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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #293
December 24, 2012 | 
Author Happy Christmas, everybody!
This week’s show gets off to a flying start with a recap of the “Live Event of the Week” – the 28 hour marathon co-hosted by your friends in podcasting to ring in the end of the Mayan Calendar.
Dean discusses his road trip from hell.
Phil discusses catching up on some 2012 movies.
Dean and Phil revisit last’s week’s show all about the Top Films of All Time by looking at what directors had films mentioned most often on the lists submitted by guests of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
The show wraps up with a personal “Celebrity Death”, a wonderful character actor who was helping Dean and Phil in the development of their new film, The Lady Killers.
Speaking of The Lady Killers, please take the time to learn more about the film and how you can help (and PLEASE, spread the word!), by visiting here.
And if you’ve never seen Dean and Phil’s film The Truth is Out There . . . Why haven’t you? It’s available here.
Finally, we hope you will enjoy this holiday greeting from your friends in podcasting …
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #281
The month just ended (September 2012) saw the most downloads of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour since the show went independent in January of 2011 and your friends in podcasting celebrate this news with perhaps the most hilarious opening they’ve ever had!
Even when the irreverence ends, the jokes and witty bon mots continue in full effect as Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness take on (or revisit) such topics as Catholic weddings, fluoridation of water, Monsanto’s House of the Future, educational institutions, corporate culture, government bureaucracies, a murder mystery in Phil’s neighborhood of Los Feliz, celebrity deaths, emails from listeners and a wide range of films dealing with mental health issues.
And remember, The Truth Is Out There is now out there on BLU-RAY!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alex Jones, Alfred Hitchcock, Amelie, American Cinematheque, Andy Williams, animal protective services, Anthony Harvey, Arthur Ochs Sulzbarger, ASU, Babylon 5, Beauty and the Beast, box office, branding, bullying, bureaucracy, Carmageddon, celebrity deaths, Centreville, Clint Eastwood, Clint Herring, Coma, comedy, communion, consciousness, conspiracy, copyright, corporations, crucifixion, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, directing, Disney, Dr. Stanley Monteith, Dr. Strangelove, Elvis Presly, Enter the Dragon, Fairax, FanBoy Nation, filmmaking, fluoridation, Frank Sinatra, George C. Scott, Grammy Awards, Guy Maddin, Hearts Like Fists, independent film, institutions, James Goldman, Jeff Nichols, Jimmy Lawlor, Joanne Woodward, Joe Kidd, John Saxon, John Wayne, Johnny Lewis, Jon Lawlor, Katy Perry, Keith Allen, Kelly Johnson, Kenwood, Lance LeGault, Lejon Johnson, Lolita, Michael O'Hare, Mike O'Conner, Monsanto, Monsanto's House of the Future, Montgomery County, Mud, New York Times, Nothing But the Truth, Phil Leirness, plastics, Portland, Rise of the Plaent of the Apes, Rod Lurie, Rupert Wyatt, Shotgun Stories, show business, Sons of Anarchy, Sparky the Sun Devil, Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick, Stevie Wonder, Take Shelter, Tales form the Gimli Hospital, The A-Team, the Appaloosa, The B-Film Extras, the Egyptian Theatre, The Incredible Hulk, The Intouchables, The Lion in Winter, The Lone Gunmen, The O.C., The Peace Fund, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, They Might Be Giants, Valerie Plame, Vertigo, water, weddings, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #276
If you miss a little bit of today’s show, you’ll miss a lot!
Hear your friends in podcasting discuss: The Olympics, Lance Armstrong, David Lynch, Walt Disney, Phantom of the Paradise, Paul Williams, “Bones”, absurdism vs. surrealism, Placido Domingo vs. the most interesting man in the world, the Sight and Sound poll, Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, Kevin McCarthy, The Queen of Versailles, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, ParaNorman, Hope Springs, The Bourne Legacy, the banking industry and the economic recovery in Iceland.
All that, plus “what we’re reading” and the return of the “Chillpak Hollywood Wingnut of the Week”.
Finally, you might enjoy reading the following review of The Truth Is Out There at Matt Giles’ Movie Files.
Also, if you’re interested in being turned onto some cool comedy podcasts you might enjoy, then definitely check out Succotash!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Aardman, absurdism, Alfred Hitchcock, Ana Maria Martinez, Andrew Garfield, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Lane, banking, Bones, Citizen Kane, Combat Radio, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Disneyland, Empire State Gas, Ethan Dettenmaier, EU, G. Edward Griffin, GhastlyScope, Gustavor Dudamel, Hollywood Bowl, I Hate People, Iceland, International Monetary Fund, Jack Holding, Jackalope Radio, Jonathan Littman, Kevin McCarthy, L.A. Phill, Lance Armstrong, Lauren Greenfield, Marc Hershon, Mark Bennett, Matt Giles, Mulholland Dr., Nobody's Perfect, North by Northwest, Notorious, Olympics, opera, ParaNorman, Paul Williams, Paul Williams Still Alive, Phantom of the Paradise, Phil Leirness, Placido Domingo, PlusX Film Stock, Sam Raimi, Sight and Sound, Simon Vector, stop-motion, Succotash, surrealism, Talk Superstation, The Amazing Spider-man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, The Lone Gunmen, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Queen of Versaille, The Truth Is Out There, The X in the File, The X-Files, Vertigo, Walt Disney | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #239
Ralph Fiennes. Vanessa Redgrave. Harry Morgan. Anthony Hopkins. Alfred Hitchcock. David Lynch. Federico Fellini. Those are just a few of the big names featured on this week’s show …
It’s liberal democrat vs. conservative republican. It’s Letterman vs. Leno. It’s late night comedy vs. scripted crime dramas. It’s “Swamp Loggers” vs. “Swamp People”. It’s Fox Business News vs. The Muppets. It’s the Muppets vs. Big Oil. It’s Marc Hershon on The Descendants vs. Dean Haglund on The Descendants. It’s Blue Velvet vs. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s Javier Bardem vs. Edgar Ramirez. It’s Peter Weller vs. Paul Weller. It’s Tom Hooper vs. 3D. It’s Paramount vs. IMF.
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alex Lewczuk, Alfred Hitchcock, All My Sons, Anthony Hopkins, character actors, Conservative, Copyright Law, Craig Niemyer, Dean Haglund, Democrat, directing, filmmaking, films, Fox Business News, Guy Ritchie, Harry Morgan, Hawaii, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, IMDB, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Javier Bardem, La Dolce Vita, late night television, Les Miserables, Liberal, Liev Schreiber, Linda Park, Man from UNCLE, Midweek Drive, movies, Paul Weller, Peter Weller, Phil Leirness, Progressive, Psycho, Republican, RKO 281, Sandi Hicks, Sherlock Holmes, Short Round, show business, Siren 107.3 FM, Sonik Kicks, Southside Broadcasting, Star Trek, Starbase Indy, supporting actors, television, The Descendants, The Lone Gunmen, The Muppets, The X-Files | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #215
This week’s show has a truly international flair. As you all know, your friend in podcasting, Dean Haglund, hails from Canada. Many of you also know that before that, the Haglund line traces back to Swedish royalty. Few of you probably know, however, that Dean’s co-host, Phil Leirness, traces his ancestry to Scandinavia as well. To be specific: the vikings of Norway! Although Phil has never visited the land of his ancestors, he’s fascinated by Norway, and longs to journey there.
Although we can’t actually send Phil to Norway on the show’s budget, we do the next best thing this week by bringing Norway (and Norwegian film) to Phil! Dean and Phil are honored to welcome Norwegian filmmaker Stig Svendsen (The Radio Pirates), who has just completed his first English-language film, Elevator, a U.S. suspense thriller in a Hitchcockian vein. Elevator has a truly outstanding cast, and Stig brings along to the Annex Gallery of the Eastern Columbia, one of his film’s stars, the the funny, stunning and whip smart Tehmina Sunny. Tehmina hails from the U.K. and has much in common with Dean Haglund! We won’t spoil those surprises as Phil loves remarking on Dean and Tehmina’s similarities during an incredibly entertaining hour …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, acting classes, Alfred Hitchcock, artifical intelligence, bartending, Californication, Children of Men, computers, David Duchovny, Dean Haglund, Elevator, European film, filmmaking, independent film, Joey Slotnick, John Getz, Josh Hartnett, London, modeling, Neve Campbell, Norway, Phil Leirness, Roland Joffe, Shirley Knight, Singularity, Stig Svendsen, Suspense, Tehmina Sunny, The Lone Gunmen, The Radio Pirates, The X-Files, UK | No Comments »
