Posts Tagged ‘Nicole Kidman’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #599
November 5, 2018 | 
Author Now that Dean once again lives in the USA, he and Phil will be recording YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour on Monday mornings! This week, they compare notes on the Steve Martin-Martin Short touring stage show, and share thoughts about the recent spate of re-booted television series of yesteryear and those reboots recently announced. The lives of a “swamp rock” legend, a WW II “Monuments Man”, the inventor of green bean casserole, the greatest trumpeter of his generation, and Phil’s all-time favorite baseball player will be remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”. Then, grab the popcorn because your friends in podcasting have a bunch of disparate cinematic offerings to discuss, from horror classics like Nosferatu and The Wolf Man to such contemporary releases as Bohemian Rhapsody, Boy Erased, A Private War, and Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind.
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Tags: A Private War, acting, Bohemian Rhapsody, box office, Boy Erased, Bryan Singer, Campbell Soup, Canada, Captain Picard, Claude Rains, Dean Haglund, Dexter Fletcher, directing, Dorcas Reilly, filmmaking, Frasier, German Expressionism, green bean casserole, Harry L. Ettinger, horror, independent film, Jamie Dornan, jazz, Joel Edgerton, journalists, Klaus Kinski, Lon Chaney Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers, Love Simon, Lukas Hedges, Marie Colvin, Martin Short, Michigan, Monuments Men, movies, Murnau, Murphy Brown, Netflix, Nicole Kidman, Nosferatu, Orson Welles, Phil Leirness, Polk Salad Annie, producing, Queen, Rainy Night in Georgia, Rami Malek, reboots, Rosamund Pike, Roseanne, Roy Hargrove, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, San Francisco Giants, show business, Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve Marin, swamp rock, television, The Conners, The Lone Gunmen, The Other Side of the Wind, The Wolf Man, The X-Files, Tony Joe White, Werner Herzog, Will and Grace, Willie McCovey, Winsor Ontario, writing, Yoshi Kato, Yoshi's | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #580
After a special 2-part “Top Ten” show counting down the all-time great comedy movies, your friends in podcasting are back with a wide array of topics to discuss. Dean recounts his New Zealand adventures and previews his forthcoming trip to the USA. He and Phil celebrate the lives of the cat-loving gorilla with the huge vocabulary, the original Bond girl, and the celebrity chef who finds himself the subject of a conspiracy theory. Two emails from a loyal listener concerning the aforementioned “Top Ten” shows lead to a couple of great filmmaking stories and the discussion of another all-time great comedy film. Dean and Phil’s former collaborator, Chris Hardwick, has found himself in #MeToo hot water, and because they have been asked about it, Dean and Phil discuss it. There is a lot of “Star Trek” news to discuss, a slew of Netflix Marvel shows to review, as well as a popular HBO drama series based on an Australian-set novel to analyze. All that AND several recent cinematic releases get reviewed, including Solo, The Incredibles 2 and Isle of Dogs.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 12 steps, acting, addiction, Akiva Goldsman, alcoholism, Alex Jones, Alex Kurtzman, Alex Lewczuk, Alexander Payne, Anthony Bourdain, Australia, Big Little Lies, Brad Bird, Bryan Fuller, Chris Hardwick, comedy, Daredevil, Dean Haglund, Diplomaniacs, directing, Doug Liman, Duck Soup, Eunice Gayson, filmmaking, Gene Wilder, gorilla, HBO, Hong Chau, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, improv, independent film, Iron Fist, Isle of Dogs, James Bond, Jean-Luc Picard, Jessica Jones, Joseph L. Mackiewicz, Joss Whedon, Koko, Laura Dern, Louis Calhern, Luke Cage, Made in America, Martin Scorsese, Marvel, Marvel's The Avengers, Mel Brooks, Michelle Yeoh, Million Dollar Legs, Mission Impossible, movies, Netflix, New Zealand, Nicole Kidman, Parts Unknown, Patrick Stewart, producing, recovery, Reese Witherspoon, rehab, screenwriting, Shailene Woodley, show business, Spectres, Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek: The Next Generation, suicide, Sylvia Trench, television, The Defenders, The Flight of the Conchords, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Hobbit, The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2, The King of Comedy, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Wes Anderson, What We Do in the Shadows, workaholics, writing, Young Frankenstein | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #501
Following up on last week’s milestone (and VERY bizarre) episode #500 (where Dean and Phil took a road trip to a cemetery) is no easy task, and this week’s show proved to be torture in its production, so please forgive the (slight) delay in getting it to you and the (frequent) technical problems during it. This being 2016, there are, of course, new “Celebrity Deaths” to discuss. There is also an email from a listener like you (yes, YOU!). There is the return of “What We Are Reading”, several “Live Events of the Week” and New Year’s Eve plans get compared. Then, the subjects of year end critics’ lists and award nominations get discussed and a handful of new and recent films get analyzed, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Patriots Day, Lion, and Lights Out. Is it possible that the best film of the year is also one of the best TV shows of the year? Find out NOW on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A New Hope, acting, Alan Thicke, art, books, Boston Marathon bombing, Canada, Charles Lummis, Christmas, comedy, Craig Sager, Dean Haglund, Dev Patel, directing, Dispatches from Pluto, documentary, El Alisal, ESPN, Evelyn Waugh, Forest Lawn, Gareth Edwards, Golden Globes, Growing Pains, Gwen Ifill, independent film, Kevin Bacon Mark Wahlberg, Kliph Nesteroff, Lights Out, Lion, literature, Los Angeles Times, Mark Frost, Mark Wahlburg, Metacritic, movies, music, NBA, new year's eve, Nicole Kidman, O.J. Made in America, O.J. Simpson, painting, Patriots Day, Peter Berg, Phil Leirness, producing, Robin Thicke, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, SAG Awards, Sharon Jones, show business, Southwestern Museum, Star Wars, television, The Comedians, The Lone Gunmen, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, The Loved One, the Lummis Home, The Secret History of Twin Peaks, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Thicke of the Night, TNT, Tony Gilroy, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #435
After much hilarity, this week’s show begins with a letter from a listener like you (yes, YOU!) commenting on Dean’s use of the word “sensei” and his use of reverb on last week’s show. From there, your friends in podcasting remember actor Martin Milner and discuss Veronica Lake and the therapeutic aspects of acting, before launching into the movie and tv news that caught their attention last week, including such topics as a “Trainspotting” sequel, Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” debut, the forthcoming New York premiere of the revival of “The X-Files” and Nicole Kidman joining the cast (or not) of “Top of the Lake”. Then, Dean and Phil FINALLY begin their discussion about the art (and commerce) of supporting players and some of the contemporary character actors they most admire. All that plus … Dean and Phil wield influence with the British Film Institute?
Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adam-12, authenticity, comedy, Danny Boyle, Dean Haglund, directing, Eddie Marsan, filmmaking, Glenn Ford, IGN Comic-con, independent film, Jim Fyfe, Joe Biden, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Karl Malden, Kent McCord, Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Martin Milner, movies, Nicole Kidman, Oliver Sacks, Phil Leirness, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Plastic Surgery, producing, Robin Williams, Route 66, sensei, Sullivan's Travels, television, Texasville, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Lone Gunmen, The Sweet Smell of Success, The Two Jakes, The X-Files, Top of the Lake, Trainspotting, Veronica Lake, writing | 1 Comment »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #351
The #1 film at the international box office in 2013 was Iron Man 3.
The #1 film at the U.S.A. box office in 2013 was The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The consensus of film critics revealed 12 Years a Slave to be the most critically acclaimed movie of 2013.
Today, you can, at long last, find out what films your friends in podcasting thought were the best and worst of 2013.
Plus, two former Best Actor Oscar winners are remembered.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 2013, 42, 8 1/2, Academy Awards, acting, Adam McKay, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuaron, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Andrew Niccol, Austria, Before Midnight, Best Actor, box office, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Carey Mulligan, Chan Wook Park, Christian Bale, Dallas Buyers Club, Dan Butler, David O'Russel, Dean Haglund, directing, Elysium, Enough Said, Ernest & Celestine, Fellini, film distribution, filmmaking, Fruitvale Station, Gemma Arterton, Gravity, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Harrison Ford, Hayao Miyazaki, heroin, independent film, Indonesia, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jackie Robinson, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Jeff Nichols, Jeremy Renner, John Carter, John Cassavetes, John Goodman, Joshua Oppenheimer, Joss Whedon, Judgment at Nuremberg, Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Karl Rove I Love You, La Dolce Vita, Man of Steel, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Maximilian Schell, Much Ado About Nothing, Mud, Nebraska, Nicole Kidman, Oblivion, Oldboy, Oscar Isaac, Oscars, Paolo Sorrentino, Paul Greengrass, Phil Leirness, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philomena, Philomena Lee, Preston Sturges, producing, Richard Linklater, Salinger, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Polley, Shane Salerno, Spike Lee, Star Trek Into Darkness, Stephen Frears, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Stoker, storytelling, The Act of Killing, The Angels' Share, The Coen Brothers, The Great Beauty, The Host, The Stories We Tell, The Wind Rises, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Tommy Wirkola, tone, Top Ten Films, Twelve Years a Slave, Will Ferrell, Will Forte, writing, Zack Snyder | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #283
Is it all a German dream, or is it just the latest installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?
Whatever it is, your friends in podcasting will change the way you listen to the internet as they tackle such topics as quantum mechanics, Louis CK, Madonna, plastic surgery, dead actors and chamber music. And somehow, almost all of it happens while Dean and Phil talk about such movies as Cloud Atlas, Argo, John Carter, The Paperboy, Skyfall and their friend Alan Piper’s Married and Counting!
All that, plus the most awkward turn-of-phrase ever uttered on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Action Jackson, Airport, Alan Piper, Alex Karras, all-pro, Arclight, Argo, Arrested Development, Avi Lerner, Ben Affleck, Blazing Saddles, Bryan Rasmussen, Carl Weathers, chamber music, Cloud Atlas, Combat Radio, Comedy Film Nerds, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Detroit Lions, Dodger Stadium, Ethan Dettenmaier, Fandango, foot fetish, Gary Collins, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Halle Berry, Hangar 18, Hour Magazine, Iran, John Carter, John Cusack, Lee Daniels, Los Angeles podcast festival, Louie, Louis CK, Macy Gray, Madonna, Married and Counting, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Monks, Miss America Pageant, New Kent, NFL, Nicole Kidman, No Country For Old Men, Nu Image, Paramount Pictures, Paramount theme park, Pete Dexter, Phil Leirness, Precious, quantum consciousness, quantum mechanics, Rocky, Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes, Setphanie Erb, Sight and Sound, Skyfall, socks, Staples Center, Street Justice, Susan Sarandon, Taylor Kitsch, Tehmina Sunny, The Bellfllower Sessions, the Hollywood sign, The Last Shot, The Lone Gunmen, The Paperboy, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, time, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, True Grit, Victor/Victoria, Webster, Whitefire Theatre, William Morris Endeavor, WME, Zac Efron | No Comments »
