Posts Tagged ‘art’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #310
April 22, 2013 | 
Author 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!
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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 | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #308
After a follow-up question from a loyal listener about last week’s show, your friends in podcasting leap around the world, covering comedy, painting, poetry, movies, theatre, novels, puppetry and mental illness!
Full of insight, inspiration and irreverence, it’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Room With a View, agriculture, Allan Piper, Andrew Niccol, Annette Funicello, AP Stylebook, art, Associated Press, At Any Price, Batman Odyssey, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Bog Iger, comedy, conspiracy theories, Cyrus Jhabvala, Dean Haglund, Dennis Quaid, directing, Disney, Frankie Avalon, Gattaca, GMO, Heat and Dust, Howard's End, independent film, Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Jane Henson, Jane Nebel Henson, Jim Henson, Ken Loach, Leigh McCloskey, Love Is All You Need, Man Booker Prize, Marc Hershon, Margaret Thatcher, mental illness, Merchant-Ivory, Mouseketeeers, movies, muppets, My Nine Lives, Neil Adams, Nicky Wells, Noah Haidl, Orson Bean, painting, Peter Jackson, Phil Leirness, Pierce Brosnan, producing, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Redford, Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Santa Anita 5K, SCR, Sesame Street, Shia Laboeuf, SmokeFall, Sophie's Turn, South Coast Rep, stand-up, Stanley Tucci, Starving Artists, Steven D. Fowler, Susanne Bier, television, The Angels' Share, The Company You Keep, The Frighteners, The Host, The Lone Gunmen, The Truman Show, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, To Whom She Will, Weather Underground, Woody Allen, writing, Zac Efron | 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 #294
As the final hours of 2012 winds down, it’s time for a yearly tradition at YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour …
It’s the annual New Year’s Resolution show, where Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness review how well they lived up to the resolutions they made at the start of the year and set their intentions for the year to come.
It’s bound to be both inspiring AND hilarious.
Happy New Year from your friends in podcasting!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, art, back pain, basketball, Berlin, books, comedy, dancing, Dean Haglund, directing, Dobermans, doctors, filmmaing, Grand Canyon, hiking, improv comedy, independent film movies, meditation, New Year's resolutions, non-profit, Phil Leirness, shamanism, show business, skateboarders, stage, swimming, television, tennis, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, theatre, writing, yoga | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #272
From discussing a listener email about “negative thoughts” to answering questions from listeners regarding the documentary Paul Williams Still Alive and the Erick McCormack television series Perception, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are really putting the “your” into YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour this week!
Your friends in podcasting also discuss the supposed death of big screen comedy, plus what they’re reading, two “Live Events of the Week”, and they offer up a special helping of their pal Ethan Dettenmaier (the producer and host of the most excellent Combat Radio).
Finally, Dean and Phil remember the show business luminaries who left us during the past week as well as the twelve souls whose lives were taken in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy of Motional Picture Arts and Sciences, acting, Airplane 2 the Sequel, Amen, architecht, art, Aurora, Boris Karloff, Buster Keaton, Cat Ballou, Chad Everett, Chris Marker, Colorado, Combat Radio, comedy, David Lynch, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, directing, Dog Day Afternooon, Eastern Columbia Building, Eric McCormack, Ethan Dettenmaier, film, filmmaking, Frank Pierson, French Stewart, improv comedy, independent film, It Chooses You, Jackalope Radio, Jeff Kober, Karl Rove, Karl Rove I Love You, La Jettee, landscapes, Mad Men, Medical Center, Miranda July, Mulholland Drive, painting, Patton Oswalt, Paul Williams, Paul Williams Still Alive, Perception, Phantom of the Paradise, Phil Leirness, Phil Robinson, Presumed Innocent, Rogue Machine, Sherman Hemsley, sketch comedy, Starbase Indy, Stephen Kessler, Stoneface, Talk Superstation, Ted, television, Terry Gilliam, The Jeffersons, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Twelve Monkeys, Twin Peaks, Where the Great Ones Run, Writers Guild, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #263
It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S. and your friends in podcasting discuss their thoughts and feelings about the meaning of the day and remember not only fallen heroes, but those who are still in battle, and forgotten, and living on the streets.
From there, it’s onto a terrific “Live Event of the Week” and the absolute box office apocalypse befalling the movie industry this summer.
Then, what else would Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness discuss but … Religion? It all ties into the “Lawsuit of the Week”.
Finally, movies they’ve seen are discussed, including the latest from Richard Linklater, the latest from the director of Shakespeare in Love and an award-winning comedy from France.
It’s thoughtful social commentary and globe-trotting adventure.
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Boy and His Dog, acting, Alex Lewczuk, Alfonso Cuaron, art, Bernie, Bill Nighy, Bruce Willis, Cannon, Carthage, Catholic Church, Catholic Court, Cesar Awards, Chris Hemsworth, comedy, consciousness, Dean Haglund, DGA, directing, Don Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Eric Toledano, Georgetown, Gi Joe Retaliation, Gravity, Hancock, Harlan Ellison, health care, homeless, Jack Black, Jean Dujardin, John Girodo, Joss Whedon, Judi Dench, Kathleen Sebelius, La Canada, Lee Horsley, Lily Holleman, LQ Jones, Maggie Smith, Mark Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Maury Chaykin, Memorial Day, Men In Black 3, mental illness, MIB 3, movies, Nathan Baker, Nero Wolf, Olivier Nakache, Omar Sy, Pacific Design Center, Paramount, Phil Leirness, Prometheus, Quinn Martin, religion, Richard Linkalter, Ridley Scott, Rogue Machine, Sam Peckinpah, Sandra Bullock, Shaun Parker, Shirley Maclaine, show business, Siren FM, Snow White and the Huntsman, St. Francis High School, television, Texas, The Artist, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Exorcist, The Intouchables, The Lone Gunmen, The Rock, The X-Files, Timothy Hutton, Tom Wilkinson, Tucker Smallwood, veterans, Where the Great Ones Run, Will Smith, William Conrad, William Peter Blatty, wirting | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #262
This week’s show is all about embracing the unknown, and as such, it probably started over on Combat Radio (on Friday 18 May), where YOUR friends in podcasting interviewed noted physicist (and regular contributor to Ancient Aliens), Mike Dennin about the frontiers of science. You can listen to that show HERE.
Back on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness carry on with the theme, discussing the unknown in a variety of different arenas …
The mystery (involving the dog star Sirius, the Kinights Templar, Mary Magdalene and a cheeky 13th century Imp) of the Lincoln Cathedral …
What Barry Diller’s Aereo portends for the future (or lack thereof) of television …
The foreign control of U.S. media …
The power of social networking …
The inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s international empire …
And SO MUCH more, including a “Lawsuit of the Week” that involves a group finally embracing the unknown and “Celebrity Deaths”.
Enjoy all the great tasted you’ve come to expect for a hearty and delicious helping of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Aereo, AMC Theatres, Ancient Aliens, art, Barry Diller, bumblee, Cabin in the Woods, Cheeky Lincoln Imp, Combat Radio, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, Dan Brown, Dan Green, Daniel Adams, Dean Haglund, Derek Forbes, directing, disco, Donna Summer, Ethan Dettenmaier, filmmaking, gay marriage, General Zod, independent film, Knights Templar, La Talk Radio, Lincoln Cathedral, marathon, Margaret, Mark Ryan, Mary Magdalene, Massachussets Film Tax Credits, Maurice Sendak, May the Forbes Be With You, Mike Dennin, North Carolina, painting, Phil Leirness, physics, producing, Robin Gibb, Ron Howard, Roslin, Rupert Murdoch, sacred architecture, SAG-Aftra lawsuit, SAG-Aftra merger, Science of Superman, show business, Sirius, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Da Vinci Dode, The Holy Grail, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Transformers, truth, Wanda, Where the Wild Things Are, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #255
Wow. This week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is one for the vaults. There’s something for everyone, especially if you love good stories and insightful, hilarious and inspiring conversation.
Your friends in podcasting discuss the SAG-AFTRA merger, doing what you love, loving what you do, the cool history of the Pickfair studio, Phil’s atrocious handwriting, the conspiracy theory surrounding The Hunger Games, a lawsuit against an award-winning playwright and another lawsuit against the worst filmmaker of all time.
Finally, Dean and Phil tell the legend of Edmund Kean’s sword and debate how Laurence Olivier’s failure to pass that sword on either represents the way knowledge is lost or the way that knowledge is never forgotten!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, Akira Kurosawa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, art, Battle Royale, Bram Stoker, casting, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, David Sobolov, Dean Haglund, Dracula, Ed Asner, Ed Harris, Edmund Kean, Edmund Kean's sword, filmmaking, Henry Irving, Henry V, Howard Huges, Hunger Games, James Kerwin, Jason Duplissea, John Adams, John Ford, John Gielgud, John Patrick Shanley, John Sayles, Julius Caesar, Kate Terry, Kate Terry Gielgud, Koushoun Takami, Laurence Olivier, Lawrence Kasdan, Lord Byron, Lyceum, Mare'ka, Mike Medavoy, movies, Nordstroms, Othello, painting, Phantom of the Opera, Phil Leirness, Picfair, Return of the Seacaucus Seven, Richard III, Running Man, SAG, SAG-Aftra, Sam Peckinpah, show business, Spaghetti Westerns, St. Crispin's Day speech, St. Francis High School, Steven Berkoff, Steven King, Suzanne Collins, The Aviator, The Big Chill, The Blank Theatre, The Lone Gunmen, The Long Walk, The Most Dangerous Game, The X-Files, theatre, unions, Uwe Boll, voice-overs, Westminster Abby, What Duvet Said | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #249
Because Dean Haglund is packing up for Galaxy Fest in Colorado Springs, Colorado (to perform comedy and show The Truth Is Out There), and Phil Leirness is hitting the road for the 2012 International UFO Congress in Fountain Hills, Arizona (where the TRUTH is also screening), this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is coming to you a few hours later than we like.
It is, however, one of our very best shows!
That it’s President’s Day in the U.S. leads to a discussion of presidential UFO lore, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball and Merv Griffin. The special friendship between The UK’s “The Midweek Drive” and YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, leads to a discussion of Phil’s pajamas and his forthcoming tour of the UK. The book The Wayfinders leads to a discussion of cultural relativism, the biosphere, the ethnosphere, the living history of Los Angeles, and Dreamtime and The Dream Factory. An Albert Einstein quote leads to a discussion of the intuitive mind and the rational mind and the way we might move beyond divisiveness in an effort to address the common challenges facing us all. The Chillpak Hollywood Live Event of the Week leads to a discussion of Phil’s admiration for an actress he had never before seen, the best director working in theatre today, and the way storytellers strengths in one medium can serve as weakness in another.
All that, plus TWO Chillpak Hollywood Lawsuits of the Week (the one involving Chris Pine, “Captain Kirk” from JJ Abrams’ re-booth of Star Trek is a paticular hoot.
Your friends in podcasting definitely brought their “A” game. We hope you will enjoy it enough to share it with others …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, Albert Einstein, Alex Lewcxuk, Arizona, art, biosphere, BUFOG, Chris Pine, Colorado Springs, conspiracies, conspiracy theories, culture, David Lee, Dean Haglund, directing, dreams, Elemeno Pea, Erynn Petrulis, ethnosphere, film, filmmaking, Galaxy Fest, history, hollywood, indigenous, International UFO Congress, intuition, intuitive mind, Katie Grimason, Katrina Lenk, Kevin Costner, lawsuits, Linda Lovelace, Marilyn Monroe, movies, Natalie Tuck, oil spill, Open Minds, Pasadena Playhouse, Phil Leirness, plays, President's Day, rational mind, Ron Garner, Ronal Reagan, SAG, SAG-Aftra merger, Sam Gold, SDB, South Coast Rep, Stephen Baldwin, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Truth Is Out There, The Wayfinders, The X-Files, theatre, Tiffany Freeman, tribal, Tucker Smallwood, UFOs, University of Lincoln, UTA, Wade David, writing | 1 Comment »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #247
Anywhere from 6%-10% of the U.S. workforce might be calling in sick on the Monday after the Super Bowl, but not your friends in podcasting … Even if they wanted to, there’s way too much to discuss, from the eleven show biz personages who are remembered in “Celebrity Deaths” to the Tony-winning play that constitutes the “Live Event of the Week”, from Liam Neeson kicking nature’s ass to smuggling being depicted as a victimless crime, from promising sci-fi films in development to the man who claims Fox stole his life story through wiretapped phone conversations (YOUR “Lawsuit of the Week”), Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness don’t even get to everything they hoped to discuss. There’s THAT MUCH going on inside YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour #247.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Akiva Goldsman, Alexander Payne, Anatomy of a Murder, Andrew Wight, Anger Management, Appearances, art, Baz Luhrman, BBC, Ben Gazzara, Bill Hinzman, Bingham Ray, Blade Runner, Bong Joon-Ho, Bradley Whitford, Building 7, Caddyshack, Charlie Sheen, Contraband, Cristian Mungiu, David Duchovny, Dean Haglund, Denholm Elliot, Diablo Cody, Dick Tufeld, Don Cornelius, Doug Jones, Eiko Ishioka, Excalibur, George Clooney, George Lazenby, Gillian Anderson, Graham Hancock, Great Santini, Harrison Ford, Jason Reitman, Jim Jarmusch, John Boorman, John Cassavetes, John Hurt, Kevin Smith, Liam Neeson, Madonna, Mark Helprin, Michael O'Keefe, Mike DeGruy, Mike Medavoy, Monty Python, Neal Fredericks, Nicol Williamson, Night of the Living Dead, Octavia spencer, Only Lovers Left Alive, Pasadena Playhouse, Patricia Disney, Peter Bogdanovich, Phil Leirness, Puss in Boots, Red Shoes Diaries, Red State, Ridley Scott, Roger Bart, Roseanne, Run For Your Life, SAG-Aftra merger, Saint Jack, Seven percent Solution, Shawnee Smith, Soul Train, Super Bowl, Terry Jones, The Cheap Detective, The Descendants, The Great Gatsby, The Grey, The Host, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The Party Crashers, The Producers, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tilda Swinton, West Wing, Wild Bunch, Winter's Tale, wolves, XF3, Yasmina Reza, Young Adult, Zalman King | No Comments »
