Carole Radziwill has signed a six-figure deal to publish a pair of novels. The first, titled “The Widow’s Guide to Sex & Dating,” will be centered on “death, sex and love, in that order,” according a posting on Radziwill’s website. The Real Housewives of New York City cast member lost husband Anthony Radziwill to cancer in 1999. She’s actually an award-winning journalist and will earn $700,000 with Henry Holt & Co. by penning the aforementioned book, along with a collection of essays tentatively titled “Girl’s Guide to Life.” Will you give them a read?
Alicia Guastaferro appeared on the ABC reality show Wife Swap in 2008. When she was 16 years old. That may have been the first sign of trouble. But the latest is a lot more serious: Guastaferro was arrested on Monday in Pembroke, New York on charges of prostitution. The 20-year old was caught some time after midnight in a car with a 54-year lawyer old named James Doyle. She told troopers on the scene that that she’s known Doyle for two years and he typically pays her between $500 and $700 for sex. Guastaferro – whose parents were the ones to swap places with another couple on the aforementioned program – actually sued ABC producers two years ago, claiming the show made her look like a “spoiled brat.” That case is pending, but if Guastaferro’s goal was to prove she has to actually work for her money, consider her mission accomplished.
Like the Paranormal Activity films and their cinematic ancestor Poltergeist , The Apparition takes place in what may be the least naturally atmospheric setting out there — suburban California. There’s something welcomingly off-kilter about dropping a supernatural tale in a location so inherently mundane. It’s straightforward enough to spin scares out of creaky mansions in remote areas, cavernously empty hotels and abandoned asylums, but sunny tract housing doesn’t naturally lend itself to spookiness, which makes it all the more immediate and unsettling when a movie manages to make such a thing work. It doesn’t, unfortunately, work in The Apparition , an incomprehensibly garbled, derivative attempt at a horror flick from first-time writer-director Todd Lincoln. The setting may actually be the most interesting aspect of the film, a sparsely occupied, recently constructed planned community in the Los Angeles suburb of Palmdale, where young couple Kelly ( Twilight- er Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) have just taken up residence in a new house purchased as an investment by Kelly’s mother. With its shiny appliances, pre-installed flatscreen and near-identical exterior to neighboring buildings on the block, the Overlook Hotel it is not, but then it needn’t be, because the pair may have brought their haunting with them. The Apparition is inspired by the Philip Experiment, in which a group of Canadian parapsychologists in the ’70s invented a ghost, gave it a history and tried to imagine it into being by the force of their combined will and thoughts. The film presents a version of this experiment, done in faux aged stock, at its outset before skipping ahead to more modern footage of a recent, disastrous attempt to recreate the deed with scientific equipment, led by college student Patrick (Tom Felton — Draco Malfoy himself). The double framing story presents a captivating concept, of a spirit birthed entirely out of human belief, a self-reinforcing thing once it came into being and started scaring people. But the film essentially drops this idea after introducing it, as it does most of the elements it introduces. Whatever other problems The Apparition ‘s apparition has, bewildering inconsistency is its foremost. At first the spirit is flinging open doors and making banging sounds a la the aforementioned Paranormal Activity , then it’s causing dark stains to appear on the ceiling like Dark Water , then it’s sucking people into walls like Pulse , then it’s taking the form a jerkily crawling ghost woman right out of The Grudge . The apparition, it would seem, has no clear motivation and is of fuzzy origin, but it’s definitely a movie buff, especially when it comes to J-horror. That last scene in particular is such a carbon copy of Kayako, the ghost in Takashi Shimizu’s franchise, and so unlike what’s happened in the haunting thus far (everything has suggested it take the form of a tall, thin man) that it’s almost laughable, as if, having given up on more traditional scares, the apparition has decided to go international. Greene and Stan are both very pretty, and they’re fine actors who are required for the sake of the movie to do extremely silly things. Stan’s character, for instance, keeps his past connection to the spirit secret for no sensical reason, and tries to pretend the paranormal force that’s growing ghost mold on their ceiling and tying their clothes in knots has no interest in them. Greene’s character uncovers her boyfriend’s keepsake trove of videos and other evidence of the experiment gone wrong, and the first thing she asks him about is not why he helped summon some apparent demon thing but who the girl is in the photos with him — were they together ? The primary frightening scene in the film is also its biggest headshaker, in which Kelly is left alone in the house as the lights are shutting off by themselves, and rather than run outside or shriek for help, she uses a thermal imager to peer around the dark downstairs, the soundtrack running an accelerating, thumping heartbeat. It’s a good thing neither Kelly nor Ben are developed enough for the audience to invest in their safety as they heedlessly engage in such hazard-courting behavior, but without characters to latch on to, all that’s left are the scares and the story, neither of which amounts to anything. At only 82 minutes long, The Apparition is so lean you’d think it had to have been edited to bits somewhere, except that there’s no conceivable way that these pieces could have fit together to begin with. With no consistent mythology — at one point the characters drive and drive to take shelter in a Faraday cage that immediately stops working once they get inside — and few original thoughts, The Apparition is distinguished only in being what has to be the lone horror movie to set a climactic scene in a Costco. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
These are by no means the best shots you’ll ever see of Jennifer Aniston , and I’m not saying that because they’re out of focus, that face really does not look good, but she’s giving us a little bra flash so I’m not all that upset about it. She’s obviously on the set of her next straight to DVD movie, and I guess the scene somehow involves her having a little trouble with her top. I think If I was a screenwriter, every scene would involve a hottie having trouble with her top. Gold!
As far as sexy cougars go, I think this Rita Rusic woman is my favorite. Not only is she rich enough to spend her days lounging on the beach in her bathing suit, seriously, this seems to be all she does. But she happens to look really damn good in the aforementioned bikini. Awesome. Obviously, her body could be a whole lot tighter, it always can, but the woman is in her fifties… Amazing.
Heading into an extended break for the Summer Olympics, America’s Got Talent advanced four acts to the next round last night. Did you agree with the selections? Eliminations Part One – Ulysses, David “The Bullet” Smith, Olate Dogs Ulysses is a nice person but he was clearly out of his league. If he was up against weird instrument player Michael Nejad and sleep-inducing Nikki Jensen back in week one, he wouldn’t have been the bottom of the barrel. David “The bullet” Smith is exactly like Professor Splash last year: all he can do is go farther. I understand that lots of people die trying to blast themselves out of cannons, but that doesn’t make successful human cannonballs automatic Vegas acts. Olate Dogs was the clear frontrunner of the night, especially the “we can do better than Britain” comment that Sharon provided. Funny that Sharon is an American citizen. Eliminated: Ulysses, David “The Bullet” Smith Advanced: Olate Dogs Eliminations Two – William Close, Unity in Motion, Sebastien “El Charro de Oro” William Close was a great act, but his performances are a bit PBS for NBC if that makes sense. There’s a degree of maturity or sophistication that I worry NBC-loving America doesn’t have. Unity in Motion was clean and precise but they are also trained as hard as the dogs in the Olate act. Sebastien “El Charro De Oro” had a simplistic arrangement of his band and video behind him, but he didn’t need explosives or seizure inducing videos. I find it odd how Sebastien gets to stand with his band, but William Close is alone the whole time. Eliminated: Unity in Motion, Sebastien “El Charro de Oro” Advanced: William Close Eliminations Three – Joe Castillo, Horse, Eric & Olivia After seeing Light Wire Theater make it through, I parallel Joe Castillo’s act to the Silhouettes and Light Wire is Team iLuminate. I hope both current acts don’t suffer the same fate and lose to Tim Hockenberry. Howard hit Horse’s demographic on the head (or in the balls): Jackass viewers, Tosh.0 fans, or even G4 people. Most of those people are probably watching Wipeout or American Ninja Warrior and not this show. Eric & Olivia need to secure a gig at a fancy coffee shop and work their way up. The exposure will help them greatly, but they need time. Eliminated: Horse, Eric & Olivia Advanced: Joe Castillo Eliminations Four – Lindsay Norton, All That!, Eric Diddleman This was one of the few times where Nick actually announced some percentage numbers. That’s the one thing that’s amazing about Britain’s Got Talent: they reveal all the voting percentages after the season ends. According to Nick, there was a less than one percent difference between all three acts. Lindsey Norton was just as good as Unity in Motion and with them already eliminated, it made me wonder if the two negated their votes. Interesting that America favored the solo dancer over the group though. Eric Diddleman is in a category of his own and after Spencer Horseman scraped his elbow and Hawley Magic couldn’t leave the 80s, Diddleman is the only hope for a “magic” act. I wouldn’t mind seeing All That! if they took notes from Thunder From Down Under. They need to be sexier and the group claims to be happy with “all” their fans. Why not pander to the women and gay male vote? Eliminated (in Sixth): Lindsay Norton All That!’s Votes: Sharon Eric Diddleman’s Votes: Howie, Howard Immediately after elimination, Sharon announced that All That! would be one of her picks for the Wild Card round. The YouTube acts will be up after the Olympics so we’ll basically be on a month break and All That! could work on getting six-pack abs.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but: Lindsay Lohan got into a car accident yesterday. No injuries occurred as a result of the fender bender and no tow trucks were needed, but Lohan reportedly got into her black Porsche after a shopping spree in Beverly Hills… only to then hit a stopped vehicle on Sunset Boulevard a short while later. “We were sitting at a light and somebody hit us,” a passenger in the other car told TMZ, adding that some dude with Lindsay left his phone number and apologized before driving off with the crash-prone actress. As for Lindsay’s driving history… she got into an accident in November 2006; and then another one two weeks later; there was also an incident in January 2010 , although she was not behind the wheel for it. Lindsay was also hospitalized just last month after her brakes supposedly failed and she collided with a truck.
Lena Headey is not married to her brother in real life, but the Game of Thrones actress is filing for divorce from Peter Loughran. In legal documents, the star cites “irreconcilable differences” as the basis for the couple’s split. They got married in 2007 and have a two-year old son. Headley was born in Bermuda and has appeared in such movies as The Brothers Grimm and 300 . But she has now broken out as the evil Cersei Lannister on the aforementioned HBO smash. Game of Thrones Season 3 premieres on March 31 and shooting is now underway.
What the hell is going on with this family!? Katherine Jackson has been reported missing by her nephew late Saturday night, law enforcement sources tell TMZ . According to our sources, a nephew of Katherine’s filed a missing person’s report with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department after her grandchildren had been unable to reach her for over a week. Jermaine Jackson tweeted earlier this week that Katherine was in Arizona resting up on doctor’s orders. But early this morning, Paris Jackson tweeted, “yes, my grandmother is missing. i haven’t spoken with her in a week i want her home now.” She followed that up with a plea for people to call the authorities if they see her, then added, “the same doctor that testified on behalf of dr murray saying my father was a drug addict (a lie) is caring for my grandmother… just saying.” Katherine Jackson’s lawyer told CNN she has never gone more than 24 hours without speaking to her grandchildren. As TMZ previously reported, the Jackson family has been feuding of late … with Randy, Jermaine, Tito, Rebbie and Janet Jackson seeking to have the executors of the Michael Jackson Estate resign from their positions. A letter that leaked on the internet, written by the aforementioned Jacksons, claimed that John Branca and John McClain had “taken advantage of the family … and have stressed out Katherine Jackson so much, that she recently suffered a “mini-stroke.’” Something ain’t right in the water! Where is Katherine Jackson???
‘Twilight’ finale will debut a brand-new teaser trailer on June 20, just in time for Edward Cullen’s 111th birthday. By Josh Wigler Robert Pattinson in “Breaking Dawn – Part 2” Photo: For a 110-year-old, Edward Cullen is a rather youthful looking chap, isn’t he? His hair is forever perfect, his skin is always sparkling, and we expect he’ll look just as good — if not better — when he turns 111 on Wednesday. What, you didn’t realize that Edward’s birthday was coming up? Don’t kick yourself if you haven’t gotten the world’s most desirable vampire a gift yet. In fact, he’s giving a gift to you, “Twilight” fans, in the form of a brand-new “Breaking Dawn” trailer debuting on his birthday! Summit Entertainment will unleash a “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” teaser trailer bright and early at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday. You won’t have to wait until Mr. Cullen’s birthday to catch a first glimpse at the trailer, either, as Summit plans to release a 10-second sneak peek of the teaser on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET. “Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” directed by Bill Condon, is the fifth and final film in the “Twilight” series, based on the beloved novels by Stephenie Meyer. The faces of the franchise — Kristen Stewart as Bella, Taylor Lautner as Jacob and the aforementioned Robert Pattinson as Edward — all return for the “Twilight” conclusion, in theaters on November 16. The upcoming sequel sees Bella in a brand-new light following her transformation into a vampire in the first “Breaking Dawn” flick’s thrilling finale. Also along for the ride is newcomer Renesmee, the vampire daughter of Edward and Bella, played by Mackenzie Foy; a first look at Foy in the much-anticipated fan-favorite role hit the Web just last week. So that’s what Edward’s getting you for his birthday, “Twilight” fans. But the question still stands: what are you getting him? Let us know in the comments below! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Photos Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
