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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #313
May 13, 2013 | 
Author Dean Haglund drove to Winnipeg last week to be with his father, who was getting out of the hospital, so we certainly want to send all our best wishes to both these fine gentlemen.
Because Dean had no way of knowing how long we will be away from a certain “historic building in downtown Los Angeles”, he made sure to record a couple very special podcasts before he left.
Year 7 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour begins with one of these episodes.
Yi Tian is an actress and model who hosts both the Actors E Chat Show and Hello! Hollywood, which airs on 35 networks in China.
A native of Beijing, Yi earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas and was supposed to become a software engineer upon her graduation. As fate would have it, however, she was discovered by a talent agent and was convinced to take up acting. She is currently filming the science fiction thriller Patriot Act and she will soon be playing the first character introduced in Dean and Phil’s dark comedy The Lady Killers, a character responsible for establishing the film’s constantly surprising tone.
Back in November of 2011, Yi actually interviewed your friends in podcasting for the web-based chat show Actors E. You can check out that episode here. This week, the tables are finally turned!
Given Yi Tian’s following in China, I think it’s safe to say that not since Wham! toured that country in the mid-1980′s have two more goofy white guys taken China by storm the way Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness will this week, on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
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Tags: acting, Actors E, China, Computer Science, dance, Dean Haglund, directing, Electrical Engineering, Hello Hollywood, James Hong, modelling, movies, music, Pepper Jay, Phil Leirness, rap, salsa, show business, Snoop Dogg, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, University of Texas, writing, Yi Tian | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #312
What do Marc Hershon, Succotash, Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner, Sci Fi on the Rock, Jackalope Radio, The Talk Superstation, The Verable Pooh, aspect ratios, symbolism, The Truth Is Out There, Dr. Rita Louise, Man-Made: The Chronicles of Our Extraterrestrial Gods, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, David Hodrien, the Birmingham UFO Group, likeness rights, a new “X-Files” comic book, Kickstarter, Zach Braff, Page Branson, Jafar Panahi, This is Not a Film and Empire State Gas all have in common?
They are all a part of the 6th Anniversary Episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Since May of 2007, for 312 consecutive weeks, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness have been changing the way people listen to the internet.
Why don’t YOU help your friends in podcasting celebrate by catching up on recent episodes you might have missed and by turning someone new onto YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, aspect ratios, Birmingham UFO Group, Brazilian Ministry of Defense, Chariots of the Gods, David Hodrien, Dean Haglund, directing, Dr. Rita Louise, Empire State Gas, filmmaking, independent film, Jackalope Radio, Jafar Panahi, Kickstarter, likeness rights, Man-Made: The Chronicles of Our Extraterrestrial Gods, Marc Hershon, movies, Newfoundland, Page Branson, Patrick McGoohan, Phil Leirness, photography, Sci-Fi on the Rock, show business, Succotash, symbolism, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Prisoner, The Talk Superstation, The Truth Is Out There, The Venerable Pooh, The X-Files, This is Not a Film, UFOs, writing, X-Files comic book, Zach Braff | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #311
Next week, your friends in podcasting celebrate six years of changing the way people listen to the internet. THIS week, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness welcome their final guest of year six …
The beautiful, talented and genuinely odd Stephanie Erb made her big-screen debut for legendary director Peter Weir in Fearless and has appeared in such films as Starship Troopers, The Ring and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. Stephanie made her television debut on Star Trek: The Next Generation and has since played recurring roles on such series as Weeds, 24, Freaks and Geeks, Port Charles and True Blood.
She is a frequent contributor to Ethan Dettenmaier’s Combat Radio and will soon be appearing in Dean and Phil’s new movie The Lady Killers.
And what about those rumors that Miss Erb may someday be replacing Phil Leirness as co-host of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?
Listen and find out!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 24. Freaks and Geeks, acting, Adrian Paul, auditions, Combat Radio, Dean Haglund, directing, Ethan Dettenmaier, Fearless, filmmaking, independent film, Jon Cryer, Marc Hershon, Marina Sirtis, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weir, Phil Leirness, PopCon L.A., Port Charles, Richard Schenkman, show business, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Starship Troopers, Stephanie Erb, Succotash, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, The Lone Gunmen, The Ring, The X-Files, theatre, True Blood, Two and A Half Men, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #310
Dean and Phil weigh in on the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath.
Dean and Phil respond to two emails from listeners (one dealing with Robert Maplethorpe and one dealing with the role of the audience in art).
Dean and Phil remember a comedic genius and a game-changing artist, both of whom died in the past week.
Dean and Phil will continue their on-again, off-again debate on the craft of acting, and join together in singing the praises of the great Walter Matthau.
All that, plus a Live Event of the Week, and a running time of an hour AND four minutes …
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour (and four minutes) with Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A New Leaf, acting, Antaeus Theatre, art, artistists, Arye Gross, audience, Boston Marathon bombing, conspiracy theories, controversy, Dean Haglund, Elaine May, empowerment, False flag operation, filmmaking, independent film, Jonathan Winters, Kurtwood Smith, LACMA, Led Zeppelin, Linda Park, Marc Hershon, movies, Mrs. Warren's Profession, news media, Phil Leirness. Tje X-Files, photography, Pink Floyd, powerlessness, Robert Maplethorpe, show business, Storm Thorgerson, Succotash, Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, violence, Walter Matthau | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #307
What do Will Smith, Danny De Vito and Madonna have in common? They were all mentioned TWICE in this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour …
Dean talks about Wondercon. Phil talks about Lifetime movies, spending Easter working on a short film about the last man on Earth to believe in God, and shooting in Chinatown.
Dean gets asked about the art work he’s creating for his Kickstarter backers and for his graphic novel. Phil gets taken to task (rightly so) about misspelling a listener’s name.
Dean and Phil both talk about their last movie together (The Truth Is Out There) and their upcoming movie (The Lady Killers).
Dean and Phil discuss Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Room 237 and a question from listener Shaun Parker about whether “conspiracy theories” are an art form.
A music legend, a beloved character actor and 300 German circus fleas are remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”.
Sherlock Holmes stars in the “Lawsuit of the Week”.
Stop reading and enjoy the show. Now. And tell a friend.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, After Earth, Alexis Cruz, Allan Bennett, Anger Management, Anthony Soto, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Brad Pitt, Catherine Annette, conspiracy, Daniel Radcliffe, Danny DeVito, David Sobolov, Dean Haglund, directing, Dirty Teacher, duets, Easter, Elementary, Equus, FanBoy Nation, Femme Fatales, filmmaking, films, Frank Sinatra, German circus fleas, Harry Potter, independent film, Joseph Kosinski, license fee, Lifetime, M. Night Shyamalan, Madonna, Marc Forster, Marc Hershon, music, Oblivion, painting, Paul Simon, Phil Leirness, Phil Ramone, public domain, Ray Charles, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Room 237, Shaun Parker, Shawnee Smith, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, show business, Stan Getz, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Jobs, Succotash, television, The Cheating Pact, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Shining, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Uncle Vernon Dursley, Will Smith, Withnail and I, Wondercon, World War Z, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #306
From the “7 Up” series of documentaries to a question from a loyal listener about biographies, from a LACMA exhibit of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photography to such historic buildings as Artemisia and the California Club Preservation, from the death of Daily Variety to the philosophy of George Orwell, preservation, documentation and human decency are foremost on the minds of Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness this week.
So, join your friends in podcasting for another nourishing and delicious helping of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 1984, 35 Up, 7 Up, acting, Artemisia, biographies, California Club, Chicago Hope, CIA, craftsman houses, Daily Variety, Dean Haglund, decorum, directing, documentaries, filmmaking, George Orwell, George Washington, Grimm Fairy Tales, Harry Palmer, Henry Bromell, Homeland, Homicide: Life on the Street, indecency, independent film, Jackalope Radio, LACMA, Michael Apted, Michael Caine, movies, nazis, Northern Exposure, obscenity, Phil Leirness, Robert E. Lee, Robert Mapplethorpe, Rubicon, sci-fi, short films, show business, Steve Jobs, Talk Superstation, television, The Lone Gunmen, The UP Series, The X-Files, Walter Isaacson, Washington and Lee University, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #305
Coming to you a little bit late, but with a bonus four minutes, this week’s show is action-packed and really puts the “your” in YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour as Dean and Phil discuss … An email from listener Lejon Johnson about a Caravaggio discussion in episode 295 … An email from listener Matt Giles about the success of Veronica Mars on Kickstarter … A Facebook post from listener Greg Vincent about last week’s “genius” vs. “artist” discussion … A voicemail message of apology from listener and podcaster March Hershon … And finally, a request from listener Patricia Brady that we bring back classic episode #182 from the archives.
All that, plus your friends in podcasting discuss Dean’s latest acting gig, his most recent art show, Spielberg’s newest collaboration with the dead Stanley Kubrick, what Jon Stewart’s going to do on his summer vacation, Phil’s advice for auditioning actors, what they’re reading, a Live Event of the Week and a Lawsuit of the Week.
Wow. Let’s get started, shall we?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 1984, Aaron Baker, acting, Argo, art, auditions, Audrey Hepburn, Caravaggio, Carlos the Jackal, Chiat Day, Chris Mancini, comedy, Comedy Film Nerds, crowdsourcing, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, filmmaking, Freakonomics, Greg Vincent, independent film, Iran, Jack the Giant Slayer, John Lennon, Jon Stewart, Kickstarter, LACMA, lead poisoning, Lejon Johnson, Lennon and McCartney, Macintosh, Marc Hershon, Matt Giles, Maziar Bahari, mercury poisoning, Napoleon, Oskar Werner, painting, Paul McCartney, Phil Leirness, Ridley Scott, Robert Mapplethrope, show business, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Jobs, Succotash, television, The Daily Show, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Wizard of Oz, The X-Files, Veronica Mars, Walter Isaacson, Warner Bros., West Side Story, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #304
Even after almost six years of bringing you a free weekly podcast, your friends in podcasting can still surprise. Witness this week’s opening, which is an absolute first. Witness Dean and Phil talking about LARPing (Live-Action Role-Playing) … LARPing!!!
Dean and Phil finally get around to their “genius” vs. “artist” discussion as it relates to filmmakers, painters, scientists and pioneers in all fields. They also take on an article claiming to unlock the conspiracy mindset and in the process take on the entire era of judgment in which we find ourselves.
Finally, they discuss several movies and several television shows as well as the death of NBC.
All this week, on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 30 Rock, 9/11, A Dangerous Method, acting, Akira Kurosawa, Alex Lewczuk, artist, Balls of Wool and Other Bits of Rubbish, Bored to Death, cinematography, climate change, conspiracy theories, Cosmopolis, Crash, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Dea, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, Dune, Eastern Promises, editing, Emergency, Federico Fellini, filmmaking, Fritz Lang, genius, Global Voice Broadcasting, History of Violence, House of Cards, independent film, Irons Sky, Jackalope Radio, Jon Lawlor, Jonathan Ames, judgment, Justified, Leonardo Da Vinci, live action role-playing, Maggie Fowler, marketing, Metropolis, Michelangelo, moon base, movies, Naked Lunch, nazi moon bases, nazis, NBC, Nielsen Ratings, Orson Welles, Phil Leirness, Portlandia, Queen Mary, show business, silent film, Siren FM, Steve Jobs, Talk Superstation, televsion, The B-Film Extras, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Raw Talent show, The X-Files, Univision, vampires, Videodrome, Walter Isaacson, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #303
Dean’s heading out of town to “save” a bad horror film by turning it into a comedy. That fact leads to a discussion about … Newfoundland?
Phil’s editing a film and that leads to a discussion of … The overture to Star Trek: The Motion Picture?
This week’s episode goes in many unexpected directions, from discussions of two other podcasts (Marc Hershon’s “Succotash” and David Pickering’s “Getting Better Acquainted) to a play about hoarding, from a remembrance of Bonnie Franklin to Dean and Phil’s idea for a very interesting awards show.
All that, plus, Dean and Phil really put the “your” into YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, wishing one loyal listener a happy birthday, answering one question from a listener about Argo and reading another listener’s email about the SyFy channel.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Anthony Kilna, Apple, Argo, Awards, Bonnie Franklin, David Pickering, David Sobolov, Dean Haglund, directing, Dirty Filthy Love Story, filmmaking, films, French Stewart, Getting Better Acquainted, Hot to Trot, independent film, Jaime Robledo, John Candy, John Hawkes, LA Weekly Awards, Life of Pi, Marc Hershon, Matthew McConaghey, Michael Crane, Mike Scott, movies, Newfoundland, Norman Lear, One Day At a Time, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Rogue Machine, sci-fi, Sci-Fi on the Rock, Silver Linings Playbook, Skylight Theatre, Spirit Awards, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Steve Jobs, Stoneface, Succotash, SyFy, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Valerie Bertinelli, Walter Isaacson, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #302
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour’s annual Post-Oscar smackdown.
Hear Dean and Phil’s analysis and hilarious criticism of Hollywood’s big night, hear them reveal each other’s predictions on who would win the 24 Oscar categories, and hear the stakes of their wager on the outcome.
Year after year, it’s one of our most popular episodes.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adele, Amour, Andrea Fine, Andy Griffith, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Avengers, Barbra Streisand, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Brave, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Catherina Zeta Jones, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Chicago, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Claudio Miranda, Curfew, D.A. Pennebaker, Dame Shirley Bassey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, directing, Django Unchained, Dreamgirls, Dustin Hoffman, Emanuelle Riva, film, filmmaking, Flight, George Clooney, Halle Berry, In Memorium, independent film, Inocente, Jack Nicholson, James Bond, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, John Travolta, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kerry Washington, Kristen Stewart, Langly, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, marathons, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Haneke, Michelle Obama, Mychael Danna, Octavia spencer, Paperman, Paul Ottoson, Paul Rudd, Phil Leirness, Quentin Tarantino, Reese Witherspoon, Rhythm and Hues, Russell Crowe, Sandra Bullock, Sean Fine, Searching for Sugarman, Seth MacFarlane, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Ted, television, The Academy Awards, The Invisible War, the Oscars, The Sound of Music, Tommy Lee Jones, War Dance, William Shatner, writing, Zero Dark Thirty, Zoe Saldana | No Comments »
