Don’t expect a camp bitchfest from Ed Wood, even if it is a biopic about a cross-dressing Hollywood filmmaker – he relishes fluffy Angora sweaters and strappy high heels – with an unrivaled reputation for making cut-rate crap. Director Tim Burton, a former Disney animator with a famous sympathy for freaks ( Batman, Beetlejuice, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Edward Scissorhands ), doesn’t do the expected. It’s a cherishable trait that he shares with Scissorhands star Johnny Depp , who wriggles into a skirt to play the auteur of such classic clinkers as Glen or Glenda, Jail Bait, Bride of the Monster and Plan 9 From Outer Space. The last, featuring paper plates as flying saucers, is widely regarded as the worst movie of all time. But it’s Glen or Glenda, an ode to transvestism in which Wood plays the dual title role, that began the march into turkey legend for the man in Angora. Wood is an easy target that this sympathetic and endearing movie bravely resists. Burton’s … [Read more...] about Ed Wood
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Oriental Mindoro gov requests suspension of ‘no work, no pay‘ policy for workers with COVID-19 symptoms
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines — Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor has requested private businesses to suspend the “no work, no pay policy” for employees showing symptoms of COVID-19 and are thus prohibited from reporting to work. The request is part of 17-page Executive Order No. 16, which details measures that will be implemented from April 11 to 30 while the province is under a modified general community quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dolor issued the order, which was written in Filipino, on Saturday, April 10. According to Dolor, the order was the result of agreements reached after consultations with officials of local government units, national government agencies, the religious sector, and business establishments. On March 29, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) placed Oriental Mindoro under modified general community quarantine until April 30. EO No. 16 requires certain individuals to stay home — people aged below 15 and above 65, the … [Read more...] about Oriental Mindoro gov requests suspension of ‘no work, no pay‘ policy for workers with COVID-19 symptoms