Posts Tagged ‘Geffen Playhouse’
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 #290
Start with the end of the world …
Throw in a World Premiere, holiday-themed “Live Event of the Week” penned by a Pulitzer Prize-winner …
Add a giant helping of Stanley Kubrick …
Stir in a letter from a listener in Ireland …
Mix in a pinch of James Bond, Alex Jones, “confirmation bias” and Chris Tucker to augment the flavor …
Warm with fond memories of the late Larry Hagman …
Serve with the Independent Spirit nominations for the best in independent film …
All in all, it’s a perfect recipe for a delicious serving of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Dig in! And remember to follow your friends in podcasting on Twitter.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Clockwork Orange, A Life in Pictures, acting, Alex Jones, Barry Lyndon, Bart Di Lorenzo, Chris Tucker, Christiane Kubrick, Coney Island Christmas, confirmation bias, conspiracy theories, Dallas, Dean Haglund, directing, Donald Margulies, filmmaking, Geffen Playhouse, I Dream of Jeannie, independent film, Ireland, Jack Nicholson, LACMA, Larry Hagman, movies, Napoleon, Omar Sy, Phil Leirness, Primary Colors, S.O.B., show business, Silver Linings Playbook, Stanley Kurbrick, Superman, television, The Intouchables, The Lone Gunmen, The Shining, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, vaccines, writing | 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 #234
If you would like to get to SEE your friends in podcasting (rather than just hear them), make sure you check out their joint appearance on the ActorsE Chat Show (hosted by Yi Tian).
Also, if you’re going to be in the Seattle, Washington area on Tuesday 22 November, why not stop by the Northwest Film Forum to see THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE and to meet Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness? Only a handful of seats remain at this intimate venue, so get your tickets today!
Of course, we encourage you to listen to this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and visualize Dean and Phil and their visiting co-presenter, Jodie Orton (co-host of Siren 107.3 FM’s “American Dream Team” in the UK) as they sit around poolside atop the Eastern Columbia building, discussing the business of show …
Topics include: The disappearance of young men and teenaged boys from the multiplexes, the continuing plummet of Netflix stock, the drop in average ticket prices, the failure of “The Tower Heist”, the whereabouts of Richard Grieco and the wisdom of Avery Brooks (aka Captain Benjamin Sisko) as told to William Shatner in the Shatneriffic documentary “The Captains”.
All that plus TWO celebrity deaths, ONE Hollywood Lawsuit and FIVE intriguing projects that are in various stages of production, development or discussion.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 60 Minutes, acting, Actors E Chat Show, Alex Lewczuk, Andy Rooney, Avery Brooks, Blade Runner, casting, Christian Bale, Dean Haglund, Deep Space Nine, directing, Django Unchained, Drive, filmmaking, Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates, I never Sang for My Father, improv comedy, independent film, James gond, Johnny Depp, Lee Majors, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Logan's Run, Martin Campbell, Michael York, movies, Phil Leirness, Phoebe Cates, public transportation, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Grieco, Ridley Scott, Roger Moore, Ryan Gosling, Sean Connery, Seattle, Siren 107.3 FM, Star Trek, Terence Malick, the American Dream Team, The Captains, The Fall Guy, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, UCLA, Vancouver, William Shatner, Winona Ryder, writing, Yi Tian | No Comments »
