Posts Tagged ‘The Lady Killers’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #603
December 3, 2018 | 
Author When does one planned show become TWO shows? When Dean and Phil are recording in person in Los Angeles! Dean stopped by the historic building Phil calls home (where Oscar-nominated filmmaker Adam McKay once resided) and on this episode they discuss such wide-ranging topics as the death and life of U.S. President George H.W. Bush, the forthcoming film Vice (from Adam McKay!) about former vice-president Dick Cheney, some good news coming out of the recent California fires, the live variety stage show Phil produced on his 50th birthday, Dean’s efforts to pack up his L.A. abode and his recent Michigan adventures. All that plus a plug for their dark comedy The Lady Killers in the wake of the #MeToo moment for Neil Degrasse Tyson, and an Oscar-winning filmmaker and a legendary magician turned character actor are remembered in “Celebrity Deaths”.
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #602
Do you know what Stan Lee’s real name was and why he changed it? Did you know that during the 1940′s and 50′s conservatives weren’t just on a witch hunt against suspected communists but against superhero comic books as well? Join your friends in podcasting as they remember the comic book giant in “Celebrity Deaths” and discuss his cultural impact, his legacy and the controversies in which he found himself. Then, Phil sits down in the woods with filmmaker Ilana Rein, to discuss her narrative feature debut Perception. Long-time listeners might recall that Ilana served as Dean and Phil’s co-host during their 26 hour Mayan podcastathon, back in 2012. So, it’s great to finally have her back to discuss her work. Then, Dean and Phil get into a fascinating discussion about how much films can change from script to screen, using the upcoming Netflix post-apocalyptic action epic Bird Box movie as a case in point. Finally, the joy of still having so many amazing movies from the past to discover and enjoy gets celebrated, with an awesome little mystery film from the late 1970′s taking center stage. YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A24, Art Carney, Bill Maher, Bird Box, Brian Smith, cinematography, comedy, Dean Haglund, directing, DTLA, DTLA Film Festival, Eric Heisserer, film distribution, film festivals, filmmaking, Ilana Rein, independent film, iTunes, Jack Kirby, Jro, LA Film Festival, Lily Tomlin, literacy, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, mystery, Netflix, paranormal, Perception, Phil Leirness, producing, Robert Altman, Robert Benton, Sandra Bullock, show business, Stanley Martin Lieber, Steve Ditko, Susanne Bier, TCM, The Fantastic Four, The Lady Killers, The Late Show, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Timely comics, Wes Ramsey, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #601
On the agenda in another action-packed installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is a full report on Dean and Phil’s movie The Lady Killers at the historic BAL Theatre, and a full report on what makes that theater so darn historic, the aftermath of the devastating California fires, Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind, movie pacing, and in “Celebrity Deaths”, an innovator in motion picture title design, a country music and television icon, a screenwriting legend, a beloved television villainess, and a Shakespearean actor who gave one of the all-time great big screen performances without actually appearing on-screen are all remembered.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: A Clockwork Orange, acting, All the President's Men, art, Bal Theatre, Ben Affleck, box office, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Canada, comedy, country music, Dan Dillman, Dean Haglund, directing, Douglas Rain, Dr. Strangelove, film distribution, filmmaking, Gene Autry, George Drummond, Good Will Hunting, Grand Ole Opry, graphic design, Hal 9000, Harvey Weinstein, Hee Haw, independent film, Katherine MacGregor, Little House on the Prairie, magic, Marty Ballin, Matt Damon, Men in Black, movies, Pablo Ferro, Rene T. Lamarre, Roy Clark, S. Morgenstern, San Leandro, screenings, screenwriting, script doctors, Shakespeare, show business, Spike Lee, Stan Lee, Stanley Kubrick, Stratford Festival, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Princess Bride, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, title design, Trilon records, UFO X Fest, Vincent G. Raney, William Goldman, Winnipeg, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #600
Seven important notes about this week’s show:
1) It’s our 600th episode!
2) It features a brand new version of the theme song appropriate to Dean’s relocation to the Motor City.
3) A horrible recording problem leads to a few choppy transitions at the start of the show and to an extremely bad electronic hum during the first 25 minutes or so of the show.
4) We have done the best we can to get rid of the hum and to at least make these first 25 minutes listenable, and you will want to bear with us as those minutes contain very personal conversation between Dean and Phil about things they love lost in the current SoCal fires, what they love that is seriously threatened by those fires, and about a great Canadian actor of Dean’s acquaintance who died this month. There is also a great story about baby diapers!
5) Several amazing movies get discussed – including the Sandra Bullock starring post-apocalyptic, action-horror vehicle Bird Box, the Coen Brothers rather amazing Western anthology feature The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Alfonso Cuaron’s seminal black-and-white memory piece Roma and Dean and Phil’s very own The Lady Killers, which Dean has finally seen!
6) The show is 72 minutes long, with about 45 minutes of that boasting clean audio!
7) We wish you all a “Malkovich Hug”!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, acting, action movies, After the Wedding, Alfonso Cuaron, Alzheimer's Disease, Away From Her, Bird Box, Blythe Danner, Booksmyth Quality Used Books, Booksmyth Used Books, Canada, Caravan Farm Theatre, Carla McCloskey, cinematography, dark comedy, David Petersen, Dean Haglund, Detroit, directing, Elizabeth Chomko, Eric Heisserer, exploitation, feature films, filmmaking, fires, Fresh Sheet, Gravity, Hieroglyph of the Human Soul, Hilary Swank, horror, independent film, Jamie Kaler, John Malkovich, Jon Lawlor, Leigh McCloskey, Lily Holleman, Los Angeles, Mads Mikkelson, Malibu, mass shootings, Michael Shannon, Michigan, misogyny, Motown, movies, Netflix, Olandar, Oscars, Paramount Ranch, Peter Shinkoda, Phil Leirness, post-apocalyptic, producing, Red Envelope, Robert Forster, Roma, San Leandro, Sandra Bullock, show business, Susanne Bier, Tamahnous Theatre, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Coen Brothers, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Thousand Oaks, Trevante Rhodes, Vancouver, westerns, What They Had, Woolsey Fire, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #598
“From a secret location somewhere in America …” Dean Haglund is in temporary digs somewhere in his new home state of Michigan. So, when he and Phil Leirness recorded this week’s episode, it wasn’t the official start of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour’s Motown Era. Nevertheless, we learn about Dean’s early D-Town and Michigan discoveries, as well as about the road trip he took from D.C. this past week. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles … Celebrations in anticipation of Phil’s upcoming nuptials have begun with an engagement party. Shocking stories and a hangover ensued! The bulk of this week’s show focuses on a handful of fascinating “Celebrity Deaths” and a slew of great movies. As for the former, a Norwegian World War II hero, a terrific filmmaker, one of the greatest character actors, a tech giant and philanthropic billionaire, and perhaps the most mysterious figure of the 20th and early 21st centuries are remembered. In the latter discussion, two classic horror films and a recent, groundbreaking documentary are recommended and four new cinematic releases are analyzed, including The Old Man & the Gun, Bad Times at the El Royale, Green Book and your friends in podcasting’s very own The Lady Killers! Dean and Phil’s dark comedy has been described as “exactly the kind of film we need right now” and it’s available on demand across a variety of platforms in the U.S. and Canada. Learn more at http://theladykillersmovie.com and on this very podcast!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adrienne Barbeau, Alex Pantage, Alex Walsh, All the President's Men, Audrey Wells, Bad Times at the El Royale, Bill Gates, Bill Morrison, Cabin in the Woods, Capricorn One, Carnival of Souls, Casey Affleck, Cat People, Charles Chaplin, comedy, Danny Glover, Daredevil season 1, Dave Provan, David Lowery, David Lynch, Dawson City, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Dean Haglund, Debra Hill, Detroit, Dia de los Muertos, directing, documentaries, documentary films, Don Shirley, Drew Goddard, Eric Mark, filmmaking, Forrest Tucker, Fred Trump, George Romero, Green Book, Guinevere, Halloween, Herk Harvey, horror films, independent film, It, It Happened One Night, Jack London, james Karen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Jean Smart, Jimi Hendrix, Joachim Roenneberg, John Carpenter, John Carpenter's The Fog, Jon Lawlor, Joss Whedon, Los Angeles, Mahershala Ali, Mattie Giles, Microsoft, movies, Mulholland Drive, Museum of Pop Culture, nitrate film, Norwegian Resistance Figthers, obituaries, Operation Gunnerside, Paul Allen, Phil Leirness, Poltergeist, producing, Rick Stein, Robert Redford, Saltair Pavilion, Sarah Polley, show business, Sid Grauman, Sissy Spacek, Stephen Rea, The Fog, The Hate U Give, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, the Night of the Living Dead, The Old Man and the Gun, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Truth About Cats & Dogs, The X-Files, Tom Waits, Tyson's Corner, UCLA, Val Lewton, Viggo Mortensen, Washington D.C., World War II, writing, Yukon Gold Rush | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #597
Hopefully you enjoyed last week’s bizarre audio walking tour of downtown Los Angeles with your friends in podcasting. On this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, Dean and Phil treat you to a sequel of sorts. It begins with a skyline view from outside the top floor of the city’s iconic city hall. then moves inside the presentation room, where several films get discussed, a brilliant character actor gets remembered, a rock ‘n roll lawsuit gets analyzed. All that plus a ton of laughs, a preview of Dean’s potential future enterprise in Detroit AND a major update on his long-awaited graphic novel!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 102 Not Out, acting, animation, Atlanta, Australia, BBC, books, Charles Lindbergh, City Hall, Damien Chazelle, Dead Man Walking, Dean Haglund, Detroit, directing, downtown Los Angeles, Dragon*Con, DTLA, fear of heights, filmmaking, films, first Man, Fleetwood Mac, Geography, Golden Globes, graphic novel, His Dark Materials, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, Incredibles 2, independent film, John Alan Simon, Ladies in Black, lindsey buckingham, Los Angeles, Michael Giacchino, moon landing, movies, music, Neil Armstrong, Phil Leirness, Philip Pullman, producing, Puente Hills, Radio Free Albemuth, rock and roll, Ryan Gosling, Scott Wilson, Shea Whigham, show business, skyline, Stevie Nicks, Sydney, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Ninth Configuration, The Walking Dead, The X-Files, William Peter Blatty, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #578
A long-promised “Top Ten” show proved to be so fascinating to your friends in podcasting that they turned it into a 2-part epic! Boasting films from (almost?) every decade of feature filmmaking, this week’s installment will begin the countdown of Dean and Phil’s All-Time Top Ten Comedy Films! There are bound to be crowd-pleasing favorites, silent classics, independent gems and studio blockbusters. So, keep those Netflix queues handy!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: About a Boy, acting, Airplane, Bill Forsyth, Bill Murray, Blazing Saddles, Borat, Burt Lancaster, Buster Keaton, Caddyshack, Carole Lombard, Curtis Hanson, Dean Haglund, directing, Ernst Lubitsch, Fargo, filmmaking, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Garry Shandling, Gene Wilder, Ghostbusters, Hugh Grant, independent film, Ivan Reitman, Jack Benny, Judd Apatow, Local Hero, Love Actually, Meatballs, Mel Brooks, Michael Douglas, Monty Python, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, movies, Notting Hill, O Brother Where Art Thou, Peter Capaldi, Peter Riegert, Phil Leirness, Preston Sturges, producing, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sherlock Jr., Sullivan's Travels, The 40 Year Old Virgin, The Coen Brothers, The General, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Royal Tenenbaums, The X-Files, The Zucker Brothers, To Be or Not To Be, Top Secret, Wes Anderson, Wonder Boys, writing, Young Frankenstein | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #576
It’s Memorial Day here in the USA, so this episode is coming out about 12 hours later than we like. Nevertheless, Dean and Phil remember a wonderful actress, the artist who designed so many classic movie posters, a pop artist whose sculpted work is iconic, a movie actor and television star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and a prolific and controversial award-winning novelist. Following “Celebrity Deaths”, your friends in podcasting will weigh in on the criminal charges filed against former mogul Harvey Weinstein and his lawyer’s rather shocking public defense of Weinstein’s actions. Then, it’s time to dig into the latest “Star Trek” news and a handful of recent cinematic releases a half-dozen or more current or recent cinematic releases, including a new “Star Wars Story”, two superhero movies, and an indie comedy. All that, plus a Memorial Day-inspired re-appraisal of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alden Ehrenreich, Alfred Hitchcock, American Pastoral, Armando Ianucci, art, authors, Bill Gold, Burt Bulos, Casablanca, casting couch, Cheyenne, Chris Miller and Phil Lord, Claire Bloom, Clint Walker, comedy, Deadpool 2, Dean Haglund, directing, Donald Glove, editing, Elizabeth Sung, filmmaking, Han Solo, Harvey Weinstein, Humphrey Bogart, improv, independent film, Inglourious Basterds, Jason Isaacs, Love, Memoirs of a Geisha, Memorial Day, movie posters, movies, novels, painting, Phil Leirness, Philip Roth, pop art, Portnoy's Complaint, producing, Quentin Tarantino, rape, Robert Indiana, Ron Howard, Sculptures, sexual assault, Solo, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, Star Wars, Steve Buscemi, The Avengers: Infinity War, The Death of Stalin, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, The Joy Luck Club, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, The Ten Commandments, The X-Files, The Young and the Restless, theme parks, Universal Studios, war movies, Woody Harrelson, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #572
A show eleven years in the making! As longtime listeners of the show know, Dean and Phil used to begin each calendar year with a “New Year’s Resolutions” show, where they set their intentions for the year ahead, while looking back and holding their feet to the fire about the resolutions they had made one year prior. For a variety of reasons they will discuss, your friends in podcasting discontinued that tradition this year … This week marks 11 years of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and Dean and Phil will commemorate the special event by looking back at their resolutions to start 2017 and seeing how well they lived up to them! It will be a very thoughtful, heartfelt, and we bet, inspiring hour all about art, comedy, friendship, aging, and love. Plus you get to hear, at long last, Phil’s thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi AND you will learn just when a certain graphic novel might be finished!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, aging, anniversaries, art, Australia, comedy, Dean Haglund, destiny, Detroit, directing, fate, filmmaking, free will, friendship, Fuzz Aldrin, graphic novel, illness, independent film, knee surgery, Lily Holleman, movies, moving, Oedipus Rex, painting, Phil Leirness, Pier Paolo Pasolini, podcasting, Remington Steele, resolutions, show business, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Steel, stress, television, The Lady Killers, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #570
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!
Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | No Comments »
