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TOMORROW! Celluloid Cemetery and our guests are rarely at a loss for words, but this time… Can you guess the film from the slice of movie poster?
about 13 hours ago
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You can now see my good buddy Vito Trabucco’s wild, weird, western satire BRITNEY LOST HER PHONE on Tubi! Check it out!
1 day ago
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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!
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Episode 111: THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 10/10/2025 · 47m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000731139266
6 days ago
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TOMORROW! On Celluloid Cemetery, it’s time to sing and dance and…strip? Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
7 days ago
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8 days ago
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31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN! Day 4–double feature! THE BARN and THE BARN PART II
12 days ago
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Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, Becca checks in on her suicidal older brother, only to find him dead in the bathtub...and the closet...and on the sofa...It's surprisingly poignant. So join musician/actor Drew Beasley as we discuss the 2019 film DEAD DICKS!
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Episode 110: DEAD DICKS
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 10/03/2025 · 38m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000729850057
14 days ago
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TOMORROW! Celluloid Cemetery tells where all the bodies are! Can you guess the film from the slice of movie poster?
14 days ago
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31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN! Every day this month I will be watching at least one horror film! Come along with me on the ride! Day 1–DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN. In honor of Sam Sherman.
15 days ago
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When you need a positive energy drink for those happy little trees.
18 days ago
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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 chat about the 1977 film, YETI, GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY!
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Episode 109: YETI, GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 09/26/2025 · 38m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000728524567
21 days ago
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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!
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Episode 108: DEMON WIND
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 09/19/2025 · 1h
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000727468749
28 days ago
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TOMORROW! Things get breezy at Celluloid Cemetery, which can carry a rotting smell down on the farm! can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
29 days ago
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TOMORROW! We’re back! Celluloid Cemetery ends its hiatus! Our new episode features a reunion with one of my favorite guests! Can you guess the film from the slice of movie poster?
about 1 month ago
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Celluloid Cemetery will be taking a short break while we round up new movies and corral a group of guests to talk about them! In the meantime, take this opportunity to catch up on any episodes you’ve missed or just give another listen to some of your favorites!
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CELLULOID CEMETERY
Podcast · Mark Bessenger · 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! Ea...
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2 months ago
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Film gimmicks have been around since the introduction of the talkies, but today on Celluloid Cemetery, film teacher Kent Pettit joins me to discuss the use of film gimmicks to draw in audiences and how successful "Duo-Vision" was for the 1973 film WICKED WICKED!
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Episode 106: WICKED WICKED
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 08/01/2025 · 55m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000720190392
3 months ago
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TOMORROW! Celluloid Cemetery Celluloid Cemetery deals with gimmicks deals with gimmicks in film in film! Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster? Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
3 months ago
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Celluloid Cemetery gathers folksy robots, a villain with a beard set to impress and a trip where no man has gone before! Oops! Wrong franchise! Me & former astronomics teacher Rob Carl explore Disney's first cinematic adventure into the PG rating, THE BLACK HOLE!
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Episode 105: THE BLACK HOLE (1979)
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 07/25/2025 · 56m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000718958024
3 months ago
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TOMORROW! A PG first! And a sci-fi movie title that is too easy to make fun of! Celluloid Cemetery Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
3 months ago
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Mel Brooks takes on Alfred Hitchcock in this spoof of his movies: 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 on Celluloid Cemetery!
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Episode 104: HIGH ANXIETY
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 07/18/2025 · 49m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000717858256
3 months ago
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TOMORROW! Rear Window is to Back Glass as Psycho is to Unbalanced as Strangers on a Train is to Unhappy Accident as Vertigo is to… Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
3 months ago
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Things get gooey at Celluloid Cemetery as a nuclear storage facility creates 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!
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Episode 103: THE BEING
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 07/11/2025 · 1h 4m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000716795678
3 months ago
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TOMORROW! On Celluloid Cemetery, if you’re not a human “doing,” then you’re a human “being.” But what if you’re not human? Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
3 months ago
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Celluloid Cemetery is taking a week off for birthdays and family visits! But if you miss the sound of my voice, check out this new episode of Vito Trabucco’s podcast, “The Gates of Cimino,” with me guest-starring to talk about the 1975 film, INSERTS!
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Ep. 96 Inserts
Podcast Episode · The Gates Of Cimino · 06/27/2025 · 37m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gates-of-cimino/id1644560886?i=1000714836100
3 months ago
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I opened the closet door in our guest bedroom yesterday after being closed for about a year. I scooped up a couple items to put inside…gone about two minutes…and when I got back…
4 months ago
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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? Celluloid Cemetery!!
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Episode 102: BLACULA
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 06/27/2025 · 52m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000714771995
4 months ago
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TOMORROW on Celluloid Cemetery! Dracula’s soul brother! Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
4 months ago
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Celluloid Cemetery knows that clashes between horror movie monsters are a tried-and-true staple of the genre! Join filmmaker, photographer and film school teacher Bart Mastronardi and me as we pick up the pieces after FREDDY VS. JASON!
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Episode 101: FREDDY VS. JASON
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 06/20/2025 · 40m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000713777915
4 months ago
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TOMORROW! Blades meet knife when an irresistible force meets an immovable object! Can you guess the film from this slice of movie poster?
4 months ago
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Me, this mornong at Starbucks: Barista: “Welcome to Starbucks. My name is Solo. What’s yours?” Me: “Mark. What’s your name again?” Barista: “Solo.” Me: (pause) “Think of that all by yourself?”
4 months ago
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IT’S OUR 100TH EPISODE! Celebrate with us as director Vito Trabucco joins me here on Celluloid Cemetery to talk about the infamous 1989 horror film, CLOWNHOUSE! Can you separate the art from the artist? WARNING: this episode deals with adult themes.
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4 months ago
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TOMORROW! Celluloid Cemetery drops our 100th episode! And it’s gonna be a movie some people still only whisper about! Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
4 months ago
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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!)
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Episode 99: KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 06/06/2025 · 44m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000711792384
4 months ago
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TOMORROW! Celluloid Cemetery is building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude… so behave…or we’ll send you to Detroit! Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
4 months ago
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Celluloid Cemetery welcomes the return of Party Boys Nic Arnzen, Vince Gatton and Kellum Lewis as we discuss Wangs, P*rno and Flesh! It's the elevated former-XXX comedy, the 1974 film, FLESH GORDON! Bring your power pasties and watch out for the P*nisauruses!
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Episode 98: FLESH GORDON
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 05/30/2025 · 45m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000710530081
5 months ago
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TOMORROW! Not to be confused with that multi-million dollar work of art playing down the street. Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
5 months ago
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This mysterious package arrived last night. The return address only says “S. Doo.” I wonder what it could be?
5 months ago
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TOMORROW on Celluloid Cemetery! He’ll save every one of us! Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
5 months ago
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TOMORROW on Celluloid Cemetery! Look! Up on the screen! It’s an anthology! It’s a nature film! It’s a horror movie! No! It’s all of those and more! Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
5 months ago
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Well, Cliff and I decided not to keep the kitten, but we found a nice person to adopt it. We said goodbye tonight. Have a great life, Cocoa!
5 months ago
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Everyone needs 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 in 1969’s HELLO, DOLLY!
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Episode 95: HELLO, DOLLY!
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 05/09/2025 · 51m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000706937026
5 months ago
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TOMORROW! Feeling down and out? Put on your Sunday clothes! Celluloid Cemetery Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
5 months ago
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Today on Celluloid Cemetery, actor/singer/dancer Hunter Evans talks about the 1983 film, HERCULES, starring 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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Episode 94: HERCULES (1983)
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 05/02/2025 · 37m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000705812391
6 months ago
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TOMORROW! Take your protein powder and lift those weights. Your gains are about to get mythologically epic! Can you guess the film based on this slice of movie poster?
6 months ago
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Step right up to the deadliest show in town! Join actress, producer & singer Emily Jean 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!
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6 months ago
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TOMORROW! Get your popcorn, get your cotton candy, then get out…fast! The circus is coming to town on Celluloid Cemetery! Can you name the film based on this slice of movie poster?
6 months ago
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Hey! I guest-star on Vito Trabucco’s podcast, The Gates of Cimino to talk about my film Ninja Zombie: The Movie and the Super 8mm movement of the 80s! Listen here:
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Ep. 93 Ninja Zombie
The Gates Of Cimino · Episode
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6 months ago
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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!
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Episode 92: THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976)
Podcast Episode · CELLULOID CEMETERY · 04/18/2025 · 54m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celluloid-cemetery/id1696819150?i=1000703966803
6 months ago
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TOMORROW! The Rondo award-nominated Celluloid Cemetery is a right pleasant place to be…until the sun goes down. Can you guess the film based on the slice of movie poster?
6 months ago
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Friends and family, I need your help! As you may know, my podcast Celluloid Cemetery has been nominated for a Rondo award, and you can help me win! Simply send an email to
[email protected]
, writing "Best Podcast--CELLULOID CEMETERY," then type your name underneath. One vote per person!
6 months ago
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