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Joel Lamangan’s Walang Kawala (No Way Out)

October 9th, 2008

A fisherman, his sex-starved wife, the fisherman’s lover and then more. Walang Kawala (No Way Out) by acclaimed film director Joel Lamangan, explores the dynamics of a hetero-homo love affair that evolves from innocence to violent complications.

Joel Lamangan’s first indie film is a story about a fisherman named Joaquin (played by Polo Ravales) and his young, impulsive lover, Waldo (played by Joseph Bitangcol).  The typical formula of a gay affair gone bad and mad in local indie films may appear to be the central theme of this film, but the trailer promises more than just that.  Joaquin’s wife, Cynthia (played by newcomer Althea Vega) comes home from her overseas job with open arms and open legs — ready to conceive an offspring — inevatibly forcing Joaquin to confront his sexuality.

Disgusted and hurt over the recent turn of events, Waldo decides to flee and ends up entangled in the gay underworld of Manila. Waldo is caught in a twisted web of events as he gets involved in a dangerous flirtation with a bisexual cop named Rufo (played by Emilio Garcia). Joaquin finds out all about these and more after leaving his wife to search for Waldo. More twists and turns in the storyline lead Joaquin into Rufo’s house where he, like Waldo, eventually becomes prisoner and sex slave to Rufo. Joaquin and Waldo get reunited, but both discover that they are about to be sold to an international sex traffic ring. With the help of Rufo’s battered wife Beng (played by Jean Garcia), the two lovers plot their escape from Rufo’s house.

Will they be able to escape and live a good life together?  Or will this storyline end up tragically like other gay-themed indie films?

Watch the trailer after the jump (NSFW)

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Online Faker 1: Polo Ravales

March 5th, 2007

I’m signed up to a lot of different social networking sites for gay men and I’m already used to a lot of fakers. I don’t know why some gay men use photos and/or names of other people on their social networking profiles. Some use face and body pics of other users, others use photos of celebrities.

Complete anonymity and protection of their “discreet” status may be some of the reasons. But there are some who just irk me so much I wanna put them in a sack and throw it onto Manila Bay. I understand that some people are just not too comfortable (like I) posting their mug shots online. And I understand this whole “discreet” thing. Been there, done that.

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One of these networking sites that I’m a member of is guys4men. In the more than one year of membership with them, I’ve already seen numbers of profiles that make me laugh and irk me at the same time. I’ve had my share of people using my photos in their profiles. And I also found this one guy who copied my Personal Profile Essay – VERBATIM! Imagine that! Here are some of my current “favorites:”

FAKER # 1: The Celebrity

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Oh who are you kidding? Polo?

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Okay let’s give him the benefit of the doubt as his real name might actually be POLO RAVALES. NOT

 

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