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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #576
May 29, 2018 | 
Author It’s Memorial Day here in the USA, so this episode is coming out about 12 hours later than we like. Nevertheless, Dean and Phil remember a wonderful actress, the artist who designed so many classic movie posters, a pop artist whose sculpted work is iconic, a movie actor and television star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and a prolific and controversial award-winning novelist. Following “Celebrity Deaths”, your friends in podcasting will weigh in on the criminal charges filed against former mogul Harvey Weinstein and his lawyer’s rather shocking public defense of Weinstein’s actions. Then, it’s time to dig into the latest “Star Trek” news and a handful of recent cinematic releases a half-dozen or more current or recent cinematic releases, including a new “Star Wars Story”, two superhero movies, and an indie comedy. All that, plus a Memorial Day-inspired re-appraisal of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #549
On this week’s show and just in time for Thanksgiving in the USA, there is a true abundance of nourishing topics Dean and Phil can truly devour. They will begin by providing updates on a couple of their creative endeavors (including a certain graphic novel) before moving into this week’s “Celebrity Deaths” where they will remember a legendary rock star, a budding rap star, a hugely popular gossip columnist and where they will offer a mea culpa for a mispronunciation of a celebrity’s name in episode 548. From there it’s back into the just-starting cultural conversation about toxic masculinity, with their latest perspectives on Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, Al Franken, Jeffrey Tambor, their historic perspectives on Bill Clinton and Clarence Thomas and their correction over a story about Shirley Temple that Phil told on episode 548. Then, they will shift gears with their latest takes on season 1 of “Star Trek: Discovery” and season 3 of “Mr. Robot” before Phil passionately defends the (in his opinion) underrated The Man Who Invented Christmas.
All that, plus your friends in podcasting would like you to take a few moments to learn about The Truth Is Still Out There the long-awaited follow up to their epic 2011 documentary Monday. 9 am Pacific. Wherever good podcasts can be found!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: AC/DC, acting, Al Franken, Anita Hill, Arrested Development, Arthur Freed, Bea Benaderet, Bewitched, Bharat Nalluri, Bill Clinton, celebrity deaths, Charles Dickens, Clarence Thomas, Constance Talmadge, crowdsourcing, Dean Haglund, directing, documentary, filmmaking, Freed Unit, George Burns, George Young, gossip, gossip columnist, graphic novel, House of Cards, independent film, Irving Thalberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Judge Roy Moore, Kevin Spacey, Lil Peep, Liz Smith, Louis CK, movies, Mr. Robot, music, musicals, Phil Leirness, rap, Roman Polanski, Sarah Silverman, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Shirley Temple, show business, Sound effects, Star Trek Discovery, television, The Larry Sanders Show, The Man Who Invented Christmas, The Truth Is Out There, THX 1138, toxic masculinity, Transparent, violence prevention, Walter Winchell, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #543
Full disclosure: This week’s episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is an absolute epic, recorded LAST weekend. So, you won’t hear Dean and Phil weighing in on the Las Vegas tragedy, on the death of Tom Petty, nor on any other events of the week. Instead, your friends in podcasting fill the show’s 80 minute running time by discussing the conclusion of Dean’s month-long pop-up comedy venue in Sydney, a terrific close-up magic show in Downtown Los Angeles, the recent spate of protests by NFL players, the cancer diagnosis of Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, the sexual assault allegations against film critic Harry Knowles, several new and recent movie releases (including “It”, “Victoria & Abdul” and “The Florida Project”). That would be, and was, enough for one whole hour … AND THEN, Dean and Phil celebrate the lives of a record number of persons in “Celebrity Deaths”, including a soul singer who didn’t start recording until age 62, a publishing magnate responsible for Donald Trump’s “The Art of the Deal”, a former UCLA Film School Dean who was responsible for Americans scaling Everest, the boxing champ whose life inspired an Oscar-winning movie, an actor-athlete-poet-painter who played James Bond’s CIA pal Felix Leiter, a Winnipeg-born giant of TV game shows, and a half dozen more!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Ain't It Cool News, Alamo Drafthouse, Anna Wintour, Anne Jeffreys, art, Basil Gogos, Bernie Casey, Bobby "the Brain" Heenan, boxing, Brasil, Charles Bradley, Chicago, Colin Kaepernick, Dean Haglund, directing, Donald Trump, DTLA, Everest, Falcon Crest, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Fantastic Fest, Felix Leiter, filmmaking, Final Cut, Game Shows, Harry Knowles, Hilarium, Hollywood sign, Hugh Hefner, independent film, It, Jake LaMotta, James Bond, Judi Dench, Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Laudir de Oliveira, Let's Make a Deal, magic, Martin Scorsese, Maya Angelou, Monty Hall, mountain climbing, movies, Mrs. Brown, national anthem protest, National Safeline, NFL, Norman Dyhrenfurth, painting, percussion, Phil Leirness, Philomena, Playboy, Playboy mansion, Poetry, producing, publishing, Raging Bull, Robert DeNiro, Runaway Hotline, S.I. Newhouse, Sean Baker, See/Saw, sexual assault, show business, Siegried Tieber, singing, soul music, Stephen Frears, Stephen King, Steven Bach, Sydney, The Art of the Deal, The Florida Project, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Tim Curry, Tim League, Tina Brown, Topper, UCLA Film School, United Artists, Veep, Victoria & Abdul, Willem Dafoe, Winnipeg, wrestling, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #540
Even though the Emmy Awards celebrating Television took place last night, your friends in podcasting spend the entire hour (and ten minutes) talking movies. First, they start by celebrating the life and career of the singular Harry Dean Stanton. Then, they discuss misogyny and sexual assault in the movie exhibition business. Finally, Dean and Phil tackle a wide range of cinematic endeavors, including two surrealist (absurdist?) classics by Luis Bunuel, a late classic western by Sam Peckinpah, an all-star war film from the 1970′s, the restored director’s cut of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and an Alfred Hitchcock comedy. Pass the popcorn – We’re talking movies!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Bridge Too Far, absurdism, acting, Alfred Hitchcock, Alien, Angelina Jolie, Big Love, box office, Brie Larson, character actors, Cinefamily, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Deep Throat, Devin Faraci, Escape from New York, Family Plot, FBI, Fernando Rey, filmmaking, Harry Dean Stanton, Hugo Armstrong, independent film, James Coburn, John Carpenter, John Carroll Lynch, Kris Kristofferson, Lincoln New Mexico, Lucky, Luis Bunuel, Mark Felt, misogyny, movies, Paris Texas, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Phil Leirness, producing, Repo Man, Roger Ebert, Sam Peckinpah, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, show business, supporting actors, surrealism, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Lone Gunmen, The Object of Desire, The Trouble with Harry, The Wild Bunch, The X-Files, titles, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Twin Peaks: The Return, Vincent Canby, Watergate, westerns, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #496
Longtime listeners know this about their friends in podcasting: They are often at their best making sense of a world seemingly gone wild, and boy, does that seem to be needed this week! No sooner had they finished recording this show than news came in about the death of musical great Leon Russell, so Phil opens the show with a tribute to him and some thoughts about the election before joining with Dean for remembrances of another legendary musician (and poet and artist) as well as an actor who once embodied the epitome of suave cool. A few different and worthwhile films get celebrated, including Loving, the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the modern western gets discussed. The Presidential election results and how those results might serve by leading to positive change get analyzed in depth. Often YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour proves to be irreverent, informative and insightful. This week it is downright nourishing.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alex Jones, box office, Catherine Cortez Masto, Christopher Nolan, Clinton, Conan O'Brien, David Bowie, Democrats, directing, Donald Trump, Dr. Strange, Election, electoral college, Eric Tucker, filmmaking movies, globalism, Goldsmiths College, Hallelujah, Hillary Clinton, Ilhan Omar, independent film, James Bond, Jeff Nichols. Joel Edgerton, Kamala Harris, Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Loving, Marton Csokas, Marvel Cinematic Universe, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, misogyny, music, musicals, Obama, popular vote, presidential election, producing, protests, Republicans, Robert Vaughn, Ruth Negga, sexual assault, show business, Stephanie Powers, Tammy Duckworth, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Lady Killers, The Magnificent Seven, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Truth Is Out There, The Young Philadelphians, Tim Scott, toxic masculinity, Trump, westerns, writing, You Want it Darker | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #390
Buckle up, this one is a wild ride, boasting many questions …
Is Dean living in nominal time? Is there going to be a “new” film from Orson Welles? Did Phil join the Blue Man Group? What is feminism? What’s the deal with Dr. Who? What’s with the graphic sex in Blue is the Warmest Color? Should Interstellar really be called Inter(mittently) Stellar? Why might the Marvel films might outperform the DC films? What was revealed in the Sarah Jones/Midnight Rider lawsuit? Will Jennifer Aniston be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar this year?
All that is discussed, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch’s new gigs and a Live Event of the Week featuring a CHH family member.
Finally, make sure to check out the incredibly moving Project Unbreakable and the incredibly cool “Urban Legends” Halloween short film Lily Holleman stars in.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: abuse, acting, alan Turing, Alexander Payne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bloody Marys, Blue is the Warmest Color, Blue Thunder, Blue Velvet, Cake, Claude Chabrol, Clyde Lewis, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, DC, Dean Haglund, directing, diversity, Doctor Who, Dorothy Vallens, Eryn Petrulis, feminism, filmmaking, films, Greg Allman, Halloween, independent film, Interstellar, Jennifer Aniston, John Huston, Judd Apatow, Karl Rove I Love You, Laura Dern, Magnificent Ambersons, Marvel, Midnight Rider, Misty Upham, movies, nominal time, Oja Kodar, Orson Welles, Paranoia Magazine, Pee Wee Hermann, Peter Bogdanovich, Phil Leirness, Phillip K. Dick, producing, Project Unbreakable, REM, Robert Wise, Sarah Jones, sexual assault, Shailene Woodley, show business, Stephen Collins, Studio System, television, the Blue Man Group, The Fault in Our Stars, The Imitation Game, The Lone Gunmen, The Other Side of the Wind, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Totally Sketch, Unfinished Business, Urban Legends, Wonder Women, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #387
Any show that celebrates funny lady Jan Hooks, Broadway legend Marian Seldes, Renaissance man Geoffrey Holder, that includes discussion of Jerry Lewis’ current live show, David Fincher’s latest, Robert Downey Jr.’s latest, Christopher Walken impersonations, animated films and Bollywood, has got to be good.
And it is.
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, after all!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 7 Up, A Delicate Balance, acting, Al Pacino, animated films, Baron Samedi, Ben Affleck, Bollywood, Broadway, Christopher Walken, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, David Dobkin, David Fincher, Dean Haglund, Dean Martin, Deathtrap, directing, domestic violence, Dominic West, Edward Albee, Geoffrey Holder, Gone Girl, Guillermo Del Toro, Jerry Lewis, Live and Let Die, Marian Seldes, Medea, movies, Mud, Patrick Sullivan, Phil Leirness, Pride, Robert Downey Jr., romantic comedies, sexual assault, show business, Take Shelter, television, The Book of Life, The Judge, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The Wire, The X-Files, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #362
It has been quite a while since your friends in podcasting have tackled a Hollywood-related “Lawsuit of the Week”. On this week’s show, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness bring back this popular segment with a doozy of a lawsuit – involving sex, power, blackmail, a forthcoming box office blockbuster and show biz folks behaving badly!
Dean and Phil follow up on last week’s email concerning gun violence and mental health care by proposing ways in which we might reduce the former by increasing access to the latter.
There is also be more on the Marvel universe, with a lengthy, insightful and hilarious email from loyal listener Stephen Fowler.
All that plus the latest on Dean’s new stage shows – both debuting in May here in Los Angeles – This week on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, action films, adventure films, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Widow, box office, Bryan Singer, business, Captain America, conspiracies, conspiracy theories, Dean Haglund, directing, Empire State Gas, filmmaking, Fort Hood, Gun violence, health care, Hydra, independent film, Kaleidoscope, lawsuit, Marc Hershon, Marvel, mental health, Michael Egan, movies, nazis, NRA, Patrick McGoohan, Phil Leirness, podcasting, Ray Bradbury, Sci Fest, sexual assault, Shaun Parker, Splitsider, Succotash, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Prisoner, The X-Files, theatre, vulnerability, writing, X-Men: Days of Future Past | 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 #241
It’s the day after Christmas and you ALL have at least one more gift to unwrap: This installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
We’re not going to spoil any of the surprise. We’ll simply say that we may have saved our loveliest, most heartfelt episode til last.
And if you haven’t already, we hope you’ll take the time to read our blog, wherein we thank many of the people who made the year so special.
Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness will be back on Monday 2 January 2012 and your friends in podcasting wish you all a New Year full of peace, action and adventure!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: abuse, acting, Christmas, Dean Haglund, directing, filmmaking, films, motion pictures, movies, new Year, Phil Leirness, producing, sexual assault, shows busienss, television, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, violence, violence prevention, wirting | No Comments »
