organises the students to explore a gala to celebrate Qatar their imagination National Day and the 142nd with science fair. birth anniversary of Jinnah. Thursday, December 27, 2018 Rabia II 20, 1440 AH Doha today: 160 - 240 ON REEL: Christian Bale, left, as Dick Cheney (the real one), right, in Vice. COVER Take two STORY Adam McKay, Christian Bale on launching Cheney biopic Vice into today’s polarised climate. P4-5 REVIEW SHOWBIZ A classic thriller dealing Manikarnika will shut critics’ with toxic individuals. mouths, claims Kangana. Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Thursday, December 27, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.56am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.17am Zuhr (noon) 11.35am Asr (afternoon) 2.32pm Maghreb (sunset) 4.54pm Isha (night) 6.24pm USEFUL NUMBERS Simmba corrupt officer’s life is an ideal life which inspires him to DIRECTION: Rohit Shetty become one. While Simmba enjoys all the perks of being CAST: Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan an immoral and unethical police officer, a twist in the tale SYNOPSIS: Simmba is an orphan from Shivgadh from transforms him and forces him to choose the righteous where our beloved Singham was born and raised. Contrary path. to the philosophies of Singham, Simmba believes that a THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza 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 Mary Poppins Returns learns that his house will be repossessed and his sister receive the surprise of a DIRECTION: Rob Marshall in fi ve days unless he can pay back a lifetime when Mary Poppins, the beloved CAST: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel loan. His only hope is to fi nd a missing nanny from their childhood, arrives to Miranda, Ben Whishaw certifi cate that shows proof of valuable save the day. SYNOPSIS: Now an adult with three shares that his father left him years THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, children, bank teller Michael Banks earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael Royal Plaza ote Unquo Qu te The Mall Cinema (1): (2D) 3:45pm; Jack Em Popoy: The “Lighten up, Thomas And Friends: Big Wolrd! Puliscredibles (Tagalog) 5:15pm; Big Adventure! The Movie (2D) Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles just enjoy life, smile 2pm; Thomas And Friends: Big - Tagalog (Tagalog) 7:30pm; more, laugh more, and don’t Wolrd! Big Adventure! The Movie Simmba (Hindi) 11pm. Between Worlds (2D) 9:45pm; Pretham 2 (Malayalam) 11:30pm. (2D) 3:30pm; Aquaman (2D) 5pm; Landmark Cinema (1): get so worked up about things.” Zero (Hindi) 2:30pm; Aquaman Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): Jack Em Popoy:The Puliscredibles — Kenneth Branagh (2D) 5:30pm; Simmba (Hindi) Thomas And Friends: Big Wolrd! (Tagalog) 7:30pm; Between 8pm; Simmba (Hindi) 11pm. Big Adventure! The Movie (2D) Worlds (2D) 9:30pm; Pretham 2 Landmark Cinema (2): 2:30pm; Thomas And Friends: Big (Malayalam) 11:30pm. The Fixies: Top Secret (2D) Wolrd! Big Adventure! The Movie The Mall Cinema (2): 2:30pm; Mary Poppins Returns (2D) 4pm; Simmba (Hindi) 5:30pm; Pretham 2 (Malayalam) 2:30pm; (2D) 4pm; Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns (2D) Mary Poppins Returns (2D) 5pm; (2D) 6:15pm; Mary Poppins 8:30pm; Simmba (Hindi) 11pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Community Editor Mary Poppins Returns (2D) Returns (2D) 8:30pm; Zero (Hindi) 7:15pm; Speed Kills (2D) 9:30pm; 10:45pm. Pretham 2 (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Kamran Rehmat Mary Poppins Returns (2D) Bumblebee (2D) 11:30pm. Landmark Cinema (3): e-mail: [email protected] Thomas And Friends: Big Wolrd! 5pm; Vox Lux (2D) 7:15pm; Jack The Mall Cinema (3): Big Adventure! The Movie (2D) Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles - Telephone: 44466405 Simmba (Hindi) 2pm; Zero (Hindi) Fax: 44350474 2:15pm; Thomas And Friends: Big Tagalog (Tagalog) 9:15pm; Cold 5pm; Simmba (Hindi) 8pm; Wolrd! Big Adventure! The Movie Skin (2D) 11:30pm. Thursday, December 27, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts Activities for students taking place after they finish 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. EVENTS The Colour Run WHERE: QNCC WHEN: January 26 Archives Exhibition TIME: 8:30am WHERE: Qatar National Library Celebrate the hero in you in a realm WHEN: Ongoing till January 31 where nothing is impossible and you are TIME: 8am – 8pm unstoppable. Soar to new heights in the all- The exhibition explores the history of new Super Zone and suit up in gear fit for Qatar through several family collections. only the most super of heroes as you collect It presents selected items from previously your medal at the Finish Line! 2019 will unseen private archives of photos, artefacts also include the Foam Zone. Gates will open and documents to show the role that at 7am on January 26, with our first Color individuals within a community can play Runners setting off at 8.30am. in building its identity and preserving its heritage and history. Hobby Classes WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al Hilal Focus Medical Centre Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club WHEN:Wednesday – Monday WHERE: Losail Circuit Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic WHEN: Ongoing performing artsinstitution and a one stop TIME: 5pm solution for adults as well as children Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association looking to explore their talents in various with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites art forms. We offer classes in Carnatic all cyclists, runners and walkers to train Music, Hindustani Music, Karate, Yoga, under the floodlights of Losail International Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, Hip Hop, Circuit every Wednesdays. contemporary and Bollywood dance forms. For details, call 33897609. Heritage Library’s Permanent Katara Beach - School Students Exhibition WHERE: Katara WHERE: Qatar National Library WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Ongoing till December 31 TIME: 9am – 12pm TIME: 9am – 8pm By participating in the programme of ‘Our The exhibition displays around 400 items culture is a school’, Katara Beach emphasises from the QNL Heritage Library collection the Qatari marine tradition and introduces that illustrate the spread and evolution to students the meaning of Dasha, Al Qafal of ideas throughout the Arab and Islamic and various type of pearls. The students world, as well as document interactions will discover all details of the Fath Al-Khair between Arabs and the West over the past journey. several centuries. The exhibition features Doha Triathlon 2019 books, manuscripts, historical photographs WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art maps, globes and travellers’ instruments WHEN: February 8 that tell the story of Qatar, along with the Doha Triathlon has opened registration history of science, literature, writing, travel for its third edition. Those wishing to in the region, and much more. participate in the event can visit www. Dance and Instrument Classes doha-triathlon.com to register in either the WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Olympic or Sprint which offers registration Times Building for both individuals and team relays. WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Another choice is the Super Sprint which is Learn the movements of dance styles in only for individuals and open for both adults Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical and kids aged between 13-15 years old. Also, instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard a kids’ duathlon was introduced this year for for adults as well kids and move in the world two age groups 7-9 and 10-12 years old to of music. For details, contact 66523871/ allow all family members to enjoy the event. 31326749. Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier Arabic Calligraphy Workshop Arabic handwriting and calligraphy at Music WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday and Arts Atelier. The lessons will take place TIME: 4pm – 8pm TIME: 6pm every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday For more info e-mail at registration@ Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. at 6pm. For more information, contact atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. Come and learn the artistic practice of [email protected] Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Thursday, December 27, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Enacting Dick Cheney Vice has already emerged as a strong Oscar contender. Whether the former vice president and his political allies will be cheering it on, however, is doubtful, to say the least TWO TO TANGO: Vice actor Christian Bale, left, and director Adam McKay. Cheney, Sam Rockwell as George compelling character to base a By Josh Rottenberg W Bush and Steve Carell as Donald fi lm around? Rumsfeld, Vice depicts Cheney as McKay: I think it’s precisely a calculating, Machiavellian fi gure because we didn’t have brimming We’re taught as s far as director Adam who, rising to power largely in the confi dence that we were excited McKay knows, Dick shadows, dramatically expanded about it. I mean, that’s always the children to see Cheney hasn’t seen his executive authority and reshaped place you’re looking for, where you’re new fi lm Vice, a not-so- domestic and foreign policy in ways like, “I think we can do this.” the best in people, fl attering biopic about being felt to this day — in McKay’s It certainly felt like a story that theA former Republican vice president view, much for the worse.