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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #498

Posted on November 29, 2016 by admin

Dean Haglund is flying back to Australia right now, but before he left Los Angeles, he dropped by a certain historic building to visit Phil Leirness and to discuss the lives (and deaths) of Sharon Jones, Gwen Ifill, Florence Henderson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 4D, 4D movies, A Single Man, acting, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Adams, Barney Miller, Big and Tall presents BARK, box office, broadcast news, Broadway, Che Guevara, Clinton Pickens, communism, Cuba, Damien Chezelle, David Lynch, directing, diversity, Emma Stone, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fidel Castro, filmmaking, Firefly, Florence Henderson, Gametraders, Gwen Ifill, Hidden Figures, Hollywood Bowl, Howard Hughes, independent film, J.K. Rowling, Jackie, Jackie Kennedy, Jackie O, Jake Gylenhaal, Janelle Monae, Johnny Carson, journalism, Kevin Costner, La La Land, Leonard DiCaprio, Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Mercury Space Program, Michael Shannon, movies, music, musicals, NASA, Natalie Portman, news, Nocturnal Animals, Octavia spencer, PBS, PBS News Hour, politics, producing, Queen Mary's Chill, Ron Glass, Rules Don't Apply, Ryan Gosling, Serenity, Sharon Jones, Sharon Jones and the Dag Kings, show business, sitcoms, soul, Soviet Union, stage shows, Stanley Kubrick, Taraji P. Henson, television, The Aviator, The Big and Tall Show, The Brady Bunch, the Queen Mary, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, theatre, Theodore Melfi, Tim Russert, Tom Ford, writing | Leave a comment

Chillpak Hollywood Hour #433

Posted on August 31, 2015 by admin

As loyal listeners of this show know, probably the only truthful way to describe YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour would be that actor-artist-inventor-improv comic Dean Haglund and independent filmmaker, teacher and certified Violence Prevention Specialist Phil Leirness spend an hour each … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2nd amendment, acting, Advantageous, alienation of affection, Awakenings, Bill Hader, Blair Witch Project, Byron Allen, Comcast, conspiracy theories, dating sites, Dean Haglund, directing, Directors Guild of America, diversity, Downtown Independent, Dronez, drought, film, Film Fatales, filmmaking, Fred Armisen, Grey Gardens, guns, Half-Life, Harvey Weinstein, Jacqueline Kim, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jed York, Jennifer Phang, Jim Harbaugh, journalism, kale, mental illness, movies, NAACP, Netflix, neurology, news, Nicolas Cage, Oliver Sacks, Paul Leni, Phil Leirness, producing, psychiatry, Reverend Al Sharpton, Robin Williams, San Francisco 49ers, Sandy Passage, show business, Superman, teaching, television, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, Tim Burton, Time Warner Cable, Trent Baalke, Virginia shooting, water, Wax Works, writing | Leave a comment

Chillpak Hollywood Hour #369

Posted on June 9, 2014 by admin

It’s the return of Luke Y. Thompson! Whether as a film critic, the editor of Topless Robot, or as an actor who co-stars in an awesome sci-fi film released this week in the U.S.A., LYT Rules! If you love movies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acting, Batterton & James, Comic-Con, Creep Creepersin, David Lynch, Deadline Hollywood, Dean Haglund, Ding Dong Dead, directing, Dwayne Johnson, fan fiction, film critics, Fred Coury, Geek Chic, Gregory Hatanaka, horror, Jasper Boring, Julia Boyd, Lost Highway, Louis Savy, Mad Cowgirl, marriage, movie reviews, nerds, news, Paul Hough, Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Phil Leirness, sci-fi, Sci-Fi-London, show business, The Human Race, The Lone Gunmen, The Lone Ranger, The Rock, The X-Files, Topless Robot, writing | Leave a comment

Chillpak Hollywood Hour #266

Posted on June 18, 2012 by admin

Your friends in podcasting have been busy! From marathons to moviemaking, from fine art to live events, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness really mix it up … They launched a brand new documentary project about an artist and philosopher and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, acting, Alex Lewczuk, Alien, Anton Chekhov, Bart Di Lorenzo, Boris Karloff, Boris Karloff More Than a Monster, box office, Cecil B. DeMille, Charles Laughton, Clarice Starling, Combat Radio, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, D.W. Griffith, Dean Haglund, Denise Crosby, directing, distribution, Ethan Dettenmaier, Evidence Room, Fantasy Island, film critics, filmmaking, films, Flight of the Conchords, Girls, Glasgow to the Movies, Gloria Stuart, Hannibal, HBO, independent film, Intolerance, Ivanov, James Whale, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Browning, Josh Brolin, Josh Glasgow, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kickstarter, Leigh J. McCloskey, Lena Dunah, Lifetime, Lily Holleman, Los Feliz, Luke Y. Thompson, Mad Men, Mads Mikkelson, marathons, Mark Ryan, Matt Giles, Matt Giles Film Files, Melvyn Douglas, Men In Black 3, MIB 3, Midweek Drive, movies, news, Nikki Finke, Odyssey Theatre, Olandar, Paul Dooley, Phil Leirness, political satire, Prometheus, prostitiution, Raymond Massey, Ridley Scott, Rodney King, Rodney King Riots, Screaming Frog Productions, show business, television, The Independent Critic, The Lone Gunmen, The Nerdist, The Newsroom, The Old Dark House, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tiny Furniture, Tommy Lee Jones, Tucker Smallwood, Twin Peaks, Veep, Washington State, Where the Great Ones Run, Will Smith, writing, Zhang Ziyi | Leave a comment

Chillpak Hollywood Hour #226

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

On Sunday, your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness, were in Portland, Oregon for an event commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. While their film The Truth Is Out There played inside the Bing Lounge, Dean and Phil … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Chicago, Clyde Lewis, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, Dean Haglund, film, filmmaking, Ground Zero, Ground Zero Media, news, Phil Leirness, Portland, Salt Lake City, stand-up comedy, talk radio, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Utah | 1 Comment

Chillpak Hollywood Hour #55

Posted on June 3, 2008 by admin

Dean and Phil sock it to you with (almost) an hour of showbiz news, insight, advice and hilariousness.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advice, comedy, Dean Haglund, directing, filmmaking, independent film, movies, news, Phil Leirness, producing, show business, television, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, WGA, writing | Leave a comment