Chris Yogerst
@chrisyogerst.com
Writer, professor, media historian.
Columns at The Hollywood Reporter, Time, Washington Post, LARB, Atlantic, etc.
Author: The Warner Brothers; Hollywood Hates Hitler; Liberty Valance
Guide @ Cinejourneys
www.chrisyogerst.com
chrisyogerst.substack.com
Columns at The Hollywood Reporter, Time, Washington Post, LARB, Atlantic, etc.
Author: The Warner Brothers; Hollywood Hates Hitler; Liberty Valance
Guide @ Cinejourneys
www.chrisyogerst.com
chrisyogerst.substack.com
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
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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
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...
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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...
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+
It will be out in early 2026 from CANAL+
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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+
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...
time.com/7210586/holl...
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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...
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...
...things are just heating up.
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“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...
...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.
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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.
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Adding some 90s grunge to #GodzillaDay
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Adding some 90s grunge to #GodzillaDay
EPIC 90s lineup tonight! Three absolutely killer bands.
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
EPIC 90s lineup tonight! Three absolutely killer bands.
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).
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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).
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...
chrisyogerst.substack.com/p/when-first...
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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...
chrisyogerst.substack.com/p/when-first...
Part four tonight. Taking time again to recommend this awesome book --
October 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Part four tonight. Taking time again to recommend this awesome book --
Still working through the Scream films along with reading the new cultural history of the franchise. The third installment is the silliest, but it's absolutely delightful.
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Still working through the Scream films along with reading the new cultural history of the franchise. The third installment is the silliest, but it's absolutely delightful.
Today is the day!
If you’re a fan of westerns, stars like John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, or curious as to how the genre has evolved, this is a book for you!
Please share far and wide!
If you’re a fan of westerns, stars like John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, or curious as to how the genre has evolved, this is a book for you!
Please share far and wide!
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today is the day!
If you’re a fan of westerns, stars like John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, or curious as to how the genre has evolved, this is a book for you!
Please share far and wide!
If you’re a fan of westerns, stars like John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, or curious as to how the genre has evolved, this is a book for you!
Please share far and wide!
Teaching early television this morning
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Teaching early television this morning
Snagged a copy of 1929 at @halfpricebooks.bsky.social (and a signed copy as a bonus!)
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Snagged a copy of 1929 at @halfpricebooks.bsky.social (and a signed copy as a bonus!)
Some of the books noted in this column. Highly recommend!
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Some of the books noted in this column. Highly recommend!
Weekend reflections on how the past and present help us navigate the digital dumpster fire. My latest post at Adventures in the Archive (link below)
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Weekend reflections on how the past and present help us navigate the digital dumpster fire. My latest post at Adventures in the Archive (link below)
Kicking back to the original. Still fun. Killer soundtrack.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Kicking back to the original. Still fun. Killer soundtrack.
So, for nostalgia’s sake, this was kinda fun.
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
So, for nostalgia’s sake, this was kinda fun.
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!
October 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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!