MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The opening day of Darryl Yap’s new film, ‘Martyr Or Murderer’ was met with a threat to have it pulled out of Philippine theaters nationwide. This, through the filing of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO).
MoM, as the film is widely known, tells the story of the late Senator Ninoy Aquino. It is the second of Yap’s trilogy that began with ‘Maid In Malacañang and will soon be followed by MAM or ‘Mabuhay Aloha Mabuhay.
MoM fans are not taking the threat sitting down. Instead, they have responded with an SRO — Standing Room Only — in theater after theater.
From all indications, MoM is headed towards a blockbuster status just like its predecessor, MiM.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A trilogy, as we all know, comes in three’s, but usually in a series with intervals in between. Not so, and only in the Philippines.
Today, March 1, 2023, history is made (and possibly a Guinness World Record).
Three films about the Marcos family are showing simultaneously in theaters nationwide!
Uniquely historical as well is the fact that the trilogy has three different movie productions, film directors and actors, not to mention three different biases!
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Darryl Yap’s latest film, “Martyr or Murderer” (following the highly successful “Maid In Malacañang”) is the second of a trilogy — the third being “Mabuhay Aloha Mabuhay” (MaM).
Well, his self-proclaimed rival, Vince Tañada, will not be left behind. After his flop films “Katips” and “Ako Si Ninoy,” he has announced the filming of the third of his own trilogy. It is titled “EDSA By Golly Wow,” which chronicles the events leading up to the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
When at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.
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