Posts Tagged ‘The Lady Killers’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #520
May 1, 2017 | 
Author A show ten years in the making …
The tenth “Top Ten” show of year ten …
It’s our 10th Anniversary Show!
Join Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness as they count down their Top Ten Most Memorable episodes of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Featuring special appearances by Erynn Petrulis, Jamie Kaler, Gary Anthony Williams, Suli MCullough, Alexandra Barreto, Ilana Rein, Tom Braidwood, Bruce Harwood, Vince Gilligan, Jon Lawlor, Tucker Smallwood, Philip Newby, and Lily Holleman, there is truly something for EVERYONE in this action-packed trip down memory lane. In fact, SHARE THIS SHOW with your family, friends and colleagues, so that they can hear for themselves why and how your friends in podcasting continue to change the way people listen to the internet!
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Tags: 9/11, acting, After Sunset, Alexandra Barreto, Alien, autograph show, Before Sunrise, Berlin, Better Call Saul, Beverly Garland, Breaking Bad, British Columbia, Bruce Harwood, Canada, Dean Haglund, directing, Dragon*Con, Eastern Columbia Building, Erynn Petrulis, essays, experience, filmmaking, Gary Anthony Williams, Gate of Ishtar, Gulf War, Haiti, Hancock, Idaho, Ilana Rein, independent film, Iraq, Ishtar, Jamie Kaler, Jon Lawlor, Lily Holleman, Mad Max, Malibu, Mayan Calendar, Mel Gibson, music, Nebuchadnezzar, Nickelodeon, Perception, Phil Leirness, Philip Newby, producing, PTSD, race, Richard Linklater, Ridley Scott, Saddam Hussein, Safe Crackers, show business, Sky Bar, Spectres, Spokane, Stuart Stanyard, Suli McCullough, television, Terminator, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Price is Right, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, time, Tom Braidwood, Tucker Smallwood, Twilight Zone, Uncle Skeeter, Vietnam, Vince Gilligan, writing, X-Con | 
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #515
From a secret location “somewhere in America” (which is actually the offices of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club Foundation), Dean and Phil connect via Skype to discuss the World Premiere of their new film The Lady Killers, a documentary about the history of the disabled on screen, a fragile tone poem of an independent film, a horror mash-up about the descendants of Mina and Jonathan Harker, a franchise tent pole about a gigantic monkey and a “live-action” (not really) adaptation of a Broadway musical adaptation of an animated musical adaptation of a French fairy tale, as well and the death of Chuck Barris. All in all, it’s an hour in which your friends in podcasting discuss not only movies and television and celebrities, but the differently abled, diversity, reality shows, the importance of embracing discomfort, and so many other nourishing, inspiring and even hilarious concepts and topics. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adrian Esposito, Angela Lin, animation, Beauty and the Beast, blockbusters, box office, Brie Larson, celebrity deaths, Chuck Barris, Daniel Maldonado, dark comedy, Dean Haglund, Diffability, Diffability Hollywood, directing, disabilities, disabled, discomfort, Disney, documentary films, Emma Watson, film festivals, filmmaking, Godzilla, H.O.M.E., I Had a Bloody Good Time at House Harker, independent film, John C. Reilly, Kevin Kline, Kong Skull Island, Luke Evans, Marshall McLuhan, movies, musicals, North Hollywood Cinefest, Phil Leirness, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Samuel L. Jackson, Shea Whigham, show business, television, The Dating Game, The Gong Show, The Lady Killers, Tom Hiddleston, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #514
Late night television comedy, some current television dramas, the death of Chuck Berry, a potential writer’s strike, Martin Scorsese’s next movie, Hugh Jackman’s next acting role, Alfred Hitchcock and much, much more … And don’t forget, if you are in the Los Angeles area on Sunday 26 March, you can attend the Official World Premiere of Dean and Phil’s new movie, THE LADY KILLERS!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Molina, Amazon, Ascension, Bette Davis, Bill Maher, Bobby Cannavale, CGI, Chuck Berry, Dean Haglund, directing, Enzo Ferrari, Eyes Wide Shut, Family Plot, Feud, Franka Potente, Gil Bellows, Hugh Jackman, Hulu, independent film, Jack Warner, Jessica Lange, Jimmy Fallon, Joan Crawford, Jon Steward, Jonathan Pryce, late night comedy, late night television, Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, movies, Mr. Robot season 3, Muddy Waters, music, Netflix, Noomi Rapace, Phil Leirness, producing, Robert Aldrich, Robert DeNiro, Ryan Murphy, Samantha Bee, show business, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Colbert, Susan Sarandon, Taboo, television, The Daily Show, The Irishman, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Tom Hardy, Trevor Noah, WGA, writer's strike, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #513
After two weeks of special “theme” shows, your friends in podcasting are back and they bring an over-stuffed grab-bag of topics to delve into on this week’s episode … There is big news for Dean and Phil’s new movie, The Lady Killers. Phil has a brand new monthly show all about The Los Angeles Breakfast Club. Dean will be appearing alongside the other members of The Lone Gunmen in Texas in May. Dean will be having an art show in Los Angeles in July. All that gets discussed. There is an email from a loyal listener like you (yes, you) about science fiction novels and what Dean and Phil are reading. A beloved actor, a groundbreaking actress, a best-selling novelist and a film historian are all remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”. Finally, two weeks after the fact, your friends in podcasting weigh in on the Oscars, with detailed thoughts concerning host Jimmy Kimmel, the show’s ratings, the disastrous “In Memorium” tribute and oh, yeah, that little drama surrounding the Best Picture Award. All that plus such recent cinematic releases Get Out and Logan get reviewed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Simple Plan, Academy Awards, acting, action, aliens, Apollo 13, Better Call Saul, Bill Paxton, China Mieville, comedy, comic books, Dean Haglund, directing, Faye Dunaway, filmmaking, Get Out, graphic novel, Hell or High Water, horror, Hugh Jackman, In Memorium, independent film, James Cameron, Jimmy Kimmel, John Wick 2, Jordan Horowitz, Jordan Peele, La La Land, literature, Logan, Miriam Colon, Moonlight, movies, Nightcrawler, non-fiction, North Hollywood Cinefest, Olandar, One Eyed Jacks, oral history, Oscars, painting, Patrick Stewart, Price Waterhouse Coopers, producing, Robert James Waller, Robert Osborne, Scarface, science-fiction books, Stripes, super heroes, TCM, television, The Bridges of Madison County, The City and the City, The Daily Show, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, The Terminator, The X-Files, Tony Montana, Warren Beatty, Weird Science, Wolverine, 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 #487
How did Dean decide to follow-up on last week’s outstanding episode where he and Phil counted down their Top Ten Horror Films of All Time? By showing up in Los Angeles and dropping in on Phil! They had much to discuss face to face, like what is Zombocom, what did Dean think of “The Jungle Book”, what was the improv show Dean performed in Winnipeg with Gary Jones and how come Phil never knew that K-tel also hails from Winnipeg? Hearst Castle is discussed and the towns of Harmony (population 17) and San Juan Batista (site of Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”) are celebrated. Phil follows up on one of Dean’s Top Ten Horror Films and shares news about a TV series based on a film they BOTH had on their lists. More about “Citizen Kane” and “The Maltese Falcon” are remembered in the shadow of those films’ 75th Anniversaries, and a letter from a listener like you (yes, YOU!) is shared. All that plus a little bit more!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Anthony Weiner, Australia, Canada, Citizen Kane, comedy, Dean Haglund, directing, filmmaking, Gary Jones, Hail Caesar!, Harmony, Hears Castle, horror films, Huma Abedin, improv, independent film, John Huston, K-tel, Let the Right One In, Los Angeles, Maltese Falcon, Marc Hershon, Marion Davies, movies, Orson Welles, Phil Leirness, San Francisco, San Juan Batista, San Simeon, Sausalito Arts Festival, show business, Sydney, Tales From the Gimli Hospital, television, The Coen Brothers, The Jungle Book, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Villa Montalvo, Weiner, William Randolph Hearst, Winnipeg, writing, Zombocom | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #464
Disaster struck Dean Haglund’s home this morning, but the show must go on, with or without him. Fortunately, an old favorite stopped by to pick up the slack and guest co-host. Topics include: The death of Oscar-winner Patty Duke , Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice staking its claim as the most hated superhero film of all time (by both critics AND audiences) and how that hatred has the film’s distributor, Warner Bros., in full on scramble-mode, the return of “Daredevil” to the small screen, the horror genre, a whole bunch of current cinematic releases, upcoming releases as well as some very interesting news about films in development. PLUS a 1980′s indie classic from the UK.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 10 Cloverfield Lane, Aaron Paul, acting, Alan Rickman, Alexander Payne, animation, art, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Benicio del Toro, bipolar disorder, Boyhood, Bruce Robinson, Bryan Cranston, Chi-Raq, Cinefamily, Cloverfield, Daredevil Season 2, Deadpool, Dean Haglund, DGA, directing, Douglas Ratcliff, Downsizing, Dr. Strangelovve, editing, Election, Emily Blunt, equity clause, Everybody Wants Some, Ex Machina, Eye in the Sky, Goodnight Mommy, Hardcore Henry, Helen Mirren, horror films, improv comedy, It Follows, Jamila Ford, Josh Brolin, Keegan-Michael Key, Kenneth Griffiths, Kevin Hart, Lily Holleman, Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Matt Damon, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melissa McCarthy, Nicole Hockenbury Bowmer, Nobu, painting, Patty Duke, Paul Feig, Paul McGann, Peter Shinkoda, Phil Leirness, producing, Reese Witherspoon, Richard E. Grant, Richard Linklater, SAG, Sicario, Son of Saul, Spike Lee, Spy, The Babadook, The Intouchables, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Miracle Worker, The Patty Duke Show, The Weinstein Company, The Witch, The X-Files, Tina Fey, Trumbo, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wayne Federman, Wedding Crashers, westerns, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Withnail and I, writing, Zootopia | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #463
The world really took it on the chin this week with abominable violence in Brussels and the deaths of a groundbreaking rapper, a gentleman actor-turned-union leader, and one of the most influential figures in the history of comedy. Your friends in podcasting will try to make sense of all of it, while celebrating new voices in comedy, a great new sci-fi film, and challenging their own industry to send bolder, more clear messages that discrimination anywhere will not be supported.
Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness – When the world is at its worst, they tend to be at their best.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 1776, 30 Rock, A Tribe Called Quest, Abu Dhabi, acting, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, box office, Brussels, Charles, China, comedy, Dean Haglund, directing, discrimination, filmmaking, Garry Shandling, Georgia, Grey Gardens, Hip Bang, impro theatre, improv comedy, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Jeff Nichols. Take Shelter, Joel Edgerton, Ken Howard, Melbourne, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Michael Shannon, Midnight Special, movies, Mud, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, North Carolina, Phife Dawg, Phil Leirness, rap, Ricky Gervais, Roy London, SAG, SAG-Aftra, sci-fi, Singapore, television, The Lady Killers, The Larry Sanders Show, The Lone Gunmen, The White Shadow, The X-Files, theatre, Vancouver, Warner Bros., Wayne Federman, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #452
At their best, your friends in podcasting provide episodes full of the insightful, the inspiring and the irreverent. Annually, one such episode you can count on for all of this is the their traditional New Year’s Resolutions show. This week, Dean and Phil finally give 2016 a proper launch by holding their feet to the fire as they look back at the resolutions they made at the start of last year, before launching into their intentions for 2016. It’s a definite crowd-pleaser!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, art, Australia, comedy, consciousness, Dean Haglund, directing, distance running, filmmaking, health, improv comedy, independent film, intentions, marathons, Metacritic, movies, New Year's resolutions, painting, Phil Leirness, podcasting, resolutions, show business, stage plays, television, The Lady Killers, The Truth Is Out There, theatre, web sites, wriitng | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #437
At an hour and six minutes, this week’s episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour offers you 10% more hour!
And even with all that time, your friends in podcasting didn’t get to everything they hoped to discuss!
What do Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness talk about on this show? You know, the usual … Lawsuits about the “Happy Birthday” song and Volkswagen diesel automobiles, poisonous snakes, “super moon” lunar eclipses, movies like Everest, Welcome to Me and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, television like “The Knick”, “Mad Men”, “Documentary Now!”, and “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp”. They discuss the deepening cultural impact of Stephen Colbert as well as David Letterman’s forthcoming return to television. They continue to watch the “recent woman-directed movies everyone should see” and they continue naming the names of current character actors whose work they find exceptional.
Enjoy, and tell a friend about YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, won’t you?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Teacher, acting, Alexander Payne, Australia, Being There, Billy Bob Thornton, Coen Brothers, comedy, dark comedy, David Letterman, David Zellner, Dean Haglund, diesel, directing, Documentary Now!, down under, entertainment, Everest, Fargo, filmmaking, Flight of the Conchords, Frank Wood, Hannah Fidell, Happy Birthday, Harry Potter, Imax, independent film, Irrational Man, Kristin Wiig, Kumiko The Treasure Hunter, lawsuits, Louie, lunar eclipse, Mad Men, Michael Clayton, Mike Leigh, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Mr. Turner, Nat Geo, Nathan Zellner, Parker Posey, Peter Pettigrew, Peter Sellers, Phil Leirness, producing, Rinko Kikuchi, screenwriting, Shira Piven, show business, Small Time Crooks, snakes, Stephen Colbert, super moon, television, The Changeling, The Knick, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Royal Tenenbaums, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Vincent Schiavelli, Volkswagen, Welcome to Me, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Woody Allen, Years of Living Dangerously | No Comments »
