David Viramontes
@davidviramontes.bsky.social
he/him | audience engagement editor at @latimes.com | formerly variety
Completely over the moon for Thom Andersen’s opus “Los Angeles Plays Itself.” Nearly three hours of the most fascinating piece of criticism I’ve ever encountered. Among other things, it finds time to extol the Dragnet franchise, critique L.A.’s transit system and rip a Diane Keaton movie to shreds.
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Completely over the moon for Thom Andersen’s opus “Los Angeles Plays Itself.” Nearly three hours of the most fascinating piece of criticism I’ve ever encountered. Among other things, it finds time to extol the Dragnet franchise, critique L.A.’s transit system and rip a Diane Keaton movie to shreds.
if the ticketmaster queue is to be believed, there are ~100k people trying to get tickets to addison rae’s los angeles concert at the wiltern, which has a 2300 person capacity lol
June 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
if the ticketmaster queue is to be believed, there are ~100k people trying to get tickets to addison rae’s los angeles concert at the wiltern, which has a 2300 person capacity lol
me: can we watch mission impossible?
mom: we have mission impossible at home.
[mission impossible at home]
mom: we have mission impossible at home.
[mission impossible at home]
May 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
me: can we watch mission impossible?
mom: we have mission impossible at home.
[mission impossible at home]
mom: we have mission impossible at home.
[mission impossible at home]
#MissionImpossible: The Final Reckoning is a mess! Chaotic and plotty, but every so often McQuarrie throws down something completely mesmerizing. Interestingly less reliant action. I loved that it’s littered with character actor performances. Bless Tom Cruise for deciding to go full Animaniac.
May 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
#MissionImpossible: The Final Reckoning is a mess! Chaotic and plotty, but every so often McQuarrie throws down something completely mesmerizing. Interestingly less reliant action. I loved that it’s littered with character actor performances. Bless Tom Cruise for deciding to go full Animaniac.
At #Coachella for the first time ever. Having the time of my life. Not overstimulated whatsoever.
April 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
At #Coachella for the first time ever. Having the time of my life. Not overstimulated whatsoever.
reaching heretofore unseen levels of being back
April 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
reaching heretofore unseen levels of being back
John Carpenter happily agreed to score Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming horror movie during their Q&A.
Carpenter also motioned to the clock several times and said he needed to leave asap to “eat his drug dealer.”
Carpenter also motioned to the clock several times and said he needed to leave asap to “eat his drug dealer.”
March 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
John Carpenter happily agreed to score Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming horror movie during their Q&A.
Carpenter also motioned to the clock several times and said he needed to leave asap to “eat his drug dealer.”
Carpenter also motioned to the clock several times and said he needed to leave asap to “eat his drug dealer.”
John Carpenter talking to Bong Joon Ho before a screening of “The Thing.”
“Special effects are a huge pain in the ass. They mostly look like crap,” says Carpenter.
a gathering of goats
“Special effects are a huge pain in the ass. They mostly look like crap,” says Carpenter.
a gathering of goats
March 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
John Carpenter talking to Bong Joon Ho before a screening of “The Thing.”
“Special effects are a huge pain in the ass. They mostly look like crap,” says Carpenter.
a gathering of goats
“Special effects are a huge pain in the ass. They mostly look like crap,” says Carpenter.
a gathering of goats
loved the museums new color in motion exhibit which has some great interactive installations, but i was taken aback by the costume display. the dress from portrait of a lady on fire stopped me in my tracks.
March 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
loved the museums new color in motion exhibit which has some great interactive installations, but i was taken aback by the costume display. the dress from portrait of a lady on fire stopped me in my tracks.
visited the bong joon ho exhibit at the @academymuseum.bsky.social today and saw his copious storyboards among other cool stuff. but learned he was a total movie freak from a young age. he even ran a bootleg movie club with a library of films on vhs and logged his collection by hand in a notebook
March 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
visited the bong joon ho exhibit at the @academymuseum.bsky.social today and saw his copious storyboards among other cool stuff. but learned he was a total movie freak from a young age. he even ran a bootleg movie club with a library of films on vhs and logged his collection by hand in a notebook
I ran (across the street) in the L.A. marathon (to get back to my apartment).
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I ran (across the street) in the L.A. marathon (to get back to my apartment).
nothin better than seeing my personal friends the looney tunes on the big screen
March 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
nothin better than seeing my personal friends the looney tunes on the big screen
Love this old theater in Seal Beach that’s been restored. Its grand reopening is the premiere of “Harbour Chronicles,” a new film about Rich Harbour, a local surf legend whose surf shop is right across the street from the theater.
January 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Love this old theater in Seal Beach that’s been restored. Its grand reopening is the premiere of “Harbour Chronicles,” a new film about Rich Harbour, a local surf legend whose surf shop is right across the street from the theater.
scene outside my building
January 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
scene outside my building
Experienced one of the most magical movie moments last night at a CityWalk IMAX screening of #TheBrutalist.
During the Nicole Kidman ad when she says, “when the lights begin to dim,” the actual lights in the auditorium dimmed.
An indescribable feeling indeed.
During the Nicole Kidman ad when she says, “when the lights begin to dim,” the actual lights in the auditorium dimmed.
An indescribable feeling indeed.
January 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Experienced one of the most magical movie moments last night at a CityWalk IMAX screening of #TheBrutalist.
During the Nicole Kidman ad when she says, “when the lights begin to dim,” the actual lights in the auditorium dimmed.
An indescribable feeling indeed.
During the Nicole Kidman ad when she says, “when the lights begin to dim,” the actual lights in the auditorium dimmed.
An indescribable feeling indeed.
There’s an insanely fun adaptation of #TheCountOfMonteCristo playing in theaters right now. It’s sumptuous and funny and shot in gorgeous locations. And it’s got a dinner party scene for the ages. The movie had me hootin and hollerin. Add it to the canon of great swashbuckling cinema.
January 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
There’s an insanely fun adaptation of #TheCountOfMonteCristo playing in theaters right now. It’s sumptuous and funny and shot in gorgeous locations. And it’s got a dinner party scene for the ages. The movie had me hootin and hollerin. Add it to the canon of great swashbuckling cinema.
Saw #EyesWideShut (first time) at the New Beverly on Friday. Then I had to see it again last night at the Egyptian. It’s a movie ripe for what I love about moviegoing: falling down rabbit holes of interviews, reddit threads and podcasts. Just marinating in discussions that have been raging for years
December 24, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Saw #EyesWideShut (first time) at the New Beverly on Friday. Then I had to see it again last night at the Egyptian. It’s a movie ripe for what I love about moviegoing: falling down rabbit holes of interviews, reddit threads and podcasts. Just marinating in discussions that have been raging for years
Some photos from my brief stint as a projectionist in college. Loved watching movies from this angle.
December 18, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Some photos from my brief stint as a projectionist in college. Loved watching movies from this angle.
#Interstellar in 70mm IMAX at the Citywalk AMC. Absolute full body chills.
These insanely cool photos are by projectionist Taylor Umpenhour, who’s been projecting the 70mm IMAX film at that theater for the movie’s rerelease: www.instagram.com/taylor.umphe...
These insanely cool photos are by projectionist Taylor Umpenhour, who’s been projecting the 70mm IMAX film at that theater for the movie’s rerelease: www.instagram.com/taylor.umphe...
December 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
#Interstellar in 70mm IMAX at the Citywalk AMC. Absolute full body chills.
These insanely cool photos are by projectionist Taylor Umpenhour, who’s been projecting the 70mm IMAX film at that theater for the movie’s rerelease: www.instagram.com/taylor.umphe...
These insanely cool photos are by projectionist Taylor Umpenhour, who’s been projecting the 70mm IMAX film at that theater for the movie’s rerelease: www.instagram.com/taylor.umphe...
We finally launched this year’s edition of the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A., selected by @latimes.com food experts Bill Addison and Jenn Harris.
Loved seeing restaurants celebrate when their name popped up on the list.
A couple bites from restaurants on the list: www.latimes.com/food/list/10...
Loved seeing restaurants celebrate when their name popped up on the list.
A couple bites from restaurants on the list: www.latimes.com/food/list/10...
December 5, 2024 at 5:41 PM
We finally launched this year’s edition of the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A., selected by @latimes.com food experts Bill Addison and Jenn Harris.
Loved seeing restaurants celebrate when their name popped up on the list.
A couple bites from restaurants on the list: www.latimes.com/food/list/10...
Loved seeing restaurants celebrate when their name popped up on the list.
A couple bites from restaurants on the list: www.latimes.com/food/list/10...
What do the different colors mean?
December 5, 2024 at 12:16 AM
What do the different colors mean?
