It is a stylish, savage world of nattily dressed men in fedoras and armed with sub-machine guns. It is an iconic element of American movies: the period gangster film. There have been American period gangster films set in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago—but never one set in sleepy Ybor, Tampa Bay, Florida.
Imagine a world where everyone is monitored, where all information is accessible. That sounds very much like the premise of George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” but it is also the utopia promised by Dave Eggers’ new book, “The Circle: A Novel” (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2013, 491 pages).
ANY child watching the animated giant robot shows “Mazinger Z” in 1972, “Mobile Suit Gundam” in 1979, “Voltron: Defender of...
People who consider books on the history of the Philippines as dry amalgamations of dates and names amid unadorned pages that require rote memorization, may have a heart attack when they behold a volume like Filipino historian Jose Raymund Canoy’s “An Illustrated History of the Philippines,” the colorful 2018 paperback volume from John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd.
Dick Wolf is a perfect name for the hero of a series of detective novels. But the real-life Wolf—his real name really is Richard A. Wolf—is an innovative award-winning American TV writer/producer best known for creating the “Law & Order” franchise, characterized by its distinctive sound effect (Dun, dun!) and basing a lot of its plots on current headlines.
HOW much do you trust yourself when you’re drunk or heartbroken? How much would you trust yourself if you were...
Anthony and Joe Russo were so meticulous about the action scenes in their film “Captain America: Civil War” that they hired other directors to help them.
He’s worked on the biggest comic book characters—Wolverine and Superman among them—with his iconic complex art style. But Leinil Francis...
On the surface, there doesn’t seem to be much happening in the life of Geronima “Hero” De Vera when she...
When Ferdinand-Benedict “Budjette” Tan was graduating from the Ateneo in 1994, his college yearbook write-up ended with: “Remember me with...
