Conor Holt
@conorholt.bsky.social
Minnesotan in Los Angeles, posting about movies. I’m also @vhs_spectacular, VHS forever!
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Jafar Panahi! Last night I had the great honor of moderating a Q&A at the DGA with the courageous master Iranian filmmaker about his Palme d’Or winning stunner IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. Thank you to the incredible interpreter Sheida Dayani for facilitating our conversation.
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Jafar Panahi! Last night I had the great honor of moderating a Q&A at the DGA with the courageous master Iranian filmmaker about his Palme d’Or winning stunner IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. Thank you to the incredible interpreter Sheida Dayani for facilitating our conversation.
Angel’s Egg, Chainsaw Man & The Boy and the Heron, all playing in cinemas nationwide. 10 years ago this would’ve been unbelievable. Anime fandom in the USA has truly exploded.
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Angel’s Egg, Chainsaw Man & The Boy and the Heron, all playing in cinemas nationwide. 10 years ago this would’ve been unbelievable. Anime fandom in the USA has truly exploded.
Happy 40th Anniversary to Vidiots! From Santa Monica to Eagle Rock, from VHS to 4K, this legendary video store continues to champion cinema & make it available to everyone. Long live Vidiots!
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Happy 40th Anniversary to Vidiots! From Santa Monica to Eagle Rock, from VHS to 4K, this legendary video store continues to champion cinema & make it available to everyone. Long live Vidiots!
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For LA Times, I interviewed the directors of LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, my favorite animated film of the year, about a Belgian girl in Japan who thinks she is God. A joy to hear from directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han about this triumph: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For LA Times, I interviewed the directors of LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, my favorite animated film of the year, about a Belgian girl in Japan who thinks she is God. A joy to hear from directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han about this triumph: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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For #Halloween we are Sensei’s “a few small beers.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
For #Halloween we are Sensei’s “a few small beers.”
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy 30th Anniversary to GOOSEBUMPS! The premiere episode “The Haunted Mask” still haunts my nightmares. #Goosebumps
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy 30th Anniversary to GOOSEBUMPS! The premiere episode “The Haunted Mask” still haunts my nightmares. #Goosebumps
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For the New York Times, I talked to Vasilis Marmatakis, the Greek artist behind the unique posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ brilliantly bizarre films starting with DOGTOOTH, and for every film since, including his latest, BUGONIA: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
For the New York Times, I talked to Vasilis Marmatakis, the Greek artist behind the unique posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ brilliantly bizarre films starting with DOGTOOTH, and for every film since, including his latest, BUGONIA: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
Blockbuster Video opened its first store on October 19th, 1985 in Dallas. It grew to over 9000 stores worldwide. Now there’s only one left in Bend, Oregon. 40 years of rise & fall, from unbeatable brand to nostalgic memory. Save the Video Store. #BlockbusterVideo
October 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Blockbuster Video opened its first store on October 19th, 1985 in Dallas. It grew to over 9000 stores worldwide. Now there’s only one left in Bend, Oregon. 40 years of rise & fall, from unbeatable brand to nostalgic memory. Save the Video Store. #BlockbusterVideo
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I’m so excited to part of the features jury for the Animation Is Film Festival, which kicks off today, alongside actor and filmmaker Jemaine Clement and Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove. Looking forward to discussing the strong lineup.
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’m so excited to part of the features jury for the Animation Is Film Festival, which kicks off today, alongside actor and filmmaker Jemaine Clement and Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove. Looking forward to discussing the strong lineup.
Tonight! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the @disc-connected.bsky.social YouTube show, talking about new physical media releases, and this week’s topic: obscure horror films! Join us at 6:30pm PST!
October 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Tonight! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the @disc-connected.bsky.social YouTube show, talking about new physical media releases, and this week’s topic: obscure horror films! Join us at 6:30pm PST!
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Honored to have written the liner notes for the Criterion Premieres release of Jia Zhangke’s masterful CAUGHT BY THE TIDES. One of the absolute best films released this year. Feel very lucky to have my writing in this one. @criterion.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Honored to have written the liner notes for the Criterion Premieres release of Jia Zhangke’s masterful CAUGHT BY THE TIDES. One of the absolute best films released this year. Feel very lucky to have my writing in this one. @criterion.bsky.social
THE DEAD is coming to @criterion.bsky.social! John Huston’s stunning final film is a masterful adaptation of James Joyce, and now it’s finally coming to BluRay/4K! AND it includes the out-of-print documentary John Huston & The Dubliners! #Criterion
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
THE DEAD is coming to @criterion.bsky.social! John Huston’s stunning final film is a masterful adaptation of James Joyce, and now it’s finally coming to BluRay/4K! AND it includes the out-of-print documentary John Huston & The Dubliners! #Criterion
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AZTEC BATMAN: CLASH OF EMPIRES reimagines the cape crusader as an Aztec warrior fighting Spanish conquistadors in Tenochtitlán. For De Los at @latimes.com , I interviewed the Mexican team behind it, director Juan Meza-Leon and producer Jose Carlos Garcia de Letona: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
AZTEC BATMAN: CLASH OF EMPIRES reimagines the cape crusader as an Aztec warrior fighting Spanish conquistadors in Tenochtitlán. For De Los at @latimes.com , I interviewed the Mexican team behind it, director Juan Meza-Leon and producer Jose Carlos Garcia de Letona: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
RIP Drew Struzan. Thank you for your amazing posters, especially the holy trilogy of 90s Pirate films: HOOK, MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND and CUTTHROAT ISLAND. You were truly one of a kind.
October 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
RIP Drew Struzan. Thank you for your amazing posters, especially the holy trilogy of 90s Pirate films: HOOK, MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND and CUTTHROAT ISLAND. You were truly one of a kind.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
“You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind.”
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind.”
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Mexican party for a 1-year-old baby:
“We are having a few small beers.”
“We are having a few small beers.”
October 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Mexican party for a 1-year-old baby:
“We are having a few small beers.”
“We are having a few small beers.”
ONE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
October 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ONE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
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I talked to THE Stephen King for the New York Times, as well as to directors Edgar Wright, Mike Flanagan, Mary Lambert, Andy Muschietti and Francis Lawrence, who’ve made films based on his novels, about bringing the author’s words to the screen: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/m...
September 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I talked to THE Stephen King for the New York Times, as well as to directors Edgar Wright, Mike Flanagan, Mary Lambert, Andy Muschietti and Francis Lawrence, who’ve made films based on his novels, about bringing the author’s words to the screen: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/m...
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If your parents got their green card through the amnesty in the ‘80s, they didn’t do it “the right way.” They just got lucky. Before that they were in the same shoes as the undocumented people being persecuted right now. The fact that some of you forget that is atrocious.
September 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If your parents got their green card through the amnesty in the ‘80s, they didn’t do it “the right way.” They just got lucky. Before that they were in the same shoes as the undocumented people being persecuted right now. The fact that some of you forget that is atrocious.
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Politicians and rich people only condemn violence as "political" when it kills someone rich and famous.
When trans people are targeted for violence by the state or by right wing influencers, when immigrants are racially profiles and put in camps, when protestors are brutalized, that's just normal.
When trans people are targeted for violence by the state or by right wing influencers, when immigrants are racially profiles and put in camps, when protestors are brutalized, that's just normal.
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Politicians and rich people only condemn violence as "political" when it kills someone rich and famous.
When trans people are targeted for violence by the state or by right wing influencers, when immigrants are racially profiles and put in camps, when protestors are brutalized, that's just normal.
When trans people are targeted for violence by the state or by right wing influencers, when immigrants are racially profiles and put in camps, when protestors are brutalized, that's just normal.
Sunday at Gardena Cinema: EL MARIACHI and DESPERADO double feature! VHS swap in the lobby at 6pm! Tickets available in the link below. #RobertRodriguez
September 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sunday at Gardena Cinema: EL MARIACHI and DESPERADO double feature! VHS swap in the lobby at 6pm! Tickets available in the link below. #RobertRodriguez
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For De Los at @latimes.com, I profiled Oscar Nuñez, the actor who played Oscar Martinez in THE OFFICE and now THE PAPER. We discussed the character that has been part of his life for 20 years, and he spoke out about the current anti-immigrant climate in this country: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
September 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
For De Los at @latimes.com, I profiled Oscar Nuñez, the actor who played Oscar Martinez in THE OFFICE and now THE PAPER. We discussed the character that has been part of his life for 20 years, and he spoke out about the current anti-immigrant climate in this country: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...