Conor Holt
@conorholt.bsky.social
Minnesotan in Los Angeles, posting about movies. I’m also @vhs_spectacular, VHS forever!
“Cause I'm picking up the message, Lord And I'm closer than I've ever been before So if you have something to say Say it to me now Just say it to me now” RIP Glen Hansard, what a terrible loss. Thank you for your incredible artistry & inspiring spirit.
So great to see filmmaker Robert Rodriguez perform and speak at the Academy Museum this weekend for a 25th anniversary screening of SPY SKIDS.
Happy 40th Anniversary to CASTLE IN THE SKY, the first Studio Ghibli film!
With stunning animation, heartfelt storytelling & thrilling action scenes, AVATAR AANG delivers. Great to see Team Avatar all grown up (without Suki sadly). Dumping it on streaming is a disgrace, it deserves to be seen in a theater. #AvatarAang
Joe Hisaishi at the Hollywood Bowl! Wonderful to hear his incredible film scores live, including his stunning work with Studio Ghibli! #JoeHisaishi
X-MEN ‘97 is back! For LA Times, I interviewed Rogue and Wolverine, or more accurately, the actors who have voiced the mutants since 1992 for the original animated series: Lenore Zann and Cal Dodd, about their history with these characters and returning to them now: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Latino stories are an indelible part of this country’s history. Today seems like a good day to reshare this list of films about U.S. Latinos that I did for NYT a few years ago. Read at this gift link: www.nytimes.com/article/lati...
Happy 100th Birthday to the great Mel Brooks! An icon, a legend, a mensch, and one of funniest humans to ever live. #MelBrooks
“There’s nothing wrong with the reflecting pool!” - Donald Trump (pictured)
Remember Wishbone? For millennials of a certain age, they’ll never forget that lovable dog. This month’s issue features an interview conducted by @conorholt.bsky.social with Joey Stewart, the director of the new documentary “What’s the Story, Wishbone?" Available worldwide: l.linklyhq.com/l/1utJN
Mexico’s first stop-motion feature, I AM FRANKELDA, is now on Netflix. It’s a lavishly done musical period piece about a 19th century Mexican writer in the world of nightmares and fiction. I’ve another piece on the film coming, but for now my @variety.com review from last year at the link below.
The FIFA World Cup Cup kicks off today. I’ll be posting film recommendations based on the countries playing each match. All of them are available to stream/rent in the U.S. Here’s the first: Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽 vs. South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦
The documentary WHAT'S THE STORY, WISHBONE? is now on VOD! Give it a watch, and check out my interview with the filmmakers in Issue 30 of The Physical Media Advocate! #Wishbone
Now on VOD! #Wishbone
Carlos Aguilar@carlosfilm.bsky.social · 2mo agoWISHBONE is back in the news thanks to a new documentary that chronicles the making of the beloved ‘90s kid show. For LA Times I talked to the voice of Wishbone, the show’s creator, and the doc’s director. Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY is coming, but Wishbone did it first. Link below.
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I’m speechless. Marjane Satrapi was such a gifted storyteller. Beyond her masterwork PERSEPOLIS, she made films like THE VOICES and CHICKEN WITH PLUMPS that were so specifically fantastical. Truly saddened by the news, but so thankful that I had the chance to interview her. RIP.
CUTTHROAT ISLAND at the Vista! Gorgeous 35mm, booming sound, pure pirate spectacle. Plays again tomorrow, as part of the “When Carolco Was King” series! #CutthroatIsland
SPIDER-NOIR is out this week on Prime. My interview with Nicolas Cage and Lamorne Morris is in print today on the cover of the LA Times’ Entertainment section. Cage’s love of film noir and Morris’ shoutout to journalists made for a really enjoyable piece to write. Link below.
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 20 years ago today. It was the first, and so far only, Irish film to win the Palme 🇮🇪
WISHBONE is back in the news thanks to a new documentary that chronicles the making of the beloved ‘90s kid show. For LA Times I talked to the voice of Wishbone, the show’s creator, and the doc’s director. Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY is coming, but Wishbone did it first. Link below.
Robert Rodriguez is coming to the Academy Museum! FROM DUSK TILL DAWN and SPY KIDS anniversary screenings on July 18th & 19th!
I feel so lucky about this one. For the New York Times I profiled the legendary Tony Leung Chiu-wai, one of cinema’s most unforgettable talents. The piece includes input from directors John Woo and Ildikó Enyedi. Leung’s latest film SILENT FRIEND opens tomorrow. Link below.
Lucrecia Martel! My interview with the acclaimed Argentine filmmaker is in print today at LA Times. What an honor to have written this piece. Her new film, which is her first documentary OUR LAND (Nuestra tierra) opens in LA today. Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Happy 25th Anniversary to ROCK YOU! (also known as A KNIGHT’S TALE)
Excited to share this piece! The heroines from KPOP DEMON HUNTERS have taken over kid birthday parties, displacing Disney princesses. For LA Times I talked to 2 LA characters-for-hire companies and to a parent still shocked by the movie’s popularity among children. Link below.
