CELLULOID CEMETERY

CELLULOID CEMETERY

By Mark BessengerTV & Film
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  • Episode 115: GODZILLA 1985

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    Return with Celluloid Cemetery to 1985 when one of the world's biggest movie stars came out of retirement to appear in a brand new movie!  No, not Raymond Burr!  Join Big G enthusiast Andrew Ward and me as we talk about GODZILLA 1985!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Godzilla SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    38 min
  • Episode 114: COCAINE BEAR

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    Does a bear snort in the woods? Find out on this episode of Celluloid Cemetery as voice actor/actor Aaron Veach joins me to talk about whether 'tis nobler in the mind to laugh or scream at such a concept as the one you find in 2023's COCAINE BEAR!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Cocaine SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    40 min
  • Episode 113: DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY?

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    Did you hear the one about the traveling salesman and the farmer's daughter?  You did? Well then, I bet you haven't heard this one...Join me and Phyllis Diller historian and impersonator Laurie Ayers as we chat about her life and the only film she starred in, 1968's DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY?  Laurie tells us about Phyllis' life and career and how she became interested in the famous comedian on Celluloid Cemetery!

    NOTE: The film is not available anywhere on streaming or home video, so all audio clips were taken from a poor TV broadcasting source. You will hear the occasional “pop“ sound. I apologize for this, but it was the best I could find.

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Did you hear the one about the SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    42 min
  • Episode 112: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY?

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    And the final Jeopardy answers are: a. "Oh, my god! Put some clothes on!", b. "The carpet matches the drapes!" and c. "Hey, baby, wanna come back to my place and watch some horror movies?"  The question is the title of the film director/writer/actor Lee Anthony Smith and I are discussing today, 1969's WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY?  "Candid Camera" creator Allen Funt attempts an adult-oriented feature film that looks at social morals of the day and shows us how little things have really changed!  Warning: the chat often gets spicy!


    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  What do you say to SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    48 min
  • Episode 111: THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL

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    Okay, "Hello, Dolly!", it ain't.  "Singin' in the Rain", it ain't.  It ain't even "Xanadu!"  But today, actor Benjamin Lutz and I strip down on Celluloid Cemetery to talk about musical perversions, dancing dildos and a tap-dancing Cindy Williams in 1976's THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL! Warning: this episode is especially spicy!


    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  First Nudie SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    48 min
  • Episode 110: DEAD DICKS

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    The bonds between brother and sister are stretched to the breaking point...and beyond when Becca checks in on her suicidal older brother, only to find him dead in the bathtub...and the closet...and on the sofa...and then alive eating cereal.  It's a loopy quagmire that is surprisingly poignant.  So get out the hankies and join musician/actor Drew Beasley as we discuss the 2019 film DEAD DICKS!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  DICK-Y SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    38 min
  • Episode 109: YETI, GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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    When Yetis are 30 feet tall and look like Barry Gibb, you know this is a job for Celluloid Cemetery! Join Bigfoot enthusiast and film school teacher Rob Carl and me as we talk about how big a monster must be to be considered kaiju, how goofy a film is to be considered a kiddie movie, and would a giant fish skeleton really work as a comb?  Grab the soap and get ready for the biggest tick bath in history, as we chat about the 1977 film, YETI, GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Giant 20th Century SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    38 min
  • Episode 108: DEMON WIND

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    There's a foul stench in the wind...and it's not us!  Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, producer/writer/entertainment marketing producer Patrick Falvey and I talk possession, gooey fx, bad acting and Evil Dead rip-offs!  It's 1990's DEMON WIND! Join us as we ask the questions "Why doesn't anyone care that one of them is turned into a bloody doll?", "Did that actor get cast because he looked like Kevin Bacon?" and "Why is that guy naked at a gas station?"

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Windy SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 107: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION

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    What makes a comedy funny? For the first time, filmmaker Vito Trabucco and I butt heads on one of his favorite funny films, 1982's NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION.  Join our spirited debate on why the film works (or doesn't), why the cast is perfect (or isn't) and how long would the film be if it wasn't padded like it had a pea under it!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Reunion SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    45 min
  • Episode 106: WICKED WICKED

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    Film gimmicks have been around since the introduction of the talkies, but today on Celluloid Cemetery, former film teacher Kent Pettit joins me to discuss the use of film gimmicks to draw in audiences and just how successful "Duo-Vision" was for the 1973 film WICKED WICKED!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  SPOILERS SPOILERS!!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    55 min

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Join your host, filmmaker Mark Bessenger (BITE MARKS, NINJA ZOMBIE), and his guests as they delve into the exploitative, overlooked and under-appreciated side of cinema!  Each week, Mark picks…