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... that
Carlo J. Caparas co-wrote, directed, and released a film depiction of the
Camp Cawa-Cawa siege within three months after it happened? Source:
[1]:2 (January 6 news article about the siege)
[2]:24â25 (confirms the film's March 8 release date).
ALT1:... that Rizal Alih discovered a film depicting his
siege of a military base 22 years after its theatrical release? Source: "The renegade lawman explained that he learned of the movie âArrest Patrolman Alih: Zamboanga Massacreâ only last year [2011] when the policeman guarding his cell told him about it."
[3] (Inquirer news article)
[4]:24â25 (confirms the film's release date).
ALT2:... that a former renegade policeman discovered a film depicting his role in the
siege of a Philippine military base two decades after its theatrical release? Source: "The renegade lawman explained that he learned of the movie âArrest Patrolman Alih: Zamboanga Massacreâ only last year [2011] when the policeman guarding his cell told him about it."
[5] (Inquirer news article)
[6]:24â25 (confirms the film's release date).
ALT0 doesn't match well with any sourced sentences in the article. ALT1 is sourced and interesting, however its applicable source
[7] puts the public release at 1991, not 1989.
CMD (
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12:12, 15 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Chipmunkdavis: Though not found within the sources exactly, the siege was reported on by the Manila Standard on January 6, 1989, while the film has an ad in the same newspaper on
March 7 giving its release date as being on March 8, 1989. If it is still unacceptable, moving on to the alternative, The Philippine Star news article placing the film in 1991 is definitely an honest mistake on the writer's part, as there are other Manila Standard issues (
[8] page 25,
[9] page 26,
[10] page 27) which clearly have the film in theaters in March 1989.
LionFosset (
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12:34, 15 July 2020 (UTC)reply
The Inquirer article also says 1991. The ads shown are for the premier, which is very different from a public release.
CMD (
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14:18, 15 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Chipmunkdavis: There are only a few sources about the film which one can find with a Google search, and it is likely one news article simply followed another as to what year the film was released. It is not a premiere, it is a grand opening; if one looks at the
March 8 issue, page 24, under the "Movie Guide" section, numerous theaters began showing the film throughout Metro Manila on its grand opening date.
LionFosset (
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06:08, 16 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Certainly that can be used as a source. I also found
this tweet. I have a new question, which is why you named the article with that format, as sources seem to write it out fully as "Arrest Patrolman Rizal Alih: Zamboanga Massacre".
CMD (
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06:24, 16 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Chipmunkdavis: It is the title used by the work itself, with both the film and its posters having a colon follow "Arrest". The addition of the en dash, however, can still be debated, because I was not sure how to write the title with "Zamboanga Massacre" clearly seen as a subtitle; I based it on how the Star Wars prequel film trilogy dealt with two subtitles (e.g. Star Wars: Episode II â Attack of the Clones). I am aware of the
WP:COMMONNAME guideline, and if needed, I can change the title to what is most commonly used, even when it deviates from the film's title card/marketing.
LionFosset (
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07:41, 16 July 2020 (UTC)reply
That reasoning suffices for me. I understand this topic is tricky due to the paucity and inaccessibility of sources. What do you think of changing "22 years" to "two decades", which is a bit more vague but also a bit more dramatic. That would mean it would not contradict any particular source, while retaining the overall meaning.
CMD (
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07:49, 16 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Thanks, sorry this has taken so long. Lastly, can you change "his siege" to "his role in the", and rewrite it as a new ALT2 without the strikethroughs?
CMD (
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12:13, 16 July 2020 (UTC)reply
My apologies
LionFosset, I was unfamiliar with this guideline. I suggest a replacement of the name with a description, such as "a former renegade policeman".
CMD (
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16:41, 17 July 2020 (UTC)reply
OK, I came by to promote this, but I think the film needs a Synopsis section, however short (even one sentence long) to explain what the film is about. Thanks,
Yoninah (
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19:18, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Yoninah: As sources for the film's plot is lacking, I based the new "Plot" section on an outline of the actual events the film is based on. I hope it will suffice for now.
LionFosset (
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10:25, 19 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Yoninah: I actually haven't seen the film yet, and the only available way to view the film is through pirated copies posted on YouTube or elsewhere; as far as I can tell, it either doesn't have a home media release yet (
[11]) or it has long been out of print on VHS/DVD. Though I based the title and the ordering of the film's cast on the YouTube copy's first few minutes, I'd rather not go further than that to simply recount the plot for the article.
LionFosset (
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10:51, 19 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Yoninah: Footnote 3 actually links to two newspaper issues combined (March 3 and 4); the referenced article can be seen by typing 38 for the page number. I'll remove footnote 4.
LionFosset (
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04:28, 27 July 2020 (UTC)reply
You're right; sorry, I was reading it too quickly and late at night. Thank you for your work on this; I hope your next nomination will go much more smoothly! Restoring tick for ALT2 per CMD's review.
Yoninah (
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09:03, 28 July 2020 (UTC)reply