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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #529
July 3, 2017 | 
Author 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.
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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 | 
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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 »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #315
We hope everyone in the USA had a great Memorial Day, and that the rest of the world enjoyed Monday.
It was quite a trial getting this episode to you as several wordpress sites on several different servers were under attack. No attack can silence your friends in podcasting for long, however, and this week, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are on fire!
They discuss several “Live Events of the Week”, including a forthcoming Live Event Dean and Phil will be attending – Paranoia Con in San Diego (July 19-21), sponsored by Paranoia Magazine. And while they’re on the topic of San Diego, they discuss a very cool UFO sighting that took place recently at the haunted Edgemoor Barn in Santee.
They analyze the glut of apocalyptic-themed films as well as the mad dash to remake or reboot every 1960′s spy show.
They “trek” back Into Darkness, examining the conspiracy theories contained in Star Trek Into Darkness and the lack of good roles for women in the film, as well as the precedent-setting endorsement battle that’s taking place as a result of the film’s stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy doing a short film for Audi.
This leads to the topic of product placement as it pertains to their very own The Lady Killers.
All that, plus Judy Garland is appreciated, a rock legend is remembered, and a good fight is won in Portland, Oregon.
Full of riotous humor, inspiring insight, and “Brechtian existential musings”, it’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Enjoy.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 7/7 bombing, 9/11, acting, After Earth, Ancient Aliens, apocalypse, Arne Hammer, Brad Pitt, Chris Pine, Christopher McQuarrie, Comic-Con, conspiracy theories, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, domestic violence, Easter Parade, Ebony Rep, Edgemoor Barn, Elysium, Ernest Borgnine, filmmaking, Flawless, fluoride, Fraternity, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly music, George Clooney, Guy Ritchie, Ice Station Zebra, independent film, Into the Woods, Ivanhoe, Jake Gylenhall, James Franco, Jim Brown, Jim Morrison, John Sturges, Johnny Depp, Judy Garland, M:I 5, Marc Hershon, marketing, merchandising tie-ins, Mike O'Connor, Mission Impossible 5, movies, Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, Oblivion, Orson Bean, Paranoia Con, Paranoia Magazine, Patrick McGoohan, Phil Leirness, Portland, product placement, Ray Manzarek, Rock Hudson, Rogue Machine, Ron Patton, Santee, sci-fi, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Seth Rogen, short films, show business, Sondheim, Star Trek Into Darkness, Steven Soderbergh, television, The Doors, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Lone Ranger, The Man From UNCLE, The Pirate, The Social Network, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, This is the End, Tom Cruise, Tony Bill, Tucker Smallwood, UCLA Film School, UFO, Will Smith, World War Z, writing, X | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #302
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour’s annual Post-Oscar smackdown.
Hear Dean and Phil’s analysis and hilarious criticism of Hollywood’s big night, hear them reveal each other’s predictions on who would win the 24 Oscar categories, and hear the stakes of their wager on the outcome.
Year after year, it’s one of our most popular episodes.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adele, Amour, Andrea Fine, Andy Griffith, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Avengers, Barbra Streisand, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Brave, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Catherina Zeta Jones, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Chicago, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Claudio Miranda, Curfew, D.A. Pennebaker, Dame Shirley Bassey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, directing, Django Unchained, Dreamgirls, Dustin Hoffman, Emanuelle Riva, film, filmmaking, Flight, George Clooney, Halle Berry, In Memorium, independent film, Inocente, Jack Nicholson, James Bond, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, John Travolta, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kerry Washington, Kristen Stewart, Langly, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, marathons, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Haneke, Michelle Obama, Mychael Danna, Octavia spencer, Paperman, Paul Ottoson, Paul Rudd, Phil Leirness, Quentin Tarantino, Reese Witherspoon, Rhythm and Hues, Russell Crowe, Sandra Bullock, Sean Fine, Searching for Sugarman, Seth MacFarlane, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Ted, television, The Academy Awards, The Invisible War, the Oscars, The Sound of Music, Tommy Lee Jones, War Dance, William Shatner, writing, Zero Dark Thirty, Zoe Saldana | 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 #258
Dean and Phil’s last “live” show for a few weeks is full of all the rich, delicious, nourishing podcasty goodness you’ve come to expect from YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Your friends in podcasting discuss their Sacramento adventures, the creators of Superman, a present-day comic book master, absurdist theatre, Samuel Beckett, Bully, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, the Occupy movement, the mysterious life of Frances Farmer, the brilliant writing of David McCullough, the best stage actor in Los Angeles, and Torchwood.
All that plus more on The Hunger Games, more on “pronoia”, a celebrity death and a lawsuit involving the paranormal …
And don’t worry, even though they are hitting the road, Dean and Phil have two special shows planned during their absence!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: absurdism, acting, Alan Mendell, B Media Collective, Barry McGovern, Bully, Chris Pine, Cosntantine, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Dick Clark, directing, Enrique Acosta, filmmaking, Frances Farmer, Francis Lawrence, Free Will Astrology, Hugo Armstrong, independent film, James Cromwell, James Kerwin, John Adams, John Barrowman, Lee Hirsch, motion pictures, movies, Movies on a Big Screen, MPAA, Occupy Wall Street, Phil Leirness, pronoia, Reese Witherspoon, Rob Breszny, Robert McKeown, Sacramento, Samuel Beckett, Shadowland, Spider Baby the Musical, The B-Film Extras, The Hunger Games, The Lone Gunmen, The Mark Taper Forum, The X-Files, This means War, Tom Hardy, Torchwood, Triggers, Vincent Gallo, Waiting for Godot, Wallace Stevens, writing, YeaHeavy Gallery | No Comments »
