Posts Tagged ‘Star Trek’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #299
February 4, 2013 | 
Author Many topics covered on today’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour including:
An interesting study on violent video games … Dean’s latest half-marathon … Paul Auster’s The Book of Illusions … A table reading of Dean and Phil’s new film The Lady Killers … The location filming of an intriguing sci-fi short … The movie version of Les Miserables … JJ Abrams departing Star Trek for Star Wars (and whether he ever knew he was making Star Trek in the first place) … IFC’s “Portlandia” …
And even if that were enough for one show, your friends in podcasting keep it coming, analyzing the scarcity of employment opportunities for women behind-the-camera in Hollywood and analyzing this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees thru the prism of the Becdel Test.
Finally, many listeners have asked whether Dean and Phil will be attending Dragon*Con this year and one asked Dean and Phil’s reactions to some disturbing news about where much of the revenue from the event goes each year. Whether you don’t know what Dragon*Con is or even if you go to the annual Labor Day Weekend event in Atlanta every year, you won’t want to miss the return of all-time classic Chillpak Hollywood Hour #121 (Live from Dragon*Con!), available NOW for the first time in more than two years!
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Tags: 30 Rock, Academy Awards, acting, Amazon streaming, Amour, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bryan Singer, Carrie Brownstein, conscious life expo, Dean Haglund, directing, Django Unchained, Dragon*Con, Ed Koch, Edward Kramer, filmmaking, Fred Armisen, gun control, half-marathons, House of Cards, Hugh Jackman, IFC, Ilana Rein, independent film, Kyle MacLachlan, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, marathons, movies, Nancy Collins JJ Abrams, Netflix, Oscars, Paul Auster, Phil Leirness, Portlandia, Russell Crowe, sci-fi, short films, show business, Silver Linings Playbook, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superman, television, The Book of Illusions, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, The X-Men, Twin Peaks, usc, video games, violence, writing, Zero Dark Thirty, Zombieland | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #284
Dean Haglund is in Fargo, North Dakota. Phil Leirness is on set somewhere, directing and producing 2nd unit on a feature film.
So, how are your friends in podcasting able to bring you this brand new installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour?
Why, through the magic of podcasting, of course!
If you love Star Trek … If you love Star Trek: The Next Generation … If you love James Bond … If you love Planet of the Apes … If you love science-fiction … If you love social media … If you love this trailer … If you love the space shuttle, scientific exploration, tiki bars, Jameson’s, Blade Runner, independent film …
OR, if you just love good conversation, you are going to love this week’s show, where Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness welcome special guest Robert Meyer Burnett.
Happy Monday, from YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Blade Runner, Dean Haglund, directing, editing, Eric McCormack, Fargo, Femme Fatales, filmmaking, Free Enterprise, Gene Roddenberry, Hawaii International Film Festival, independent film, James Bond, Jameson's, Mark Romanek, Mars Rover, movies, Never Let Me Go, Phil Lamarr, Phil Leirness, pyramids, Rob Burnett, Robert Meyer Burnett, science fiction, show business, Skyfall, social media, space program, space shuttle, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, television, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, tiki bars, Twitter, Vally con, video games, William Shatner, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #280
Three guests AND two guest co-hosts join Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness this week to take on show business from all angles …
As Dean revealed on last week’s show, he will be acting in a new series. “Space Command” boasts a who’s who of sci-fi in its cast and is the brain child of acclaimed and prolific writer Marc Scott Zicree. Hear all about the project and Marc’s previous work (including various versions of “Star Trek” AND The Twilight Zone Companion), as he joins your friends in podcasting AND Combat Radio‘s Ethan Dettenmaier.
Then, just when you think this week’s show couldn’t get any more cool, the topic switches from behind the camera success to a stunning starlet, as Phil joins actor and author Mark Ryan to interview the luminous Cerina Vincent, star of such movies Cabin Fever, Not Another Teen Movie and the forthcoming MoniKa, as well as the co-author of the books How to Eat Like a Hot Chick and How to Love Like a Hot Chick. Trust us, Cerina is as refreshing a personality as you could hope to meet and the conversation is rather hilarious.
Finally, as if that weren’t enough, the subject turns to entertainment journalism with Robert Samo, who founded the site Fanboy Nation.
It’s a star-studded, all-hands on deck assault on your ears, hearts and funny-bones! It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, after all …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Armin Shimmerman, Bumblebee, Cabin Fever, Cerina Vincent, Combat Radio, Dean Haglund, directing, Ethan Dettenmaier, FanBoy Nation, film, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, How to Eat Like a Hot Chick, How to Love Like a Hot Chick, I Spit on Your Grave, indpendent film, journalism, Kickstarter, Las Vegas, Marc Scott Zicree, Mark Ryan, MoniKa, movies, Not Another Teen Movie, Phil Leirness, PopCon L.A., Power Rangers, Ray Bradbury, Robert Samo, Robin of Sherwood, Rod Serling, Sliders, Smurfs, Space Command, Star Trek, Star Trek New Voyages, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steven R. Monroe, SuperFriends, The Lone Gunmen, The Twilight Zone Companion, The X-Files, Theodore Sturgeon, Transformers, TRON, UCLA, Walter Koenig, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #265
Energized and raring to go, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are all over the map and spanning the ages in this week’s installment, an episode that can best be summed up by two words: TIME TRAVEL.
You’ll see what we mean as Dean and Phil discuss Old Town Sacramento, Damanhur, Ray Bradbury, the Los Angeles Conservancy, Paper Moon, Boris Karloff, an elementary school graduation, Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys, Prometheus and MORE!
Oh, and if you haven’t heard enough of your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, or if you just want to get turned onto another really cool podcast, we hope you’ll check out Getting Better Acquainted hosted by David Pickering. Phil was the guest on episode 60.
Finally, if you’re going to be in the Los Angeles area on June 23, we strongly encourage you to go see David Dean Bottrell Makes Love.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Sound of Thunder, Aaron Baker, Alien, Blade Runner, Blu Ray, Boris Karloff, Boris Karloff More Than a Monster, Boston Legal, box office, camp, Charlize Theron, Chrissy Raven Kilna, Clybourne Park, Damanhur, Dark Shadows, David Dean Bottrell, David Dean Bottrell Makes Love, David Pickering, Dean Haglund, Death is a Lonely Business, Dr. David Bramwell, Drive, Fahrenheit 451, FBI, film, film critics, filmmaking, Gene Roddenberry, Getting Better Acquainted, Hollywood Fringe, Hossein Amini, independent film, Jackalope Radio, Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys, John Huston, John Lee Hancock, Johnny Depp, Kristen Stewart, L.A. Conservancy, Last Remaining Seats, Lincoln Meyer, Los Angeles Theatre, Moby Dick, motion pictures, movies, Nick Cook, Old Town Sacramento, Paper Moon, Peter Bogdanovich, Phil Leirness, Prometheus, Ray Bradbury, Ridley Scott, Rupert Sanders, Shaun Parker, Snow White and the Huntsman, St. Philip The Apostle, Star Trek, Stephen Jacobs, Steve Allen Theatre, Talk Superstation, television, The Blind Side, The Hunt for Zero Point, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tim Burton, time travel, tone, Tony Awards, UCLA, Wings of the Dobe, Zhang Ziyi | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #243
After last week’s New Year’s Resolutions show, your friends in podcasting are back doing what they do best, dissecting the world in general and the world of show business in particular with insightful, irreverent discussion. This week brings the return of The Chillpak Hollywood Lawsuit of the Week, The Chillpak Hollywood Wingnut of the Week as well as several brand new surprises. One Hollywood landmark, two books and more than ten films are discussed. Dean Haglund. Phil Leirness. YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: ageism, Amazon, Anna Paquin, art, Attack the Block, Benedict Cumberbatch, books, Brad Bird, Brendan Gleeson, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Chipmunks, critics, Dean Haglund, Don Cheadle, Elie Samaha, filmmkaing, Fox Searchlight, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, guilds, hand and footprint ceremonies, IMDB, JJ Abrams, John Malkovich, John Michael McDonagh, John Saxon, Josh Glasgow, Kenneth Lonergan, Kobe Bryant, lawsuits, Margaret, Martin McDonagh, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Metacritic, Miranda July, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, movies, New Year's resolutions, painting, Phil Leirness, reading, Robert Downey Jr., SAG, Sherlock, Sherlock Holems: A Game of Shadows, show business, Smurfs, Star Trek, Sydney Pollack, television, The Future, The Guard, The Lone Gunmen, The Shadow of the Wind, The X-Files, Thelma Schoonmaker, Tilda Swinton, Top Ten Lists, Uncle Boonmee who Can Recall His Past Lives, unions, We Need to Talk About Kevin | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #239
Ralph Fiennes. Vanessa Redgrave. Harry Morgan. Anthony Hopkins. Alfred Hitchcock. David Lynch. Federico Fellini. Those are just a few of the big names featured on this week’s show …
It’s liberal democrat vs. conservative republican. It’s Letterman vs. Leno. It’s late night comedy vs. scripted crime dramas. It’s “Swamp Loggers” vs. “Swamp People”. It’s Fox Business News vs. The Muppets. It’s the Muppets vs. Big Oil. It’s Marc Hershon on The Descendants vs. Dean Haglund on The Descendants. It’s Blue Velvet vs. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s Javier Bardem vs. Edgar Ramirez. It’s Peter Weller vs. Paul Weller. It’s Tom Hooper vs. 3D. It’s Paramount vs. IMF.
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alex Lewczuk, Alfred Hitchcock, All My Sons, Anthony Hopkins, character actors, Conservative, Copyright Law, Craig Niemyer, Dean Haglund, Democrat, directing, filmmaking, films, Fox Business News, Guy Ritchie, Harry Morgan, Hawaii, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, IMDB, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Javier Bardem, La Dolce Vita, late night television, Les Miserables, Liberal, Liev Schreiber, Linda Park, Man from UNCLE, Midweek Drive, movies, Paul Weller, Peter Weller, Phil Leirness, Progressive, Psycho, Republican, RKO 281, Sandi Hicks, Sherlock Holmes, Short Round, show business, Siren 107.3 FM, Sonik Kicks, Southside Broadcasting, Star Trek, Starbase Indy, supporting actors, television, The Descendants, The Lone Gunmen, The Muppets, The X-Files | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #234
If you would like to get to SEE your friends in podcasting (rather than just hear them), make sure you check out their joint appearance on the ActorsE Chat Show (hosted by Yi Tian).
Also, if you’re going to be in the Seattle, Washington area on Tuesday 22 November, why not stop by the Northwest Film Forum to see THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE and to meet Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness? Only a handful of seats remain at this intimate venue, so get your tickets today!
Of course, we encourage you to listen to this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and visualize Dean and Phil and their visiting co-presenter, Jodie Orton (co-host of Siren 107.3 FM’s “American Dream Team” in the UK) as they sit around poolside atop the Eastern Columbia building, discussing the business of show …
Topics include: The disappearance of young men and teenaged boys from the multiplexes, the continuing plummet of Netflix stock, the drop in average ticket prices, the failure of “The Tower Heist”, the whereabouts of Richard Grieco and the wisdom of Avery Brooks (aka Captain Benjamin Sisko) as told to William Shatner in the Shatneriffic documentary “The Captains”.
All that plus TWO celebrity deaths, ONE Hollywood Lawsuit and FIVE intriguing projects that are in various stages of production, development or discussion.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 60 Minutes, acting, Actors E Chat Show, Alex Lewczuk, Andy Rooney, Avery Brooks, Blade Runner, casting, Christian Bale, Dean Haglund, Deep Space Nine, directing, Django Unchained, Drive, filmmaking, Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates, I never Sang for My Father, improv comedy, independent film, James gond, Johnny Depp, Lee Majors, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Logan's Run, Martin Campbell, Michael York, movies, Phil Leirness, Phoebe Cates, public transportation, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Grieco, Ridley Scott, Roger Moore, Ryan Gosling, Sean Connery, Seattle, Siren 107.3 FM, Star Trek, Terence Malick, the American Dream Team, The Captains, The Fall Guy, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, UCLA, Vancouver, William Shatner, Winona Ryder, writing, Yi Tian | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #227
Dean and Phil are back from weeks of travel and they hit the ground running with one of the wildest, most free-wheeling installments of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour ever!
How did your friends in podcasting enjoy Dragon*Con in Atlanta and a 9/11 commemorative event in Portland?
What did they think of the Emmy Awards?
What is their reaction to the latest round of “X-Files 3″ rumors?
Why are they both receiving emails from the CEO of Netflix?
What celebrity death are they remembering?
What celebrity do they think is facing career death?
What celebrity do they think is poised for a comeback?
Can they make sense of AMC’s behavior towards their award-winning and critically acclaimed series?
Can they make sense of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes marketing campaign?
Does Dean know the difference between Ida Lupino and Hedy Lamarr?
Why is Phil receiving both praise AND criticism from his response to Ryan Murphy’s behavior on an episode of “The Glee Project”?
Answers to all these and many more on this week’s episode.
And if you still haven’t had enough of your friends in podcasting, write us at chillpakhollywood@yahoo.com to request the Bonus 4th Anniversary Episode (which includes never-before-heard material).
Thanks!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 9/11, AMC, Archer, Atlanta, Boba Fett, Boston Legal, Breaking Bad, Brett Ratner, Chris Carter, Chris Isaak, Clyde Lewis, David Duchovny, Dean Haglund, Dragon*Con, Ed, Eddie Murphy, Emmy Awards, Emmys, film distribution, filmmaking, films, Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson, Glee, Harry's Law, Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law, Hilary Swank, independent film, It's Garry Shandling's Show, John Calley, Julie Bowen, Justified, Kathy Bates, Kevin Smith, Mad Men, Margo Martindale, Million Dollar Baby, Modern Family, Netflix, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Portland, Qwikster, Red State, Remington Steele, Ryan Murphy, Spongebob, Star Trek, Star Wars, television, The Glee Project, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The Walking Dead, The X-Files, theme song, Tower Heist, Venture Bros, violence prevention | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #222
What do “Star Trek” and “The X-Files” have in common this week? Dean Haglund! He just got back from performing at the big TREK convention in Las Vegas and he shares stories of the event. And as soon as he got back to Los Angeles, it was time to report to the set this week for a television series called “The X-Files”! WHAT?!? Dean gives details.
And if all that wasn’t enough, Dean appeared on “Coast to Coast AM” this week and he shares his thoughts about that appearance.
Of course, Dean’s co-host, your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, has much to share as well … He holds court on a variety of topics, including a stage show about Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick “Watson”, the reality competition show “The Glee Project”, the blockbuster film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the classic of 1930′s cinema, The Women.
All that, plus discussions of Kickstarter, the UK riots, the US economic meltdown … And you won’t want to miss Phil’s report about the Beverly Hills Police Department.
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour … With a vengeance!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Bevery Hills Police Department, Coast to Coast AM, Creation Entertanment, David Yates, Dean Haglund, Denise Crosby, documentaries, Don Marshall, DVDGeeks, filmmaking, films, French Stewart, George Cukor, George Noory, Glee, Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows Part 2, Henry Dittman, His Girl Friday, hosting, improv comedy, independent film, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine, John Champion, Kickstarter, Land of the Giants, Las Vegas, London Riots, Norma Shearer, Paulette Godard, Phil Leirness, Q, Rebecca, Rob Simone, Rosalind Russell, Ryan Murphy, Sacred Fools, Scott Leggett, Sherlock Holmes, Stand By Me, Star Trek, Star Trek Convention, Stephen King, Steve Kloves, Tasha Yar, television, The Front Page, The Glee Project, The Lone Gunmen, the Stand, The Televixen, The Truth Is Out There, The Women, The X-Files, Tim Russ, Watson | 3 Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #218
This week’s installment starts out like a Michael Bay film (CARMAGEDDON!) and quickly becomes a legal thriller thanks to a VERY intriguing adventure recounted by Phil. Dean tells of his weekend travels (both recent past and near future) and explains to Phil the difference between Veterans and veterinarians before he and Phil share once again the strange, sad tale of the Chillpak, this show’s former sponsor …
Then, it’s all about the movies as your friends in podcasting count down the Top 14 summer box office hits, analyzing their quality and what their success or failure says about the industry (and the culture at large).
You know it’s a strange, wonderful show when PHIL cites “Robot Chicken” AND compares the DC and Marvel universes!
And for those of you in Southern California, don’t miss the cinematic event of the year! Okay, of the week … It the Los Angeles Premiere of THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! There’s two nights to choose from: Wednesday and Thursday of THIS week. Full event details and tickets are available: HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adult Swim, art, Bad Teacher, Bill Pullman, Billy Bob Thornton, box office, Bridesmaids, Cars 2, chillpak, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, David Mamet, DC, Dean Haglund, directing, Downtown Independent, Due Date, federal court, filmmaking, Four Christmases, Green Lantern, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Horrible Bossess, independent film, inventions, Jake Kasdan, Jim Carrey, JJ Abrams, Jon Heder, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Spacey, Kick Ass, Kung Fu Panda 2, Layer Cake, Mark S. Waters, Martin Campbell, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Mean Girls, Michael Bay, movies, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Natalie Portman, Old School, Owen Wilson, painting, Paul Feig, Phil Leirness, Pixar, Robot Chick, Ryan Reynolds, San Francisco, School for Scoundrels, Seth Gordon, St. Louis, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, televsion, The Hangover II, The Truth Is Out There, Thor, Tina Fey, Todd Phillips, Toy Story 4, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, veterinarians, Watchmen, Woody Allen, writing, X-Men First Class, Zero Effect, Zombieland, Zookeeper | No Comments »
