Aaron Hillis
@aaronhillis.bsky.social
My life is a film festival. Cucalorus curator & board secretary. Indie Film Consultant (Acquisitions, Development & Marketing). #playtimewithHillis forever. https://linktr.ee/aaronhillis
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Aaron Hillis
@aaronhillis.bsky.social
· Dec 31
If you press play on my "BEST OF 2025" playlists now, you still won't be done by New Year's. 250 songs, no artist repeated. Post-punk, hip-hop, experimental pop, ambient jazz, unusual covers & more music to soundtrack you into 2026!
DISC 1: "Year of the Bugbear"
open.spotify.com/playlist/3IW...
DISC 1: "Year of the Bugbear"
open.spotify.com/playlist/3IW...
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technology the left is excited for:
- ipod
- pdf
- 4k uhd disc of Cruising (1980)
- boys chat
- Casio digital watch
- esoteric and complicated methods of brewing coffee
- polyamory
- ipod
- 4k uhd disc of Cruising (1980)
- boys chat
- Casio digital watch
- esoteric and complicated methods of brewing coffee
- polyamory
February 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
technology the left is excited for:
- ipod
- pdf
- 4k uhd disc of Cruising (1980)
- boys chat
- Casio digital watch
- esoteric and complicated methods of brewing coffee
- polyamory
- ipod
- 4k uhd disc of Cruising (1980)
- boys chat
- Casio digital watch
- esoteric and complicated methods of brewing coffee
- polyamory
R.I.P. to film/theater legend Tom Noonan! Interviewed him in 2009 for THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL; wish we had more time to talk Michael Mann, Jim Jarmusch, or his directorial debut WHAT HAPPENED WAS... (Memorably, he held back no disdain for Michael Cimino nearly killing him on the HEAVEN'S GATE set.)
February 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
R.I.P. to film/theater legend Tom Noonan! Interviewed him in 2009 for THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL; wish we had more time to talk Michael Mann, Jim Jarmusch, or his directorial debut WHAT HAPPENED WAS... (Memorably, he held back no disdain for Michael Cimino nearly killing him on the HEAVEN'S GATE set.)
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Really starting to lose it over how a bunch of dimwit app empowered cretins don’t even know that making a movie can be a once in a lifetime adventure you do with people, actors and crews coming together collectively to make art, and visiting sets is one of the best experiences you could ever have.
Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
February 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Really starting to lose it over how a bunch of dimwit app empowered cretins don’t even know that making a movie can be a once in a lifetime adventure you do with people, actors and crews coming together collectively to make art, and visiting sets is one of the best experiences you could ever have.
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Why isn’t the MCU doing this? Imagine giving Todd Haynes or Richard Linklater 150 million dollars to make this
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Why isn’t the MCU doing this? Imagine giving Todd Haynes or Richard Linklater 150 million dollars to make this
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Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park
Do you play NYT Connections? I made a puzzle for ya.
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Do you play NYT Connections? I made a puzzle for ya.
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the people who want you to believe that generative AI can paint like Picasso tend to gloss over the fact that Picasso didn’t have hundreds of Picassos to learn from. He had to make something new, which a model trained on old art is definitionally incapable of doing.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
the people who want you to believe that generative AI can paint like Picasso tend to gloss over the fact that Picasso didn’t have hundreds of Picassos to learn from. He had to make something new, which a model trained on old art is definitionally incapable of doing.
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Relax, bread department
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Relax, bread department
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no matter what happens in my life from this point forward, they will never be able to take this away from me
February 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
no matter what happens in my life from this point forward, they will never be able to take this away from me
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Not sure I did Killer of Sheep justice, but I tried. I'm grateful Charles Burnett has been to Seattle a few times, so I've seen him in person, and thanks to @aaronhillis.bsky.social, I've shared a few Zoom calls with him, too--including one where we both got the time wrong! #BlackHistoryMonth
Abattoir Blues: Los Angeles Filmmaker Charles Burnett's Neo-Realist Stunner <i>Killer of Sheep</i>
Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1977, US, 35mm, 80 minutes) That's the way nature is; an animal has his teeth and a man has his...
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February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Not sure I did Killer of Sheep justice, but I tried. I'm grateful Charles Burnett has been to Seattle a few times, so I've seen him in person, and thanks to @aaronhillis.bsky.social, I've shared a few Zoom calls with him, too--including one where we both got the time wrong! #BlackHistoryMonth
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in the car with my buddy and his son. the kid recognized the golden arches and started going DADDY I WANT MCNUGGETS. without missing a beat my friend said ‘sorry kiddo that mcdonald’s doesn’t have mcnuggets.’ just an astonishing and impressive use of adult spycraft on an unsuspecting child
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
in the car with my buddy and his son. the kid recognized the golden arches and started going DADDY I WANT MCNUGGETS. without missing a beat my friend said ‘sorry kiddo that mcdonald’s doesn’t have mcnuggets.’ just an astonishing and impressive use of adult spycraft on an unsuspecting child
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Love the new Aronofsky scene where the colonist takes off his hat to cheer, revealing that underneath it was a second and somehow larger hat
Masterful artsistic choice
Masterful artsistic choice
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Love the new Aronofsky scene where the colonist takes off his hat to cheer, revealing that underneath it was a second and somehow larger hat
Masterful artsistic choice
Masterful artsistic choice
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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hmmmm
The Chronology of Water: not nominated for editing
The History of Sound: not nominated for sound
The Sound of Falling: not nominated for falling
makes you think
The Chronology of Water: not nominated for editing
The History of Sound: not nominated for sound
The Sound of Falling: not nominated for falling
makes you think
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
hmmmm
The Chronology of Water: not nominated for editing
The History of Sound: not nominated for sound
The Sound of Falling: not nominated for falling
makes you think
The Chronology of Water: not nominated for editing
The History of Sound: not nominated for sound
The Sound of Falling: not nominated for falling
makes you think
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RAGING about SINNERS being totally shut out of Best Documentary Short. Time we called out this category's bullshit systemic bias against films that are not documentaries or shorts.
January 22, 2026 at 3:07 PM
RAGING about SINNERS being totally shut out of Best Documentary Short. Time we called out this category's bullshit systemic bias against films that are not documentaries or shorts.
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it means great worries for the rest of his days
that's his ocd philosophy
that's his ocd philosophy
going through an old folder and found what has got to be the dumbest thing i ever made
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
it means great worries for the rest of his days
that's his ocd philosophy
that's his ocd philosophy
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TUBI or not TUBI? lolzzzzzz that's right THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is now available to watch for FREE on TUBI! We also just dropped a bunch of new merch at the yeyostore (check it below). It's the best day of your life!
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
TUBI or not TUBI? lolzzzzzz that's right THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is now available to watch for FREE on TUBI! We also just dropped a bunch of new merch at the yeyostore (check it below). It's the best day of your life!
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Every episode of TOS was about racial discrimination, every ep of next gen was about Riker encouraging bisexual orgies, every episode of DS9 was about revolutionary politics, and every episode of Voyager was about an adult catman hosting a morning cooking show, so, alright, not all of them but most
Stephen Miller is upset about Star Trek, one of the most socially progressive franchises in TV history
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Every episode of TOS was about racial discrimination, every ep of next gen was about Riker encouraging bisexual orgies, every episode of DS9 was about revolutionary politics, and every episode of Voyager was about an adult catman hosting a morning cooking show, so, alright, not all of them but most
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Watching a very low budget film and my first note is "the sound design is incredible" I can't vouch for the rest of it, cause I'm only a few minutes in, and paused, but I needed to say to any filmmakers reading this: if your sound is impeccable, the visuals will get a LOT of leeway.
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Watching a very low budget film and my first note is "the sound design is incredible" I can't vouch for the rest of it, cause I'm only a few minutes in, and paused, but I needed to say to any filmmakers reading this: if your sound is impeccable, the visuals will get a LOT of leeway.
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Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Rightwing influencers are so bad at interpreting source material that they can only do it correctly by accident, when they're trying to make a joke
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of