In best supporting role by a flashback garment

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

And watching William C. Macy roll the dice in "The Cooler," we noticed a familiar face — Bill Thompson, the former deejay and entertainment manager — very prominent behind Macy in a couple of casino scenes. Was that really you, Bill? ...

Duane "Dog" Chapman, a Hawai'i-based bounty hunter, appears in the March Playboy magazine now on the stands. He and partner Beth Smith partied with Hugh Hefner at the fabled Hefner mansion, and his media blitz is only beginning — with Playboy sending him to Las Vegas this week for an appearance. Chapman's A&E show, produced by Hybrid Films and tentatively titled "Dog the Bounty Hunter," started production last month. ...

LOVELINES: Cupid's been working overtime this month at KHNL-8. Four staffers are planning to walk down the aisles: Technician Lea Akiona will marry former KHNL techie David Hunt, reporter Cindy Paliricio will tie the knot with stockbroker Mike Hozempa in March, tech director Heather Kaman and chief photographer Dan Arakaki are planning nuptials, and sports reporter Russell Yamanoha will exchange "I do's" with former producer and current p.r. person Tammy Sumida in October. ...

TRADE WINDS: Cole Horibe, who is Bill/Lucentio in "Kiss Me Kate" (opening Thursday at Army Community Theatre's Richardson Theatre), is back from Kansas and the College Taekwondo Team Trials, where he won a silver medal, losing by one point (15 to 14), though observers felt he actually won but couldn't dispute the judges' vote. Anyway, director Jim Hutchison permitted Horibe to rehearse and train two weeks prior to the competition, so he wouldn't have to play catch-up with the rest of the ACT cast. You may remember Horibe doing a star turn in the earlier "Gypsy" production here, singing and dancing. ...

SHORTS OF SORTS: Chuck Boller, executive director of the Louis Vuitton Hawai'i International Film Festival, is back from two filmfests, the Fajr International Film festival in Iran and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. The underlying mission was to make connections with nations abroad and compare notes with our fall film festival. Meantime, dates for HIFF's Spring Film Festival are set — April 2-8 at the Signature Dole Cannery Theatres. ...

Remember, Jonah Moananu appears tonight on "American Idol" (7 to 8 p.m., KHON-2), so vote. ...

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