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Jeff Yorkes @jeffyorkes.bsky.social · 26m

As a huge Drew Struzan fan, I originally asked the makers of the Drew Struzan documentary if I could cut their trailer. I wound-up editing the film. And then I cut the trailer. What an honor.
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster - Official Trailer (HD) Documentary

YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 1h

If you’re looking to celebrate Drew Struzan tonight, Fandango at Home has the documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER for FREE!

There’s a cute bit about Drew photographing Michael J. Fox for BTTF 2 and MJF geeking out when it hits him that’s THE “Drew.”

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you, I think all stories are valid if the execution is meaningful and not just for shock.

A lot of women have miscarriages, it’s not that I would never write about one. But it would have to be meaningful and respectful to people who have been through it, not an event trick.

Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 2h

Someone thought an unclear image was proof that Rogue was pregnant & then someone posted they thought the heartbreak would be a miscarriage.

This won't happen, I was being sarcastic. I've never seen @gailsimone.bsky.social not take proper care of her characters.

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 1h

When I was a kid, my brother had Drew Struzan’s BACK TO THE FUTURE poster and I had his STAR WARS Special Edition poster. This is the only one of his I currently have displayed, though.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

by this time next year, we want ICE agent to be one of the most miserable, soul destroying, hated jobs in america, we want parking enforcement to look like a dream job by comparison

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

the thing is, all that knock off amazon operator gear you bought to look tough and scary just looks fucking silly when you are being gyrated at by someone wearing an inflatable frog costume and being mooned by a naked bagpiper on a unicycle, it just doesn’t work, the self image cannot hold

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 3h

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

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Cat Stabbs 🎃 @catstaggs.bsky.social · 3h

Drew Struzan was an absolute master of his craft. His work inspired generations of talent who spent countless hours staring at every line & stroke of his thousands of works of art. His works always managed to bring the movies to life before we ever saw a single frame on screen.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 4h

For those tempted to say Young Republicans have always been this way, they really have not. When I worked on campus and did bipartisan college events after, they were very much not like this.

That’s why groups like YCT and eventually TPUSA formed — because Young Republicans weren’t radical enough.

Politico @politico.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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🌈miski🌦️ @miski.bsky.social · 4h

honestly this doesn't surprise me when they're programmed to use simpering bootlicker language about everything you say to keep users engaged as much as possible

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morikogray.bsky.social @morikogray.bsky.social · 5h

Ah, but can AI write non-sensical notes better than executives? They could use it to drive people mad.

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 5h

as someone who used to work in a story department, AI cannot replace a half decent reader. many of the jr executives who use those notes in lieu of reading to prep for meetings however….

Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 5h

“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”

Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.

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Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 5h

John Henry said to his captain,
"A man is nothing but a man,
But before I let your steam drill beat me down,
I'd die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord,

Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 5h

“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”

Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

variety.com

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 5h

Consumer-facing "A.i." fucking sucks and you're embarrassing yourself if you pass it off for your actual thoughts.

Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 5h

“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”

Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

variety.com

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bri-ll🎃-ween @briween.bsky.social · 5h

but if you make them the right amount of bitter to do the job properly, they'll unionize

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 5h

Hahahaha! Maybe the problem is that these A.I.s weren’t bitter enough

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 5h

“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”

Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

variety.com

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 8h

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 7h

Look at the wraparound artwork Struzan did for the Indiana Jones books in the early 90s, complete with hand-drawn titles and author blocks!

16 year old me would stand in a mall B. Dalton and could feel the thunder & hear the music with one of these books in my fat little white suburban hands.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 8h

Based on the large number of young Republicans I’ve spoken with on a daily basis the past 6-7yrs, this is not surprising. Not surprising at all.👇

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SimpsonsQOTD @simpsonsqotd.bsky.social · 8h

"In that case, I sentence you to
a lifetime of horror on Monster Island.
Don't worry. It's just a name."

"He said... It was just a name."

"What he meant is that Monster Island
is actually a peninsula."

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Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard.bsky.social · 8h

First of many. deadline.com/2025/10/then...

Black List-Discovered ‘Then He Was Gone’ Thriller Picked Up By Crooked Lane Books For 2026 Publication; Deal Is First From 2024 Fiction Program

A year after the Black List's foray into novel, thriller Then He Was Gone has a publisher & a 2026 release date.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 11h

My favorite Struzan story is that he was doing the poster for Indy at Disneyland, but they didn't have the rights to Ford's likeness. Fed up with working around the problem, Struzan just called Ford and was like, "hey, can I use your face for this," and Ford said, "if it's for you, absolutely."

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 9h

Every word of this is worth reading. These people are not outliers in young MAGA leadership. The person you are when you think you can get away with saying anything is the real you.

Politico @politico.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 10h

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 10h

I had his posters on my wall long before I even knew his name...

#DrewStruzan

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Benjamin Raab @benjaminraab.bsky.social · 10h

The good execs recognize that a writers' time is just as valuable as their own and actively go out of their to avoid letting those last minute scheduling conflicts derail what could be the beginning of a potentially beautiful creative partnership.

Others, not so much... (4/5)

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