by Ricky Lo, Philippine Star

Now you see her, now you don’t.

Alice Dixson, I mean.

Last seen – yes, fleetingly – last June when she came home from Vancouver to attend a family affair, Alice will be seen again, this time on the big screen in OctoArts Films/M-Zet Productions’ 2005 Metro Filmfest entry Enteng Kabisote…The Legend Continues, top-billing Vic Sotto.

Alice plays Magenta, the role originated by the late Charito Solis both on TV (in the fantaserye Okey Ka, Fairy Ko) and in the film.

"She could have done the role in last year’s Enteng Kabisote," said OctoArts boss Orly Ilacad, "but she was nowhere to be found. This time, when we learned that she was here for a family event, we lost no time in contacting her."

As Funfare readers know, Alice and husband Ronnie Miranda enjoy a simple life in Vancouver where they migrated after their wedding a few years ago. There, Alice is comfortable being a private citizen, first working at a department store and then taking up a writing course at a local college. One time, she even worked as production assistant at Canada’s CTV 9. It was a dream come true for Alice who initially wanted to work only in television and not in movies. Of course, Alice has amply proven herself to be a capable actress (memorable as Christopher de Leon’s mistress in The Other Woman).

"Vancouver is like a wonderland to me," said Alice, 36, who suffered a miscarriage a few years ago.

She’s leaving for Vancouver on Nov. 20 but will be back to help in the promo for Enteng Kabisote.