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MOVIE REVIEWS
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY April 16 - 30, 2016
Hello My Name Is Doris (PG) ***
By Alan
Samuel
By Alan
Samuel
Packing Heat!
Coming of age tales are not just restricted to
youth. Love can happen at any age. Take the
case of a jaded spinster who may get a second
chance, or is that a first chance at romance in
Hello My Name is Doris. Decidedly different then
sentimental story from Sony Pictures is now lighting up hearts at The Fifth Avenue Cinemas.
Set I guess in modern big city America this
story revolves around Doris. Sometimes life passes you by. Left to fend for herself this busy body
could be placed in no better hands than Sally
Fields. Ready to soar to new heights the flying
nun herself has been for years living a holed up
life as the ultimate babysitter for an aging mom.
With a house now to herself this pack rat
extraordinaire rubs her brother and his gold-digging wife the wrong way. Even a therapist can’t
cure the homebody of her cluttering collector
ways. Thank heaven a company she has worked
for for years hasn’t the heart to let her go.
On the job romances can be problematic.
Imagine the resulting chaos when this oldster
fancies a hot much younger “raw” recruit. Little
does she know the handsome young man may
only be trying to be polite. Out of control the situation becomes with enough hurt feelings to go
around.
Different and maybe even topical Hello
My Name is Doris is a small little charmer that’s
offbeat enough to hook people, especially if you
are maturing.
ELECTION
EXTREMES
The closes ever Philippine presidential race was that between Manuel Roxas (LP)
and Sergio Osmeña, Sr. (NP) in 1946. Roxas logged 1,333, 392 votes against
Osmena’s 1,129,996 - a margin of only 203,396. The most lopsided election was
in 1981 when Ferdinand Marcos cornered 88 percent of the vote. Many considered his rivals, Alejo Santos (NP) and Bartolome Cabangbang (Federal Party), as
mock candidates.
Q. The origin of the word ballot?
A. The Italian ballota, meaning “little ball,” because originally small balls were
used in elections. These were put into a box: a voter dropped a white or red ball
to favor a candidate, or a black one to indicate disfavor.
Classified Odd. The 1974 mayoral elections were forth coming in the Ecuadorian
coastal town of Picoaza, so a foot deodorant firm decided to ride the wave and use
the advertising slogan: “Vote for any candidate, but if you want hygiene and wellbeing, vote for Pulvapies.” On election eye, it followed up its ad campaign with nationwide distribution of a leaflet of the same size and colour as the official ballots
reading, “For Mayor: Honourable Pulvapies.” when the votes were counted, the
town of Picoaza elected Pulvapies by a clear majority and dozens of other voters in
o utlying municipalities had marked their ballots for the foot powder.
WORD WATCH
Psephologist (see-fol’o jist) : a person who studies elections
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