Gervais comes from Reading (pronounced “redding”) which is just a few miles from where I grew up. I imagine he went to a junior school not unlike mine. I can almost see his teacher, handing out papers and giving advice. I had two teachers like that and they both influenced my writing in big ways. …
This week I interview the highly talented Filipino artist and illustrator Gel Jamlang. I’ve known Gel for a few years and have enjoyed her work in home design and construction, as well as her furniture and mural art. Her recent and award-winning artwork in the US is an enchanting showcase of vitality and dreaminess. Here she …
Director Erik Matti’s graphic crime movie is a quantum leap for modern Philippine cinema. By the time you reach On The Job’s one hour mark, you realize you actually care about the characters. This is what makes Erik Matti’s gritty Filipino crime drama a cut above the rest. Yes, the cinematography is a stunning visual feast. …
Ron Regis is an award-winning writer, newspaper columnist, humorist, and intellectual. He’s a rare talent, able to explain complex ideas in interesting, meaningful, and very funny ways – both verbally and on paper. He loves writing and it shows. You can catch his monthly column Hanginaround in the Philippine Star; he also blogs at Super Secret Laws and Filipino Poker …
[Published in Esquire, April 2012] Today I’m gonna be absent from my usual work as a writer. Today I’m gonna be a movie extra for The Bourne Legacy. I arrive at the Manila set half an hour before my 5:30 call time. It’s dark, quiet, crisp. A handful of people lurk in the shadows, fiddling …
