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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #594
October 1, 2018 | 
Author It’s the penultimate episode of the Australian Era of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and your friends in podcasting are offering something for everyone on this particularly nourishing and personal installment. First Dean Haglund shares a bit about what he will miss about being “Down Under” and regales with descriptions of some of his favorite places in Australia. Then, Phil Leirness shares an email from a loyal listener like you (yes, YOU) about editing techniques, a continuation of a discussion about how editing affects actors’ performances that began on last week’s show. Somehow both fascism and democracy get discussed in the context of film editing! From there, Phil celebrates the 25th Anniversary of “The X-Files” by asking Dean about his favorite episodes and who his favorite character is (other than “Langley”, of course). Dean’s answers might just delight you! Then, Dean and Phil weigh in on how the show’s influence is still being felt on television today in shows as disparate as Vince Gilligan’s “Better Call Saul” and NBC’s sitcom “The Good Place”. The final “Lawsuit of the Week” of the intercontinental era is a re-visitation of Shari Redstone’s efforts to re-merge CBS with Paramount and what the failure to do so means for the companies and for their flagship franchise, “Star Trek”. The show concludes with a fascinating discussion of prolific television writer, producer and show-runner Gregory Berlanti’s hit feature film Love, Simon. The film’s themes are celebrated, and what the film’s style says about the state of, and future of, big-screen storytelling is questioned.
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Tags: acting, Australia, Better Call Saul, Bob Oedenkerk, Chris Carter, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, coming out, directing, editing, Eisenstein, filmmaking, Greg Berlanti, Hitchcock, Humbug, independent film, James Stewart, Jennifer Garner, Kim Novak, Kristen Bell, Krycek, Kuleshov, lawsuits, Les Moonves, Love Simon, Melbourne, movies, Nicholas Lea, Paramount, Perth, Rhea Seehorn, romantic comedy, Shari Redstone, show business, show-running, Star Trek, Sydney, Ted Danson, teen romance, television, The Good Place, The Lone Gunmen, The Rising Sun, The Stinking Bishop, The Unusual Suspects, The X-Files, Vertigo, Vince Gilligan, writing | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #573
Year 12 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour gets off to a roaring start, with 12 bonus minutes in an episode mostly dedicated to movies …
As so many episodes of late have, this season begins with “Celebrity Deaths” as your friends in podcasting celebrate the career of filmmaker Michael Anderson and remember their friend George Baker of Modesto, California. Then, a few minutes are spent weighing in on HBO shows – namely “Westworld”, “Silicon Valley” and “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”. The Cannes Film Festival starts this week and Dean and Phil commemorate its opening by critiquing last year’s Palme D’Or winner The Square. This leads into a discussion of the recent Lady Macbeth, 1955′s Blackboard Jungle and Hitchcock’s 1966 spy thriller Torn Curtain. A letter from loyal listener Stephen D. Fowler (of the Smokin’ All Stars) sets the topics for the 2nd half of the show, where Dean and Phil weigh in on what’s next for several franchises: Star Wars, Star Trek, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (including a review of The Avengers: Infinity War) and The X-Files. Plus, they try to figure out if there is any future at all for big-screen westerns, comedies and musicals. The answer may just surprise you!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, acting, Alfred Hitchcock, Amy Schumer, Around the World in 80 Days, Bill Maher, Black Panther, Blackboard Jungle, box office, Cannes, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, comedies, Dean Haglund, directing, film festivals, filmmaking, Force Majeure, Garry Shandling, George Baker, Glenn Ford, HBO, I'm So Pretty, independent film, JJ Abrams, Logan's Run, Marnie, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mattie Giles, Michael Anderson, movies, musicals, Oscars, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Phil Leirness, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Brooks, Rogue One, Ruben Ostlund, Shockerfest, show business, Sidney Poitier, Silicon Valley, Solo, Spectres, spy movies, Star Trek 4, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, television, The Avengers: Infinity War, The Dam Busters, The Lone Gunmen, The Square, The X-Files, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, Thomas Middleditch, TJ Miller, Topaz, Torn Curtain, Vic Morrow, westerns, Westworld, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #559
Dean is having surgery this week and Phil’s cat, Fuzz Aldrin, continues her brave recovery. Because some of you asked for updates on these matters, your friends in podcasting begin this week’s epic installment with fascinating and inspiring stories pertaining to them. Then, it’s all about movies …
The critics groups have all awarded their favorites. The professional guilds and unions have honored theirs. The Academy Award nominations were announced, which your Dean and Phil analyze a bit on the show. For the most part, however, this week it’s Dean and Phil’s turn. Keep those Netflix queues handy as the gents count down their Top Ten Films of 2017. And, of course, far more than 20 films will get discussed in what is an extra-long installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, one that truly stretches the definition of “hour”! Trust us, they go off the beaten path for their choices this year in an effort to champion some films that were sadly overlooked or under-marketed. Discover cinematic gems and regale in hilarious, irreverent, and occasionally insightful bickering.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Fantastic Woman, A Fistful of Dollars, A Ghost Story, Academy Awards, acting, Allison Williams, Argentina, Blade Runner 2049, box office, Boyz N The Hood, Brick, Caleb Landry Jones, Casey Affleck, Catherine Keener, Chad Stahelski, Chris Pine, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, cinematography, comedy, Crown Heights, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Kaluuya, Daniela Vega, David Duchovny, David Lowery, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Denis Villeneuve, Derek Kolstad, directing, Doug Jones, Dunkirk, film critics, filmmaking, For a Few Dollars More, Fuzz Aldrin, Gal Gadot, Get Out, Greta Gerwig, Guillermo Del Toro, Hampton Fancher, Harrison Ford, hollywood, horror films, Hostiles, improv comedy, independent film, It, James L. Brooks, John Cassavetes, John Singleton, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, knee surgery, LACMA, Lady Bird, Lakeith Stanfield, Laurie Metcalf, Leslie Manville, Looper, Lukas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea, Mark Frost, Martin McDonagh, Michael Winterbottom, movie awards, movies, Mudbound, Mumon: The Land of Stealth, Orson Welles, Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pennywise, Phantom Thread, Phil Leirness, producing, Rachel Morrison, Rambo, Rian Johnson, Ridley Scott, Rob Brydon, Robin Wright, Roger Deakins, Rooney Mara, Rosamund Pike, Ryan Gosling, sci-fi, Scott Cooper, Sean Baker, Sebastian Lelio, sequels, silent film, stand-up comedy, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Stephen King, Steve Coggan, Tangerine, the Brothers Bloom, The Dark Tower, The Florida Project, The Larry Sanders Show, The Lone Gunmen, The Shape of Water, The Trip, The Trip to Spain, The X-Files, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Timothee Chalumet, Tracy Letts, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: The Return, Warren Beatty, Wes Studi, westerns, Willem Dafoe, Wolf Warrior 2, Wonder Woman, Woody Allen, writing, Wu Jing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #554
A lit bit of a Holiday pastiche, the bulk of this week’s episode was recorded on the meant streets of L.A. as Phil Leirness drove Dean Haglund from LAX to a certain “historic building in downtown Los Angeles.” How sick IS Phil? How did Dean spend his 19 hours in transit? What are their holiday plans? Find out … Plus a lot of TV and movie talk from your friends in podcasting. Happy Holidays, everybody!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Baby Driver, Chris Pine, Christmas, Christopher Plummer, directing, downtown Los Angeles, DTLA, Edgar Wright, fires, flu, heist movies, illness, Kevin Spacey, LAX, Lily Holleman, Logan Lucky, movies, Netflix, open road, Phil Leirness Dean Haglund, producing, road trip, show business, Steven Soderbergh, Ted Danson, television, The Good Place, The Leftovers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Wonder Woman, writing | 2 Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #529
It’s been a while since your friends in podcasting dedicated a whole episode to discussing movies and TV …
Dean and Phil begin the festivities with an excellent email from a listener like you (yes, YOU) that follows up on last week’s discussion of both Adam West and Roger Moore. From there, they turn their attention to current television – Season 4 of “The Blacklist”, Season 6 of “Veep” – and Season 1 of “Twin Peaks”. Then, the final half of the show is dedicated to movies and movie distribution, with such current releases as Alien: Covenant, OKJA, Wonder Woman, The Beguiled and Baby Driver, and recent sci-fi films Passengers, Arrival and Dr. Strange getting discussed. What also gets analyzed (and ranted about) is the need for unique distribution methodologies for each film being released.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adam West, Ahn Seo-Hyun, Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ansel Eigort, Arrival, Baby Driver, Batman: The Animated Series, Ben Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Beware the Gray Ghost, Billy Crudup, Blake Edwards, Bong Joon-Ho, box office, Burt Reynolds, Chris Pine, Clint Eastwood, Colin Farrell, Curse of the Pink Panther, Danny Huston, David Lynch, DC Cinematic Universe, Dean Haglund, directing, Don Siegel, Dr. Strange, Edgar Wright, films, Hell or High Water, Hooper, independent film, Inspector Clouseau, James Bond, Jamie Foxx, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Joss Whedon, Kevin Spacey, Kyle Machlachlan, Lily James, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Michael Fassbender, movie distribution, movie marketing, movies, Noomi Rapace, Okja, Passengers, Paul Dano, Peter Sellers, Phil Leirness, Portlandia, producing, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Roger Moore, sci-fi, show business, Snowpiercer, Sofia Coppola, The Beguiled, The Host, The Lone Gunmen, The Spy Who Laughed at Danger, The X-Files, Tilda Swinton, Turk Thrust II, Twin Peaks, Wonder Woman, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #507
Listeners new to the show might be surprised to learn that there was a time when Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness might go weeks without needing to discuss “celebrity deaths.” Clearly, those days are long gone. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective), beyond a cursory tribute, your friends in podcasting will have to wait at least a week to celebrate the lives of Mary Tyler Moore, Mike Connors, Gorden Kaye and John Hurt (are we forgetting anybody? No? Don’t worry, by next week, there will no doubt be more!). THIS WEEK, Dean and Phil will celebrate the best in movies for the year that was as they count down their Top Ten Best Films of 2016.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, acting, Adam Driver, Alan Rickman, Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Adams, André Holland, animation, Anthony Weiner, Arrival, art, Ashton Sanders, Australia, Barry Jenkins, Ben Foster, Best Movies, Caesar! The Coen Brothers, Casey Affleck, Chris Pine, comedy, comic books, consciousness, David Mackenzie, Deadpool, Dean Haglund, Denis Villeneuve, directing, documentary, drama, drone warfare, Eric Heiserer, European Film Awards, Everybody Wants Some, Eye in the Sky, Ezra Edelman, filmmaking, films, fine arts, foreign language films, grief, Hail, Hell or High Water, I Am Not Your Negro, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, James Baldwin, Janelle Monae, Jeff Bridges, Jharrel Jerome, Jim Jarmusch, JJ Abrams, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hurt, Kenneth Lonergan, Kubo and the Two Strings, La La Land, Laika, Lights Out, Los Angeles, Mahershala Ali, Manchester by the Sea, Maren Ade, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Shannon, Moonlight, movies, musicals, Naomie Harris, New Zealand, Nocturnal Animals, O.J. Made in America, painting, Paterson, Peter Simonischek, Phil Leirness, physical comedy, playwrights, Poetry, race relations, Raoul Peck, Richard Linklater, Rockhaven Sanitarium, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, show business, spherical consciousness, Star Trek Beyond, street art, Sydney, Taika Waititi, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Taylor Sheridan, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Lone Gunmen, The Nice Guys, The Witch, The X-Files, time, Tom Ford, Toni Erdmann, Top Ten Films, Trevante Rhodes, Vancouver, visual arts, Weiner, What We Do in the Shadows, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #484
A great character actor and a fascinating political pundit are remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”. Race relations and corporate purpose are discussed in “What We’re Reading”. The list of the most livable cities if the world and the criteria used for determining those rankings are analyzed. Jared Leto was “tricked” into appearing in Suicide Squad and Tom Hardy wasn’t. How did both of these come to pass? And what long-awaited sequel will Jared Leto be starring in next? Speaking of long-awaited sequels, there’s casting news and there are continued reports of unnecessary remake after remake in the Hollywood development pipeline. As for the films currently available, Dean and Phil chat about two current releases (including the best film of the year thus far), a documentary about a recent “celebrity death” and two silent classics starring Valentino. And finally, as promised, the initial importance, the legacy and the ultimate irrelevance of “method acting” is explained. All that PLUS Opus Dei and vengeful masseuses, this week on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adelaide, Auckland, Ben Foster, Bill Cunningham, Bill Cunningham New York, Calgary, Chris Pine, David Mackenzie, Dean Haglund, directing, Dispatches from Pluto, Dustin Hoffman, Economist Intelligence Unit, filmmaking, Hell or High Water, independent film, Jack Riley, Jack Ryan, Jake Gylenhaal, Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges, John Krasinski, John Mclaughlin, Justin Gatlin, Mel Brooks, Melbourne, Meryl Streep, method acting, Most Livable Cities, movies, Olympics, Opus Dei, Pat Buchanan, Perry Mason, Phil Leirness, race relations, Robert Downey Jr., Roy London, Rudoph Valentino, show business, Suicide Squad, The Bob Newhart Show, The Hollers, The Lone Gunmen, The McLaughlin Group, The Sheik, The Son of the Sheik, The X-Files, Tom Hardy, Toronto, Vancouver, Vienna, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #406
Today is the day the annual movie awards season comes to a merciful conclusion and your friends in podcasting stick the final nail in its coffin with their annual review of the Oscars telecast wherein they reveal who they predicted would win in all 24 categories. As always, there’s a wager involved and for the 2nd year running, you’ll be treated to some classic clips from Academy Awards presentations past. And now, the envelope, please …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, acting, American Sniper, Anna Gunn, Anna Kendrick, Awards, Benedict Cumberbatch, Big Hero 6, Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Bob Hope, Boyhood, Bradley Cooper, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt, Christopher Plummer, cinematography, Citizenfour, Common, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, David Oyelowo, Dean Haglund, directing, Dustin Hoffman, Dwayne Johnson, Eddie Redmayne, Feast, Felicity Jones, film, filmmaking, Glen Campbell, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Ida, Idina Menzel, Idris Elba, Interstellar, J.K. Simmons, Jack Lemmon, Jared Leto, Jennifer Aniston, John Legend, John Travolta, Julia Andrews, Julianne Moore, Kerry Washington, Kevin Hart, Lady Gaga, Laura Poitras, Lupita N'Yongo, Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Milena Canonero, movies, Neil Patrick Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Paddy Chayefsky, Patricia Arquette, Phil Leirness, politics, producing, Reese Witherspoon, Robin Roberts, Sacheen Littlefeather, screenwriting, Sean Penn, Selma, short film. documentary film, show business, State Farm, Still Alice, The Cotton Club, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Lone Gunmen, The Phone Call, The Rocck, The Sound of Music, The X-Files, Tucker Smallwood, Vanessa Redgrave, Visual Effects, Wes Anderson, Whiplash, Zoe Saldana | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #354
Forgive us if the sound quality of this week’s show is a little shaky … With missed flights and broken laptops, it’s amazing we managed to get a new show produced this week at all (and closer to our usual Monday release than the past two weeks).
From the stumbling opening, to the less than elegant closing, your friends in podcasting are flying without a net this week. There’s no chance to edit or smooth out the audio levels.
The conversation is classic Chillpak, however, touching on topics ranging from the death of Harold Ramis to the careers of Boris Karloff and Preston Sturgess, from deadly on-set accidents to the difference between “victims” and survivors”, from Dean’s road trip with Billy Dee Williams to how the Oscar nominees for best picture rate in terms of their roles for women.
Don’t delay, enjoy YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour NOW!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 12 Years A Slave, acting, Alexander Payne, Amazon Prime, Amy Adams, Arnold Schwarzenegger, art, Barbara Stanwyck, Bill Murray, Bill Paxton, Billy Dee Williams, books, Boris Karloff, Bosch TV, Caddyshack, Captain Phillips, Chevy Chase, Chris Carter, Chris Pine, Cindy Lauper, culture, Dallas Buyers Club, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, feminsim, filmmaking, Firefly, Forrest Whitaker, Fox, George Clooney, Ghostbusters, Gravity, Greg Allman, Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis, Harry Bosch, Henry Fonda, Her, Houston, independent film, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jennifer Garner, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Knoxville, Kenneth Branagh, literature, Marc Hershon, marketing, Mr. Wong Detective, Nebraska, Netflix, New Orleans, Pensacola, Phil Leirness, Philomena, Preston Sturges, Rachel Cline, Sarah Jones, Scarlett Johannson, SCTV, Second City, show business, Succotash, The After, The Bechdel Test, the Great McGinty, The Lady Eve, The Last Stand, The Lone Gunmen, The Monuments Men, the Oscars, the Wolf of Wall Street, The X-Files, Tyson Saner, Ulrike, Vacation, Victoria Cooksey, Victoria Cooksey's Random Dish, What to Keep, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #352
Hear all about Los Angeles’ design for a new green space that will rival Manhattan’s High Line (and will give bicyclists and pedestrians an uninterrupted path from Burbank all the way to downtown), learn why Canada doesn’t have game shows, remember L.A.’s first official film czar as well as a folk music icon and some of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s great on-screen roles, and appreciate the difference between “English” and “Irish” …
All that, PLUS, your friends in podcasting examine the storytelling in Harmony Korine’s The Spring Breakers, make sense of the success of The Lego Movie, the failure of The Monuments Men and the claim that Chris Pine’s days as a leading man are numbered following the failure of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
With a full week’s supply of insight, irreverence and inspiration, it’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Aaron Sorkin, acting, Alec Baldwin, Along Came Polly, Ben Stiller, box office, Brokeback Mountain, Burt Lancaster, Canada, Charlie Wilson's War, Chris Pine, Civil Rights, Clint Eastwood, David Mamet, Dean Haglund, directing, Enrich LA, filmmaking, folk music, Game Shows, George Clooney, Harmony Korine, Heath Ledger, HUAC, independent film, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, John Frankenheimer, Kelly's Heroes, Lee Marvin, Lily Holleman, Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Magnolia, movies, music, Oscars, Paul Dano, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pete Seeger, Phil Leirness, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Price is Right, Punch Drunk Love, Shaun Parker, show business, Skill Testing Questions, State and Main, Steve McQueen, Team America: World Police, television, The Big Lebowski, The Dirty Dozen, The Lego Movie, The Lone Gunmen, The Monuments Men, The Spring Breakers, The Train, The X-Files, There Will be Blood, Tom Cruise, Tom Sherak, Tomas O'Grady, writing | 2 Comments »
