Cereal At Midnight Podcast

Cereal At Midnight Podcast

Cereal At Midnight celebrates movies, music, comics, and pop culture, especially retro and cult! From interviews with creators to deep dives into the things we love, each episode is a bottomless bowl of candy-colored fun. This podcast is a companion to CerealAtMidnight.com and the Cereal At Midnight YouTube channel.

Episodes

December 29, 2025 33 mins

Cereal At Midnight's Top 10 Best Movies of 2025!

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Brian Krey, the cat keeping Alpha Video cool, returns to Cereal At Midnight to talk comics, music, movies, and more!

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Rocco DeVilliers, the filmmaker behind the BRAND NEW documentary UNTOLD STORIES OF BACK TO THE FUTURE, which is included on the new 40th anniversary Blu-ray and 4K box set, stops by to discuss BttF, Knight Rider, Blues Brothers, and how you can get the upcoming FIVE HOUR version of his docs!

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Arnold Leibovit has been preserving and sharing George Pal's groundbreaking PUPPETOONS short films for decades. Here he talks about THE FANTASY WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL, multiple volumes of Puppetoons on Blu-ray, public screenings, and what's coming next for fans of Pal's timeless screen magic. 

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Jeff Rauseo returns to Cereal At Midnight to talk about his new book LOST IN THE STREAM, which explores how streaming and algorithms have completely changed the way that movies are made and watched. If you're a movie fan, this episode is not to be missed. 

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Nobody has done more to chronicle the history of late night horror hosts than Michael Monahan, both as part of the original AMERICAN SCARY documentary project and now as the author of the newly revised and expanded book AMERICAN SCARY: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE KINGS, QUEENS AND JESTERS OF LATE NIGHT TV HORROR.  Enter...if you dare. Watch the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/uIwSgpP2HbI

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Steve Latshaw, the filmmaker behind such movies as Jack-O and Command Performance, is also the Director of the Museum of Western Film History. In this episode, he takes us behind the scenes of this year's Lone Pine Film Festival, including the films, the guests (including me), and the on-location events!

Watch the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/6_c0CYm0JLs 

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Home Entertainment professional by day, superhero by night, Brian Krey returns to Cereal At Midnight to talk about comic books, Batman returning to the big screen, and to weigh the pros and cons of James Gunn's Superman. This super-sized episode is packed with peanuts--and fortified with vitamins, too.  View the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/J_oUFYnP_YQ

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With FANTASY RISING, Filmmaker Tom O'Dell is tackling the history of the fantasy genre across all mediums. In this interview, we discuss everything from Conan to Oz, as well as how you can get your hands on the new documentary.

Back the project and get your own copy at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomodell/fantasy-rising

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Stage, film, and television legend Juliet Mills, recipient of the 2025 Cinecon Legacy Award, takes us behind the scenes of Andrew V. McLaglen's 1966 western classic THE RARE BREED! Juliet also discusses working with Billy Wilder, Ida Lupino, Jack Lemmon, and Billy Wilder, growing up in a famous acting family (her father is Sir John Mills and her sister is Hayley Mills), and working on stage with Terence Stamp. Plus, Cinecon's Bryan...

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Toby Roan returns to Cereal At Midnight to discuss the legacy of Hopalong Cassidy and his involvement in the BRAND NEW Blu-ray release of HOPALONG CASSIDY: THE LEGACY COLLECTION VOLUME 1, which collects the first three newly-restored films with all-new special features!

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Daniel Kremer, author, filmmaker, and film historian, stops by to discuss his latest documentary film, an exploration of the filmmaker Silvio Narizzano! Along the way, we also uncover lesser-explored and sometimes dangerous corners of movie history. 

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Six-time Emmy winner and animation legend PHIL ROMAN (Peanuts, Garfield, The Simpsons, How The Grinch Stole Christmas) talks about his career and we go behind the scenes with of the new soundtrack release for You're A Good Sport Charlie Brown with Jason and Sean Mendelson!

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Heath is joined by KB Loves Movies for a rundown of our Top 5 movies of 2025...so far! Will your favorites make our list? What's YOUR Top 5? Watch the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/6303-1mHVLA

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Catch me on The Long Rewind Podcast, available everywhere you get your podcasts. 

You can also see The Long Rewind co-host Dustin Morrow on Cereal At Midnight here: https://youtu.be/At-TvHI7MpQ

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Dustin Morrow is a filmmaker, an author, a college professor, and the co-host of THE LONG REWIND, an 80s movie podcast! 

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Celluloid Dreams returns! Label founders Guido and Lucas Henkel discuss the details of their new 4-disc release of the giallo classic SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS, plus share their insights on the current boutique Blu-ray business.

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Frank Tarzi returns to Cereal At Midnight to talk about cinematic roots, new developments at Kino Lorber, and the current state of physical media!

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J.S. Wingfield from THE BIGGER PICTURES discusses film restoration, the pitfalls of AI, and how he got involved restoring archival film and video elements for the brand new documentary NOT JUST A GOOF, which chronicles the making of A GOOFY MOVIE, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary!

See the video version at https://youtu.be/hdt8SP2VZGA

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Vince Guaraldi band members Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock), Eliot Zigmund (Bill Evans Trio), and Seward McCain reunite to discuss the newly-discovered recordings from IT'S THE EASTER BEAGLE, CHARLIE BROWN, plus how they created NEW MUSIC where it all began 50 years ago!

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