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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #317
June 10, 2013 | 
Author It’s been a big week here in Los Angeles for your friends in podcasting.
Dean Haglund performed in a benefit for Chris Bonno, reviewed a documentary about a 1970′s punk band from Detroit, and is appearing this Saturday at a UFO Society event in Santa Monica!
Phil Leirness filmed a project with Hollywood legends John Saxon and Mariette Hartley, attended “A Prairie Home Companion”, a live cowboy poetry event, and went to see Iron Man 3.
Hear all about that as well as the deaths of a Broadway and television legend and an up-and-coming Bollywood Star, the latest mass gun shooting, the rumors circulating around a powerful show business columnist and the bizarre stories coming out of the Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit.
Stop reading and enjoy it. Now and forever.
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Tags: A Prairie Home Companion, acting, AEG Live, All in the Family, Archie Bunker's Place, Brooadway, Chris Bonno, Comic-Con, cowboy poetry, David Sobolov, Deadline Hollywood, Dean Haglund, directing, Empire State Gas, filmmaking, Garrard Whatley, Garrison Keillor, Gauchos, independent film, Iron Man 3, Jackalope Radio, Jean Stapleton, Jiah Khan, Joel McCrea, John Girodo, John Saxon, Lolita, Lone Pine, Lone Pine Film Festival, Marc Hershon, Mariette Hartley, Marvel, Michael Crane, Michael Jackson, Mork and Mindy, Nikki Finke, Paranoia Con, Phil Leirness, Ram Gopal Varma, Ride the High Country, Sam Peckinpah, San Francisco Improv Festival, Santa Monica, Shane Black, show business, South Pasadena Public Library, Succotash, Talk Superstation, television, The Dentros, The Greek Theatre, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Wrap, The X-Files, This is It, UC Santa Barbara, UFO Society, Vladimir Nabokov, writing | 
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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 #312
What do Marc Hershon, Succotash, Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner, Sci Fi on the Rock, Jackalope Radio, The Talk Superstation, The Verable Pooh, aspect ratios, symbolism, The Truth Is Out There, Dr. Rita Louise, Man-Made: The Chronicles of Our Extraterrestrial Gods, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, David Hodrien, the Birmingham UFO Group, likeness rights, a new “X-Files” comic book, Kickstarter, Zach Braff, Page Branson, Jafar Panahi, This is Not a Film and Empire State Gas all have in common?
They are all a part of the 6th Anniversary Episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Since May of 2007, for 312 consecutive weeks, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness have been changing the way people listen to the internet.
Why don’t YOU help your friends in podcasting celebrate by catching up on recent episodes you might have missed and by turning someone new onto YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, aspect ratios, Birmingham UFO Group, Brazilian Ministry of Defense, Chariots of the Gods, David Hodrien, Dean Haglund, directing, Dr. Rita Louise, Empire State Gas, filmmaking, independent film, Jackalope Radio, Jafar Panahi, Kickstarter, likeness rights, Man-Made: The Chronicles of Our Extraterrestrial Gods, Marc Hershon, movies, Newfoundland, Page Branson, Patrick McGoohan, Phil Leirness, photography, Sci-Fi on the Rock, show business, Succotash, symbolism, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Prisoner, The Talk Superstation, The Truth Is Out There, The Venerable Pooh, The X-Files, This is Not a Film, UFOs, writing, X-Files comic book, Zach Braff | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #311
Next week, your friends in podcasting celebrate six years of changing the way people listen to the internet. THIS week, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness welcome their final guest of year six …
The beautiful, talented and genuinely odd Stephanie Erb made her big-screen debut for legendary director Peter Weir in Fearless and has appeared in such films as Starship Troopers, The Ring and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. Stephanie made her television debut on Star Trek: The Next Generation and has since played recurring roles on such series as Weeds, 24, Freaks and Geeks, Port Charles and True Blood.
She is a frequent contributor to Ethan Dettenmaier’s Combat Radio and will soon be appearing in Dean and Phil’s new movie The Lady Killers.
And what about those rumors that Miss Erb may someday be replacing Phil Leirness as co-host of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?
Listen and find out!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 24. Freaks and Geeks, acting, Adrian Paul, auditions, Combat Radio, Dean Haglund, directing, Ethan Dettenmaier, Fearless, filmmaking, independent film, Jon Cryer, Marc Hershon, Marina Sirtis, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weir, Phil Leirness, PopCon L.A., Port Charles, Richard Schenkman, show business, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Starship Troopers, Stephanie Erb, Succotash, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, The Lone Gunmen, The Ring, The X-Files, theatre, True Blood, Two and A Half Men, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #310
Dean and Phil weigh in on the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath.
Dean and Phil respond to two emails from listeners (one dealing with Robert Maplethorpe and one dealing with the role of the audience in art).
Dean and Phil remember a comedic genius and a game-changing artist, both of whom died in the past week.
Dean and Phil will continue their on-again, off-again debate on the craft of acting, and join together in singing the praises of the great Walter Matthau.
All that, plus a Live Event of the Week, and a running time of an hour AND four minutes …
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour (and four minutes) with Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A New Leaf, acting, Antaeus Theatre, art, artistists, Arye Gross, audience, Boston Marathon bombing, conspiracy theories, controversy, Dean Haglund, Elaine May, empowerment, False flag operation, filmmaking, independent film, Jonathan Winters, Kurtwood Smith, LACMA, Led Zeppelin, Linda Park, Marc Hershon, movies, Mrs. Warren's Profession, news media, Phil Leirness. Tje X-Files, photography, Pink Floyd, powerlessness, Robert Maplethorpe, show business, Storm Thorgerson, Succotash, Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, violence, Walter Matthau | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #309
Rob Simone goes way back with Dean Haglund. He’s a great guy and a good friend to both Dean and Phil. He makes an indelible contribution to their film The Truth Is Out There. He is an author, the host of The Rob Simone Talk Show and frequent guest host of Coast to Coast AM.
On this week’s show, the tables are turned and Rob becomes the interview subject.
Hear all about how we was turned onto the magic of radio at an early age and how he was inspired by the legendary Art Bell.
Hear about his involvement in the UFO disclosure movement.
Hear about the adventures in broadcasting that took Rob from Sedona, Arizona, to rural Australia to London, England and now, to YOU.
And hear about a wide range of mysterious subjects from asteroids to the hollow Earth theory to Black Eyed Children …
Hilarious, intriguing, irreverent and inspiring, it’s another top-notch installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Art Bell, asteroids, Australia, Black Eyed Children, chem trails, Chernobyl, Coast to Coast AM, Comic-Con, conscious media, consciousness, conspiracy, Dean Haglund, documentaries, filmmaking, Fukushima, George Noory, Hollow Earth Theory, independent film, London, movies, North Korea, Phil Leirness, radio, Rob Simone, secrecy, Sedona, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Rob Simone Show, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, UFO disclosure | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #308
After a follow-up question from a loyal listener about last week’s show, your friends in podcasting leap around the world, covering comedy, painting, poetry, movies, theatre, novels, puppetry and mental illness!
Full of insight, inspiration and irreverence, it’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Room With a View, agriculture, Allan Piper, Andrew Niccol, Annette Funicello, AP Stylebook, art, Associated Press, At Any Price, Batman Odyssey, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Bog Iger, comedy, conspiracy theories, Cyrus Jhabvala, Dean Haglund, Dennis Quaid, directing, Disney, Frankie Avalon, Gattaca, GMO, Heat and Dust, Howard's End, independent film, Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Jane Henson, Jane Nebel Henson, Jim Henson, Ken Loach, Leigh McCloskey, Love Is All You Need, Man Booker Prize, Marc Hershon, Margaret Thatcher, mental illness, Merchant-Ivory, Mouseketeeers, movies, muppets, My Nine Lives, Neil Adams, Nicky Wells, Noah Haidl, Orson Bean, painting, Peter Jackson, Phil Leirness, Pierce Brosnan, producing, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Redford, Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Santa Anita 5K, SCR, Sesame Street, Shia Laboeuf, SmokeFall, Sophie's Turn, South Coast Rep, stand-up, Stanley Tucci, Starving Artists, Steven D. Fowler, Susanne Bier, television, The Angels' Share, The Company You Keep, The Frighteners, The Host, The Lone Gunmen, The Truman Show, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, To Whom She Will, Weather Underground, Woody Allen, writing, Zac Efron | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #307
What do Will Smith, Danny De Vito and Madonna have in common? They were all mentioned TWICE in this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour …
Dean talks about Wondercon. Phil talks about Lifetime movies, spending Easter working on a short film about the last man on Earth to believe in God, and shooting in Chinatown.
Dean gets asked about the art work he’s creating for his Kickstarter backers and for his graphic novel. Phil gets taken to task (rightly so) about misspelling a listener’s name.
Dean and Phil both talk about their last movie together (The Truth Is Out There) and their upcoming movie (The Lady Killers).
Dean and Phil discuss Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Room 237 and a question from listener Shaun Parker about whether “conspiracy theories” are an art form.
A music legend, a beloved character actor and 300 German circus fleas are remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”.
Sherlock Holmes stars in the “Lawsuit of the Week”.
Stop reading and enjoy the show. Now. And tell a friend.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, After Earth, Alexis Cruz, Allan Bennett, Anger Management, Anthony Soto, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Brad Pitt, Catherine Annette, conspiracy, Daniel Radcliffe, Danny DeVito, David Sobolov, Dean Haglund, directing, Dirty Teacher, duets, Easter, Elementary, Equus, FanBoy Nation, Femme Fatales, filmmaking, films, Frank Sinatra, German circus fleas, Harry Potter, independent film, Joseph Kosinski, license fee, Lifetime, M. Night Shyamalan, Madonna, Marc Forster, Marc Hershon, music, Oblivion, painting, Paul Simon, Phil Leirness, Phil Ramone, public domain, Ray Charles, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Room 237, Shaun Parker, Shawnee Smith, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, show business, Stan Getz, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Jobs, Succotash, television, The Cheating Pact, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Shining, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Uncle Vernon Dursley, Will Smith, Withnail and I, Wondercon, World War Z, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #306
From the “7 Up” series of documentaries to a question from a loyal listener about biographies, from a LACMA exhibit of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photography to such historic buildings as Artemisia and the California Club Preservation, from the death of Daily Variety to the philosophy of George Orwell, preservation, documentation and human decency are foremost on the minds of Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness this week.
So, join your friends in podcasting for another nourishing and delicious helping of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 1984, 35 Up, 7 Up, acting, Artemisia, biographies, California Club, Chicago Hope, CIA, craftsman houses, Daily Variety, Dean Haglund, decorum, directing, documentaries, filmmaking, George Orwell, George Washington, Grimm Fairy Tales, Harry Palmer, Henry Bromell, Homeland, Homicide: Life on the Street, indecency, independent film, Jackalope Radio, LACMA, Michael Apted, Michael Caine, movies, nazis, Northern Exposure, obscenity, Phil Leirness, Robert E. Lee, Robert Mapplethorpe, Rubicon, sci-fi, short films, show business, Steve Jobs, Talk Superstation, television, The Lone Gunmen, The UP Series, The X-Files, Walter Isaacson, Washington and Lee University, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #305
Coming to you a little bit late, but with a bonus four minutes, this week’s show is action-packed and really puts the “your” in YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour as Dean and Phil discuss … An email from listener Lejon Johnson about a Caravaggio discussion in episode 295 … An email from listener Matt Giles about the success of Veronica Mars on Kickstarter … A Facebook post from listener Greg Vincent about last week’s “genius” vs. “artist” discussion … A voicemail message of apology from listener and podcaster March Hershon … And finally, a request from listener Patricia Brady that we bring back classic episode #182 from the archives.
All that, plus your friends in podcasting discuss Dean’s latest acting gig, his most recent art show, Spielberg’s newest collaboration with the dead Stanley Kubrick, what Jon Stewart’s going to do on his summer vacation, Phil’s advice for auditioning actors, what they’re reading, a Live Event of the Week and a Lawsuit of the Week.
Wow. Let’s get started, shall we?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 1984, Aaron Baker, acting, Argo, art, auditions, Audrey Hepburn, Caravaggio, Carlos the Jackal, Chiat Day, Chris Mancini, comedy, Comedy Film Nerds, crowdsourcing, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, filmmaking, Freakonomics, Greg Vincent, independent film, Iran, Jack the Giant Slayer, John Lennon, Jon Stewart, Kickstarter, LACMA, lead poisoning, Lejon Johnson, Lennon and McCartney, Macintosh, Marc Hershon, Matt Giles, Maziar Bahari, mercury poisoning, Napoleon, Oskar Werner, painting, Paul McCartney, Phil Leirness, Ridley Scott, Robert Mapplethrope, show business, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Jobs, Succotash, television, The Daily Show, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Wizard of Oz, The X-Files, Veronica Mars, Walter Isaacson, Warner Bros., West Side Story, writing | No Comments »
