Todd Vaziri
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@tvaziri.com
· Oct 7
ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair
YouTube video by Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years.
Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
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Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
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“All in all, America is a land of contrasts.”
New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil closing the broadcast from MN last night.
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“All in all, America is a land of contrasts.”
seems bad
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
seems bad
I could write 2000 words about these screenshots.
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I could write 2000 words about these screenshots.
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more generations need to discover M*A*S*H
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
more generations need to discover M*A*S*H
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MASH is one of the greatest shows ever made. It centers a group of highly skilled people who are scared to be there, who hate the war that is happening there, and who will do their damnedest to help every single person they can for so long as they're suck there.
i cannot tell you how often i think back to MASH when writing. that ability to walk the line between humor and the darkest of humanity, yet never truly cross over into making light of it OR hopelessness--even though it toys with those things, too--is the line i strive for
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
MASH is one of the greatest shows ever made. It centers a group of highly skilled people who are scared to be there, who hate the war that is happening there, and who will do their damnedest to help every single person they can for so long as they're suck there.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
please use AI for something useful, like making Marty's "Johnny B. Goode" singing voice sound more like Michael J. Fox
January 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
please use AI for something useful, like making Marty's "Johnny B. Goode" singing voice sound more like Michael J. Fox
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Jan. 6, 2021: "history will remember"
Jan. 7, 2026:
Jan. 7, 2026:
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Jan. 6, 2021: "history will remember"
Jan. 7, 2026:
Jan. 7, 2026:
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we watch everyday how history can be rewritten in favor of complete fabrications, it’s extremely bleak
According to the White House, this is the "true" timeline of January 6th.
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
we watch everyday how history can be rewritten in favor of complete fabrications, it’s extremely bleak
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Top: A well-reported story about how ChatGPT basically killed a kid giving him drug advice
Bottom: A desperate plea to help SFGate survive in the era of Google's AI summaries
In between: A GenAI ad for an impossible object that dispenses butter, and generates the money to pay for the reporting
Bottom: A desperate plea to help SFGate survive in the era of Google's AI summaries
In between: A GenAI ad for an impossible object that dispenses butter, and generates the money to pay for the reporting
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Top: A well-reported story about how ChatGPT basically killed a kid giving him drug advice
Bottom: A desperate plea to help SFGate survive in the era of Google's AI summaries
In between: A GenAI ad for an impossible object that dispenses butter, and generates the money to pay for the reporting
Bottom: A desperate plea to help SFGate survive in the era of Google's AI summaries
In between: A GenAI ad for an impossible object that dispenses butter, and generates the money to pay for the reporting
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“Gangs of New York” (2002)
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“Gangs of New York” (2002)
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
“Gangs of New York” (2002)
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“Gangs of New York” (2002)
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The most undefeated thing ever is retail sales going up once you kick cars out of the way. It has happened everywhere
More good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.2% in October! Or to quote the PDA's own words the market has had "exceptional sales performance of our tenants." (pikeplacemarket.community.highbond.com/document/fd1...)
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The most undefeated thing ever is retail sales going up once you kick cars out of the way. It has happened everywhere
my face when someone tells me "Christopher Nolan REFUSES to use 'CGI'"
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
my face when someone tells me "Christopher Nolan REFUSES to use 'CGI'"
I loved pretty much everything about "Marty Supreme" (2025) but I don't want to hear one word that has anything to do with that O'Leary clown.
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I loved pretty much everything about "Marty Supreme" (2025) but I don't want to hear one word that has anything to do with that O'Leary clown.
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Adding @tvaziri.com's evergreen post to this video about how messed up the bidding process for VFX is in Hollywood.
Also, Todd's post might as well be about AAA games 👀
Also, Todd's post might as well be about AAA games 👀
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Adding @tvaziri.com's evergreen post to this video about how messed up the bidding process for VFX is in Hollywood.
Also, Todd's post might as well be about AAA games 👀
Also, Todd's post might as well be about AAA games 👀
also the NYT adding the giving-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-phrase “Seeming to Pivot” to the headline as if this isn’t a textbook example of a complete 180
No problem at all here, nothing to see, everybody just keep moving.
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
also the NYT adding the giving-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-phrase “Seeming to Pivot” to the headline as if this isn’t a textbook example of a complete 180
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Translate "Hail Victory" into German. Go on, Google translate is right there waiting.
If the Republican Party was an institution suited to hold power in a religiously and culturally pluralistic democracy, it would not allow (let alone encourage) its rising youth to gleefully Hitler post.
FWIW, they have now deleted that post with no apology or explanation.
FWIW, they have now deleted that post with no apology or explanation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Translate "Hail Victory" into German. Go on, Google translate is right there waiting.
attn: London
Experience the UK Premiere of William Friedkin’s white-knuckle jungle thriller SORCERER from a new 4K Restoration! Running Fri 9th Jan for five consecutive days - it's often hailed as Friedkin’s boldest and most underrated film.
🎟️: buff.ly/FV6Sv7M
🎟️: buff.ly/FV6Sv7M
January 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
attn: London