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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #301
February 18, 2013 | 
Author Full of all the nourishing podcasting goodness long-time listeners have come to expect, this brand new serving is also a delicious introduction to your friends in podcasting.
The following topics are discussed, dissected, analyzed and turned on their heads by Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness:
The X-Files, including a hilarious story about David Duchovny and exciting news about Frank Spotnitz’s new adaptation of Philip K. Dick for SyFy …
Ancient wisdom and what we can learn about healthful self-care by looking to past cultures …
Books from Norway, Sweden and Stephen King …
3 live events, including one that Phil hopes to turn into a documentary …
A remake of the late Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds …
A film all about Jar-Jar Binks …
A documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault within the U.S. Armed Forces …
The revival of drive-ins …
David Fincher’s original series on Netflix …
And MORE. It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, which almost always features bonus minutes!
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Tags: A billion rising, A Good Day to Die Hard, Academy Awards, acting, Blade Runner, books, Brian Nishii, Chinglish, Chris Mulkey, Cinedigm, conscious life expo, Cowboy Don Tolman, David Cronenberg, David Duchovny, David Henry Hwang, David Lynch, Dead Alive, Dean Haglund, directing, documentary films, drive in theatres, Engaging Men Project, Erica Fraga, Ethan Mao, film distribution, filmmaking, Frank Spotnitz, Geffen Playhouse, Gerry Anderson, Greg Pak, independent film, James van der Beek, Jar Jar Binks, JJ Abroms, Joe Nesbo, k.o. dahl, Kathy Baker, Kirby Dick, LAX-Files, Michelle Krusiec, movies, NATO, novlels, Oscars, Peace Over Violence, Peter Jackson, Phil Leirness, Philip K. Dick, philosophy, producing, rape, Raymond Ma, Ridley Scott, Robot Stories, SCR, sexual assault, show business, South Coast Rep, Star Warrs, Stephen King, Susan Larison Danz, SyFy, television, The Artist, The Fourth Man, The Gift, The Invisible War, The Lone Gunmen, The Shining, The Snowman, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Thunderbirds, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Tom Braidwood, violence, virtual print fees, writing, Yasmina Reza | 
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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 #267
Princess Diana, political divisiveness, Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, Arsenic and Old Lace, Dr. Jack Daniels, Richard Burton’s Hamlet, the auteur theory, the return of Margaret, Miranda July, Woody Allen, People Like Us, Pariah,Veep, the Hatfields AND the McCoys, letters from listeners, rites, rituals and celebrity deaths … All that and much more, this week on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Also, your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness, need your help. They have launched a brand new documentary project about an artist and philosopher and they hope you will check it out HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Aaron Sorkin, Adepero Oduye, Alex Kurtzman, Andrew Sarris, Arsenic and Old Lace, Arsenio Hall, Bad Dreams, Battlestar Galactica, books, Boris Karloff, boxing, Chris Pine, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Dee Rees, directing, Dr. Jack Daniels, Dylan Tichenor, film, filmmaking, Gary Gilbert, Hamlet, Hatfield and McCoys, HBO, independent film, It Chooses You, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Kenneth Lonergan, Kevin Costner, Kickstarter, Manifesting Change, Margaret, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mike Dooley, Mike Tyson, Miranda July, Moonrise Kingdom, motion pictures, New York Observer, Notes from the Universe, Pariah, Phil Leirness, Portlandia, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prometheus, Richard Burton, Richard Lynch, Rogue Machine, Six Feet Under, Spike Lee, Stephen Jacobs, television, The A-Team, The Auteur theory, The Future, The Lone Gunmen, The Newsroom, The Sword and the Sorcerer, The Thick of It, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, To Rome with Love, Tucker Smallwood, Twin Peaks, Veep, Village Voice, Wes Anderson, West Wing, Where the Great Ones Run, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #253
From artists and actors who have committed crimes to movie studios and authors’ estates suing each other, this installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is full of show people behaving badly. Not YOUR friends in podcasting, of course. Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are on their best behavior, discussing such a wide range of topics as …
The inspiration that can be drawn from a man like John Adams when dealing with issues like the proposed SAG-Aftra merger …
The storytelling AND marketing failures of John Carter …
More on the state of romantic comedies …
The lack of demand for any new books, movies or television shows and what that lack of demand might mean to storytellers and conglomerates …
And after all that, if you still haven’t had enough of your friends in podcasting, please enjoy their appearance on 16 March’s Combat Radio (you’ll learn why Dean is on “double-secret probation”).
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Better Life, acting, AFTRA, All My Sons, Andrew Stanton, animation, Arthur Miller, Bicycle Thief, books, Brandon Routh, Bryan Singer, Caravaggio, Chris Weitz, Combat Radio, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Declaration of Independence, Demian Bichir, Donald Margulies, Eiko Ishioka, Emily Blunt, Ethan Dettenmaier, Ewan McGregor, filmmaking, Finding Nemo, John Adams, John Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lasse Hallstrom, Linda Park, Mario Puzo, Matrix Theatre, Mirror Mirror, movies, Neorealism, Paramount Pictures, Phil Leirness, Pixar, SAG, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, show business, Sight/Unseen, Siren FM, South Coast Rep, Tarsem Singh, television, the American Dream Team, The Godfather, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The X-Files, theatre, Titian, unions, voice acting, voice-overs, Wall-E, Wallace Stevens | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #244
Live from the mean streets of Los Angeles, this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour finds your friends in podcasting on the open road, braving Martin Luther King Day traffic on their way back from Los Angeles International Airport. Dean and Phil discuss the live shows they’ve seen, the movies they’ve watched, the books they’re reading. They weigh in on the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild nominations, the SAG-Aftra merger agreement, the latest development news, UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s ludicrous call to action for his country’s movie industry. Plus, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness reveal the lawsuit they may have to file. And because it is YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, Dean and Phil tackle comments and questions from such loyal listeners as John Girodo, Josh Glasgow, Mark Bennett and The Sicilian.
Buckle up.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, Alan Rickman, animation, art, Blu Ray, books, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids, Broadway, Brothers McMullen, Chelsea Hotel, Clive Owen, Clybourne Park, dance, David Cameron, Dean Haglund, DGA Nominations, documentaries, Ed Burns, filmmkaing, George Clooney, Glasgow to the Movies, Golden Globes, Jerry O’Connell, Josh Brolin, Josh Glasgow, Kim Novak, Kristen Wiig, Margaret, Mark Bennett, Mark Helprin, Mark Taper Forum, Mark Wood, Metacritic, Moneyball, movies, Old Boy, original score, Pacific Disc, painting, Phil Leirness, Pina, Pina Bausch, reading, Ricky Gervais, SAG, SAG-Aftra merger, Sam Gold, Sean Sanders, Seminar, show business, Sleep No More, Sliders, television, Terence Malick, The Artis, The Descendants, Tintin, Titian, Tower Heist, travel, UK film Lottery, Wim Wenders, Winter’s Tale | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #243
After last week’s New Year’s Resolutions show, your friends in podcasting are back doing what they do best, dissecting the world in general and the world of show business in particular with insightful, irreverent discussion. This week brings the return of The Chillpak Hollywood Lawsuit of the Week, The Chillpak Hollywood Wingnut of the Week as well as several brand new surprises. One Hollywood landmark, two books and more than ten films are discussed. Dean Haglund. Phil Leirness. YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: ageism, Amazon, Anna Paquin, art, Attack the Block, Benedict Cumberbatch, books, Brad Bird, Brendan Gleeson, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Chipmunks, critics, Dean Haglund, Don Cheadle, Elie Samaha, filmmkaing, Fox Searchlight, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, guilds, hand and footprint ceremonies, IMDB, JJ Abrams, John Malkovich, John Michael McDonagh, John Saxon, Josh Glasgow, Kenneth Lonergan, Kobe Bryant, lawsuits, Margaret, Martin McDonagh, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Metacritic, Miranda July, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, movies, New Year's resolutions, painting, Phil Leirness, reading, Robert Downey Jr., SAG, Sherlock, Sherlock Holems: A Game of Shadows, show business, Smurfs, Star Trek, Sydney Pollack, television, The Future, The Guard, The Lone Gunmen, The Shadow of the Wind, The X-Files, Thelma Schoonmaker, Tilda Swinton, Top Ten Lists, Uncle Boonmee who Can Recall His Past Lives, unions, We Need to Talk About Kevin | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #242
Happy 2012!
Welcome to our annual New Year’s Resolution show, where your friends in podcasting review how well they lived up to the resolutions they made at the start of LAST year and set their intentions for the year to come.
Hilarious and inspiring. It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 2012, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Arrested Development, art, basketball, Benedict Cumberbatch, Berlin, Blu Ray, books, Breaking Bad, Dean Haglund, Dick Cavett, Downton Abbey, filmmkaing, Grand Canyon, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Justified, Mad Men, Mayan Calendar, meditation, Metacritic, movies, New Year's resolutions, painting, Phil Leirness, Pink Martini, Project Runway, reading, Sherlock, show business, skateboards, Star Trek: The Next Generation, swimming, television, tennis, The Hour, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Torchwood, travel, yoga | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #206
The countdown to London is on! Tickets are still available for the World Premiere of The Truth Is Out There at London’s British Film Institute. Obviously, that screening is very much on the minds of Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness. Still, they take the time to discuss painting, books, music and even the sexual assault awareness event Denim Day on this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Band of Misfits, acting, Amy Poehler, Andrew Baggarly, Audiotrium, baseball, Be Brave, books, British Film Institute, Colin Firth, Color and Light for the Realist Painter, Conscious Media Network, conspiracies, conspiracy theories, Dave Sadler, Dean Haglund, Denim Day, disinformation, film, filmmaking, Frank Sinatra, Freedom, Gangstagrass, Gurney, John Wooden, Jonathan Franzen, Led Zeppelin, London, Mia Wasikowski, movies, music, painting, Phenomena Magazine, Phil Leirness, Plan B, reading, Reversing Gum Disease Naturally: A Holistic Home Care Guide, Roland Hayes, San Francisco Giants, Sandra Senzon, Sci-Fi-London, screenplays, screenwriting, show business, Spencer Berger, sports, The Budos Band, The Corrections, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Time Magazine, Yoshi Kato | 2 Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #188
Chris Mancini is a stand-up comic, filmmaker and author, who was the guest on Chillpak Hollywood Hour #103 when he discussed his just-published book Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad with Dean Haglund. Now, he’s back to discuss how the book was received (both commercially and critically), the state of (and future of) publishing, as well as of stand-up comedy, short filmmaking, and CHH “sister” podcast “Comedy Film Nerds”. This week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour will definitely put the “happy” in Happy Holidays!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: books, Chris Mancini, comedy, Comedy Film Nerds, Dean Haglund, DVD's, fatherhood, filmmaking, indepedent film, internet, Netflix, Phil Leirness, podcasting, publishing, reading, reviews, short films, stand-up comedy, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, writing | No Comments »
