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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #315
May 28, 2013 | 
Author We hope everyone in the USA had a great Memorial Day, and that the rest of the world enjoyed Monday.
It was quite a trial getting this episode to you as several wordpress sites on several different servers were under attack. No attack can silence your friends in podcasting for long, however, and this week, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are on fire!
They discuss several “Live Events of the Week”, including a forthcoming Live Event Dean and Phil will be attending – Paranoia Con in San Diego (July 19-21), sponsored by Paranoia Magazine. And while they’re on the topic of San Diego, they discuss a very cool UFO sighting that took place recently at the haunted Edgemoor Barn in Santee.
They analyze the glut of apocalyptic-themed films as well as the mad dash to remake or reboot every 1960′s spy show.
They “trek” back Into Darkness, examining the conspiracy theories contained in Star Trek Into Darkness and the lack of good roles for women in the film, as well as the precedent-setting endorsement battle that’s taking place as a result of the film’s stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy doing a short film for Audi.
This leads to the topic of product placement as it pertains to their very own The Lady Killers.
All that, plus Judy Garland is appreciated, a rock legend is remembered, and a good fight is won in Portland, Oregon.
Full of riotous humor, inspiring insight, and “Brechtian existential musings”, it’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Enjoy.
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #267
Princess Diana, political divisiveness, Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, Arsenic and Old Lace, Dr. Jack Daniels, Richard Burton’s Hamlet, the auteur theory, the return of Margaret, Miranda July, Woody Allen, People Like Us, Pariah,Veep, the Hatfields AND the McCoys, letters from listeners, rites, rituals and celebrity deaths … All that and much more, this week on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
Also, your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness, need your help. They have launched a brand new documentary project about an artist and philosopher and they hope you will check it out HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Aaron Sorkin, Adepero Oduye, Alex Kurtzman, Andrew Sarris, Arsenic and Old Lace, Arsenio Hall, Bad Dreams, Battlestar Galactica, books, Boris Karloff, boxing, Chris Pine, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Dee Rees, directing, Dr. Jack Daniels, Dylan Tichenor, film, filmmaking, Gary Gilbert, Hamlet, Hatfield and McCoys, HBO, independent film, It Chooses You, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Kenneth Lonergan, Kevin Costner, Kickstarter, Manifesting Change, Margaret, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mike Dooley, Mike Tyson, Miranda July, Moonrise Kingdom, motion pictures, New York Observer, Notes from the Universe, Pariah, Phil Leirness, Portlandia, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prometheus, Richard Burton, Richard Lynch, Rogue Machine, Six Feet Under, Spike Lee, Stephen Jacobs, television, The A-Team, The Auteur theory, The Future, The Lone Gunmen, The Newsroom, The Sword and the Sorcerer, The Thick of It, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, To Rome with Love, Tucker Smallwood, Twin Peaks, Veep, Village Voice, Wes Anderson, West Wing, Where the Great Ones Run, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #266
Your friends in podcasting have been busy! From marathons to moviemaking, from fine art to live events, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness really mix it up …
They launched a brand new documentary project about an artist and philosopher and they hope you will check it out HERE.
Phil co-hosted an installment of the top notch “Combat Radio” show, and he brought along the amazing Tucker Smallwood as a guest. You can enjoy that show right HERE.
Dean and Phil’s friend, filmmaker Jonathan Browning, recently completed another of his award-winning shorts, this one starring the legendary Paul Dooley. Give it (and all of Jonathan’s shorts) a viewing right HERE.
Finally, loyal listener to this show, Mattie Giles, has a film review website you might enjoy. Check that out right HERE.
Of course, Dean and Phil really hope you will enjoy this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, which covers such diverse topics as the historic L.A. neighborhood of Los Feliz, the plays of Anton Checkhov, the films of the 1930′s, the critical debate over Prometheus, the under-appreciation of MIB3, some new shows on HBO, Dean’s shocking attitude towards prostitution, and why we really all should just get along.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Aaron Sorkin, acting, Alex Lewczuk, Alien, Anton Chekhov, Bart Di Lorenzo, Boris Karloff, Boris Karloff More Than a Monster, box office, Cecil B. DeMille, Charles Laughton, Clarice Starling, Combat Radio, comedy, consciousness, conspiracy, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, D.W. Griffith, Dean Haglund, Denise Crosby, directing, distribution, Ethan Dettenmaier, Evidence Room, Fantasy Island, film critics, filmmaking, films, Flight of the Conchords, Girls, Glasgow to the Movies, Gloria Stuart, Hannibal, HBO, independent film, Intolerance, Ivanov, James Whale, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Browning, Josh Brolin, Josh Glasgow, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kickstarter, Leigh J. McCloskey, Lena Dunah, Lifetime, Lily Holleman, Los Feliz, Luke Y. Thompson, Mad Men, Mads Mikkelson, marathons, Mark Ryan, Matt Giles, Matt Giles Film Files, Melvyn Douglas, Men In Black 3, MIB 3, Midweek Drive, movies, news, Nikki Finke, Odyssey Theatre, Olandar, Paul Dooley, Phil Leirness, political satire, Prometheus, prostitiution, Raymond Massey, Ridley Scott, Rodney King, Rodney King Riots, Screaming Frog Productions, show business, television, The Independent Critic, The Lone Gunmen, The Nerdist, The Newsroom, The Old Dark House, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tiny Furniture, Tommy Lee Jones, Tucker Smallwood, Twin Peaks, Veep, Washington State, Where the Great Ones Run, Will Smith, writing, Zhang Ziyi | No Comments »
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 #249
Because Dean Haglund is packing up for Galaxy Fest in Colorado Springs, Colorado (to perform comedy and show The Truth Is Out There), and Phil Leirness is hitting the road for the 2012 International UFO Congress in Fountain Hills, Arizona (where the TRUTH is also screening), this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is coming to you a few hours later than we like.
It is, however, one of our very best shows!
That it’s President’s Day in the U.S. leads to a discussion of presidential UFO lore, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball and Merv Griffin. The special friendship between The UK’s “The Midweek Drive” and YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, leads to a discussion of Phil’s pajamas and his forthcoming tour of the UK. The book The Wayfinders leads to a discussion of cultural relativism, the biosphere, the ethnosphere, the living history of Los Angeles, and Dreamtime and The Dream Factory. An Albert Einstein quote leads to a discussion of the intuitive mind and the rational mind and the way we might move beyond divisiveness in an effort to address the common challenges facing us all. The Chillpak Hollywood Live Event of the Week leads to a discussion of Phil’s admiration for an actress he had never before seen, the best director working in theatre today, and the way storytellers strengths in one medium can serve as weakness in another.
All that, plus TWO Chillpak Hollywood Lawsuits of the Week (the one involving Chris Pine, “Captain Kirk” from JJ Abrams’ re-booth of Star Trek is a paticular hoot.
Your friends in podcasting definitely brought their “A” game. We hope you will enjoy it enough to share it with others …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, AFTRA, Albert Einstein, Alex Lewcxuk, Arizona, art, biosphere, BUFOG, Chris Pine, Colorado Springs, conspiracies, conspiracy theories, culture, David Lee, Dean Haglund, directing, dreams, Elemeno Pea, Erynn Petrulis, ethnosphere, film, filmmaking, Galaxy Fest, history, hollywood, indigenous, International UFO Congress, intuition, intuitive mind, Katie Grimason, Katrina Lenk, Kevin Costner, lawsuits, Linda Lovelace, Marilyn Monroe, movies, Natalie Tuck, oil spill, Open Minds, Pasadena Playhouse, Phil Leirness, plays, President's Day, rational mind, Ron Garner, Ronal Reagan, SAG, SAG-Aftra merger, Sam Gold, SDB, South Coast Rep, Stephen Baldwin, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Truth Is Out There, The Wayfinders, The X-Files, theatre, Tiffany Freeman, tribal, Tucker Smallwood, UFOs, University of Lincoln, UTA, Wade David, writing | 1 Comment »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #205
Much is on the minds of your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness. From wishing happy birthdays to loyal listeners, to answering your questions, to sharing what they’ve learned through the process of making their documentary, they really prove this week that it is YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. There’s the usual entertainment industry news and analysis, film and television reviews, irreverent insights and informative diatribes. So, enjoy, and if you are going to be in the London area, make sure to purchase tickets for the Saturday 30 April premiere of The Truth Is Out There!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, All My Children, American Cinematheque, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Barbara Bel Geddes, Beware My Lovely, box office, British Film Instittute, Caught, Charlie Chaplin, comedy, Condoleezza Rice, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, Cormac McCarthy, Dean Haglund, documentary, Edgar Allan Poe, editing, Egyptian, entertainment, film, film noir, filmmaking, Fox, George C. Scott, George Harrison, Herbert Lom, Howard Hughes, Huffington Post, Ida Lupino, Israel, James Mason, Jason Robards, Justin Bieber, Karl Rove I Love You, lawsuit, marketing, Max Ophuls, movies, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Neil Dickson, One Life to Live, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney Really is Dead, Phil Leirness, Rebecca De Mornay, respect, Robert Ryan, Rogue Machine, Ron Bottitta, Rupert Murdoch, Samuel L. Jackson, Samuel Z. Arkoff, show business, soap operas, television, The Beatles, The Fountainhead, The Last Testament of George Harrison, The Lone Gunmen, The New York Post, The Office, The Retro Dome, The Sunset Limited, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatres, Tommy Lee Jones, Trust, truth, Tucker Smallwood, Val Kilmer, Washington and Lee University, Will Ferrell | 1 Comment »
