December 2010
5 posts
Movie Review: RPG: Metanoia
There’s a lot to like in Thaumatrope Animation’s first film, RPG: Metanoia, the first full length computer generated animated film to be both created and commercially released in the Philippines. It’s also the first animated film to be produced in 3D, but since I only caught the 2D edition (not a huge 3D fan anyway), there’s not much I can say about that aspect of the film. What I can say is that...
Bewildering Stories' Mariner Awards 2010
Bewildering Stories just held their Annual Review and released the list of Mariner Award winners for 2010, which includes stories by our very own Filipino authors Dean Alfar (“In the Dim Plane”), Nikki Alfar (“Adrift on the Street Formerly Known as Buendia”), and Elyss Punsalan (“Pursuit of the Litaniera”). Check out their stories if you haven’t already,...
Eliza Victoria in Stone Telling #2
Stone Telling is an online speculative poetry magazine, released quarterly, and the second issue has a poem from our very own Eliza Victoria. You can read her poem, “Archaeology”, and the other contributions, for free at the site. She also participates in a roundtable discussion. Congratulations once again to Eliza!
Rocket Kapre's Budjette/Kajo Interview in the...
Today’s 2BU Section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer has republished, online and in print, my post National book Award interview with Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. Glad to see the Trese creators getting more much deserved exposure—though I do wish they’d spelled my name right ;)
Komik Review: Marco's Delivery Service by John...
Judging by “Marco’s Delivery Service”(written and illustrated by John Carreon) and its previous production, “My Falling Star Girlfriend”, Ravencage Studios (Facebook page) understands that while you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, it’s important to assume that many of us will do just that. The front and back cover of “Marco’s...