Cinema Yūgen
A dive into the beautiful, obscure depths of cinema.
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Episodes
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Kent converses with documentarian Rachel Koteen about her picture, TAKE THE ICE. An engaging story of how a young girl who loved hockey helped build a league of her own.
https://www.taketheicemovie.com/
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Kent catches up with master storyteller Steve Mitchell, as he embarks showcasing the legend, Wings Hauser. HELP KICK-START HERE:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1189459312/wings-hauser-working-class-actor-a-feature-documentary?fbclid=IwAR3AoxNM8Gxh8GH_aHpZG769hTARTNK3QFRMIZUVDU_HwB_sO62uaju5fH4
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Kent shoots the breeze with Sheldon Lettich. Grab a taste of what you'll discover on the pages of, "From Vietnam to Van Damme" by Corey Danna.
GET IT HERE:
https://www.amazon.com/Sheldon-Lettich-Vietnam-Van-Damme/dp/1629339873
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Kent takes a call from the man who is a universe unto himself, creator James Jefferson, the man behind WARRIOR ISLAND. It's a mini-series looking to evolve all the way to the BIG SCREEN. In the spirit of The Karate Kid, and the rich history of "tournament" films like BLOODSPORT and ENTER THE DRAGON comes Jefferson's martial arts opus!
CHECK OUT THE ACTION ON THE ISLAND:
https://warriorisland.com/
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Kent talks with first-time feature director Zachary Trussell about THAT NIGHT: the story of a young unknown artist who is forced to confront his career ambitions, win back his ex-girlfriend...all while trying to survive a drunken night out in Chicago with his irreverent friends.
TRAILER FOR "THAT NIGHT":
https://youtu.be/AMCAqtaoGRU
PLUS GET OVER TO THE SITE: https://www.thatnightmovie.com/
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Kent sits down with friend and filmmaker Con Christopoulos, the construction worker who dreamed of making movies. Con talks about putting out his long-in-the-making ALIEN SON, as well as his collaboration with Hill on the GREATEST OZPLOITATION MOVIE EVER!!!
CHECK OUT OUR CHAT...
...AND ALIEN SON HERE:
https://youtu.be/EPWeZ4rSZJ0
AND WITH COMMENTARY:
https://youtu.be/YmceGbbgUlY
What is Cinema Yūgen?
This is the show that keeps at its center, the simple love of cinema. While the multiplexes are filled with the bold and the big-budgeted , there exists beneath the mainstream, a whole other world. It is here you will find it. Cinema, driven purely by passion. A key ingredient vital to success in surviving the long road, from dreams...to silver screens.
Kent Hill
I have worked as a screenwriter, journalist, author, publisher and podcaster. First published in the United States in 2013 by StrangeHouse Books, I went on to write numerous novellas and short stories published individually and in a variety of anthologies. Following the creation of the Straight to Video anthology series, I formed KHP, my own publishing house, and began writing for Podcasting Them Softly where I interviewed everyone from independents to Oscar winners, from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt man to Nicolas Cage’s stand-in. I was film critic as well as crime and entertainment writer for The Daily Journal, and currently have films from filmmaker Rene Perez in release, including RIGHTEOUS BLOOD and THE VAMPIRE AND THE VIGILANTE; starring Michael Paré (STREETS OF FIRE, EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS).