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It's the Pictures
A weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and anime. An extension of the It’s the Pictures podcast.
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What is It's the Pictures?
It's the Pictures is a weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and Japanese Animation. It's also an extension of the It's the Pictures podcast.
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It's the Pictures is a weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and Japanese Animation. It's also an extension of the It's the Pictures podcast.
www.itsthepictures.com/launch-week-...
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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Alice Wong was a fierce advocate for disability rights and a courageous and compassionate human being. The impact of her work and the memory of her live on. May her spirit rest in peace.
She was known online as @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.
She was known online as @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Alice Wong was a fierce advocate for disability rights and a courageous and compassionate human being. The impact of her work and the memory of her live on. May her spirit rest in peace.
She was known online as @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.
She was known online as @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.
Just caught up (haha) with 100 METERS. Darn good sports anime movie. There’s no date for streaming yet, but I’ll share as soon as GKids announces. Absolutely worth seeking out.
a cartoon character is running with his fist up
ALT: a cartoon character is running with his fist up
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November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just caught up (haha) with 100 METERS. Darn good sports anime movie. There’s no date for streaming yet, but I’ll share as soon as GKids announces. Absolutely worth seeking out.
I agree! This is dumb.
This is dumb and if I were a member of the LABOR UNION that gives these awards, I would be pissed off. I am not. So instead I'll just find it silly and move on. Bye!
SAG Awards Changes Name to Actor Awards
Within Hollywood, everyone knows that SAG stands for the Screen Actors Guild, which is now known as SAG-AFTRA, but out in the rest of the world, a show called the SAG Awards raised questions.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I agree! This is dumb.
Some movies still available. Excellent deal.
$12.99 4K UHD Black Friday deals on GRUV (extra discount w/ code SIGNUP20/FIRSTGRUV15) buff.ly/CYPdDJr
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November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Some movies still available. Excellent deal.
I was actually thinking I should just pre-order MP4 because I know I'm going to buy it. But this new preview makes me think I should just wait until launch. No need to drop that money now.
We'll see how MP4 shakes out in the full game, but from the previews, it almost certainly sounds like the same kind of playtesting feedback that lead to Atreus never shutting the fuck up.
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I was actually thinking I should just pre-order MP4 because I know I'm going to buy it. But this new preview makes me think I should just wait until launch. No need to drop that money now.
Black Mirror is real
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Black Mirror is real
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Went long on why Bugonia doesn't work.
New It's the Pictures newsletter on Bugonia. Check it out and subscribe. #filmsky
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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Collaborate Again for Bugonia
Not every movie from director Yorgos Lanthimos is a home run. For every movie that I love, like Poor Things or The Favourite, there are movies like Kinds of Kindness or The Killing of a Sacred Deer th...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Went long on why Bugonia doesn't work.
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I'm in Providence tonight, folks! Stop by if you're around.
Join us on Thursday Nov. 13th at 7pm as we host Osita Nwanevu in conversation with Philip Eil to discuss his latest release, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I'm in Providence tonight, folks! Stop by if you're around.
Fun trailer, but YouTube compression makes it look horrendous. Please Google, do something.
youtu.be/3fLCdIYShEQ?...
youtu.be/3fLCdIYShEQ?...
"Wuthering Heights" | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Warner Bros.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Fun trailer, but YouTube compression makes it look horrendous. Please Google, do something.
youtu.be/3fLCdIYShEQ?...
youtu.be/3fLCdIYShEQ?...
My mind was crushed by broccoli
The new Lumines has absolutely killer art direction precisely because it has zero fear of being perceived as corny. It will just throw every idea it has at you and maybe not all will land but at some point you WILL cry about how all humans are connected while matching broccoli and tomatoes onscreen
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My mind was crushed by broccoli
I was wondering which movies I should explore on the new Werner Herzog feature on @criterionchannl.bsky.social. If you subscribe to @tyburr.bsky.social 's newsletter he'll share where you should get started.
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What to Watch: Herzog on Criterion, "Sentimental Value"
What Not to Watch: "Nuremberg." (Well, if you must.)
www.tyburrswatchlist.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I was wondering which movies I should explore on the new Werner Herzog feature on @criterionchannl.bsky.social. If you subscribe to @tyburr.bsky.social 's newsletter he'll share where you should get started.
www.tyburrswatchlist.com/what-to-watc...
www.tyburrswatchlist.com/what-to-watc...
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✊✊✊✊✊ don't cross that picket line
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
✊✊✊✊✊ don't cross that picket line
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I remember when I had to find “Perfect Shots” for Evangelion. The hardest part is that there are so many to choose from. Totally understand why an account like this has such a large audience.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I remember when I had to find “Perfect Shots” for Evangelion. The hardest part is that there are so many to choose from. Totally understand why an account like this has such a large audience.
I really wanted to see this while at TIFF, but the press screening was at a really inopportune time. Now that its in theaters, I'd probably have to drive a 3 hour roundtrip to see it.
TRAIN DREAMS is out in limited theatrical release today. It will be on Netflix in a couple of weeks, but here's the thing: If you are at all able to, you really should see it on a big screen. You will not regret it.
www.vulture.com/article/sund...
www.vulture.com/article/sund...
Train Dreams Is a Staggering Work of Art
Netflix is releasing one of the best films of the year but please, for the love of God, don’t watch this masterpiece on your phone.
www.vulture.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I really wanted to see this while at TIFF, but the press screening was at a really inopportune time. Now that its in theaters, I'd probably have to drive a 3 hour roundtrip to see it.
Do I use my free plastic cup all year round? Yes. Will I go get a new one while workers are striking? No way.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Do I use my free plastic cup all year round? Yes. Will I go get a new one while workers are striking? No way.
I remember when I had to find “Perfect Shots” for Evangelion. The hardest part is that there are so many to choose from. Totally understand why an account like this has such a large audience.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I remember when I had to find “Perfect Shots” for Evangelion. The hardest part is that there are so many to choose from. Totally understand why an account like this has such a large audience.
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Ok I just have ONE MORE illustration to do for the Lynch calendar then I’ll be placing an order after formatting the files. Please pre-order now if you’d def like one so I can figure out how many to get printed, thank you!
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ok I just have ONE MORE illustration to do for the Lynch calendar then I’ll be placing an order after formatting the files. Please pre-order now if you’d def like one so I can figure out how many to get printed, thank you!
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...
I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for Frankenstein (makes sense since I love GDT). I haven’t talked too much about it, but I just saw a clip with Mia Goth on Insta.
She is absolutely lost in that movie. I don’t even think she knows what she is doing there.
She is absolutely lost in that movie. I don’t even think she knows what she is doing there.
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for Frankenstein (makes sense since I love GDT). I haven’t talked too much about it, but I just saw a clip with Mia Goth on Insta.
She is absolutely lost in that movie. I don’t even think she knows what she is doing there.
She is absolutely lost in that movie. I don’t even think she knows what she is doing there.
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More than seven weeks after her special election victory, Adelita Grijalva stood on the House floor and took the oath of office Wednesday, marking the end of a bitter standoff with Speaker Mike Johnson, who had refused to seat her during the record government shutdown.
nbcnews.to/4hY5iZA
nbcnews.to/4hY5iZA
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
More than seven weeks after her special election victory, Adelita Grijalva stood on the House floor and took the oath of office Wednesday, marking the end of a bitter standoff with Speaker Mike Johnson, who had refused to seat her during the record government shutdown.
nbcnews.to/4hY5iZA
nbcnews.to/4hY5iZA
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“Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity.” Why? Outlets with millions of views and proper funding are dying before our eyes, budgets are vanishing, and no one knows how another Google update will disrupt the industry as-is.
So few people understand what it takes to build an outlet from scratch.
So few people understand what it takes to build an outlet from scratch.
People keep saying this and let me tell you, as one of way too many freelancers without a steady job, it is annoying!
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity.” Why? Outlets with millions of views and proper funding are dying before our eyes, budgets are vanishing, and no one knows how another Google update will disrupt the industry as-is.
So few people understand what it takes to build an outlet from scratch.
So few people understand what it takes to build an outlet from scratch.
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the newly released Epstein emails are getting coverage on Fox News 👀
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
the newly released Epstein emails are getting coverage on Fox News 👀
You lost me at Russo Brothers
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
You lost me at Russo Brothers
Went long on why Bugonia doesn't work.
New It's the Pictures newsletter on Bugonia. Check it out and subscribe. #filmsky
www.itsthepictures.com/yorgos-lanth...
www.itsthepictures.com/yorgos-lanth...
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Collaborate Again for Bugonia
Not every movie from director Yorgos Lanthimos is a home run. For every movie that I love, like Poor Things or The Favourite, there are movies like Kinds of Kindness or The Killing of a Sacred Deer th...
www.itsthepictures.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Went long on why Bugonia doesn't work.