Marco Bellini

Marco writes about television and film, from casting news to the stories that never made the final cut.

Costumed Sesame Street characters, including Elmo, Cookie Monster and Grover, on stage as a crowd of young children reaches up to greet them

Sesame Street at 57: How a Dinner Party Idea Became TV's Longest Lesson

Marco Bellini · November 10, 2026

Carved stone doorway with a red door at Gloucester Cathedral, opening onto the fan-vaulted cloisters

How the First Harry Potter Movie Got Made, 25 Years Before HBO's Reboot

Marco Bellini · November 6, 2026

A giant skeleton puppet reaches over a crowd in Mexico City's Zocalo during the Day of the Dead parade, with the Metropolitan Cathedral behind

How a James Bond Movie Gave Mexico City Its Day of the Dead Parade

Marco Bellini · November 1, 2026

Director John Carpenter, with long white hair and a gray moustache, in a gray jacket against a dark wall in 2010

Halloween at 48: How John Carpenter's Tiny-Budget Film Rewrote Horror

Marco Bellini · October 28, 2026

Close-up of a large orange pumpkin and its green stem at a pumpkin patch in Carlsbad, California

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Turns 60 and Still Gets a Rock

Marco Bellini · October 22, 2026