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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #313
May 13, 2013 | 
Author Dean Haglund drove to Winnipeg last week to be with his father, who was getting out of the hospital, so we certainly want to send all our best wishes to both these fine gentlemen.
Because Dean had no way of knowing how long we will be away from a certain “historic building in downtown Los Angeles”, he made sure to record a couple very special podcasts before he left.
Year 7 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour begins with one of these episodes.
Yi Tian is an actress and model who hosts both the Actors E Chat Show and Hello! Hollywood, which airs on 35 networks in China.
A native of Beijing, Yi earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas and was supposed to become a software engineer upon her graduation. As fate would have it, however, she was discovered by a talent agent and was convinced to take up acting. She is currently filming the science fiction thriller Patriot Act and she will soon be playing the first character introduced in Dean and Phil’s dark comedy The Lady Killers, a character responsible for establishing the film’s constantly surprising tone.
Back in November of 2011, Yi actually interviewed your friends in podcasting for the web-based chat show Actors E. You can check out that episode here. This week, the tables are finally turned!
Given Yi Tian’s following in China, I think it’s safe to say that not since Wham! toured that country in the mid-1980′s have two more goofy white guys taken China by storm the way Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness will this week, on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
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Tags: acting, Actors E, China, Computer Science, dance, Dean Haglund, directing, Electrical Engineering, Hello Hollywood, James Hong, modelling, movies, music, Pepper Jay, Phil Leirness, rap, salsa, show business, Snoop Dogg, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, University of Texas, writing, Yi Tian | 
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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 #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 #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 #304
Even after almost six years of bringing you a free weekly podcast, your friends in podcasting can still surprise. Witness this week’s opening, which is an absolute first. Witness Dean and Phil talking about LARPing (Live-Action Role-Playing) … LARPing!!!
Dean and Phil finally get around to their “genius” vs. “artist” discussion as it relates to filmmakers, painters, scientists and pioneers in all fields. They also take on an article claiming to unlock the conspiracy mindset and in the process take on the entire era of judgment in which we find ourselves.
Finally, they discuss several movies and several television shows as well as the death of NBC.
All this week, on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 30 Rock, 9/11, A Dangerous Method, acting, Akira Kurosawa, Alex Lewczuk, artist, Balls of Wool and Other Bits of Rubbish, Bored to Death, cinematography, climate change, conspiracy theories, Cosmopolis, Crash, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Dea, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, Dune, Eastern Promises, editing, Emergency, Federico Fellini, filmmaking, Fritz Lang, genius, Global Voice Broadcasting, History of Violence, House of Cards, independent film, Irons Sky, Jackalope Radio, Jon Lawlor, Jonathan Ames, judgment, Justified, Leonardo Da Vinci, live action role-playing, Maggie Fowler, marketing, Metropolis, Michelangelo, moon base, movies, Naked Lunch, nazi moon bases, nazis, NBC, Nielsen Ratings, Orson Welles, Phil Leirness, Portlandia, Queen Mary, show business, silent film, Siren FM, Steve Jobs, Talk Superstation, televsion, The B-Film Extras, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Raw Talent show, The X-Files, Univision, vampires, Videodrome, Walter Isaacson, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #303
Dean’s heading out of town to “save” a bad horror film by turning it into a comedy. That fact leads to a discussion about … Newfoundland?
Phil’s editing a film and that leads to a discussion of … The overture to Star Trek: The Motion Picture?
This week’s episode goes in many unexpected directions, from discussions of two other podcasts (Marc Hershon’s “Succotash” and David Pickering’s “Getting Better Acquainted) to a play about hoarding, from a remembrance of Bonnie Franklin to Dean and Phil’s idea for a very interesting awards show.
All that, plus, Dean and Phil really put the “your” into YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, wishing one loyal listener a happy birthday, answering one question from a listener about Argo and reading another listener’s email about the SyFy channel.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Anthony Kilna, Apple, Argo, Awards, Bonnie Franklin, David Pickering, David Sobolov, Dean Haglund, directing, Dirty Filthy Love Story, filmmaking, films, French Stewart, Getting Better Acquainted, Hot to Trot, independent film, Jaime Robledo, John Candy, John Hawkes, LA Weekly Awards, Life of Pi, Marc Hershon, Matthew McConaghey, Michael Crane, Mike Scott, movies, Newfoundland, Norman Lear, One Day At a Time, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Rogue Machine, sci-fi, Sci-Fi on the Rock, Silver Linings Playbook, Skylight Theatre, Spirit Awards, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Steve Jobs, Stoneface, Succotash, SyFy, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Valerie Bertinelli, Walter Isaacson, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #301
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!
Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #300
“Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty… For tonight, we dine in hell!”
That’s a quote from the movie 300 and as this is the 300th episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, it seemed appropriate. It’s also appropriate for there is much talk of Hell on this installment, which is full of the nourishing conversation that is the cornerstone of any hearty Spartan breakfast!
This might be the first episode where your friends in podcasting have ever discussed Heaven and Hell, Evangelicalism and prophetesses!
Recorded this weekend at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness welcome special guest Susan Larison Danz, who hosts the Frontier Beyond Fear radio program.
Enjoy much comedy, consciousness, conspiracy and even talk of movies!
Plus, there’s a very touching tribute to musical legend and genuine truth-seeker Reg Presley, who died this past week. Reg was a friend to Dean and Phil and he contributed a great deal to their film The Truth Is Out There.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Clyde Lewis, conscious life expo, consciousness, Darth Vader, Dean Haglund, Evangelicalism, filmmaking, Frontier Beyond Fear, Ground Zero, Heaven, Hell, independent film, Love is All Around, movies, Phil Leirness, Prophetesses, Reg Presley, religion, show business, Susan Larison Danz, television, The Troggs, The Truth Is Out There, Wild Thing, Zero Dark Thirty | No Comments »
