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The 2026 stage adaptation of About Us But Not About Us, written by Jun Robles Lana and directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio, transforms the critically acclaimed psychological film into a claustrophobic theatrical experience. Staged with an intentionally minimal set, the narrative is an intense exploration of power dynamics, trauma, deception, and the blurred lines of academic mentorship.

Unlike the original film—which was strictly a two-hander—the stage play introduces a third character physically into the space, bringing the ghostly presence of Marcus to life to haunt the unfolding conversation.

Kobie Brown will play the role of Lancelot (Lance) in the 2026 theatrical staging of About Us But Not About Us.

He serves as the "second Lancelot," alternating the role with Elijah Canlas, who originated the character in the film and the play's initial run. According to the production company, The IdeaFirst Company, Brown won the role through auditions, with director Tuxqs Rutaquio stating that "he was the actor we'd been looking for".

This marks Brown's first time taking on a straight play, having previously made his theatrical debut in Tabing Ilog The Musical. He will perform the intense and complex role of Lance during specific show dates in October at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Circuit Makati.

Just started watching this show because I only subscribed to Prime weeks ago (for Honor Thy Mother). But I've always wanted to watch it.

Kira immediately caught my eye on episode 1. Ang galing niya rito. Excited to see what else she does on the next episodes.

You should watch the show on Prime (or iWant) or on free TV channels on Oct 5 (TV5, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and ALLTV)

SOURCE: JFF Theater

🎬 “Bright Future” (2002)

Director: KUROSAWA Kiyoshi

Cast: ODAGIRI Joe, ASANO Tadanobu, FUJI Tatsuya

Genre: Drama

A luminous jellyfish offers hope in Bright Future, directed by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi and selected for Cannes competition, where generational impasse meets the emptiness of youth with this world-first streaming release of the original theatrical cut.

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🎬 “Pulse” (2001)

Director: KUROSAWA Kiyoshi

Cast: KATO Haruhiko, ASO Kumiko, KOYUKI

Genre: Horror, Thriller

An unsettling presence emerging from the other side of the Internet.

The passage is now open. No one can stop it now!

An Internet thriller by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi.

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🎬 “License to Live” (1999)

Director: KUROSAWA Kiyoshi

Cast: NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, YAKUSHO Koji

Genre: Drama

The story of a young man who awakens from a coma after 10 years and his family. Directed and script-written by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi, starring NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, and award-winning actor YAKUSHO Koji.

Life After You - Follows two women with different ways of raising a child they both deeply care about.

Poon - The mysterious death of a family patriarch during Holy Week forces his three estranged granddaughters to return to their ancestral home, where their simmering resentments explode just as a vengeful supernatural presence—anchored to a sinister religious statue known as the 13th Apostle—begins to terrorize them, exposing a truth far more terrifying than any ghost.

It Ends - A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

Practical Magic 2 - Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, “Practical Magic 2” returns to a world steeped in moonlit mischief and powerful ancestral magic, as the Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem.

Fall 2: Deadpoint - On a perilous climb across Thailand's Mount Kwan, two climbers become trapped thousands of feet above the ground, where vertigo-inducing heights, sheer exposure, and impossible odds turn every moment into a fight for survival.

Cahim - A family visit turns into a nightmare when a dark past tied to witchcraft begins to resurface. - A family visit turns into a nightmare when a dark past tied to witchcraft begins to resurface.

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Saving Cherry - Determined to take back control, Cherry embarks on a wild road trip with her bridesmaids and wedding planner on a mission to lose her virginity, while a remorseful Jude tries to win her back.

The Guardian - After giving up his taekwondo dreams to care for his mother, Mi Jin, Park Do-jun moves with her from Korea to the Philippines. However, their relationship frays as Mi Jin’s severe gambling addiction spirals out of control, forcing Do-jun to abandon college and work to support himself, while finding loyal allies in aspiring K-pop star Sandara and Coco. When Mi Jin vanishes and is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of a major Korean crime syndicate, Do-jun plunges into a high-stakes, perilous race against time to rescue her.

Onslaught - When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.

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ON SEPTEMBER 5:

Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway - When a string of deadly highway incidents begin, Conan Edogawa's investigations point towards an orchestrated plot rather than mere accidents. As he uncovers a conspiracy involving hidden identities and advanced technology, the case escalates into a high-speed race against time to stop a calculating mastermind before more lives are lost.

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^(Summaries and Posters from Click the City)

Saw Saving Cherry at the premiere night tonight and I must say that it's such a brilliant sexual comedy. Barbie Forteza and the rest of the cast are so unhinged, and many of the jokes land well. But aside from the comedy, the film also discusses difficult concepts like virginity, marriage and masculinity/femininity. Highly recommended.

Thanks MikBrent Official and Menties!

Launching film of the two loveteams Kyle-Kai and Joaquin-Lella

Filipiñana - PG - Isabel feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. However, after piecing together a violent picture of what lies beneath the club’s pristine surface, she realizes that what began as an innocent infatuation is actually rooted in a sinister shared history.

Ang Pinakamasarap na Pares sa Balat ng Lupa - R16 - Don and Mola are best friends who are always hungry, always together, and always messing things up. One day, Don finds out he’s sick—and he has only 24 hours left to live.

The Dog Stars - R13 - After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - G - The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup. When Humdinger's reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet to save the island.

One Night Only - R13 - Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.

Meet Me at the Eclipse - PG - In 1995, a young Catholic woman at the end of noviciate finds herself shaken by the flashbacks of a long gone first love. From Vietnam.

Hope - R13 - In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions. From South Korea.

𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 ‘𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗔𝗠𝗜 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡…𝗣𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗢 𝗞𝗔𝗬𝗢 𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗡?’

In celebration of Philippine Film Industry Month, 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 screenings return to Intramuros!

This September, step inside the historic walls of Intramuros and experience a special screening of Eddie Romero’s beloved Filipino classic, ‘Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon?’ at Teatro, Fort Santiago.

Follow the misadventures of a sheltered young man as he journeys into the city and encounters a changing Philippines, in this special edition of Film Fridays.

🗓️DATE: September 11, 2026, 5PM

📍VENUE: Teatro, Fort Santiago, Intramuros Manila

This screening is brought to you by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Intramuros Administration(IA).

Rediscover a classic. Experience Philippine cinema in a historic setting.

See you at the movies!

Source: PEP

This September, Philippine Film Industry Month (PFIM) 2026 takes on the theme “Pelikula: Ginintuang Ikalawa,” celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. The event will also announce the Philippines’ entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. Among the 1976 classics being showcased nationwide are Itim, Insiang, Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, Minsa’y Isang Gamu-gamo, Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon? and Nunal sa Tubig.

Source: PEP

Binanggit namin kay Cong. Javi ang idinadaing ng ilang foreign film producers na nag-shooting ng pelikula sa Pilipinas.

Nahihirapan daw ang ibang foreign film production sa pag-shoot dito dahil sa hindi pakikipag-cooperate ng ibang local government units (LGUs).

Tulad nang napag-usapan namin ng producer ng Korean film na The Guardian na nag-shoot dito sa ating bansa.

Kapag alam daw ng barangay na international production ang kausap nila, pinepresyuhan daw sila ng mataas.

Mabuti at maayos daw ang mga taga-Quezon City na talagang ine-encourage nila ang film producers na mag-shoot sa naturang lungsod.

Ito ngayon ang pinag-uusapan nina Cong. Javi sa binubuo nilang Philippine Film Commission, kasama ang iba pang kongresista, Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), at ilan pang ahensya sa industriya.

Nasa pangalawang araw na raw ang kanilang technical working group, at ang isa raw sa pinag-uusapan nila ay ang uniform na pagsingil sa permit na hinihingi ng film producers.

Ani Cong. Javi, “That’s why kasama na yung mga municipalities para ma-streamline yung mga fees. Yung magiging one-stop shop ito for lahat na gustong mag-shoot.”

The 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival entries will will be shown at Gateway Cineplex 18 and select Ayala Cinemas from September 23 to October 4.

Mono No Aware - In Japan's quiet apartments, a Filipino kodokushi cleaner meets an elderly widower who asks him for one final favor before he dies. What begins as a promise becomes a quiet story of grief, family, and accepting life's impermanence.

Beast - After a final harvest forced upon him by the landlord, an old farmer and his loyal carabao embark on a magical road trip to Manila, chasing the ghost of a niece the years stole from him.

Multwoh - When a college queer dies suddenly in their dorm, they return as a ghost — not to seek revenge, but to say the one thing they never found the courage to say in life: "I love you." A haunting, hilarious, and tender story about fear, desire, and the kind of love that refuses to die.

Stuck On You -A heartbroken MANICURISTA accidentally takes a hitman's job, landing her in a deadly conspiracy where she must choose between saving her family or killing the man of her dreams.

Wantawsan - A poor father receives cash from the newly elected mayor he supported, but when he sets out to buy food for his son’s birthday later that day, he’s thrust into a comical adventure that tests his values and wit.

Apol of My Ai - Bata lang si Apol pero binata na ang tingin niya sa kaniyang sarili. Masusubok ang kaniyang pagbibinata nang ma-inlove siya sa kaniyang choir teacher, at nang gumawa ang kaniyang tatay Poli ng isang desisyon na maglalayo sa kanilang loob. Kaya ba silang hilumin at muling paglapitin ng musika?

Patay Gutom - The story follows a grumpy shut-in whose third eye is accidentally opened after eating an offering meant for a charming but lonely ghost. Now bound together, they discover family secrets, shared heartaches and a love that blurs the line between life and afterlife.

HB2ME - A seemingly ordinary birthday celebration quickly spirals into chaos.

Senior Moments - These three characters’ stories mirror the real-life struggles faced by many senior citizens, reminding us that, despite differences in background or circumstances, the challenges of aging are universal. Through these emotional narratives, Senior Moments aims to foster empathy and a deeper understanding of the elderly, whose needs and experiences are often overlooked in today’s fast-paced world.

Insidious: Out of the Further - Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.

Kung Fu Soccer - The "Supreme Invincible Cup" is about to begin, and a host of top teams are about to engage in an unprecedented showdown! But the Kung Fu Women's Soccer Team has been dealt a hellish script right from the start?! Their opponents are all highly skilled, and external pressure is mounting. The schemes on the field are one after another... Can they use their kung fu to turn the tide on the green field?