Peter Hall
@peterhallhuman.bsky.social
Senior SXSW Film & TV Festival Programmer.
Co-writer/director of MAN FINDS TAPE (out on 12/5). Co-author THE DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (out now).
Thoughts are reluctantly my own.
Co-writer/director of MAN FINDS TAPE (out on 12/5). Co-author THE DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (out now).
Thoughts are reluctantly my own.
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just re-read this essay. stay for the third act.
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
just re-read this essay. stay for the third act.
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maybe I've been listening to too much LONELY ISLAND SETH MEYERS PODCAST, but now I want nothing more but to listen to them listening to these guys listen to this song
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
maybe I've been listening to too much LONELY ISLAND SETH MEYERS PODCAST, but now I want nothing more but to listen to them listening to these guys listen to this song
maybe I've been listening to too much LONELY ISLAND SETH MEYERS PODCAST, but now I want nothing more but to listen to them listening to these guys listen to this song
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
maybe I've been listening to too much LONELY ISLAND SETH MEYERS PODCAST, but now I want nothing more but to listen to them listening to these guys listen to this song
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Action fans take note! LAST SAMURAI STANDING is a fantastic chanbara spin on Battle Royale & Squid Game starring Junichi Okada, who also produces and serves as action choreographer. Drops on Netflix this Friday: www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...
Review | Last Samurai Standing: 1800s Japan meets Squid Game in bloody Netflix drama
Thrilling saga with Junichi Okada as a warrior in a deadly race across Japan gives a new perspective on a sadistic premise we’ve seen before.
www.scmp.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Action fans take note! LAST SAMURAI STANDING is a fantastic chanbara spin on Battle Royale & Squid Game starring Junichi Okada, who also produces and serves as action choreographer. Drops on Netflix this Friday: www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...
Austin friends! We'll be having some Q&As for MAN FINDS TAPE coming up. 12/5 is already sold out, but 12/6 isn't. See ya' there?
drafthouse.com/austin/event...
drafthouse.com/austin/event...
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Austin friends! We'll be having some Q&As for MAN FINDS TAPE coming up. 12/5 is already sold out, but 12/6 isn't. See ya' there?
drafthouse.com/austin/event...
drafthouse.com/austin/event...
Saw PREDATOR: BADLANDS yesterday. I had zero idea THAT is what the movie was about and had a grand old time.
Also, Trachtenberg's got the juice, huh? Lots of great, economical storytelling going on, huge spectacle moments without losing an emotional scale. Impressive stuff.
Also, Trachtenberg's got the juice, huh? Lots of great, economical storytelling going on, huge spectacle moments without losing an emotional scale. Impressive stuff.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Saw PREDATOR: BADLANDS yesterday. I had zero idea THAT is what the movie was about and had a grand old time.
Also, Trachtenberg's got the juice, huh? Lots of great, economical storytelling going on, huge spectacle moments without losing an emotional scale. Impressive stuff.
Also, Trachtenberg's got the juice, huh? Lots of great, economical storytelling going on, huge spectacle moments without losing an emotional scale. Impressive stuff.
And I put in 9 pages (and counting) on @paulgandersman.bsky.social and I's new thing?! After a full day of work before that?!?!
What a day.
What a day.
AND this news happened today?!
🥃🕶️
🥃🕶️
whoa and also yes, please www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
And I put in 9 pages (and counting) on @paulgandersman.bsky.social and I's new thing?! After a full day of work before that?!?!
What a day.
What a day.
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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AND this news happened today?!
🥃🕶️
🥃🕶️
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
AND this news happened today?!
🥃🕶️
🥃🕶️
whoa and also yes, please www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz Team With ‘Ready or Not’ Filmmakers for New ‘Mummy’ Movie
Radio Silence, the directing team known for the recent 'Scream' hits, will direct the feature for Universal.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
whoa and also yes, please www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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SHELBY OAKS (2024)
Streaming: November 11, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ShelbyOaks
🔗 whentostream.com/shelby-oaks-...
Streaming: November 11, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ShelbyOaks
🔗 whentostream.com/shelby-oaks-...
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
SHELBY OAKS (2024)
Streaming: November 11, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ShelbyOaks
🔗 whentostream.com/shelby-oaks-...
Streaming: November 11, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ShelbyOaks
🔗 whentostream.com/shelby-oaks-...
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I'm taking a big chance by moving from Substack to Ghost and I could use some help. Please share widely.
Welcome to It's the Pictures. New users can get a special rate if they sign up using this link:
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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.
www.itsthepictures.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm taking a big chance by moving from Substack to Ghost and I could use some help. Please share widely.
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Universal Pictures has confirmed the PVOD date for BLACK PHONE 2, which will arrive tomorrow, November 4th, 2025. The studio has also announced the 4K/Blu-ray/DVD release, which will hit retail on December 23rd, 2025.
Here are the full details: 🔗 whentostream.com/2025/11/03/u...
Here are the full details: 🔗 whentostream.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Universal Pictures has confirmed the PVOD date for BLACK PHONE 2, which will arrive tomorrow, November 4th, 2025. The studio has also announced the 4K/Blu-ray/DVD release, which will hit retail on December 23rd, 2025.
Here are the full details: 🔗 whentostream.com/2025/11/03/u...
Here are the full details: 🔗 whentostream.com/2025/11/03/u...
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MAN FINDS TAPE (2025) - Official Trailer
Streaming: December 5, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ManFindsTape
www.whentostream.com/news/magnoli...
Streaming: December 5, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ManFindsTape
www.whentostream.com/news/magnoli...
Magnolia Pictures Sets Digital Streaming Premiere Date for Horror Thriller MAN FINDS TAPE — When To Stream
Premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival…
www.whentostream.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
MAN FINDS TAPE (2025) - Official Trailer
Streaming: December 5, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ManFindsTape
www.whentostream.com/news/magnoli...
Streaming: December 5, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#ManFindsTape
www.whentostream.com/news/magnoli...
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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"a community’s unwitting complicity and cover-up lets something Lovecraftian in to feed": @peterhallhuman.bsky.social and Paul Gandersman's found footage MAN FINDS TAPE (2025) screens 7pm today at @imaginefff.bsky.social projectedfigures.com/2025/06/09/m...
Man Finds Tape (2025) - Projected Figures
In Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman’s found footage, a community’s unwitting complicity and cover-up lets something Lovecraftian in to feed
projectedfigures.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"a community’s unwitting complicity and cover-up lets something Lovecraftian in to feed": @peterhallhuman.bsky.social and Paul Gandersman's found footage MAN FINDS TAPE (2025) screens 7pm today at @imaginefff.bsky.social projectedfigures.com/2025/06/09/m...
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Good morning, gang! For @nytimes.com, I had the immense honor of writing about the legacies of Drew Struzan and Renato Casaro, and how their near-simultaneous passings mark the end of an era for movie poster art.
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/m...
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/m...
The Poster Designers Who Helped Bring Movies to Life
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good morning, gang! For @nytimes.com, I had the immense honor of writing about the legacies of Drew Struzan and Renato Casaro, and how their near-simultaneous passings mark the end of an era for movie poster art.
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/m...
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/m...
Just had a young trick r treater dressed in a homemade SAW mouth trap.
The kids are gonna be alright.
The kids are gonna be alright.
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Just had a young trick r treater dressed in a homemade SAW mouth trap.
The kids are gonna be alright.
The kids are gonna be alright.
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I’m excited to share the announcement that I’m involved in the new season of TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE as writer and director of MADGE, THE WORLD SPIDER, AND ONE LAST DRINK. Thrilled to be among so many insanely talented folks I admire. Happy Halloween 🎃 rue-morgue.com/exclusive-de...
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I’m excited to share the announcement that I’m involved in the new season of TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE as writer and director of MADGE, THE WORLD SPIDER, AND ONE LAST DRINK. Thrilled to be among so many insanely talented folks I admire. Happy Halloween 🎃 rue-morgue.com/exclusive-de...
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happy halloween to what many people believed was the greatest tweet of all time
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
happy halloween to what many people believed was the greatest tweet of all time
October went by too fast and I'm not prepared for Halloween to be today, so let's all vote to add 7 more days to October, yeah? Cool, 'preciate it.
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
October went by too fast and I'm not prepared for Halloween to be today, so let's all vote to add 7 more days to October, yeah? Cool, 'preciate it.
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This looks so good! I was waiting for someone to make a movie that equates Evangelism with a Lovecraftian cult and it looks like somebody finally did!
MAN FINDS TAPE, viewer gets scared - watch the creepy new trailer for Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman's found footage horror feature within.
MAN FINDS TAPE, All Hell Breaks Loose In New Trailer For Found Footage Horror Mystery
MAN FINDS TAPE, viewer gets scared - watch the creepy new trailer for Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman's found footage horror feature within.
dlvr.it
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This looks so good! I was waiting for someone to make a movie that equates Evangelism with a Lovecraftian cult and it looks like somebody finally did!
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The movie Jess and I Executive Produced, MAN FINDS TAPE, has a trailer! In select theaters and on VOD December 5th!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN9g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN9g...
Man Finds Tape - Official Trailer | Available Everywhere December 5
YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The movie Jess and I Executive Produced, MAN FINDS TAPE, has a trailer! In select theaters and on VOD December 5th!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN9g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN9g...