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Paradise Lost

Helen Mirren is currently filming a new adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" on the big island of Hawaii. For the past week or so they have been shooting at McKenzie State Park, 25 miles southeast of Hilo. The 13-acre park offers picnicking, fishing and beautiful views of the volcanic coastline.

Sounds perfect, right? Not so fast. While the cast and crew were working on Friday, a body with gunshot wounds was found on the shore of the park. The police didn't question anyone involved with the movie since they were working quite far from where the corpse was found, but they do believe the man was shot earlier that day.

Elsewhere, if we've learned anything since our On Location series started, it's that movies and TV shows film around airports way more than we would've imagined. Two weeks ago, Natalie Portman was filming "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits" at JFK; Friday, "Middle Man" starring Luke Wilson was filming near LAX; and today, "Fringe" is filming at LaGuardia. So if you're catching a flight, you may want to be on the look out for any paranormal activity.

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[Photo: The Daily Mail]

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Helen Mirren Doing Her Bit For Hawaii Economy

In these tough times we all have to do our bit for the economy. For Oscar winner Helen Mirren, that means availing herself of the local tourist opportunities on a day off from work... in Maui. Oh, that lucky lady.

Mirren is out there filming a new version of "The Tempest" directed by "Lion King" creator Julie Taymor, in which she plays Prospera, a female version of the male patriarch who is banished to a deserted island. (Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"'s Russell Brand costar.) Taymor is shooting for three months on various islands of Hawaii -- and you could do worse.

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All Aboard! Helen Mirren's Big, Big Boat

Dame Helen Mirren helped christen a boat in Southampton, England yesterday. The Ventura, which carries 3,600 passengers, 11 restaurant and a full theater, is the largest cruise ship in Britain right now, and it took a full team of Royal Marines to, at Mirren's signal, ceremoniously break a giant champagne bottle against its hull.

Mirren returned to England for the event from Reno, where she has been filming "Love Ranch," a movie based on the true story of a married couple who open a legal brothel together. Joe Pesci plays her husband and business partner, but her real-life husband Taylor Hackford is directing.

Ironically, this week is the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which departed from Southampton on its maiden voyage but would never make it to New York.

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Delta Caters To The Film Snob Inside Us

We're flying recently troubled, Delta pretty soon, and we got a curious reminder email from them last night. The carrier's encouraging us to check out their in-flight entertainment page before we get aloft.

Oh hey, is that "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" starring Jaunted heroine Helen Mirren being shown on our flight? Sweet.

If only we could pre-credit ourselves some drinks for the flight at the same time. We'll need 'em if we get stuck in the cheap seats.

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