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Cinema Yūgen
by hill33kjw
A dive into the beautiful, obscure depths of cinema.
Episodes
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Art, AI and the Unfinished Film of Sylvain Despretz (Part 1)
Sylvain Despretz: a brilliant visual storyteller whose fingerprints are on Hollywood’s biggest films and whose true obsession has always been making his own. In this episode we ride shotgun through decades of illustration, design and on-set myths as a lifelong craftsman confronts the risk,...
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Bag Lady — When Robots Replace the Unseen
Step into a sun-bleached Las Vegas where the forgotten are vanishing and something mechanical is taking their place. Bag Lady follows two brothers and mismatched outsiders — the wary conspiracist Skee and the everyman Bender — as a strange discovery about an elderly recycler pulls them into a…
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Ghanapocalypse Now: Inside "The Taller They Come" (Part 2)
Return to the interrogation room (or the confessional) with Kent Hill as Andrew Leavold — aka Alby Wrangler — drags you into a chaotic DIY odyssey — The Taller They Come — like Hearts of Darkness if it were filmed on a shoestring and powered by chicken feathers. From a 30‑kilo suitcase of props…
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Ghanapocalypse Now: Inside "The Taller They Come" (Part 1)
Kick back with host Kent Hill as he drags you headfirst into the chaotic, hilarious, and deeply human world of Andrew Leavold's (aka Alby Wrangler) latest no‑budget fever dream, The Taller They Come. From miniature guard towers that explode like B‑movie dreams to improvised kung‑fu on West…
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Of Broncos & Black Holes
Step into a room full of fiberglass monsters, childhood ambitions and the hum of old projectors as Bob Lindenmayer and host Kent Hill trade stories that feel like scenes from an undiscovered film. From hand-built Maximilians to the surreal final shot of a classic sci‑fi, this episode unfolds like…
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From Fan to Swordsmith — A Highlander Homecoming
Join host Kent Hill as he sits down with Paul MacDonald, the Scottish schoolboy whose childhood obsession with Highlander led him to become a master swordsmith and the official blade-maker for the new Hollywood remake. From metal-detecting relics at original locations to piping on set and…
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Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song — The Story Behind Cruel Love
Step into a tale that unfolds like a beautiful lie: a grieving woman, a magnetic stranger, and a romance that peels back layer after layer until the heart of darkness is revealed. In this episode we celebrate Cruel Love — Nick Lyon’s sleek, suspenseful film — and the luminous final performance of...
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King Gerind Is Juicy: Inside Hex Studios’ Sword & Sorcery Revival
When the CGI giants sleep, a handful of stubborn artists crawled back into the dungeon to resurrect a blood‑stained kind of fantasy. In this episode Kent Hill sits down with Richard Pate — the unforgettable, self‑styled King Gerind — and trades stories of Scottish moors, giant spiders, practical...
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Surviving Hollywood: Inside the Writer's Room with Matty Greenberg
Step behind the velvet ropes with Matthew "Matty" Greenberg — the mind behind Reign of Fire, 1408 and Pet Sematary — as he tells the story of a life lived inside Hollywood’s beautiful madness. Kent and Matty trade outrageous set anecdotes, heartbreaking moments like Wilson drifting away, run-ins...
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From Bullying to Blood: Crafting a Modern Slasher Icon
Step into a late-night conversation where two friends-turned-filmmakers unpack how a quiet, bullied teenager became the centerpiece of a fiercely original horror film. On this episode, Cinema Yugen welcomes back Quinton “Q” Macari and his co-director and writer Nat Brehmer to tell the story of...
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Queen Ginnarra: Blood, Sorcery, and Indie Filmmaking Ambition
Step into a torchlit kingdom where ambition becomes a plague and a single gaze can summon destiny. In this episode, host Kent Hill sits down with Megan Tremethick — the hypnotic queen at the heart of The Reign of Queen Ginnarra — to unravel a film that feels like an operatic dream of blood…
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From Found Footage to Galactic Mayhem: Experience 5002 Space Aliens
G'day, Earthlings — a warning siren sounds and the aliens have arrived. In this episode, we ride shotgun with Scott Bateman, the dry-humored auteur behind the cult phenomenon 5000 Space Aliens, as he unveils a new, stranger wave: 5002 Space Aliens. Born from rotoscoped found footage, hand-drawn...
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Sexually Transmitted Superpowers and Dinner Table Nightmares
Lock the doors and pull up a chair: this episode peels back the wallpaper on Rich Interior Lives, a claustrophobic, sweaty indie thriller that starts with an awkward car ride and detonates into the dinner party from hell. An eccentric woman invites her childhood crush—now an arrogant megachurch...
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Chainsaws, Sharks & DIY Dreams: The Ferrante Story
The sky goes dark, the sirens wail, and Anthony C. Ferrante is right in the middle of the storm — not by accident but by design. This episode drops you into the ragged, electric world that forged Sharknado: a small‑town kid turned Fangoria scribe, special effects maverick, and relentless...
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Bazookas, Betrayal and Badassery: Neva & Nevsky on Prey of Wrath
Having known Alexander Nevsky now for nearly a decade, I know him to be a perfectionist for quality indie action cinema. But though he may not appear in Prey of Wrath, his professional fingerprints are all over it as he now lets his lady love and leading lady, Tatiana Neva (who co-writes…
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Trauma, Obsession & Indie Grit — Patrick D. Green on Beau Ideal
Step into a tense, shadowed Oregon town where a man named Jake tries to outrun his past—only to be pulled into a private investigation that unravels his grip on reality. In this episode, filmmaker and actor Patrick D. Green guides listeners through the making of Beau Ideal, revealing how…
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Oubliette of Sand and Fire
Smoke and sun paint the town into legend as a lone dark man follows a trail of footsteps across broken boards and barren streets. In a half-ruined room of maps and dried blood he finds the echoes of a last hope, then watches the place burn—waiting for one last prey to flee into the desert. A…
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The Mule, the Sandals, and the Shadow of Doom
Kent Hill might have been a poet in another life, but here he crafts the whispered reason a man finally broke. Burt Benton narrates the landscape, a world stripped bare by violence, one cold-eyed killer rides a volcanic mule across an endless, dusty road — until he meets Chet the Firewalker…
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Cradle of Flame: Australia’s First Volcano Spectacle
In a sleepy North Queensland town, a young geology enthusiast sees a dormant mountain stir while everyone else looks the other way. When the volcano finally blows, lava, collapse and sentimental chaos sweep through an unlikely ensemble of townspeople — men’s shed legends, feuding twins, a retired...
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From Grit to Lava: Roger Ward’s Wild Stories and a New Australian Disaster Epic
Board Cinema Yugen for a crackling time with Ozploitation icon Roger Ward, who spills dirty, funny and unforgettable stories from Mad Max, Man From Hong Kong and the riotous sets of 1970s–80s Australian cinema. He remembers the rough camaraderie, on-set chaos and the fierce pride of actors who...
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The Volatile Heart of Wait list: A Love-ish Story
A glance turns into an unfixable collision: Carter and Lisa’s illicit spark blooms into a dangerous, irresistible entanglement that forces everyone around them to choose sides. In this episode Kent Hill sits down with writer/director Deborah Markowitz to unpack Wait list: A Love-ish Story — a...
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Kamikaze Cinema: Making a Mockbuster in Six Days
When Anthony Frith signs on to make Mockbuster, he doesn’t just accept a job—he volunteers for a war. Six days, no safety net, a tiny budget and an impossible studio clock: this episode follows a filmmaker who bets everything on one chaotic, brilliant shot. Through blown costumes, last-minute...
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Single-Location Terror & a Shyamalan Twist — Behind Kat Crime
Step into a world where a quest for clicks becomes a descent into something far older and far darker. In this episode of Cinema Yugen, host Kent Hill sits down with writer-director Jerry Artukovich and star-producer Scott Hamm Duenas to unravel Kat Crime: Tales of the Occult — a taut,...
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When Reservoir Dogs Met Resident Evil — The Story of Red Night at Skye's
G'day — Kent Hill drags listeners into the wild heart of indie cinema with Chris Grega, the gritty filmmaker behind Red Night at Skye's. From a decade-long grind and personal loss to a pandemic-forced pivot, Chris reveals how a small pawn-shop score explodes into a brutal siege, where alliances...
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Murdercize: Neon Legwarmers, VHS Gore, and the Rise of 80s Exploitation
Step into a neon-soaked VHS dream where rival aerobics queens chase fame—and something far deadlier—through sweat, spandex, and synth. In this episode, cult filmmaker Paul Ragsdale pulls back the curtain on Murdercize, the outrageous slasher that wears its 80s obsessions as a badge of honor....
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Blood, Grit & Grindhouse: Behind Return to Death Park
Step into the blood-soaked world of Ken Ace Brewer, an indie horror lifer who taught himself the rules so he could gleefully break them. From Super 8 shorts made with backyard friends to a sprawling cult saga that fuses grindhouse energy with modern gore, this episode traces the crazed, creative...
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When Dreams Speak: Richard Green on Lynch, Loss, and the Log Lady
Step into a midnight conversation that moves like a roller coaster — equal parts memory, myth, and revelation. Richard Green escorts listeners through four decades of encounters with David Lynch, the surprises buried in documentary archives, and the tender, strange work of preserving a life in...
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Speeder Rides Again: The Megaforce Resurrection
In this episode, a childhood dream becomes a full-throttle odyssey: Bob "Speeder" Lindenmayer returns to Cinema Yugen to tell the story of making Making Megaforce — a decade-plus pursuit to rescue lost Hollywood machines, recover fading legends, and stage one last, reckless ride into the desert....
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Mike Ferguson Unleashed — Stunts, Grit, and the Making of Last Hit
Step into a behind-the-scenes, adrenaline-fueled conversation with Mike Ferguson, the indomitable force of independent cinema. Forged in fight gyms and set under unforgiving lights, Ferguson talks grit, camaraderie, and the guerrilla spirit that turned Last Hit from a lightning-fast shoot into a...
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From Serpico to Snake Plissken: Matthew Pejkovic’s Cinematic Journey
Turn down the lights and lean in: this episode follows Matthew Pejkovic from VHS rentals and a life-changing late-night screening of Serpico to the founding of Matt’s Movie Reviews, where two decades of obsession with film became a public calling. Through vivid anecdotes — interviewing icons like...
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23 Years Later: Uwe Boll Storms Back — Return to Zombie Island
When the critics boxed him in and the industry looked away, Uwe Boll refused to stay down. This episode tracks a filmmaker who fought through scorn, chaos and near-impossible shoots to mount a comeback: 23 YEARS LATER: Return to Zombie Island, he’s returning to a fractured battlefield of flesh…
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Viking Samurai: From Stockbroker to On‑Screen Warrior
In this episode, meet David Kurzhal — the Viking Samurai — as he recounts a life that leapt from the trading floor to the dojo and finally onto the silver screen. We travel through sweat-soaked training rooms and retro video store dreams to the set of Bloodstorm, where discipline, scars and…
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From Laptop to Bunker: Matthew Warner’s DIY Sci‑Fi Revolution
When the world ends, one man wakes—and the truth claws its way back through the cracks of his mind. In this episode, Matthew Warner, a rare breed of one‑man studio, takes us from a 5,000‑word horror seed to a chilling animated film made in a basement with a laptop, mo-cap suit and boundless...
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Grease, Grit & Gallantry: Inside Chris Black’s Sword-and-Sorcery World
Step into a dimly lit set where kilts flare, baby oil gleams and a Scottish warrior carries more than a sword — he carries stories. In this episode, Chris Black takes us from the rugged origins of Slave and the Sorcerer to the fevered rewrites and raw prep that turned him into a mythic presence…
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Outrun the Doubt — Inside Andrew David Barker’s Fierce Indie Filmmaking
On this episode of Cinema Yugen, Andrew David Barker steps into the light: a filmmaker who crafts characters and atmospheres that linger long after the credits. From the haunting micro‑budget horror House on Lidderman Street to the upcoming The Wilding and Improper Bastards, Barker’s creative…
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Bow to the Goddess: Dawna Lee Heising's Hollywood Odyssey
Step into a life lived on set and in the spotlight: an actress who rose from ghost roles on towering sci‑fi stages to a crown of hundreds of awards, martial‑arts mastery, and a hard‑won living‑legend status. This episode follows Dawna Lee Heising as she recounts midnight shoots on Blade Runner, a...
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Hard Redemption: Lou Ferrigno & Jino Kang Locked In
The doors get Hulk‑smashed and the lights go out: a one‑location siege turns a school into a war zone where a teen marked for death must survive the fight. Tune in as legend Lou Ferrigno and martial‑arts master Jino Kang relive fists, bullets, and a brutal choreography of survival that refuses to...
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Damian K. Lahey: Jennifer Murphy, Booger Mountain & Comic Book Ghosts — A Filmmaker’s Wild Year
Step into a filmmaker’s odyssey: Damian K. Lahey moves from teaching in Karachi to wrestling with lost rights, nostalgic comic‑book fever, and bold new projects that refuse to die. We follow the sparks of ideas—The Prometheus Club, a daring remake of The Maxx, and the poetic short Jennifer Murphy...
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Christmas Extras: From Traffic Control to Netflix Payroll
On the final Cinema Yugen of the year, Kent Hill and his spirit animal Con Christopoulos trade the usual plugs for a fireside chat: rain on the tin roof, festive banter, and a quiet magic born of luck and persistence. Con takes us from weekend short films and inflatable Godzilla props to an...
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Shirtless in Hollywood: Matthias Hues' Wild Ride
On a sunlit Balinese terrace, Matthias Hues unspools a life that reads like an action script — arriving in Hollywood with nothing but a shirt on his back, surviving dizzying highs and desperate lows, crashing celebrity parties, rubbing elbows with icons, and even losing a phone to a mischievous...
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The Slave and The Sorcerer: A Love Letter to Sword & Sorcery
Step into a gleaming, outrageous world where swords sing, sorcery smolders, and the joy of cinema is unabashedly pure. In this episode of Cinema Yugen, Kent Hill celebrates Lawrie Brewster’s The Slave and The Sorcerer — a handcrafted valentine to 80s sword-and-sorcery that revels in bravado,...
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B‑Movie Bravado: Bryan Kristopowitz’s Guide to Forgotten Action Gems
When Bryan Kristopowitz drags you behind the velvet curtain of late‑night video stores — the hum of fluorescent lights and the scent of worn VHS — you discover that direct‑to‑video films are not failures but secret adventures. In this episode of Cinema Yugen, Bryan tells the improbable story of…
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Cadillac Deserts & Drive‑In Dreams — A Conversation with Joe Lansdale
He answers the phone and immediately calms a fan who calls him a hero — and from that small, human moment this episode unfurls into a lively, unguarded portrait of Joe R. Lansdale. Listen as a nervous admirer becomes a collaborator in a conversation that moves from Roadkill chapbooks to martial...
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The Job: When AI Reads Your Soul
When Todd (LeJon) happens across a high-tech fortune‑teller booth, he thinks he's just here for an interview. But Athena (Dawna Lee Heising), the AI within, begins to pry at the corners of his life, unspooling a past he has tried to bury. What starts as a routine application becomes a delicate...
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Blood, Swords & Restoration: The Untold Story Behind Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter
When a once‑lost B‑movie resurfaces, it doesn’t just cough up footage — it tells a life story. In this episode Kent Hill sits down with director Mark Terry to trace the strange, gritty odyssey of Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter: a 2009 release that vanished into the HD transition, only to be...
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Under Siege 2... But With Raccoons: The Madness of Killer Raccoons 2
Step into a fever dream of 90s action-movie nostalgia where earnest heroes, mismatched villains with eye-patches, and frozen raccoon minions collide in a Christmas of chaos. This episode follows filmmaker Travis Irvine as he traces the wild, booze-soaked origins of Killer Raccoons! 2!: Dark...
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Inside the Haunting: Jamie Bernadette on Paranormal Investigations
Step into a night where cameras never stop and the line between performance and terror blurs. Host Kent Hill guides you through Raymond Wallace’s dizzying found-footage chiller, Paranormal Investigations, then sits down with star Jamie Bernadette to unravel the movie’s meticulous craft, the...
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From Promos to Poltergeists: The Multi‑Cam Terror of Paranormal Investigations
It’s October — the spooky season — and we take you straight into Paranormal Investigations where a reality TV crew doesn't know they’re shooting their final episode. What starts as slick promos, backstage banter, and the familiar theatrics of ghost hunting show slowly peels back into something…
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Die-Hard in a Mansion: Inside The Handyman
From a torrentially wet first day to a 2 a.m. pool fall, this episode tears the curtain back on The Handyman — a scrappy, action-packed film that evolves from cheeky home-invasion slapstick into full-throttle, wrench-and-hammer mayhem. Hear the writer, director and the film’s grunting,...
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Mojave, Marijuana and Madness: The Making of Astral Plane Drifter
When Kent Hill sits down with Mike Caravella, the conversation becomes a road trip through late-night video stores, desert skies and a low-budget dream that refused to die. From a cancer scare to COVID isolation, Mike's journey into the Mojave gave birth to Astral Plane Drifter — a ragged,...
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