CELLULOID CEMETERY
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 a film his guests haven't seen, then they watch and discuss it! Will they like it, love it or hate it? Listen and find out! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING: SPOILERS! ©2024 Thrillsville Productions
Episodes
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 Gal...
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 abo...
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 h...
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....
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!!
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Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, we gather together undeveloped characters, folksy robots, big-ass special effects, a villain with a beard set to impress and a trip where no man has gone before! Oops! Wrong franchise! Join former astronomics and film teacher Rob Carl as we explore Disney's first cinematic adventure into the PG rating! Damn! Hell! Damn!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
Mel Brooks takes on Alfred Hitchcock in this spoof of his movies. A sanitarium, a new director, a fiendish scheme, multiple murders, a desperate woman, shady characters and fourth-wall-breaking jokes all add up to one thing...1977's HIGH ANXIETY! Join actor Dudley Beene and me as we discuss the high points and pitfalls when the Master of Mirth meets the Master of suspense!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwo...
Things get gooey at Celluloid Cemetery as a nuclear storage facility creates a mess o' monsters that threaten a small town fighting against filth! Join writer and entertainment marketing director Patrick Falvey and me as we discuss the 1983 Jackie Kong film THE BEING!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: The SPOILERS!
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Move over, Alucard! Get lost, Count Yorga! Beat it, Karnstein! Make way for cinema's first black vampire, Dracula's soul brother...Blacula! Join film teacher Kent Pettit as we discuss horror blaxploitation, the Hues Corporation and can a movie like this be made today?
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: SPOILERS-ula!
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Clashes between horror movie monsters are a tried-and-true staple of the genre! Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, King Kong Vs. Godzilla and Billy the Kid Vs. Dracula are but a few entries! But in the early 2000s, modern horror took a turn! Join filmmaker, photographer and film school teacher Bart Mastronardi and me as we pick up the pieces after FREDDY VS. JASON!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seato...
Celebrate Celluloid Cemetery's 100th episode as filmmaker Vito Trabucco joins me to talk about the infamous 1989 horror film, CLOWNHOUSE! Can you separate the art from the artist? WARNING: this episode deals with adult themes.
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Clowny SPOILERS!
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Here at Celluloid Cemetery, we love comedy! So actor/voice actor Aaron Veach returns to talk about watching the sketch comedy film KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE for the first time! I thought he'd like it, but being a Gemini, I never know what to expect! (zzzip! Arrow!)
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Kentucky Fried SPOILERS!
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Today, Celluloid Cemetery welcomes the return of the Party Boys Nic Arnzen, Vince Gatton and Kellum Lewis as we discuss Wangs, Porno and Flesh! Yes, it's the elevated used-to-be-porn comedy, the 1974 film, FLESH GORDON! Bring your power pasties and watch out for the Penisauruses!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: SPOILERS, ya horny joiks!
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He'll save every one of us! Join actor-director-producer Nic Arnzen, actor-playwright Vince Gatton and actor-therapist Kellum Lewis as we get our Mings on to talk about the 1980 campfest, FLASH GORDON!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: FLASH! SPOILERS!
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Celluloid Cemetery packs our gear and mounts our horse as we head north into British Columbia hunting for the elusive Bigfoot. We just want to track it, tag it and release it...but if we feel threatened, we'll kill the mofo! Bigfoot enthusiast and former film teacher Rob Carl joins me to chat about the pseudo-documentary SASQUATCH: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
Everyone needs a little adventure, a little danger and a whole lot of singing and dancing in their lives, even here at Celluloid Cemetery! Join dancer Anthony Chacon and me as we talk about dancing techniques, behind the scenes animosities, director Gene Kelly and Louis Armstrong!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: HELLO, SPOILERS!
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He's stronger than a team of horses! Smarter than Einstein! Oilier than the inside of a Crisco bottle! Today on Celluloid Cemetery, actor/singer/dancer/wrestling fan Hunter Evans joins me to talk about the 1983 film, HERCULES, starring the incredible Lou Ferrigno! Join us as we talk about allegories to Superman and Jesus, bad visual effects, Syblil Danning's cleavage and how to pack on muscle mass!
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Hurr-ray! Hurr-ray! Hurr-ray! Step right up to the deadliest show in town, where the popcorn and the cotton candy eat YOU! Join actress, producer and singer Emily Durchholz, actor Daniel Moser and me as we face our fear of clowns talking about the 1988 horror-comedy, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE on Rondo-nominated Celluloid Cemetery!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Ki...
Celluloid Cemetery travels back to 1946 to watch the true crime exploits of the Phantom Killer and the Texas lawmen who try to catch him! Texas native actor/director Benjamin Lutz joins me to discuss this atmospheric slasher film directed by Charles B. Pierce!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: The Town That Dreaded SPOILERS!!
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Rev your engines and shift those gears! Celluloid Cemetery spins its wheels and the race is on! Join me and filmmaker Vito Trabucco as we discuss the Hal Needham-helmed sequel, THE CANNONBALL RUN II. Listen in as we chat about Dom Deluise, the Razzies, celebrities who basically play themselves and Mr. Frank Sinatra!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Cannonball SPOILERS!!...
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