I don't know who is all watching this, but it's pretty good.

Great lecture tonight from @agomezfcc.bsky.social at the latest meeting for the Committee for the First Amendment. It's great to hear someone at the FCC is watching things closely these days...

From their NYT interview. Parker's killer line used as the closer... "“You know, next year will be different,” he said. “If there’s one thing we know, it is that our show will be a lot longer than theirs." 🔥 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

Starring in Showgirls right as you're only known for playing a high school kid on TV was certain to raise eyebrows. Maybe the wrong film at the wrong time? It's certainly become a cult classic. Showgirls also helped crush Carolco productions, which I discussed in an upcoming documentary.

My favorite still from the set of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. I wanted this in the book but I couldn't find the rights to use it and an original was too expensive. I've been doing interviews now that the book's out and will make a list below! @unmpress.bsky.social @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social

These films have all aged incredibly well. The 80s, for all its failings, produced some great movies.

"Politics became pop culture," Trey Parker on why they avoided Trump and then went all-in in their attacks on his lunacy. See also: my @thr.com column about the evolving politics of South Park (linked in comments)

So, who’s it gonna be?

Paramount has a "list," the Committee for the First Amendment is back, Hollywood is under attack, free speech is under assault, but we've been here before. History is instructive. Here are some insights I learned from children of the Blacklist era, among other things...

"Politics became pop culture," Trey Parker on why they avoided Trump and then went all-in in their attacks on his lunacy. See also: my @thr.com column about the evolving politics of South Park (linked in comments)

Paramount has a "list," the Committee for the First Amendment is back, Hollywood is under attack, free speech is under assault, but we've been here before. History is instructive. Here are some insights I learned from children of the Blacklist era, among other things...

I teach the 1980s Tylenol scare each semester. Great comparison and I’ll certainly use it!

I remember seeing the stairs down to the store where Gizmo was purchased last time I was on the Warner lot.

Great review by @joeleydon.bsky.social of my friend Cyrus Nowrasteh's latest film. Family-friendly crowd pleaser in all the right was. "Irresistibly uplifting" thanks to its wonderful young star. variety.com/2025/film/re...

Eager to watch this. It's long, and I'm sure it's a bit repetitive (as this review suggests), but few stories could be more timely right now.

Had an absolute blast this morning discussing the famous and infamous Carolco production company on-screen for a documentary directed by Jeremy Fauchoux and Julien Dupuy. It will be out in early 2026 from CANAL+

Had an absolute blast this morning discussing the famous and infamous Carolco production company on-screen for a documentary directed by Jeremy Fauchoux and Julien Dupuy. It will be out in early 2026 from CANAL+

With Warner Bros. sale discussion omnipresent, let me reshare a column I wrote for Time's "Made by History" section about Harry Warner's moral high ground. time.com/7210586/holl...

In the 20th Century, so many industries followed the movies by self-policing their own content. Hollywood had the MPPDA (today's MPA), literature had their own association, comics had a Code Authority, music adopted the "Parental Advisory," TV has rating, why can't Meta create it's own thing?

With Warner Bros. sale discussion omnipresent, let me reshare a column I wrote for Time's "Made by History" section about Harry Warner's moral high ground. time.com/7210586/holl...

“We’re going after Warners,” Ellison told confidants even before the Paramount deal got the Trump administration’s approval. “I want to be in the top three, not the bottom three.” ...things are just heating up. variety.com/2025/film/fe...

Honored to have just received kind praise of this book by Ford scholar Joseph McBride. I was, perhaps, most nervous about his feedback as he is so incredibly passionate and defensive of Ford. With praise for Scott Eyman (who blurbed) and Joe McBride, both towering Ford experts, I can now rest easy.

America produces and enables a LOT of monsters. But even against that backdrop he stood out for his love of torture, death, lies and oil.

#NowWatching on @pbs.org

Adding some 90s grunge to #GodzillaDay

So, teaching a unit on Truth and Media today. Beginning with Hannah Arendt and ending with today's struggles with media literacy. Perfect day, as news of CBS editing Trump's moronic rant out of the interview. Meanwhile, earlier this year, he sued CBS for doing the same thing for Kamala Harris. WTF?

EPIC 90s lineup tonight! Three absolutely killer bands.

Interesting list. Scream should be no. 1 (obviously). Some on here that I haven't seen and have meant to for ages, such as Ravenous.

“Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, seditious newsletters, identity cards and ration books to Dutch resistance agents, even penetrating Nazi headquarters in Paris, died on Oct. 20 in London. She was 103.”

90s horror movie soundtrack vibes before trick or treating with the kiddo. Happy to be in a neighborhood that does this at night, on Halloween. Growing up, it was always on a Sunday afternoon (dumb).

Panic Broadcast Aftermath (my @thr.com column with additional images and video)

OTD in 1938, Orson Welles answered questions from reporters wondering why his production of War of the Worlds was so deceiving. Here's a column I wrote some time ago for @thr.com Make sure to read @abradschwartz.bsky.social's book on the so-called Panic Broadcast!

Panic Broadcast Aftermath (my @thr.com column with additional images and video)

But you know what they say about what happens when the legend becomes fact… Or at least my friend @chrisyogerst.com does, since this just came in the mail!

OTD in 1938, Orson Welles answered questions from reporters wondering why his production of War of the Worlds was so deceiving. Here's a column I wrote some time ago for @thr.com Make sure to read @abradschwartz.bsky.social's book on the so-called Panic Broadcast!

Tonight’s movie

Yesssssss

Horror fans of a certain age remember when and where they first saw Scream (1996). The opening scene changed us all forever...and took a page out of Hitchcock's playbook. chrisyogerst.substack.com/p/when-first...

Solid excerpt from Scott Eyman's forthcoming biography of Joan Crawford. He intelligently cuts through the legends, as he's done with countless others before (John Wayne, Cecil B. DeMille, etc)

...and here we go.

Nothing in this film felt far fetched besides the idea the everyone in the government has good intentions

Nothing in this film felt far fetched besides the idea the everyone in the government has good intentions

Horror fans of a certain age remember when and where they first saw Scream (1996). The opening scene changed us all forever...and took a page out of Hitchcock's playbook. chrisyogerst.substack.com/p/when-first...

A rare golden age Warner Bros horror film! @sethabramovitch.bsky.social

A rare golden age Warner Bros horror film! @sethabramovitch.bsky.social

Fascinating film about what it looks like when a muslim woman sits down and talks with white nationalists. When put face to face with a real person of color, they all backpeddle their bullshit. The wealthy, however, double down. Thanks for sharing @motleycow.bsky.social

Fascinating film about what it looks like when a muslim woman sits down and talks with white nationalists. When put face to face with a real person of color, they all backpeddle their bullshit. The wealthy, however, double down. Thanks for sharing @motleycow.bsky.social

So, it could be Skydance/Paramount, or Netflix, but nobody really knows. There should be antitrust issues all over this, but because politics rule all, there won't be at least if it's Skydance (Trump ally).

Good overview on why things don't get better despite constant technological innovation.

Sign. Me. Up. Nostalgia, humor, and a 90s soundtrack. Done.