Aaron Hunter
@aaronhunter.bsky.social
Movie doctor: Trinity College Dublin
Women and New Hollywood, Polly Platt, Hal Ashby
he/him, dad, drummer
Women and New Hollywood, Polly Platt, Hal Ashby
he/him, dad, drummer
From 2023, a deep dive into Polly Platt's creative labour in '70s and '80s Hollywood. It's a pricey academic book, but your library might have it! (also, I'm happy to share on request).
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
From 2023, a deep dive into Polly Platt's creative labour in '70s and '80s Hollywood. It's a pricey academic book, but your library might have it! (also, I'm happy to share on request).
It's not going to happen @theguardian.com - charging to give us non-invasive adds? I'll miss reading Monbiot, but at least he summarises his work and engages around it online.
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
It's not going to happen @theguardian.com - charging to give us non-invasive adds? I'll miss reading Monbiot, but at least he summarises his work and engages around it online.
Drop something ELECTRIFYING
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Drop something ELECTRIFYING
Nice work, Maine!
Perhaps not the biggest news on a big night, but Maine voters resoundingly rejected limiting voter rights, and resoundingly supported a gun restriction bill.
(Images from cnn.com)
Perhaps not the biggest news on a big night, but Maine voters resoundingly rejected limiting voter rights, and resoundingly supported a gun restriction bill.
(Images from cnn.com)
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Nice work, Maine!
Perhaps not the biggest news on a big night, but Maine voters resoundingly rejected limiting voter rights, and resoundingly supported a gun restriction bill.
(Images from cnn.com)
Perhaps not the biggest news on a big night, but Maine voters resoundingly rejected limiting voter rights, and resoundingly supported a gun restriction bill.
(Images from cnn.com)
Some crazy rainbow action on the road to Belfast - Ace lookin down?
October 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Some crazy rainbow action on the road to Belfast - Ace lookin down?
Been looking forward to this for months, gonna be especially intense now, with Ace’s recent passing 🤘🔥
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Been looking forward to this for months, gonna be especially intense now, with Ace’s recent passing 🤘🔥
OMG, I haven’t shown you my fit tonight. Long live the Spaceman! #AceFrehley
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
OMG, I haven’t shown you my fit tonight. Long live the Spaceman! #AceFrehley
This is me, Halloween 1980 (age 9). We did this two (three?) years in a row. Every year I asked to be Ace, but Ricky's sister Jo did the makeup, so he got to choose. Ah well, there's worse things than being the Catman!
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is me, Halloween 1980 (age 9). We did this two (three?) years in a row. Every year I asked to be Ace, but Ricky's sister Jo did the makeup, so he got to choose. Ah well, there's worse things than being the Catman!
BTW, pour one out for Ace!
October 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BTW, pour one out for Ace!
There's lots of talk in the fandom about which era of KISS is the best. Crazy! They were 8 for 9, plus 2 killer live albums with Ace. They were 2 for 11 after he left. Later guitarists might have been 'better' (whatevs) but none of them had the thing. None of them were space men. -->
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
There's lots of talk in the fandom about which era of KISS is the best. Crazy! They were 8 for 9, plus 2 killer live albums with Ace. They were 2 for 11 after he left. Later guitarists might have been 'better' (whatevs) but none of them had the thing. None of them were space men. -->
Over the years as my KISS fandom waxed and waned, I never stopped being excited by Ace. His persona was so ethereal, but his guitar playing was so chunky and grounded and raw and real. A self-taught axeman communing with the stars. Listen to the 1-2 punch of "Parasite" and "She" on KISS Alive! -->
October 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Over the years as my KISS fandom waxed and waned, I never stopped being excited by Ace. His persona was so ethereal, but his guitar playing was so chunky and grounded and raw and real. A self-taught axeman communing with the stars. Listen to the 1-2 punch of "Parasite" and "She" on KISS Alive! -->
RIP Ace Frehley
My first love
My 6-10 year old brain wanted to know him, to be him, to understand how he thought, or what he thought. Still, to this day, until waking to the news this morning, I believed I'd meet him one day. Listening to him play guitar altered my brain space ⚡🎸🔥🚀 -->
My first love
My 6-10 year old brain wanted to know him, to be him, to understand how he thought, or what he thought. Still, to this day, until waking to the news this morning, I believed I'd meet him one day. Listening to him play guitar altered my brain space ⚡🎸🔥🚀 -->
October 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
RIP Ace Frehley
My first love
My 6-10 year old brain wanted to know him, to be him, to understand how he thought, or what he thought. Still, to this day, until waking to the news this morning, I believed I'd meet him one day. Listening to him play guitar altered my brain space ⚡🎸🔥🚀 -->
My first love
My 6-10 year old brain wanted to know him, to be him, to understand how he thought, or what he thought. Still, to this day, until waking to the news this morning, I believed I'd meet him one day. Listening to him play guitar altered my brain space ⚡🎸🔥🚀 -->
Excited for a night of experimental fun with aemi in Dublin
September 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Excited for a night of experimental fun with aemi in Dublin
For TS Eliot, on his b-day (from "Fragment of an Agon")
September 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
For TS Eliot, on his b-day (from "Fragment of an Agon")
Sunday morning, Dublin
September 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sunday morning, Dublin
RIP Robert Redford
All things must pass, but boy did I love watching that beautiful man onscreen. I can watch the Dahlberg scene on repeat. Willis’s shot is amazing, but the way Redford works the space, a diminishing space, and slowly ratchets his attention and intensity is just magnificent.
All things must pass, but boy did I love watching that beautiful man onscreen. I can watch the Dahlberg scene on repeat. Willis’s shot is amazing, but the way Redford works the space, a diminishing space, and slowly ratchets his attention and intensity is just magnificent.
September 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
RIP Robert Redford
All things must pass, but boy did I love watching that beautiful man onscreen. I can watch the Dahlberg scene on repeat. Willis’s shot is amazing, but the way Redford works the space, a diminishing space, and slowly ratchets his attention and intensity is just magnificent.
All things must pass, but boy did I love watching that beautiful man onscreen. I can watch the Dahlberg scene on repeat. Willis’s shot is amazing, but the way Redford works the space, a diminishing space, and slowly ratchets his attention and intensity is just magnificent.
In other news ...
Happy 50th to this magnificent beast!
YMMV, but I reckon this album's as important to Gen-X rockers as the Beatles on Sullivan was to the previous era.
Just push play!
#KISS #KissAlive
Happy 50th to this magnificent beast!
YMMV, but I reckon this album's as important to Gen-X rockers as the Beatles on Sullivan was to the previous era.
Just push play!
#KISS #KissAlive
September 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In other news ...
Happy 50th to this magnificent beast!
YMMV, but I reckon this album's as important to Gen-X rockers as the Beatles on Sullivan was to the previous era.
Just push play!
#KISS #KissAlive
Happy 50th to this magnificent beast!
YMMV, but I reckon this album's as important to Gen-X rockers as the Beatles on Sullivan was to the previous era.
Just push play!
#KISS #KissAlive
I watched a lot of movies growing up, but seeing Hal Hartley's TRUST at a midnight screening when I was 20 said something to me about both life and movies that changed the way I thought about both - it pulled at so many threads in me that I didn't know were connected.
August 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I watched a lot of movies growing up, but seeing Hal Hartley's TRUST at a midnight screening when I was 20 said something to me about both life and movies that changed the way I thought about both - it pulled at so many threads in me that I didn't know were connected.
Wrapped up recent holidays w/a quick visit to Cambridge. Son wanted to see Harvard, so I thought I’d also take him to see the Famine memorial in Cambridge Common. It’s been modified! #SpierGorm
August 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Wrapped up recent holidays w/a quick visit to Cambridge. Son wanted to see Harvard, so I thought I’d also take him to see the Famine memorial in Cambridge Common. It’s been modified! #SpierGorm
Amateur, on the other hand …
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Amateur, on the other hand …
And in case you're not on Tidal, but wanna recreate the KISS Summer Party Playlist on your own streaming service:
July 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
And in case you're not on Tidal, but wanna recreate the KISS Summer Party Playlist on your own streaming service:
Just for fun, name two completely unrelated movies that share the same director.
July 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Just for fun, name two completely unrelated movies that share the same director.