Posts Tagged ‘Bridesmaids’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #314
May 20, 2013 | 
Author The show begins with selections from a rather hilarious Skype conversation between Phil Leirness and March Hershon of Succotash.
Following the theme song, Dean Haglund is back, and tells of his whirlwind, speeding-ticket-filled road trip to Winnipeg and back.
Violence prevention is very much on the mind of Phil, as he participated in a gang violence “interruption” on Saturday night. He talks about that and the short film Flawless.
Mostly, though, movies are what your friends in podcasting really want to talk about, from the role of critics, to the resurrection of Harrison Ford, to the post-apocalypse bandwagon, to the lack of roles for women, to the work of Stanley Kubrick, to the latest installment of Star Trek.
All this week, on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour …
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #252
Your friends in podcasting open this week’s show by discussing the early beginnings of the feature film era.
They close this week’s show by discussing … The beginnings of the feature film era!
In between, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness discuss romance in the movies, the state of romantic comedies, Star Wars, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, several weird and wonderful films you will never get to see (but can read about here), the origin and purpose of the legal system, Placido Domingo and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”.
Please don’t let the slight audio hiss and hum prevent you from enjoying this latest serving of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. We were able to solve the problem about a third of the way through …
Have a great week, everybody!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Bechdel test, Bridesmaids, Casablanca, Charlie Chaplin, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Dr. Steven Ball, film, filmmaking, Frederic Bastiat, Friends with Kids, Hell and Back Again, Hugo, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kissing Jessica Stein, Kristin Wiig, L.E. Baker, Los Angeles Times, Mabel Normand, Marie Deressler, movies, Neal Gabler, Phil Leirness, Placido Domingo, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Richard Gilman, Robert Sherman, romantic comedy, Royce Hall, show business, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Symbiosis, The Artist, The Law, The Lone Gunmen, The Sherman Brothers, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Tillie's Punctured Romance, Topher Grace, UCLA, Wallace Stevens, Wanderlust, War Horse | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #251
Your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness, are back from their respective road trips and they have a world of topics to discuss …
The state of women’s on-screen roles in the movies and what that state indicates about the financial health of the industry is explored. A great Swedish actor, a beloved cartoonist and a Monkee are remembered. The impending death of 20% of all U.S. movie theaters is discussed. The potential potential merger between the two show business unions representing actors is analyzed. The way you listen to the internet is changed (as it has been every week since May of 2007).
And, of course, there are always delightful surprises and some big laughs. It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, after all …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, Alec Guinness, All About Walken, animation, Autry, Bridesmaids, Colorado Springs, David Margulies, David Sobolov, Davy Jones, Dean Haglund, Erland Josephson, filmmaking, Galaxy Fest, Geffen Playhouse, Ingmar Bergman, Marthat Marcy May Marlene, movie theaters, movies, Native Voices, Oliver!, Oscars, Phil Leirness, SAG, Scenes from a Marriage, show business, The Berenstain Bears, The Help, The Lone Gunmen, The Monkees, The X-Files, UFO Congress, unions, women | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #250
This week’s show is both a yearly tradition AND a Chillpak Hollywood Hour first!
It’s our post-Oscar smackdown, where your friends in podcasting take on the Academy AND each other. Snarking and wagering, what could be more fun? And this year, the stakes have been raised!
Meanwhile, it’s the first time we’ve ever recorded a show where Dean and Phil were not in same locale. Dean’s still in Colorado. Yet, thanks to Skype, nothing could prevent the motion picture industry’s big night from turning into YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour’s 250th episode!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adam Sandler, Alexander Payne, Angelina Jolie, Arizona, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Crystal, Bradley Cooper, Bridesmaids, Cameron Diaz, Catherine O'Hara, Christian Bale, Christopher Guest, Christopher Plummer, Cirque du Soleil, Colin Firth, Colorado, David Fincher, Dean Haglund, directing, Eugene Levy, filmmaking, focus groups, Fred Willard, Galaxy Fest, George Clooney, Graham King, Hugo, James Earl Jones, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kodak, Leo McCarey, Louis Gossett jr., Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Michel Hazanavicius, Morgan Freeman, movies, Natalie Portman, New York, Nick Nolte, Octavia spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Pina, Robert Downey Jr., Saving Face, Sherlock Holmes, show business, television, Terry George, the Academy Awars, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Groundlings, The Interrupters, The Lone Gunmen, The Shore, The X-Files, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, UFO Congress, Undefeated, Viola Davis, Wizard of Oz, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #245
Another installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour on the open road … This week, your friends in podcasting brave the elements and curving mountain roads. Their adventure begins at a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles where they are investigating the company that was supposed to manufacture the blu-ray edition of The Truth Is Out There but that defrauded them instead. The drive ends in Malibu, California, where Dean and Phil will be shooting another chapter in their latest video production. In between, they discuss the Chinese New Year, magical realism, flash animation, freeways, African-American theatre, Joe Paterno, college athletics, sports fans, film critics, film industry awards, the box office, and oh, yes, getting defrauded!
This is one VERY hot episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour … If only because we have the car defroster on maximum!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden, Bridesmaids, Chinese New Year, Chris Martens, Clio Barnard, Dean Haglund, film critics, filmmaking, flash animation, football, freeways, Glasgow to the Movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Isabel Allende, jazz, Joe Paterno, John Wooden, Josh Glasgow, Kool and the Gang, Kyle Williams, Leigh J. McCloskey, Lily Holleman, magical realism, Malibu, Mark Helprin, movies, Pacific Disc, Phil Leirness, Pirates on the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Sanders, show business, South Coast Repertory, sports, The Arbor, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, Topdog/Underdog, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Twisted Geeks, Winter's Tale | 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 #218
This week’s installment starts out like a Michael Bay film (CARMAGEDDON!) and quickly becomes a legal thriller thanks to a VERY intriguing adventure recounted by Phil. Dean tells of his weekend travels (both recent past and near future) and explains to Phil the difference between Veterans and veterinarians before he and Phil share once again the strange, sad tale of the Chillpak, this show’s former sponsor …
Then, it’s all about the movies as your friends in podcasting count down the Top 14 summer box office hits, analyzing their quality and what their success or failure says about the industry (and the culture at large).
You know it’s a strange, wonderful show when PHIL cites “Robot Chicken” AND compares the DC and Marvel universes!
And for those of you in Southern California, don’t miss the cinematic event of the year! Okay, of the week … It the Los Angeles Premiere of THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! There’s two nights to choose from: Wednesday and Thursday of THIS week. Full event details and tickets are available: HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adult Swim, art, Bad Teacher, Bill Pullman, Billy Bob Thornton, box office, Bridesmaids, Cars 2, chillpak, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, David Mamet, DC, Dean Haglund, directing, Downtown Independent, Due Date, federal court, filmmaking, Four Christmases, Green Lantern, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Horrible Bossess, independent film, inventions, Jake Kasdan, Jim Carrey, JJ Abrams, Jon Heder, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Spacey, Kick Ass, Kung Fu Panda 2, Layer Cake, Mark S. Waters, Martin Campbell, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Mean Girls, Michael Bay, movies, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Natalie Portman, Old School, Owen Wilson, painting, Paul Feig, Phil Leirness, Pixar, Robot Chick, Ryan Reynolds, San Francisco, School for Scoundrels, Seth Gordon, St. Louis, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, televsion, The Hangover II, The Truth Is Out There, Thor, Tina Fey, Todd Phillips, Toy Story 4, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, veterinarians, Watchmen, Woody Allen, writing, X-Men First Class, Zero Effect, Zombieland, Zookeeper | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #217
After four weeks of special guests (i.e. pre-recorded shows!), your friends in podcasting are finally together again, tackling such topics as Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, Charleston, Detroit, Peter Falk, Tolstoy, history, Delta Airlines, Continental, Manchester Airport, immersive theatre, Premium seating, Transformers 3, Pirates 4, America vs. the world, Bridesmaids, Horrible Bosses, The Green Lantern, Super 8, Washington, D.C. … It’s action-packed, hilarious, irreverent and insightful Haglund and Leirness with a vengeance on this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
And for those of you in Southern California, make sure to get your tickets to the Los Angeles Premiere of THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! There’s two nights to choose from. Full event details and tickets are available: HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, A Woman Under the Influence, acting, art, Arye Gross, box office, Bridesmaids, Casey Anthony, Catherine Annette, Charleston, Columbo, comedy, Continental, Dean Haglund, Delta, Detroit, directing, Elevator, Femme Fatales, film, filmmaking, Gary Anthony Williams, Goether Institut, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harlem, history, Husbands, immersive theatre, independent film, John Cassavets, Macbeth, Midnight in Paris, movie, Murder By Death, O.J. Simpson, painting, Peter Falk, Phil Leirness, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sleep No More, Steve Kriozere, Stig Svendsen, Tehmina Sunny, television, The Cheap Detective, The In-Laws, the justice system, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tolstoy, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, United, Vermont, violence, Washington D.C., Woody Allen | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #212
Knowing it’s their last new show together til the second Monday of July (don’t worry, we have 4 excellent pre-recorded shows with fabulous guests coming your way until then), your friends in podcasting are amped up and rarin’ to go with a rip-roaring hour of thick, rich, podcasty goodness! It’s the usual free-wheeling grab-bag, full of show business analysis, comedy, and inspirational conversation.
If you’re going to be in the Charleston, South Carolina area on Thursday 23 June, come see a FREE sneak preview screening of The Truth Is Out There, followed by a discussion with Phil Leirness, at The College of Charleston Education Center (ECTR 118) at 7 pm.
If you’re going to be in the Washington, D.C. area on Wednesday 29 June, why not attend the D.C. Premiere of the film? Information and tickets, please click HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: art, Art Walk, box office, Bridesmaids, Charleston, Chris Hemsworth, comedy, Dean Haglund, distribtuion, downtown Los Angeles, eye glasses., farsighted, film financing, film incentives, film production, Haunted Charleston, indepndent film, Kenneth Branagh, Leigh McCloskey, Malibu, Marvel, movies, Natlie Portman, Netflix, Olandar, Phil Leirness, Tax Credits, television, Terrence Malick, The Hangover Part II, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Thor, Tree of Life, Washington D.C. | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #211
It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S., a day for remembering those who died in service to their country. Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness spend a few minutes talking about the meaning of the day before putting the “your” in YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour … They debate the merits, approach and achievements of David Lynch because a loyal listener wanted them to … They discuss the art and craft of casting directors because a loyal listener wanted them to … They examine the box office successes of three current comedy films and what that success says about the culture (and times) in which we live AND they take time to remember Gil Scott-Heron and Jeff Conaway, both of whom died this past week. All this from the Broadway gallery of artist Dean Haglund in downtown Los Angeles!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, acting, art, Blue Velvet, Bridesmaids, casting, casting directors, comedy, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Elephant Man, Eraserhead, filmmaking, Gil Scott-Heron, Grease, independent film, Jeff Conaway, Lost Highway, Memorial Day, Midnight in Paris, motion pictures, Mulholland Drive, music, Naomi Watts, Owen Wilson, painting, Phil Leirness, Purple Rose of Cairo, Ray Wise, Richard Beymer, Richard Pryor, Robert Blake, Taxi, Than Hangover Part 2, The Lone Gunmen, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Straight Story, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Wild at Heart, Woody Allen | No Comments »
