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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2h

Thanks!!

Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 5h

Excited for @criterion.bsky.social's release of Captain Blood. Even more excited for @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social's essay and Alan Rode's commentary. Both of them enjoyed my bio on the Warner brothers, so maybe you will as well!

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 6h

Diving into HUAC history, here is an interesting documentary from 1962 about the red scare...

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 6h

I either have or had so many of his posters. His style is seared into my adolescence. RIP

Drew Struzan, Iconic Movie Poster Artist and Favorite of Spielberg and Lucas, Dies at 78

He created some of the most memorable movie posters of all-time in his own signature style as Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro pay tribute.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 9h

Major #Y2K era vibes incoming tonight at @shankhall.com

Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 22h

He absolutely was taken advantage of by his caretaker. It's an incredibly sad story. His whole family was estranged by the time he died. Still, the legacy of Jim's work should be celebrated nonetheless.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

"I don't hate it. I just think it's slick shit." This is how Casablanca co-writer Julius Epstein described the classic film in conversation with my friend Pat McGilligan.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 23h

Definitely! He knew the Cagney family quite well.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

In order to help us sift through the synthetic and identify valuable information, Boorstin defines pseudo-events as having four components. First, a pseudo-event “is not spontaneous, but comes about because someone has planned, planted, or incited it.”

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

Those backstory books are amazing. All OOP right now and I've been pushing Pat to get them republished. Let me know when your book is out! I'd love to learn more about it.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

I will! He's been an extraordinary mentor to me as well as so many others through his work.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

"I don't hate it. I just think it's slick shit." This is how Casablanca co-writer Julius Epstein described the classic film in conversation with my friend Pat McGilligan.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

Even a broken clock is right twice a day, so SCOTUS was bound to get something right.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot...

apnews.com

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

chrisyogerst.substack.com/p/image-is-e...

Image is Everything

Daniel Boorstin and Pseudo-Events in the 21st Century

chrisyogerst.substack.com

Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

Awards shows are constructed solely for the purpose of being reported on, analyzed by journalists and fans, thus creating buzz about the industry that will lead to more product sales.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

Boorstin saw film and music awards shows as a perfect example: the nominated products, which have already been released, now come with their own marketing campaigns.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

In order to help us sift through the synthetic and identify valuable information, Boorstin defines pseudo-events as having four components. First, a pseudo-event “is not spontaneous, but comes about because someone has planned, planted, or incited it.”

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

So moving. Now I need to revisit Uncle Buck and The Great Outdoors!

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

Daniel Boorstin was right about the changing status of fame and celebrity. “Wherever it reaches,” he observes, “it confuses traditional forms of achievement. It focuses on the personality rather than on the work. It puts a premium on well-knownness for its own sake.”

Image is Everything

Daniel Boorstin and Pseudo-Events in the 21st Century

open.substack.com

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

This also makes the sad side of this story all the more heartbreaking. So much brilliance and tragedy.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

#NowWatching ...I think John Candy was the first celebrity loss I remember (with Kurt Cobain shortly after). He was a towering figure and I realized that quickly as a kid. The joy his comedy has brought me is so delightfully shared by his colleagues interviewed in this doc.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

Ugh....this timeline is awful.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

Examples he cites include authors like Hemingway, Salinger, and Mailer, who all eventually became known more for their personalities than for their work (in his opinion). This “personality as celebrity” template would take over in the coming decades…

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

Daniel Boorstin was right about the changing status of fame and celebrity. “Wherever it reaches,” he observes, “it confuses traditional forms of achievement. It focuses on the personality rather than on the work. It puts a premium on well-knownness for its own sake.”

Image is Everything

Daniel Boorstin and Pseudo-Events in the 21st Century

open.substack.com

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 3d

Thanks for including my @thr.com column!

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