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Tim Ryan
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‘Dog’ wants bigger bone
Filming of the third season of "Dog, the Bounty Hunter" on A&E should begin next month -- that is, if some crucial negotiating points can be ironed out, including a bigger salary and a safer residence for
Duane "Dog" Chapman, partner
Beth Smith and their children. Fans have a habit of just stopping by their Kahala home for autographs, and the couple is concerned for the safety of the kids.
The highest-rated program in the cable network's history, the new season will include episodes featuring a Big Island wedding of Chapman and Smith, as well as at least one celebrity ride-along during a capture ...
Universal Pictures' weeklong filming of its romantic comedy "You, Me, & Dupree" wrapped on a Ko Olina beach with a sunset wedding ceremony scene. The previous day, at the North Shore's Three Tables beach, was the setting for the wild post-wedding party scene, with co-stars Matt Dillon going for a dip in his boxers, Owen Wilson plunging in fully clothed, and some female extras splashing around topless ...
TalkStory Productions is co-producing "Boarding School" and brought financing and some creative help to the series. Brookwell McNamara created the show.
Hawaii singer-actress Loretta Ables filmed her second appearance on "Boarding School" this week in the role of Aunty Mona. Her on-screen niece is cast member Sonya Balmores ...
Maui-based publicist Blaise Noto, one of the publicists and marketers on Mel Gibson's mega-hit "The Passion of the Christ," is back at work for the actor's Icon Productions for two new films: "Apocalypto," about the Mayan Civilization, which Gibson will produce and direct in Mexico; and "Seraphim Falls," a Civil War drama starring Kauai resident Pierce Brosnan, which will shoot through the month of December, in and around Santa Fe, N.M. ...
The debut of the NBC Saturday morning children's show "Flight 29 Down" received more than respectable ratings and an audience share that pleased Hawaii Film Partners execs Rann and Gina Watumull, co-executive producers. Execs of the producing Discovery Channel said that they are all but guaranteeing a second season. Filming begins in January ...