Posts Tagged ‘Mark Bennett’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #297
January 21, 2013 | 
Author Leonard Da Vinci, The Last Supper, Alex Jones vs. Piers Morgan, 2nd Amendment vs. 1st Amendment, gun control, consciousness, aliens, the importance of “toasts”, authors Jonathan Littman, Marc Hershon and Magi Fowler, filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, actor Conrad Bain, an overrated Lincoln, a modern sci-fi classic …
What show would be audacious enough to tackle all of that (and more) in a mere sixty minutes?
Why, YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, of course!
Hear what Dean and Phil are reading …
Hear about two “Live Events of the Week” …
Learn about three “Wingnuts of the Week” …
Learn about two “Celebrity Deaths” …
AND enjoy a preview of NEXT week’s spectacular (an annual tradition).
Trust us, this episode is AWESOME.
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Tags: 1st amendment, 2nd amendment, Academy Awards, acting, Alex Jones, Amour, Balls of Wool and Other Bits of Rubbish, Barbara Werner, Best Picture Nominees, box office, CNN, Conrad Bain, Dana Plato, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Bowie, Dean Haglund, Diff'rent Strokes, directing, film, filmmaking, freedom of the press, Gary Coleman, gun control, Holy Motors, I Hate People, In the Realm of the Senses, independent film, James Spader, Japan, Jon Lawlor, Jonathan Littman, Leonard Da Vinci, Leos Carax, Lincoln, Magi Fowler, Marc Hershon, Mark Bennett, Maude, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Metacritic, Michael Haneke, Michelle Williams, motion pictures, movies, Nagisa Oshima, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Page Branson, Phil Leirness, Piers Morgan, producing, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sabine Fischer, Sally Field, Sarah Polley, Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, Steven Spielberg, Take This Waltz, television, The B-Film Extras, The Last Supper, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, toastmasters, toasts, Todd Bridges, Tom Conti, World War II, writing | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #276
If you miss a little bit of today’s show, you’ll miss a lot!
Hear your friends in podcasting discuss: The Olympics, Lance Armstrong, David Lynch, Walt Disney, Phantom of the Paradise, Paul Williams, “Bones”, absurdism vs. surrealism, Placido Domingo vs. the most interesting man in the world, the Sight and Sound poll, Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, Kevin McCarthy, The Queen of Versailles, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, ParaNorman, Hope Springs, The Bourne Legacy, the banking industry and the economic recovery in Iceland.
All that, plus “what we’re reading” and the return of the “Chillpak Hollywood Wingnut of the Week”.
Finally, you might enjoy reading the following review of The Truth Is Out There at Matt Giles’ Movie Files.
Also, if you’re interested in being turned onto some cool comedy podcasts you might enjoy, then definitely check out Succotash!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Aardman, absurdism, Alfred Hitchcock, Ana Maria Martinez, Andrew Garfield, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Lane, banking, Bones, Citizen Kane, Combat Radio, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Disneyland, Empire State Gas, Ethan Dettenmaier, EU, G. Edward Griffin, GhastlyScope, Gustavor Dudamel, Hollywood Bowl, I Hate People, Iceland, International Monetary Fund, Jack Holding, Jackalope Radio, Jonathan Littman, Kevin McCarthy, L.A. Phill, Lance Armstrong, Lauren Greenfield, Marc Hershon, Mark Bennett, Matt Giles, Mulholland Dr., Nobody's Perfect, North by Northwest, Notorious, Olympics, opera, ParaNorman, Paul Williams, Paul Williams Still Alive, Phantom of the Paradise, Phil Leirness, Placido Domingo, PlusX Film Stock, Sam Raimi, Sight and Sound, Simon Vector, stop-motion, Succotash, surrealism, Talk Superstation, The Amazing Spider-man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, The Lone Gunmen, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Queen of Versaille, The Truth Is Out There, The X in the File, The X-Files, Vertigo, Walt Disney | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #261
How else would Year Six of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour begin, but with an on-air production meeting? Of course, having been away from the Rational Exuberance offices (inside an “historic building in downtown Los Angeles”) for the past two weeks, your friends in podcasting have many logistics to discuss, including their end of the Mayan Calendar show and the production of not one, but TWO sequels to their documentary The Truth Is Out There.
Dean discusses his road trip adventures in art, from studying Van Gogh in Philadelphia, to painting portraits in the West Hills of Texas, as well as the status of his Kickstarter campaign to create the graphic novel “Shock and Awesome”.
Phil discusses his travels throughout the UK, including screenings at Goldsmiths College, the University of Lincoln and the Birmingham UFO Group, attending the Sci-Fi-London Film Festival, co-presenting Alex Lewczuk’s top-notch Siren FM “Midweek Drive” shows, investigating the mystery of the Lincoln Cathedral, interviewing fascinating figures throughout the UK on topics ranging from bees to airport security scans, from Mary Magdalene to utopian societies.
Oh, and what’s the deal with all the strange cats in Brighton?!
All that, plus the books Dean and Phil are reading and plenty of big laughs. How could there not be big laughs? After all, your friends in podcasting are jet lagged!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acrylics, acting, Alex Lewczuk, Appearances, Assemblage Point, Austin, Avengers Assemble, Benini, Birmingham, Boris Karloff More Than a Monster, box office, BUFOG, Caroline Edwards, Chris Hodrien, Chris Hyslop, Chris Patmore, Clive Price, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, Dave Hodrien, Dave Pickering, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, directing, Dr. David Bramwell, Dr. Jonathan Hare, Eastern Columbia Building, Edmund Kean's sword, films, Findhorn, Fredericksburg, Getting Better Acquainted, Girl on the Edge, Goldsmiths College, graphic novel, Greenwich, handwriting analysis, Hannah O'Brien, Ian Lennox, independent film, John Landis, Karen Davies, Katie Grimason, Katrin Salyers, Ketan Majmudar, Kickstarter, Lifetime, Lincoln Cathedral, Lotte Reiniger, Louis Savy, Lynn Picknett, Mark Bennett, Mark Pilkington, Mayan Calendar, Mayan Theatre, Mirage Men, movies, Natalie Tuck, Nick Cook, Norton Simon museum, Nuts and Chews, painting, Phil Leirness, Philadelphia, Phillippa Blackmore, Prime Meridian, producing, Professor Chris French, Richard Fitzwilliams, Rocky, Rocky Balboa, Sara Passmore, Sawchestra, Sees Candy, Shock and Awesome, show business, Simon Drake, Simon Drake's House of Magic, Simon Sorrels, Stargate Conspiracy, Stephen Jacobs, Taylor Spreitler, television, Templar Revelation, Texas, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, The Avengers, the Da Vinci Code, The Hunt for the Zero Point, The Lone Gunmen, The Sixties Man, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tiffany Freeman, University of Lincoln, utopia, Van Gogh, Wallace Stevens, Zero Meridian | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #244
Live from the mean streets of Los Angeles, this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour finds your friends in podcasting on the open road, braving Martin Luther King Day traffic on their way back from Los Angeles International Airport. Dean and Phil discuss the live shows they’ve seen, the movies they’ve watched, the books they’re reading. They weigh in on the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild nominations, the SAG-Aftra merger agreement, the latest development news, UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s ludicrous call to action for his country’s movie industry. Plus, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness reveal the lawsuit they may have to file. And because it is YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, Dean and Phil tackle comments and questions from such loyal listeners as John Girodo, Josh Glasgow, Mark Bennett and The Sicilian.
Buckle up.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, Alan Rickman, animation, art, Blu Ray, books, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids, Broadway, Brothers McMullen, Chelsea Hotel, Clive Owen, Clybourne Park, dance, David Cameron, Dean Haglund, DGA Nominations, documentaries, Ed Burns, filmmkaing, George Clooney, Glasgow to the Movies, Golden Globes, Jerry O’Connell, Josh Brolin, Josh Glasgow, Kim Novak, Kristen Wiig, Margaret, Mark Bennett, Mark Helprin, Mark Taper Forum, Mark Wood, Metacritic, Moneyball, movies, Old Boy, original score, Pacific Disc, painting, Phil Leirness, Pina, Pina Bausch, reading, Ricky Gervais, SAG, SAG-Aftra merger, Sam Gold, Sean Sanders, Seminar, show business, Sleep No More, Sliders, television, Terence Malick, The Artis, The Descendants, Tintin, Titian, Tower Heist, travel, UK film Lottery, Wim Wenders, Winter’s Tale | No Comments »
