Posts Tagged ‘Jay Leno’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #481
August 1, 2016 | 
Author “Action-packed” does not begin to describe this thrilling installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Your friends in podcasting continue to revisit their summer movie predictions, seeing how their estimations of the summer releases’ quality and box office performances (based entirely on those movies’ marketing campaigns) compared to reality. This means more on the disastrous results for Ghostbusters: Answer the Call and Star Trek Beyond, and analysis of Cafe Society, Bad Moms, and Jason Bourne (you know his name!). There are also reviews of Little Men and The Conjuring 2, Dean tells how he celebrated his birthday, and Phil attends a Flight of the Conchords concert. All that plus the end of money laundering as a way to finance movies, the return of Harry Potter in print and on stage, the intellectual property case against the return of “Stephen Colbert” and Phil hangs out with Jay Leno!
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Tags: acting, Arj Barker, Bad Moms, box office, Cafe Society, comedy, Department of Justice, directing, film distribution, film financing, filmmaking, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Greg Kinnear, Griffith Park, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, horror films, In the Heat of the Night, independent film, Instagram, intellectual property, Ira Sachs, Jason Bourne, Jay Leno, Jemaine Clement, Kristen Schaal, Leslie Jones, Little Men, Malaysia, marketing, Matt Damon, Metacritic, metascore, money laundering, Moonstruck, movie reviews, movie trailers, movies, Mulholland Highway, Norman Jewison, Patrick Wilson, Red Granite, Rhys Darby, Rollerball, Rottentomatoes, show business, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek Into Darkness, Stephen Colbert, Suli McCullough, The Conjuring 2, The Flight of the Conchords, The Greek Theatre, The Hangover, The Infiltrator, The Rock Store, theatre, Vera Farmiga, Wolf of Wall Street, Woody Allen, writing | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #396
The holidays are rapidly approaching, so it’s only appropriate your friends in podcasting gift you with one of their most heartfelt shows of the year as they welcome special guest Suli McCullough. Suli is an accomplished, talented and hilarious writer, producer, actor and stand-up comic who has written for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, acted in such films as Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood and is currently producing a documentary about stand-up comedy featuring the biggest names in the business. Suli and Phil grew up together, so in addition to fascinating and irreverent stories of show business adventures, this week’s episode will boast thoughtful and moving discussions about race, art, culture and communication. Even after more than 7 1/2 years of free, weekly podcasty goodness, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness keep coming up with new and ever-more nourishing helpings of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Billy Crystal, Chris Spencer, comedy, Cupertino, Dean Haglund, directing, documentary film, Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, filmmaking, George Shapiro, Ike Turner, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Jackson, movies, O.J. Simpson, Obama, Phil Leirness, producing, race, racism, Richard Pryor, show business, SOAP, stand-up comedy, Suli McCullough, television, The Comedy Store, The Lone Gunmen, The Tonight Show, the Wayan brothers, The X-Files, UCLA, What's Love Got to Do With It, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #353
Dean’s jet lagged, Phil spent all day locking picture on their new film (The Lady Killers) and consequently, this show is coming at you one day late …
In keeping with yesterday’s President’s Day here in the U.S.A., Phil asks an interesting question about the 11th President, James K. Polk.
Dean talks of Thailand on the 10th anniversary of the Tsunami.
They both answer a question about the documentary Blackfish before remembering the four show business notables that left us last week (a comedic titan, a Danish film master, a beloved character actor, and a child icon-turned-diplomat).
Then, following a humorous anecdote from Phil involving Alec Guinness, a bay area school teacher and a horror film, your friends in podcasting try to elevate the cultural discourse surrounding the Woody Allen controversy.
Finally, the show concludes with a couple words about women in movies and a killer preview for next week’s show (consider it a cliffhanger!).
Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alec Guinness, Babette's Feat, blackfish, Blue Jasmine, Canada, Carl Reiner, Carl Silva, Cate Blanchett, child abuse, child molestation, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, David Letterman, Dean Haglund, directing, dolphins, Dylran Farrow, feminism, films, Gabriel Axel, Gravity, Greg Kinnear, independent film, inter-species internet, Jack Paar, Jay Leno, jet lag, Jimmy Fallon, Johnny Carson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Mia Farrow, movies, Mute Witness, Neil Simon, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Polk, President's Day, producing, Ralph Waite, Roots, Royal Deceit, Sandra Bullock, secrets, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Black, show business, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, television, Thailand, The Bechdel Test, The Cove, The Hunt, The Lone Gunmen, The Tonight Show, The Waltons, The X-Files, theatre, tsunami, violence, violence prevention, whales, Woody Allen, writing, Your Show of Shows | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #279
Fires in Los Angeles, triathlons in Long Beach, weddings in Virginia, award ceremonies in Washington, D.C., anti-Islamic YouTube videos, the mysterious Toynbee tiles, the fluoridation of our water supply …
What AREN’T your friends in podcasting talking about on this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 2001, acting, Akira Kurosawa, Alex Jones, animation, Anthony Lane, Battlefield Earth, Blade Runner, Blu Ray, Bob Lambert, Buddy Guy, Casablanca, Centreville, CGI, Charles Chaplin, City Lights, Combat Radio, David Letterman, Dean Haglund, digial projection, directing, Disney, distribution, Dr. Stanley Montieth, Dustin Hoffman, E.T., Elevator, Empire State Gas, Ethan Dettenmaier, filmmaking, fires, fluoride, Fuji, Geoffrey Ammer, Harvard, I Hate People, independent film, Iron Man, Jay Leno, Jo Nesbo, John Travolta, Johnny Carson, Jon Foy, Jon Lawlor, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Littman, Kennedy Center Honors, L. Ron Hubbard, Led Zeppelin, Lejon Johnson, Long Beach, marathons, Marc Hershon, marketing, Mercola, movies, Natalia Makarova, National Institute of Health, Nobody's Perfect, Phil Leirness, Pixar, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ressurect Dead: They Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles, Sam Bacile, Sam Stone, Spider-man, Stig Svendsen, Tehmina Sunny, television, The Bad Sleep Well, The Godfather, The Godfather II, The Lone Gunmen, The Lord of the Rings, The Snowman, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Total Recall, Toy Story, triathlons, Venerable Pooh, Virginia, Walt Disney, writing, Zombies at Tiffany's | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #238
Celebrity Deaths, Hollywood lawsuits, wingnuts, award-winning movies, television development news, how to see famous actors in person (and learn about acting), theatre closures, prejudice against comedy, sexism at the Playboy mansion (shocking!), and letters from listeners … It’s a true holiday grab-bag on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are giving ’til it hurts.
And then, they’re giving some more …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alexandery Payne, All My Sons, Amelie, Arthur Miller, Atwater Village Theatre, Awards, Beginners, Biopics, Clint Eastwood, comedy, Craig Ferguson, Dashiell Hammett, David Letterman, Dean Haglund, Denise Crosby, directing, drama, EST/LA, film, filmmaking, Gale Ann Hurd, Gates McFadden, George Clooney, House of Gold, Hugo, improv, J. Edgar, Jacqueline Wright, Jay Leno, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jessica Chastain, Jim Henson, Jim Henson studios, Jimmy Fallon, Ken Russell, Laemmle Sunset 5, Lars Von Trier, late night, Leonard DiCaprio, Linda Park, Margaret Thatcher, Martin Scorsese, Melancholia, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, movies, Oliver Stone, Pan Am, Phil Leirness, Playboy, Playboy mansion, Ron Howard, Sarah Silverman, SyFy, Take Shelter, television, The Artist, The Continental Op, The Descendants, The Iron lady, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, theatre, Tilda Swinton | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #224
Your friends in podcasting had so much to discuss today that YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour #224 is almost 10% more hour!
Dean’s recent trip to Winnipeg is described. Questions from listeners Erica Fraga and Wendy Wayne are answered. Dean’s itinerary for Dragon*Con is revealed (if you’re going to be there, make sure to have pen and paper handy). Phil’s frustrations with a recent interview he gave are analyzed.
Of course, Dean and Phil talk television, including discussions of Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, David Letterman and the state of late night, Jeremy Piven and his new reality series, Usain Bolt and the World Track and Field Championships.
And, of course, Dean and Phil talk movies, focusing on two films that co-star Oscar nominee (for Winter’s Bone), Jennifer Lawrence: The Beaver and X-Men: First Class.
Oh, and if you’re going to be in the Portland, Oregon, area on 9/11, why not check out Dean Haglund, Phil Leirness, the pilot of “The Lone Gunmen”, some never before seen footage of Dean, Tom and Bruce together again, and a FREE screening of The Truth Is Out There? Event details will all be available at www.GroundZeroMedia.Org.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, anthrax scare, Anton Yelchin, art, Brian Singer, Chris Carter, comedy, Conan O'Brien, conspiracy, Craig Ferguson, David Letterman, Dean Haglund, Dean Martin, depression, Dragon*Con, Emma Stone, film, filmmaking, Frank Spotnitz, glassblowing, independent film, James McAvoy, Jay Leno, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Piven, Jessica Chastain, Jodie Foster, late night television, Matthew Vaughn, Mel Gibson, Michael Fassbender, motives, Phil Leirness, philosophy, Portland, roasts, television, The Beaver, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, track and field, Usain Bolt, Winnipeg, X-Men 2, X-Men First Class, YouToo | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #146
It’s the USA vs. Canada, Thelma vs. Louise, Batman Begins vs. The Dark Knight, the 3-D Avatar vs.the black and white The White Ribbon … Dean and Phil are back from Laughlin, Nevada, where they attended the UFO Congress and interviewed David Sereda and Jordan Maxwell. Along the way, they tried to visit Baghdad and got stopped for felony speeding! All that, plus what harmonic bowls can teach us about the end of the Mayan Calendar, what it means to be over forty and interested in writing for television, and the return of Jay Leno on this free-wheeling installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, acting, ageism, Avatar, Baghdad, Batman Begins, black and white, box office, California Highway Patrol, Canada, Christopher Nolan, David Sereda, Dean Haglund, directing, documentary film, filmmaking, harmonic bowls, independent film, Jay Leno, Jordan Maxwell, Laughlin, Mayan Calendar, movies, Phil Leirness, producing, show business, speeding tickets, television, the Dark Knight, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The White Ribbon, The X-Files, UFO Congress, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #141
Phil just got back from Park City, Utah, and he reports on all the Sundance and Slamdance activities. He and Dean also finish recapping their long voyage to the Pacific Northwest, with some particularly spooky stories about the area in and surrounding Yakima, Washington. This week, they’re on the road to Texas, but before they depart, they’ll be conducting an interview with the legendary Eric Roberts. They talk about this and weigh in on a wide variety of topics including Conan O’Brien’s last “Tonight Show”, the Producers Guild of America Awards, the Golden Globes, Avatar and what they’re reading … They even discuss complaints they’ve received about the audio quality of recent shows while actually having audio problems! It’s all this week on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, acting, Avatar, British Columbia, Calgary, comedy, Conan O'Brien, consciousness, conspiracy, Dean Haglund, directing, documentary film, Eric Roberts, filmmaking, Golden Globes, independent film, Jay Leno, late night, Lily Holleman @urFRENZ, movies, National UFO Reporting Center, Park City, Peter Davenport, Phil Leirness, Producer's Guild of America, Seattle Museum of the Mysteries, show business, Slamdance, Spokane, Sundance, television, Texas, The Lone Gunmen, The Tonight Show, The X-Files, UFOs, Utah, Vancouver, writing, Yakima | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #130
A new Chillpak Hollywood Hour with almost ten percent more hour! Dean reveals why his voice is an octave deeper than normal. Phil reveals he’s watched something from Robot Chicken on Adult Swim! The more things change, though, the more they stay the same … The way risk management is stifling creativity in show business, the latest on celebrity extraditions and the idiocy of Jay Leno are all discussed and dissected. So, too, does Dean talk about his experience shooting a guest-starring role on Bones. Then Dean and Phil weigh in on the latest discoveries and realizations they’ve uncovered during the process of making The Truth Is Out There (their feature documentary about searching for the truth in a world of conspiracy), before finally turning their attention to a marijuana-related question submitted by a listener. Dean and Phil answer these questions because it is YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, though they caution that each installment of the show is only to be used for medicinal purposes!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adult Swim, Bones, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, Dean Haglund, directing, documentary film, filmmaking, independent film, Jay Leno, movies, Phil Leirness, risk management, Robot Chicken, show business, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Tonight Show, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #107
Dean and Phil hint at some new photos that will be posted on thieir Facebook and MySpace pages before leaping into action, hitting such a wide variety of topics as the Air France flight that disappeared over the Atlantic, the Screen Actors Guild contract vote, the genius of Huell Howser, the passing of the torch at “The Tonight Show”, the changing landscape of broadcast television advertising revenues, and what went wrong with the Terminator franchise. It’s a lot to tackle, but Dean and Phil are up to the task. Heck, they even remember to reveal what they’ve been reading.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: advertising, Air France, Christian Bale, Conan O'Brien, Dean Haglund, films, Huell Howser, independent film, Jay Leno, late night television, movies, Phil Leirness, Screen Actors Guild, show business, Terminator, The Lone Gunmen, The Tonight Show, The X-Files | No Comments »
