Posts Tagged ‘televsion’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #304
March 11, 2013 | 
Author 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!
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #270
If you are a big fan of the “In Memoriam” section of awards shows, you are going to LOVE this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Much of the show is dedicated to remembering the show business legends that left us since your friends in podcasting last came to you from a certain “historic building in downtown Los Angeles” …
Dean and Phil also follow up on last week’s incredible interview of true Renaissance man Leigh J. McCloskey by discussing another Renaissance man, Dean Haglund!
Of course, there’s much, much more to enjoy, including “The Irving G. Thalberg Drinking Game”, “The Succotash Bump”, the Bob Hope Airport, Torchwood, Norman Rockwell, The Pageant of the Masters, Phil’s desire to get knighted by the King of Norway, and the “Lawsuit of the Week”.
Finally, this week’s show includes big shout outs to Ethan Dettenmaier and “Combat Radio”, “Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis”, Pepper Jay, Yi Tian and Actors E Chat Show, Susan Larison Danz and “The Frontier Beyond Fear”, Marc Hershon and “Succotash”, Shaun Parker, David Sobolov and Agent Summer.
Oh, and if funny videos are something you enjoy, then by all means, check out this clip of Dean Haglund interviewing another sci-fi icon, a true “Star Wars” legend.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Face in the Crowd, Academy Awards, acting, acting classes, Actors E Chat Show, Agent Summer, Alex Lewczuk, Alice in Wonderland, All About Eve, Andy Griffith, Andy Griffith Show, Arrested Development, Bad Day at Black Rock, BBC, Big Fish, Celeste Holm, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Clyde Lewis Ground Zero, Come to the Stable, comedy, Compulsion, consciousness, conspiracy, Creative Arts Rehabilitation Center, Dan Butler, Dark Shadows, Daryl F. Zanuck, David Dean Bottrell, David Sobolov, Dean Haglund, directing, Dragon*Con, Driving Miss Daisy, Elia Kazan, Ernest Borgnine, Escape from New York, Ethan Dettenmaier, film, filmmaking, Forbidden Planet, From Here to Eternity, Galileo, Gary Cooper, Gentlemen's Agreement, Griffith Observatory, Hieroglyph of the Human Soul, Ice Station Zebra, independent film, Indiemondo, Irving G. Thalberg, Jake La Motta, Jaws, John Carpenter, Karl Rove I Love You, Kickstarter, King Olav, Kirk Douglas, Leigh J. McCloskey, Leslie Neilsen, Lili Fini Zanuck, Lily Holleman, Long Hot Summer, Marc Hershon, Marc Zicree, Margot Kidder, Martin Ritt, Marty, Matlock, MGM, Midweek Drive, Miracle Day, movies, National Council of the Arts, National Mental Health Association, Nightwatch, Norman Rockwell, Norway, Open Minds TV, Orson Welles, Oscars, Paths of Glory, Patrick McGoohan, Pepper Jay, Phil Leirness, PopCon LA, producing, Raging Bull 2, Red, Richard Anderson, Richard D. Zanuck, Sage Stallone, Save the Theatres Committee, Shaun Parker, Siren FM, Southside Broadcasting, Space Command, Spencer Tracy, Stanley Kubrick, Succotash, Susan Larison Danz, Sweeny Todd, Sylvester Stallone, television, televsion, The Bionic Woman, The Dirty Dozen, The Frontier Beyond Fear, The Lone Gunmen, The Pageant of the Masters, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Truth Is Out There, The Verdict, The Wild Bunch, The X-Files, Tim Burton, Torchwood, UA, UNICEF, William Holden, wirting, Yi Tian | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #257
This week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour begins with discussions inspired by emails from listeners, including such topics as Titanic, the behavior of James Cameron (and directors and actors in general), and the fact that “pronoia” (NOT “paranoia”) might destroy ‘ya.
Your friends in podcasting spend part of the show in the state capital of California, preparing to appear on the morning television news program “Good Day Sacramento” (you can view a clip of their appearance right here). While waiting in a secret location, they riff on the election challenge faced by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the Family Research Council’s apparent dislike of vegetables, the staggering box office record of The Lion King stage musical and what it might mean for the future of performers’ unions.
All that, plus The Live Event of the Week and Dean and Phil weigh in on The Cabin in the Woods, The Hunger Games and a film about a machete-wielding clown during the Spanish Civil War.
And we hope you’ll take time to view the fantastic video Dean put together in support of the graphic novel he’s making.
Thanks!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alex de la Iglesia, box office, Centered in the Universe, Dean Haglund, Disney, filmmaking, Gary Ross, Good Day Sacramento, graphic novels, Griffith Park Observatory, independent film, James Cameron, John Barrowman, Joss Whedon, Mitt Romney, motion pictures, movies, Movies on a Big Screen, Phil Leirness, pronoia, Sacramento, SAG-Aftra, Samuel Oschin Planetarium, televsion, The Cabin in the Woods, The Hunger Games, The Last Circus, The Lion King, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Titanic, Torchwood, unions, vegetables | No 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 »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #186
Phil discusses his Thanksgiving birthday and talks about a voice-over gig. Dean describes his trips to Savannah, Georgia and Austin, Texas, plus his excursion to the Queen Mary in Long Beach to do improv with the Ghost Adventurers. After discussing the latest news about the SAG and AFTRA negotiations with the AMPTP, and the latest details in the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen, your friends in podcasting offer up their remembrances of Leslie Nielsen and Irvin Kershner. Then, they get down to the business of answering questions from you (yes, YOU) their listeners. Dean and Phil offer up telling and hilarious remembrances from their art/film school days. Dean discusses why he’s never pursued writing for comedy or sketch comedy television. Dean compares the acting processes of “X-Files” leading men David Duchovny and Robert Patrick. Then, Phil launches into a passionate exposition on the state of acting, with contributions from Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Ryan Gosling and Alejandro Gonzalez-Innaritu, ultimately positing the theory that “intimacy is the new punk”. He also offers a mea culpa to all fans of the “Twilight” films, “Dexter” and “The Walking Dead” all of which he has criticized in the past (and will criticize in the future) before taking such shows as “Psych” and “Castle” to task for their relentlessly numbing and “jokey” sensibilities. It’s a full, funny and furious installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, AMPTP, art school, birthday, box office, Castle, David Duchovny, Dean Haglund, Dexter, film school, filmmaking, Ghost Adventurers, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, independent film, intimacy, Irvin Kershner, Javier Bardem, Leslie Nielsen, Long Beach, motion pictures, movies, Phil Leirness, Psych, Queen Mary, Robert Patrick, Ronni Chasen, Ryan Gosling, SAG, Sean Penn, sketch comedy, televsion, Thanksgiving, The Lone Gunmen, The Walking Dead, The X-Files, Twilight, whale watching, writing | No Comments »
