CELLULOID CEMETERY

CELLULOID CEMETERY

By Mark BessengerTV & Film
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CELLULOID CEMETERY episodes

  • Episode 85: SUPERGIRL (1984)

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    What do you get when you mix a flying superstrong girl, Brenda Vaccaro, a missing power source, black magic and Faye Dunaway? You get filmmakers Alan Rowe Kelly and Bart Mastronardi joining me on Celluloid Cemetery to talk about the 1984 action flick SUPERGIRL!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  SUPER SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    39 min
  • Episode 84: SNOWBEAST (1977)

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    Grab your skis and hit the slopes! Then grab a mug of hot cocoa and join Bigfoot enthusiast Rob Carl and me as Celluloid Cemetery heads for the Winter Carnival to talk about the 1977 TV-movie SNOWBEAST!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: Winter Carnival SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    37 min
  • Episode 83: JUST BEFORE DAWN

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    What's a cozy camping trip into the woods without weird families, grumpy forest rangers, skinny-dipping in waterfalls, droopy underwear and vicious machete-wielding maniacs? Join director/cinematographer Bart Mastronardi and me on Celluloid Cemetery as we talk about director Jeff Lieberman's 1981 horror thriller JUST BEFORE DAWN!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: SPOILERS! SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    43 min
  • Episode 82: OLD DRACULA

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    Before LOVE AT FIRST BITE, before BLACULA, there was another racially-themed vampire comedy, OLD DRACULA! Filmmaker Vito Trabucco joins me to talk about David Niven in blackface, Theresa Graves in whiteface, British humor and can themes about racism can be funny without being offensive?

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: Vampiric SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    44 min
  • Episode 81: WHAT'S UP, DOC?

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    Celluloid Cemetery goes carpet-bagging with rocks, jewels, secret documents, clothes and hilarious results as actor/director Benjamin Lutz joins me to talk about one of the greatest screwball rom-coms of all time, Peter Bogdanovich's WHAT'S UP, DOC? starring Barbara Streisand, Ryan O'Neal and the amazing Madeline Kahn!

     Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: Igneous SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    44 min
  • Episode 80: EVIL UNDER THE SUN

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    Dust off the little grey cells as my special guest director/writer/podcaster Michael Varrati (THERE'S A ZOMBIE OUTSIDE!) joins me to discuss the campy bitchy goodness of Agatha Christie's EVIL UNDER THE SUN and why Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Sylvia Miles commit another crime by stealing the movie!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: Little Grey SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    44 min
  • Episode 79: TWO ON A GUILLOTINE

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    What do you get when you mix Dean Jones, Connie Stevens, romantic comedy, a melodious rabbit, a house full of tricks and a guillotine??  It's Disney meets William Castle in the wonderfully spooky TWO ON A GUILLOTINE!  Join me and my special guest, horror podcaster and film historian Daniel Epler as we talk all things Old Dark House, what scared us as kids and cold roast beef sandwiches!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: Cold Roast Beef SPOILERS!

    ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

    44 min
  • Episode 78: A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS

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    Here's the story of a lovely lady, her three very lovely girls, a fellow with three boys of his own and a Christmas that they'll never forget!  Celebrate the holiday here on Celluloid Cemetery as me and my very special guest Santa Claus(!) discuss why there's a different actress playing Cindy, a randy Carol Brady and just where the hell is that damn bathroom??

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING: SPOILERS!

    ©2024 Thrillsville Productions

    42 min
  • Episode 77: ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS

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    Hey, Vern, it's Christmas! And when Santa comes to Orlando, Florida to pass on the mantle to a retired kiddie show host and set a street youth on the right path, that can only mean one thing! It's Ernest P. Worrell to the rescue!  Entertainment Marketing Director and writer Patrick Falvey joins me to talk about bloody reindeer, horny teenage actresses, shtick-laden baggage handlers and the amazing Jim Varney! KnowwhutImean?

    WARNING:  Hey Vern, it's SPOILERS!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    ©2024 Thrillsville Production

    41 min
  • Episode 76: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

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    How do you breathe life into a story that's been realized dozens of times?  Why, add the Muppets, of course!  Join actress/singer/producer Emily Durchholz, actor Daniel Moser and myself as we discuss Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Ebenezer Scrooge in the holiday musical classic, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL!

    WARNING:  We're Marley and SPOILERS!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    ©2024 Thrillsville Production

    35 min

About CELLULOID CEMETERY

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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…