Posts Tagged ‘The Lady Killers’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #570
April 18, 2018 | 
Author Delayed by 36 hours so that Phil could work on materials pertaining to the forthcoming release of The Lady Killers and so Dean could get some chiropractic work done pertaining to his recovery from knee surgery, this week’s episode begins with updates on both these tales before your friends in podcasting launch into “Celebrity Deaths”, where they remember a former first lady of the USA, the star of a classic Kubrick film, a multiple-Oscar-winning filmmaker, a comedy impresario, a comedian and magician turned sitcom star and a talk radio pioneer. This week’s show features the return of “What We’re Reading” wherein Dean and Phil discuss how to maintain better focus at the contemporary art genre known as “minimal fantasy”. The movies Blade Runner 2049 and Faces Places get discussed in greater detail than ever before on the show and the “clearinghouse” approach to television embodied by the likes of Netflix and Hulu versus the “curated” approach taken by HBO and Showtime gets analyzed. A handful of shows get discussed in the process. All in all, this belated episode is choc-full-o-goodness and because it’s later than we like, it comes with a bonus 6 minutes!
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Tags: Agnes Varda, Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, art, Art Bell, Barbara Bush, Blade Runner 2049, books, Charleston, Coast to Coast AM, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, Denis Villeneuve, Faces Places, feminism, filmmaking, Full Metal Jacket, Garry Shandling, George Noory, Harry Anderson, independent film, Jim Carrey, JR, Judd Apatow, Man on the Moon, Milos Forman, minimal fantasy, Mitzi Shore, movies, Mulholland Drive, New Orleans, Night Court, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, painting, Phil Leirness, R. Lee Ermey, show businss, stand-up comedy, Stanley Kubrick, Suli McCullough, The Comedy Store, The Fireman's Ball, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The People Vs. Larry Flynt, The X-Files, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #569
Your friends in podcasting have a lot of personal news to share: Dean’s continued recovery from knee surgery, details for the upcoming release of their movie The Lady Killers, the latest on Fuzz Aldrin’s miraculous return to health, and where in the world Dean will be living next! A couple of conversation threads from past weeks are picked up and amplified, as Dean and Phil discuss Dean’s feelings about film noir and why the box office success of the Star Wars franchise has always been unrelated to the films’ quality (or lack thereof). More than a half dozen current and recent movies get analyzed, including Atomic Blonde, A Quiet Passion, Blade Runner 2049, Red Sparrow, Ready Player One, A Quiet Place, Game Night and more.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Quiet Passion, A Quiet Place, acting, ageism, Atomic Blonde, attention spans, Blade Runner 2049, Buckaroo Banzai, Chad Stahelski, Charlotte Rampling, comedy, Cynthia Nixon, David Leitch, Dean Haglund, Detroit, directing, Emily Blunt, Emily Dickinson, film critics, film noir, filmmaking, For Your eyes Only, From Russia with Love, Game Night, German Expressionism, Get Out, Gillian Anderson, House of Mirth, independent film, Iron Giant, James Bond, Jennifer Ehle, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons, Joel Edgerton, John Krasinski, Keith Carradine, knee recovery, movies, mythology, Oldboy, Phil Leirness, producing, Ready Player One, Red Sparrow, rescue cat, show business, sick kitty, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Taxi Driver, Terence Davies, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Toshiro Mifune, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #566
On this week’s episode, we’ve got movies, including a discussion of some classic mysteries, and a brand new sci-fi masterpiece that sadly shows the sorry state of movie distribution! We have lawsuits, including one nasty battle between the US Department of Justice and media conglomerate AT&T, and a very different case about set safety on independent films in Canada! We have fond farewells to two true icons, one a scientific giant, the other a fashion legend! We have a show biz scandal featuring the august Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences! All that plus we tease huge life-changing news for Dean Haglund!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: #metoo, #timesup, 2001, acting, ACTRA, Alex Garland, Alfred Hitchcock, Alien, ALS, AMPAS, Anatomy of a Murder, Annihilation, AT&T, Australia, Cary Grant, Crossfire, Dean Haglund, Department of Justice, directing, Ghostland, Givenchy, Hubert de Givenchy, independent film, James Stewart, JFK, Jim Marrs, John Bailey, Joseph Welch, knee surgery, lawsuits, movies, mysteries, mystery films, Natalie Portman, Netflix, North by Northwest, Oliver Stone, Otto Preminger, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Phil Leirness, Psycho, Rear Window, sci-fi, set safety, sexual harassment, show business, Solaris, Stephen Hawking, stunts, Suspense, Taylor HIckson, Tessa Thompson, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, thrillers, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #565
In addition to the latest updates on Dean’s post-surgery recovery and the miracle of Fuzz Aldrin, as well as the de rigueur rounds of “Celebrity Deaths” (where Dean will get quizzed about a pioneering comedian, a legendary sci-fi writer, an award-winning horror writer, two singers and an iconic television actor), there is a lot of movie news for your friends in podcasting to discuss. Dean and Phil analyze the Oscars, including the winners, the host, the politics, the ratings and the ensuing and on-going conversation about diversity and inclusion in the motion picture workplace. They will also discuss a handful of films, including one of the Best Foreign Language Film nominees, the 1974 winner for “Best Actor”, an early Horror classic (also an Oscar winner for “Best Actor), and the supposed “greatest romantic comedy of all time”. Oh, and if you have yet to enjoy last week’s show, you are missing out on one of our funniest hours EVER!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, acting, Alabama rot, animals, Art Carney, Bob Smith, box office, Cary Grant, cats, Citizen Kane, Dean Haglund, directing, diversity, Dr, filmmaking, foreign language film, Frederic March, Harry and Tonto, Howard Hughes, inclusion riders, independent film, Jack Ketchum, James Stewart, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Kimmel, Katharine Hepburn, knee surgery, Lari White, Manchester, Mark E. Smith, music, mysteries, Oscars, Paul Mazursky, Phil Leirness, producing, road pictures, romantic comedies, sci-fi, show business, Simon Shelton Barnes, Spencer Tracy, stand-up comedy, Suli McCullough, surgery, Teletubbies, television, The Fall, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Philadelphia Story, The Square, The X-Files, toxoplasmosis, Ursula K LeGuin, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #563
In an absolutely hilarious installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, Dean shares his challenging recovery from knee surgery and addresses a rumor. Phil describes appearing on stage with his cat Fuzz Aldrin at a screening of The Lady Killers, shares the importance of the venue to his development as a filmmaker, reveals that the film has secured full North American distribution, and oh, yeah, how he got engaged to his long-time lady love, Lily Holleman, during the post-screening Q&A. Dean and Phil compare notes on “Star Trek: The Animated Series”, the future of “The X-Files” (including a potential spin-off series), and such movies as It, Winchester, Criminal and Black Panther. All that, plus a couple more “Celebrity Deaths” discussed in their brand new game show format where Phil gives the name, and Dean has to guess for what that individual was celebrated. Enjoy it now, wherever good podcasts can be found and share it with your friends!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3 Below Theaters and Lounge, acting, animation, Ariel Vromen, Black Panther, box office, Burt Bulos, Camera 3, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Carter, Connie Sawyer, Criminal, dark comedy, David Gerrold, Dean Haglund, Denis Villeneuve, directing, Dorothy Malone, Dune, filmmaking, Fuzz Aldrin, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Gene Roddenberry, Ghouli, Helen Mirren, Hollywood's Oldest Actress, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, independent film, It, JFK, Kevin Costner, knee surgery, Lily Holleman, marriage proposal, Marvel, Michael B. Jordan, Millennium, motion pictures, movies, Nu Image, Pennywise, Peyton Place, Phil Leirness, producing, Retro Dome, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Reynolds, Sarah Winchester, Scott Guggenheim, Shannon Guggenheim, show business, Star Trek, Star Trek the Animated Series, Taika Waititi, The Big Sleep, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Trouble with Tribbles, The X-Files, The X-Files Season 11, Tim Curry, Tommy Lee Jones, Walter Koenig, Wim Wenders, Winchester, Winchester Mystery House, Wings of Desire, Wonder Woman, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #561
In a fascinating and very funny installment of your Chillpak Hollywood Hour, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness begin by catching up on some of the many “Celebrity Deaths” from early this year that you might not have heard about! Not only that, but for the first time ever, they turn these celebrations into a sort of game show. As they discuss doing just that there is a few second-long audio glitch, so bear with us. Also, Phil promises to go easy on snacking during future episodes!
A female TV cop, the Emmy award-winning brother of Dick Van Dyke, the Queen of the Blues, the detective who investigated the Zodiac killer case, a classic heavy metal guitarist, the last remaining original Mouseketeer, the voice of college football, and the first female US general are all remembered. Then Marc Hershon rejoins your friends in podcasting for the 2nd half of the show to discuss hilarious stories about his career in corporate branding, his career as a comedy impresario (replete with stories of big stars), depictions of improv and stand-up comics in film and TV, and robots!
You’ll be laughing so much, the insight of some of the discussion might just sneak up on you!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Love Reputation, acting, acting class, AI, Anna Mae Hays, Battle Beyond the Stars, Bob Denver, Cedric Yarbrough, celebrity deaths, Coach, comedy, corporate branding, Craig T. Nelson, Crime Story, Danny McBride, Dave Toschi, David Pasquesi, Dean Haglund, Denise LaSalle, Dick Enberg, documentary, Don't Think Twice, Doreen Tracey, Edward "Fast Eddie" Clarke, Eyes of Laura Mars, filmmaking, Gilligan's Island, health care, Hunter, I'm Dying Up Here, improv comedy, improv games, independent film, Jerry Van Dyke, Jody Hill, Keith Jackson, Marc Hershon, Mark Ruffalo, mental health care, Mike Birbiglia, Minnie Driver, Motorhead, Mouseketeers, movies, mri, music, My Mother the Car, NDA, Phil Leirness, producing, Robert De Niro, robots, Rupert Pupkin, San Francisco, San Jose, Saturn cars, Saturn Vue, SF Sketch Fest, show business, Sonic commercials, Speechless, stand-up comedy, Strangers with Candy, T.J. Pagodowski, teaching, television, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Foot Fist Way, The King of Comedy, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Queen of the Blues, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Trapped by a Thing Called Love, Trust Us This is All Made Up, Veep, whoa nellie, writing, Zodiac killer | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #558
This week’s show begins with an update on how the fierce, determined and ridiculously cute cat Fuzz Aldrin is recovering (you can help with that recovery by visiting http://gofundme.com/save-fuzz-aldrin”). She had to have another emergency procedure this week, which leads to a rather hilarious story about Lily Holleman, “Junior Pet Detective”. It also leads to a conversation about a surgical procedure Dean Haglund will be undergoing the first week of February. Then, Dean and Phil Leirness discuss movies – two “classics” (the comedy To Be or Not to Be and the musical Brigadoon), and five recent releases (Darren Aronosky’s Mother!, Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories, Dan Gilroy’s Roman J. Israel, Esq., Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water and the big winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MIssouri).
For the first time in weeks, your friends in podcasting tackle “Celebrity Deaths”, celebrating the life and careers of record producer Rick Hall, actress-singer Rose Marie and film noir icon Peggy Cummins. Then, they tackle the “small screen”, with Phil weighing in on the new Fox sitcom “LA to Vegas”, with Dean assessing the most recent “mirror universe” episode of “Star Trek: Discover” (“The Wolf Inside”), and the two of them discussing the thematic meanings of Season 11 of “The X-Files”, of the most recent episode (“Plus One”) and what the future might hold for the show with or without Gillian Anderson.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adam Sandler, allegory, alphabet series, animal healthcare, Ben Stiller, Bonnie & Clyde, books, Brigadoon, Captain Lorca, Carole Lombard, cats, Cyd Charisse, Dan Gilroy, Darren Aronofsky, Dean Haglund, Denzel Washington, Dick Van Dyke Show, directing, Doug Jones, Dustin Hoffman, Dylan McDermott, Ernst Lubitsch, felines, filmmaking, Fox, Francois Truffaut, Fuzz Aldrin, Gillian Anderson, Guillermo Del Toro, Gun Crazy, improv comedy, independent film, Jack Benny, Jean-Luc Godard, Karin Konoval, Kevin Hooks, Klingons, knee surgery, LA to Vegas, Lily Holleman, Michael Shannon, Michelle Yeoh, Mother, movies, Muscle Shoals, music, mystery books, Night of the Demon, Noah Baumbach, Peggy Cummins, Phil Leirness, Plus One, Richard Jenkins, Rick Hall, Roman J. Israel Esq., Rose Marie, Sally Hawkins, Sally Rogers, Star Trek Discovery, Sue Grafton, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), The Old Testament, The Prisoner, The Shape of Water, The Wolf Inside, The X-Files, The X-Files Season 11, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, To Be or Not To Be, tv, tv shows, Van Johnson, Vincente Minnelli, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Houw #548
When Dean and Phil set out to make The Lady Killers, they believed it to be an exaggerated depiction of toxic masculinity at play. It turns out they were making a feature film that critic Matt Giles says “could not be more culturally relevant.” He calls it “exactly the kind of movie we need right now.” After a robust round of “Celebrity Deaths” (this week celebrating several actors, singers and musicians), your friends in podcasting wade into the waters of toxic masculinity to discuss Louis CK, Irving Thalberg, Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey, Bryan Singer, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, recent gun violence, terror attacks, lions, tigers and bears. Oh, my! Watch out patriarchy, Dean and Phil have you in their sights! Oh, and they talk movies, too. 1971′s THX 1138 and 2017′s The Man Who Invented Christmas and A Ghost Story get discussed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 12 Monkeys, A Ghost Story, acting, Alfred Hitchcock, arrangement, Blazing Saddles, Boogie Nights, Brad Bufanda, Brett Ratner, Casey Affleck, Christopher Plummer, Danica Roem, David Bowie, David Lowery, directing, Elton John, Everlasting Love, filmmaking, First Baptist Church, Francis Coppola, George Lucas, Heatwave, independent film, Irving Thalberg, Jack Bannon, John Forsythe, John Hillerman, Karin Dor, Keith Wilder, Kevin Spacey, Lou Grant, Louis CK, Magnum P.I., movies, music, patriarchy, Paul Buckmaster, Petticoat Junction, producing, Ridley Scott, Robert Knight, Robert Marshall, Roy Moore, show business, Sutherland Texas, The Lady Killers, The Man Who Invented Christmas, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Rolling Stones, THX 1138, Tom Selleck, Topaz, toxic masculinity, Veronica Mars, Virginia, Walter Murch, Woody Allen, writing, You Only Live Twice, You're So Vain | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #547
It’s been several weeks where Dean and Phil did a “normal” show, so naturally, it’s time for “Celebrity Deaths”. In this week’s edition, an astonishing number of great musicians are remembered, as well as a handful of actors. Your friends in podcasting also discuss current episodic television, with Dean weighing in on “Star Trek: Discovery” and Phil assessing the current season of “Mr. Robot”. Then, it’s time for the big-screen (or, in Dean’s case, the super-small screen as he usually watches films on airplanes). A Vietnamese romantic comedy about an absent-minded reptile professor, a romantic comedy about a girl in a coma, the brilliantly artistic sequel to a sci-fi landmark, and a truly funny sequel to a Marvel franchise all get discussed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: AC/DC, acting, Al Hurricane, Amadeus, Beauty and the Beast, Benson, Blade Runner 2049, CBS All Acess, celebrity deaths, Daisy Berkowitz, Danielle Darrieux, David Lynch, Dean Haglund, directing, Elizabeth Baur, Fats Domino, filmmaking, George Young, Gord Downie, Grady Tate, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Hurricane Katrina, Ironside, jazz, John Dunsworth, Last Comic Standing, Marilyn Manson, movies, Mr. Robot, music, New Mexico Music, Phil Leirness, Ralphie May, Ricky Nelson, Robert Guillaume, Roy Dotrice, Scott Putesky, show business, SOAP, Sports Night, stand-up comedy, Star Trek Discovery, Taxi What's My Name, television, The Big Sick, The Earrings of Madame de ..., The Heartbreakers, The Lady Killers, The Lion King, The Lone Gunmen, The Sound of Philadelphia, The Tragically Hip, The X-Files, Tom Petty, Trailer Park Boys, Traveling Wilburys, Twin Peaks: The Return, Walter "Bunny" Sigler, Wonderstruck, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #546
After several weeks of “pre-recorded” episodes, Dean and Phil hooked up via Skype to catch up on each other’s travels and to discuss the recent change in attitudes towards their unsettling dark comedy The Lady Killers. Prepare to be amazed by Dean’s adventures in Cambodia, where he painted, explored, and came down with a nifty bout of intestinal distress! Phil recounts his first ever trip to Las Vegas, his exploration of Utah, his challenges adjusting to the altitude of Aspen, Colorado, and the breathtaking, life-changing majesty of Monument Valley. He also regales with tales of “Portlandia” and “Twin Peaks” filming locations and describes the reception afforded their aforementioned movie at the Tri-Cities International Film Festival. In the wake of what seems to be a never-ending avalanche of news involving the appalling behavior of men, with their depiction of toxic masculinity, Dean and Phil have made a film one recent reviewer called, “exactly the kind of film we need right now.” All that, plus the cryptic advice Phil received on the road: “Life begins at Moab”. YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Buckle up and prepare for takeoff!
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