Posts Tagged ‘The Artist’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #301
February 18, 2013 | 
Author 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!
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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 | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #263
It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S. and your friends in podcasting discuss their thoughts and feelings about the meaning of the day and remember not only fallen heroes, but those who are still in battle, and forgotten, and living on the streets.
From there, it’s onto a terrific “Live Event of the Week” and the absolute box office apocalypse befalling the movie industry this summer.
Then, what else would Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness discuss but … Religion? It all ties into the “Lawsuit of the Week”.
Finally, movies they’ve seen are discussed, including the latest from Richard Linklater, the latest from the director of Shakespeare in Love and an award-winning comedy from France.
It’s thoughtful social commentary and globe-trotting adventure.
It’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Boy and His Dog, acting, Alex Lewczuk, Alfonso Cuaron, art, Bernie, Bill Nighy, Bruce Willis, Cannon, Carthage, Catholic Church, Catholic Court, Cesar Awards, Chris Hemsworth, comedy, consciousness, Dean Haglund, DGA, directing, Don Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Eric Toledano, Georgetown, Gi Joe Retaliation, Gravity, Hancock, Harlan Ellison, health care, homeless, Jack Black, Jean Dujardin, John Girodo, Joss Whedon, Judi Dench, Kathleen Sebelius, La Canada, Lee Horsley, Lily Holleman, LQ Jones, Maggie Smith, Mark Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Maury Chaykin, Memorial Day, Men In Black 3, mental illness, MIB 3, movies, Nathan Baker, Nero Wolf, Olivier Nakache, Omar Sy, Pacific Design Center, Paramount, Phil Leirness, Prometheus, Quinn Martin, religion, Richard Linkalter, Ridley Scott, Rogue Machine, Sam Peckinpah, Sandra Bullock, Shaun Parker, Shirley Maclaine, show business, Siren FM, Snow White and the Huntsman, St. Francis High School, television, Texas, The Artist, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Exorcist, The Intouchables, The Lone Gunmen, The Rock, The X-Files, Timothy Hutton, Tom Wilkinson, Tucker Smallwood, veterans, Where the Great Ones Run, Will Smith, William Conrad, William Peter Blatty, wirting | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #252
Your friends in podcasting open this week’s show by discussing the early beginnings of the feature film era.
They close this week’s show by discussing … The beginnings of the feature film era!
In between, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness discuss romance in the movies, the state of romantic comedies, Star Wars, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, several weird and wonderful films you will never get to see (but can read about here), the origin and purpose of the legal system, Placido Domingo and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”.
Please don’t let the slight audio hiss and hum prevent you from enjoying this latest serving of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. We were able to solve the problem about a third of the way through …
Have a great week, everybody!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Bechdel test, Bridesmaids, Casablanca, Charlie Chaplin, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Dr. Steven Ball, film, filmmaking, Frederic Bastiat, Friends with Kids, Hell and Back Again, Hugo, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kissing Jessica Stein, Kristin Wiig, L.E. Baker, Los Angeles Times, Mabel Normand, Marie Deressler, movies, Neal Gabler, Phil Leirness, Placido Domingo, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Richard Gilman, Robert Sherman, romantic comedy, Royce Hall, show business, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Symbiosis, The Artist, The Law, The Lone Gunmen, The Sherman Brothers, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Tillie's Punctured Romance, Topher Grace, UCLA, Wallace Stevens, Wanderlust, War Horse | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #250
This week’s show is both a yearly tradition AND a Chillpak Hollywood Hour first!
It’s our post-Oscar smackdown, where your friends in podcasting take on the Academy AND each other. Snarking and wagering, what could be more fun? And this year, the stakes have been raised!
Meanwhile, it’s the first time we’ve ever recorded a show where Dean and Phil were not in same locale. Dean’s still in Colorado. Yet, thanks to Skype, nothing could prevent the motion picture industry’s big night from turning into YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour’s 250th episode!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adam Sandler, Alexander Payne, Angelina Jolie, Arizona, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Crystal, Bradley Cooper, Bridesmaids, Cameron Diaz, Catherine O'Hara, Christian Bale, Christopher Guest, Christopher Plummer, Cirque du Soleil, Colin Firth, Colorado, David Fincher, Dean Haglund, directing, Eugene Levy, filmmaking, focus groups, Fred Willard, Galaxy Fest, George Clooney, Graham King, Hugo, James Earl Jones, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kodak, Leo McCarey, Louis Gossett jr., Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Michel Hazanavicius, Morgan Freeman, movies, Natalie Portman, New York, Nick Nolte, Octavia spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Pina, Robert Downey Jr., Saving Face, Sherlock Holmes, show business, television, Terry George, the Academy Awars, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Groundlings, The Interrupters, The Lone Gunmen, The Shore, The X-Files, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, UFO Congress, Undefeated, Viola Davis, Wizard of Oz, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #245
Another installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour on the open road … This week, your friends in podcasting brave the elements and curving mountain roads. Their adventure begins at a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles where they are investigating the company that was supposed to manufacture the blu-ray edition of The Truth Is Out There but that defrauded them instead. The drive ends in Malibu, California, where Dean and Phil will be shooting another chapter in their latest video production. In between, they discuss the Chinese New Year, magical realism, flash animation, freeways, African-American theatre, Joe Paterno, college athletics, sports fans, film critics, film industry awards, the box office, and oh, yes, getting defrauded!
This is one VERY hot episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour … If only because we have the car defroster on maximum!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden, Bridesmaids, Chinese New Year, Chris Martens, Clio Barnard, Dean Haglund, film critics, filmmaking, flash animation, football, freeways, Glasgow to the Movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Isabel Allende, jazz, Joe Paterno, John Wooden, Josh Glasgow, Kool and the Gang, Kyle Williams, Leigh J. McCloskey, Lily Holleman, magical realism, Malibu, Mark Helprin, movies, Pacific Disc, Phil Leirness, Pirates on the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Sanders, show business, South Coast Repertory, sports, The Arbor, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, Topdog/Underdog, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Twisted Geeks, Winter's Tale | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #238
Celebrity Deaths, Hollywood lawsuits, wingnuts, award-winning movies, television development news, how to see famous actors in person (and learn about acting), theatre closures, prejudice against comedy, sexism at the Playboy mansion (shocking!), and letters from listeners … It’s a true holiday grab-bag on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are giving ’til it hurts.
And then, they’re giving some more …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alexandery Payne, All My Sons, Amelie, Arthur Miller, Atwater Village Theatre, Awards, Beginners, Biopics, Clint Eastwood, comedy, Craig Ferguson, Dashiell Hammett, David Letterman, Dean Haglund, Denise Crosby, directing, drama, EST/LA, film, filmmaking, Gale Ann Hurd, Gates McFadden, George Clooney, House of Gold, Hugo, improv, J. Edgar, Jacqueline Wright, Jay Leno, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jessica Chastain, Jim Henson, Jim Henson studios, Jimmy Fallon, Ken Russell, Laemmle Sunset 5, Lars Von Trier, late night, Leonard DiCaprio, Linda Park, Margaret Thatcher, Martin Scorsese, Melancholia, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, movies, Oliver Stone, Pan Am, Phil Leirness, Playboy, Playboy mansion, Ron Howard, Sarah Silverman, SyFy, Take Shelter, television, The Artist, The Continental Op, The Descendants, The Iron lady, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, theatre, Tilda Swinton | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #233
Happy Halloween, everybody!
From James Bond to Independence Day, from disaster films of the 70′s to a silent film that might win Best Picture this year, from a lawsuit over falsehoods in advertising to a lawsuit over screenplay theft, your friends in podcasting are definitely putting the “Hollywood” in YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Of course, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are also putting the “YOUR” in YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, answering emails, Facebook posts and even angry tweets from you (yes, YOU!), the listeners!
Oh, and heads up Chicago, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.! THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE is on its way to your cities THIS month!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, advertising, Albert Finney, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Dean Haglund, disaster films, Expendables 2, film, filmmaking, Halloween, Herman Cain, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Jean Dujardin, Jon Lawlor, Kenneth Branagh, lawsuit, marketing, Me And Orson Welles, Michelle Williams, movies, My Favorite Year, My Week with Marilyn, Naomie Harris, OSS, Patrick O' Sullivan, Peter O'Toole, Phil Leirness, Ralph Fiennes, Ron Paul, Sam Mendes, silent film, Sir Laurence Olivier, Stitcher, Sylvester Stallone, The Artist, The B-Film Extras, the Brookings Institute, The Expendables, The Lone Gunmen, The Trip to Bountiful, The X-Files, YouToo | No Comments »
