Matt Aldrich
@matt-aldrich.bsky.social
Screenwriter, Coco, Cleaner, Dynamic Duo. Father, husband, baker. A little bit desperate and a little bit clever. I should have been born in Spain.
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Matt Aldrich
@matt-aldrich.bsky.social
· Nov 15
They say your first post should let the world know what you’re about.
Me, every morning: (Hey, something cool happened, or I baked something neat, or I thought of a funny quip, I should go on Bluesky and —
Oh.)
Oh.)
July 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Me, every morning: (Hey, something cool happened, or I baked something neat, or I thought of a funny quip, I should go on Bluesky and —
Oh.)
Oh.)
Faces covered, armed to the teeth, marauding through a city park on horseback. This is a terror campaign—one that, on Friday, got a $170B bump in funding. That’s a lot of hay.
Humvees, Mounted ICE Officers And Soldiers Descend On LA's 'Ellis Island,' Face Protesters And Mayor
Around 100 soldiers and federal agents convened on the Los Angeles park Monday morning for an immigration enforcement operation.
patch.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Faces covered, armed to the teeth, marauding through a city park on horseback. This is a terror campaign—one that, on Friday, got a $170B bump in funding. That’s a lot of hay.
California schools wake up to find $928M of their money held hostage for undisclosed reasons. I suppose they expect us to hold a bake sale now.
The Trump administration is currently holding hostage nearly $7B in federal funding for K-12 schools--funding that was supposed to be distributed yesterday.
They've stolen $80M from Wisconsin students and teachers alone. How much have they stolen from your state?
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
They've stolen $80M from Wisconsin students and teachers alone. How much have they stolen from your state?
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
See How Much School Funding Trump Is Holding Back From Your State
The administration is holding back nearly $7 billion for English learners, after-school programs, professional development, and more.
www.edweek.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
California schools wake up to find $928M of their money held hostage for undisclosed reasons. I suppose they expect us to hold a bake sale now.
Another thing they don’t tell you about parenting teenage boys: all the bottle-flipping.
June 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Another thing they don’t tell you about parenting teenage boys: all the bottle-flipping.
Collective action solves collective problems. Let’s hear it for the East Bay! Now, coffee.
East Bay Blue Bottle Coffee workers unionizing
Workers across four coffee shops have started the process to unionize at the Oakland-based company, citing economic exploitation, inconsistent staffing and scheduling and lack of healthcare benefits.
oaklandside.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Collective action solves collective problems. Let’s hear it for the East Bay! Now, coffee.
From the bottom of my soul: can we just not?
June 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From the bottom of my soul: can we just not?
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Writing animated features is non-union work. Even more shocking: there is nothing stopping studios from offering union contracts on those films.
Writing animated features is non-union work. Even more shocking: there is nothing stopping studios from offering union contracts on those films.
June 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Writing animated features is non-union work. Even more shocking: there is nothing stopping studios from offering union contracts on those films.
Writing animated features is non-union work. Even more shocking: there is nothing stopping studios from offering union contracts on those films.
Kouign Amann for No Kings Day. #bakingsky
June 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kouign Amann for No Kings Day. #bakingsky
This is only a sliver of today’s turnout in Walnut Creek, CA.
June 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is only a sliver of today’s turnout in Walnut Creek, CA.
It’s about damn time. The WGA was telling the studios to do this two years ago. If your business model relies on theft of copyrighted material, it is not a legal business.
In first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Hollywood giants sue AI firm for copyright infringement
Disney and Universal's 110-page lawsuit against Midjourney claims the AI player stole "countless" copyrighted works to train its software.
www.npr.org
June 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s about damn time. The WGA was telling the studios to do this two years ago. If your business model relies on theft of copyrighted material, it is not a legal business.
I kicked the Little Free Bakery back up yesterday with some almond croissants.
It’s amazing how much a box of free pastries confuses people walking by. A friend described the enterprise as “subversive mischief”. I agree. Down with capitalism, up with butter.
It’s amazing how much a box of free pastries confuses people walking by. A friend described the enterprise as “subversive mischief”. I agree. Down with capitalism, up with butter.
May 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I kicked the Little Free Bakery back up yesterday with some almond croissants.
It’s amazing how much a box of free pastries confuses people walking by. A friend described the enterprise as “subversive mischief”. I agree. Down with capitalism, up with butter.
It’s amazing how much a box of free pastries confuses people walking by. A friend described the enterprise as “subversive mischief”. I agree. Down with capitalism, up with butter.
More from the cornucopia. Brioche tart with poached pears, palmiers… Learning how to make these treats is so satisfying. Thank you SFBI. #bakingsky
May 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
More from the cornucopia. Brioche tart with poached pears, palmiers… Learning how to make these treats is so satisfying. Thank you SFBI. #bakingsky
I’m taking a 2 week pastry class, and this is what I made TODAY. Family, friends, and neighbors be warned: the danish dump truck is backing up.
May 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I’m taking a 2 week pastry class, and this is what I made TODAY. Family, friends, and neighbors be warned: the danish dump truck is backing up.
Overheard before a screening at the #TCMfilmfest: “Hey Google, how did Merle Oberon die?”
I love this festival.
I love this festival.
April 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Overheard before a screening at the #TCMfilmfest: “Hey Google, how did Merle Oberon die?”
I love this festival.
I love this festival.
So… none of us are retiring, ever. Am I getting this right?
April 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So… none of us are retiring, ever. Am I getting this right?
Why didn’t Oda Mae Brown get her own CBS procedural in the aughts? It’s a Paramount property for heaven’s sake. And yes, I’ve posted about this before, and I will keep posting about this until I get a satisfactory answer.
April 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Why didn’t Oda Mae Brown get her own CBS procedural in the aughts? It’s a Paramount property for heaven’s sake. And yes, I’ve posted about this before, and I will keep posting about this until I get a satisfactory answer.
We are now in bucket list territory. I put my heart and soul into this one and I can’t wait to share it. I sincerely hope #booksky will have me.
Matt Aldrich’s Debut Novel ‘The Natural Order’ Sells To Simon & Schuster
Matthew Aldrich's novel The Natural Order has landed at Simon & Schuster after its film deal at Universal with Barry Jenkins and Glen Powell attached.
deadline.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We are now in bucket list territory. I put my heart and soul into this one and I can’t wait to share it. I sincerely hope #booksky will have me.
Weekend bakes: strawberry maritozzi and country sourdough. #bakingsky
March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Weekend bakes: strawberry maritozzi and country sourdough. #bakingsky
Still walking on air this morning. I couldn't be more excited for this project. Much work ahead, but it's the best kind.
Barry Jenkins in Talks to Direct Glen Powell in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Natural Order’
Barry Jenkins is in talks to direct Glen Powell in the sci-fi thriller "The Natural Order," based on Matthew Aldrich's manuscript, for Universal.
variety.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Still walking on air this morning. I couldn't be more excited for this project. Much work ahead, but it's the best kind.
I admit I haven’t read my state’s Constitution in a while; what section provides for a governor’s podcast again?
March 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I admit I haven’t read my state’s Constitution in a while; what section provides for a governor’s podcast again?
Some families pass colds from one member to the next. We pass ear worms. I just got over my case of “Solsbury Hill” and now my wife has it. It’s going to be a long week.
March 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Some families pass colds from one member to the next. We pass ear worms. I just got over my case of “Solsbury Hill” and now my wife has it. It’s going to be a long week.
50% whole wheat sourdough. Baking my way through 2025.
#bakingsky
#bakingsky
February 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
50% whole wheat sourdough. Baking my way through 2025.
#bakingsky
#bakingsky
Thank you Noah & Dan for having me on! I don’t know how you do it, but you make talking about failure really fun.
On today’s SCREAMING INTO THE HOLLYWOOD ABYSS, we chat with screenwriter Matthew Aldrich, the co-writer of Pixar’s hit feature COCO (amongst many other things).
Come check out our super heart-felt conversation with a writer I’ve wanted to interview for a very long time.
Hollywoodabyss.com/coco
Come check out our super heart-felt conversation with a writer I’ve wanted to interview for a very long time.
Hollywoodabyss.com/coco
Hollywoodabyss.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thank you Noah & Dan for having me on! I don’t know how you do it, but you make talking about failure really fun.
Last night I learned that all dogs have a third eyelid. If there’s anything else you all have been hiding from me, now is your chance.
February 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Last night I learned that all dogs have a third eyelid. If there’s anything else you all have been hiding from me, now is your chance.
Proud that my Rep is out there making all the right noise, communicating to her constituents, and calling out bullshit. We need more Reps like Simon. Call yours today!
‘We are in a crisis’: New U.S. Rep. Simon slams Trump’s federal grant freeze at Oakland Children’s Hospital
The pause was temporarily blocked by a federal judge but not before causing chaos across the country.
oaklandside.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Proud that my Rep is out there making all the right noise, communicating to her constituents, and calling out bullshit. We need more Reps like Simon. Call yours today!