Posts Tagged ‘Woody Allen’
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #308
April 8, 2013 | 
Author After a follow-up question from a loyal listener about last week’s show, your friends in podcasting leap around the world, covering comedy, painting, poetry, movies, theatre, novels, puppetry and mental illness!
Full of insight, inspiration and irreverence, it’s YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!
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Tags: A Room With a View, agriculture, Allan Piper, Andrew Niccol, Annette Funicello, AP Stylebook, art, Associated Press, At Any Price, Batman Odyssey, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Bog Iger, comedy, conspiracy theories, Cyrus Jhabvala, Dean Haglund, Dennis Quaid, directing, Disney, Frankie Avalon, Gattaca, GMO, Heat and Dust, Howard's End, independent film, Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Jane Henson, Jane Nebel Henson, Jim Henson, Ken Loach, Leigh McCloskey, Love Is All You Need, Man Booker Prize, Marc Hershon, Margaret Thatcher, mental illness, Merchant-Ivory, Mouseketeeers, movies, muppets, My Nine Lives, Neil Adams, Nicky Wells, Noah Haidl, Orson Bean, painting, Peter Jackson, Phil Leirness, Pierce Brosnan, producing, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Redford, Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Santa Anita 5K, SCR, Sesame Street, Shia Laboeuf, SmokeFall, Sophie's Turn, South Coast Rep, stand-up, Stanley Tucci, Starving Artists, Steven D. Fowler, Susanne Bier, television, The Angels' Share, The Company You Keep, The Frighteners, The Host, The Lone Gunmen, The Truman Show, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, To Whom She Will, Weather Underground, Woody Allen, writing, Zac Efron | 
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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 #256
Has there ever been a more wild and free-wheeling grab bag of topics on a single installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour as there is on this week’s show? Consider the topics discussed:
The mysterious death of Thomas Kinkade, the occult meaning of words and symbols, Dean Haglund running a 5K race, the legacy of Mike Wallace, the films of Guy Maddin, the latest in the MPAA’s battle with The Weinstein Company over the rating of Bully.
All that, plus your friends in podcasting weigh in on a documentary about Comic-con, a Woody Allen drama, a John Cassavetes classic, two great, award-winning independent films from last year (one from the UK, one from South Korea).
And on top of all of that, we even have a brand new theme song by The B-Film Extras!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 5K, 60 Minutes, acting, Andrew Haigh, Atlantis Down, Avalanche, Besant Lodge, Bully, Careful, Christopher Plummer, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, ComicCon, David Boies, Dean Haglund, Dennis Quaid, directing, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, Dreamscape, Eastern Columbia Building, Faces, filmmaking, Ghostbusters, Greg Travis, Guy Maddin, Interiors, Jeong-hie Yun, John Cassavetes, Joseph Ruben, Karen Allen, Keyhole, Kinkade Gallery, Los Angeles Film Critics, Max Von Sydow, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Michael Mann, Mike Wallace, Morgan Spurlock, movies, MPAA, My Winnipeg, occult, Phil Leirness, Poetry, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Santa Anita, Shame, show business, Steve McQueen, Steven Spielberg, symbols, Tales From the Gimlin Hospital, Ted Olsen, The Adventures of Tintin, The B-Film Extras, The BFX, The Help, The Insiders, The Iron lady, The Weinstein Company, Theosophy, Thomas Kinkade, Viola Davis, Weekend, Woody Allen | 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 #246
It’s an annual Chillpak Hollywood Hour event as your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness, offer up their respective top ten lists of the best films of the previous year.
It’s also our longest show ever – YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour with 25% more hour!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, Abbas Kiarostami, acting, Alexander Payne, Andy Serkis, Anna Paquin, Anthony Minghella, Antonio Banderas, art, Bennett Miller, box office, Brad Pitt, Capote, Close Up, dance, David Yates, Dean Haglund, directing, Dogme, Elena Anaya, film critics, film distribution, filmmaking, foreign language films, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter, independent film, Iran, Jean Dujardin, Jeff Nichols, Juliette Binoche, Kenneth Lonergan, Lars Von Trier, Let the Right One In, marketing, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Shannon, Michel Hazanavicius, movies, Oakland A's, OSS, Pedro Almodovar, Peyman Moadi, Phil Leirness, Pina Bausch, Prisoner of Askaban, Quentin Tarantino, Rupert Wyatt, SAG, sci-fi, science fiction, Shotgun Stories, show business, Sidney Pollack, steampunk, Steve James, Steven Spielberg, Tanztheater Wuppertal, Terence Malick, The Interrupters, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Tomas Alfredson, Top Ten Films of 2011, William Shimmel, Wim Wenders, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #237
Your friends in podcasting just returned from the Pacific Northwest, where they were showing THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE (which makes a fantastic holiday gift!).
Phil and Dean discuss the challenges of getting shipments through U.S.-Canadian customs and that sets the tone for a truly international installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
The international box office, international financing and the international distribution of television shows are discussed.
The Chillpak Hollywood Lawsuit of the Week comes to us from the highest court in the European Union.
The Chillpak Hollywood “Wingnut” of the Week comes to us from the United Kingdom.
The Chillpak Hollywood Explanation of the Week involves gender and ethnic diversity.
Action-packed, passionate, insightful and informative, why not share YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour with someone you love?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alan Mathison Turing, Alexander Payne, Amelie, Baywatch, Canada, Charlie Rose, City of Lost Children, customs, Daniel Craig, Dean Haglund, directing, diversity, film, filmmaking, George Clooney, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Golden Globes, HFPA, Hugo, Hugo Cabret, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jeunet et Caro, Justin Timberlake, Martin Scorsese, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, movies, Noomi Rapace, online file sharing, Pamela Anderson, Pan Am, PBS, Phil Leirness, Ricky Gervais, SAG, show business, The Descendants, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Vancouver, VIP, Woody Allen, Young Indiana Jones | 5 Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #232
Starting like the opening to a spy thriller, this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour takes to the open road, as Dean Haglund clears customs on his way back from Australia and is picked up curbside at LAX by Phil Leirness (himself only recently returned from the Pacific Northwest).
No sooner has Phil put the car in gear, than the conversation comes fast and furious – as insightful, irreverent and inspiring as you’ve come to expect.
So, hop in the back seat and buckle up because your friends in podcasting are about to burn some serious rubber on the information superhighway!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Armageddon Con, Australia, Billey Beane, Brad Pitt, Bruce Harwood, Cannonball Run remake, consciousness, conspiracy, Dean Haglund, Dexter, Drive, Drive lawsuit, film, filmmaking, Hangover 2 lawsuit, improv, improv comedy, independent film, Inglewood, Jeremy Irons, Jessica Chastain, Karl Rove I Love You, Kevin Spacey, LAX, Loretta Miles, Luke Y. Thompson, LYT Rules, Margin Call, marketing, Melbourne, mental illness, Michael Jackson, Michael Shannon, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, movies, Owen Wilson, Paranormal Activity, Phil Leirness, Portland, Ron Paul, Sacramento, Salem, Salem Film Festival, San Leandro, Steve Jobs, Sydney, Take Shelter, television, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tom Braidwood, Tower Theatre, UFO X Fest, Woody Allen, Zachary Quinto | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #221
Dean Haglund. Phil Leirness. Poolside. The Eastern Columbia.
Chicago. Albuquerque. Las Vegas. Atlanta. San Francisco.
Breaking Bad. Torchwood. Project Runway. Entourage. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Two and a Half Men.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The Smurfs. Cowboys & Aliens. The Change-Up. Captain America: The First Avenger. Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Everything Must Go. Midnight in Paris. The Tree of Life. Beginners. Buck. The Truth Is Out There.
Your Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Albuqerque, Annabel Iglesias, Anthony Soto, Atlanta, BBC, box office, Brad Pitt, Brian Grazer, Buck Brennamen, Charlie Sheen, Chauve cave, Chicago, Chris Mancini, Christopher Plummer, Cindy Meehl, comedy, Comedy Film Nerds, Dan Rush, Daniel Craig, Dean Haglund, directing, distribution, Dragon*Con, editing, Ewan McGregor, filmmaking, films, global warming, Graaham Elwood, Harrison Ford, improv comedy, independent film, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Lui, Melanie Laurent, Mike Mills, movies, Owen Wilson, painting, Phil Leirness, Ron Howard, Ryamond Carver, Ryan Reynolds, San Francisco, Sean Penn, show business, Steven Spielberg, television, Terence Malick, theatre sports, Thumbuscker, Tim Gunn, Werner Herzog, Will Ferrell, Woody Allen | 3 Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #218
This week’s installment starts out like a Michael Bay film (CARMAGEDDON!) and quickly becomes a legal thriller thanks to a VERY intriguing adventure recounted by Phil. Dean tells of his weekend travels (both recent past and near future) and explains to Phil the difference between Veterans and veterinarians before he and Phil share once again the strange, sad tale of the Chillpak, this show’s former sponsor …
Then, it’s all about the movies as your friends in podcasting count down the Top 14 summer box office hits, analyzing their quality and what their success or failure says about the industry (and the culture at large).
You know it’s a strange, wonderful show when PHIL cites “Robot Chicken” AND compares the DC and Marvel universes!
And for those of you in Southern California, don’t miss the cinematic event of the year! Okay, of the week … It the Los Angeles Premiere of THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! There’s two nights to choose from: Wednesday and Thursday of THIS week. Full event details and tickets are available: HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adult Swim, art, Bad Teacher, Bill Pullman, Billy Bob Thornton, box office, Bridesmaids, Cars 2, chillpak, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, David Mamet, DC, Dean Haglund, directing, Downtown Independent, Due Date, federal court, filmmaking, Four Christmases, Green Lantern, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Horrible Bossess, independent film, inventions, Jake Kasdan, Jim Carrey, JJ Abrams, Jon Heder, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Spacey, Kick Ass, Kung Fu Panda 2, Layer Cake, Mark S. Waters, Martin Campbell, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Mean Girls, Michael Bay, movies, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Natalie Portman, Old School, Owen Wilson, painting, Paul Feig, Phil Leirness, Pixar, Robot Chick, Ryan Reynolds, San Francisco, School for Scoundrels, Seth Gordon, St. Louis, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, televsion, The Hangover II, The Truth Is Out There, Thor, Tina Fey, Todd Phillips, Toy Story 4, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, veterinarians, Watchmen, Woody Allen, writing, X-Men First Class, Zero Effect, Zombieland, Zookeeper | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #217
After four weeks of special guests (i.e. pre-recorded shows!), your friends in podcasting are finally together again, tackling such topics as Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, Charleston, Detroit, Peter Falk, Tolstoy, history, Delta Airlines, Continental, Manchester Airport, immersive theatre, Premium seating, Transformers 3, Pirates 4, America vs. the world, Bridesmaids, Horrible Bosses, The Green Lantern, Super 8, Washington, D.C. … It’s action-packed, hilarious, irreverent and insightful Haglund and Leirness with a vengeance on this week’s installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
And for those of you in Southern California, make sure to get your tickets to the Los Angeles Premiere of THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! There’s two nights to choose from. Full event details and tickets are available: HERE.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 3D, A Woman Under the Influence, acting, art, Arye Gross, box office, Bridesmaids, Casey Anthony, Catherine Annette, Charleston, Columbo, comedy, Continental, Dean Haglund, Delta, Detroit, directing, Elevator, Femme Fatales, film, filmmaking, Gary Anthony Williams, Goether Institut, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harlem, history, Husbands, immersive theatre, independent film, John Cassavets, Macbeth, Midnight in Paris, movie, Murder By Death, O.J. Simpson, painting, Peter Falk, Phil Leirness, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sleep No More, Steve Kriozere, Stig Svendsen, Tehmina Sunny, television, The Cheap Detective, The In-Laws, the justice system, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, Tolstoy, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, United, Vermont, violence, Washington D.C., Woody Allen | No Comments »
