Lilit Marcus: July 2008 Archives

The girls from the hit "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" are back for one more summer. America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, and Amber Tamblyn play four friends whose bond--and a pair of pants--keep them connected even as they graduate from high school and begin new lives. Watch the trailer below and get nostalgic for the girls all over again.

In a brief interview with the UK's Daily Mirror, embattled supermodel Naomi Campbell got in a dig at Madonna and her faith, Kabbalah. Naomi said:

I knew about Kabbalah before Madonna got involved. Kabbalah is not a religion, it's a program. I don't like to get hooked on things like that. It reminds me of AA but just with different words. They've got the same principles. We're all looking for positivity in our lives and looking towards the light but I just believe in God. I am religious. I pray most days and do my thing. But each to their own.

James Van Praagh is America's most famous medium. He regularly appears on talk shows to help people--famous and nonfamous alike--communicate with loved ones from beyond the grave. Cher once asked him to help her contact Sonny Bono. His new book, "Ghosts Among Us," is a bona fide New York Times bestseller. And he has some interesting thoughts about celebrities and faith.

Van Praagh, who still defines himself as a Catholic, went to a seance with a friend and claimed he was able to communicate with the dead. He began doing readings for friends and published his first book, "Talking to Heaven," in 1988. The book sold poorly until Van Praagh got booked on "Larry King Live." Now, he's a TV chat show regular.

"Spirituality and Hollywood is like a train wreck," he says when asked about the 'unlikely' success of the show he created, "The Ghost Whisperer" (which stars Jennifer Love Hewitt). So how does he explain his success with stars?

Click here to read the full interview with Van Praagh in the Orange County (CA) Register.

Are you excited about the Beijing Olympics?

Get yourself ready to watch the 2008 games by reliving some of the most inspiring moments of Olympics past. For the documentary "Let It Out: The Movie" Kleenex traveled around the country asking both former Olympians and regular American sports fans to talk about the moments that meant the most to them, from the U.S. Men's Hockey team last-minute victory over Russia to Muhammad Ali's return to the Olympics to light the flame.

"The Dark Knight," sequel to "Batman Begins," opens this weekend. Featuring the final performance by the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, the movie is by far the most anticipated of the year and has already started selling out tickets for midnight showings. Find out what all the hype is about in this trailer.

And click here to learn what Batman and other superheroes can teach us about life.

The sequel to the blockbuster hit, "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" stars Selma Blair, Doug Jones, and Ron Perlman as the titular hero. Directed by "Pan's Labyrinth" director Guillermo Del Toro, the movie looks as artistic as it is thrilling....

As Idol Chatter reported last week, Madonna and her husband Guy Richie have been undergoing Kabbalah marriage counseling in New York. Now, it seems there's more to the story. Rumors have been swirling that Madonna is having an affair with...

Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith recently announced plans to open a private school in Calabasas, California, just outside of Los Angeles. New Village Academy is scheduled to open in September, and while the couple may have funded...

It's summer, which means weather for shorts, T-shirts, and flip-flops. If you want to inject a little spiritual humor into your summer wardrobe, check out this gallery of fun faith-inspired T-shirts....

Heidi Montag, one of the "famous for being famous" talentless starlets Hollywood grinds out at an alarming pace these days, is certainly not letting any of her fifteen minutes go to waste. The "Hills" villainess, whose relationship with Spencer Pratt...

By Craig Detweiler After Disney struggled to control the innocent image of Miley Cyrus, now Nickelodeon must contend with their teenage star of "Drake & Josh" playing a drug dealer in the hip-hop drama, "The Wackness" (opening this weekend). After...

Kathie Lee Gifford is back on TV, hosting the fourth hour of NBC's mammoth hit "Today Show." This week, she's been asking audience members trivia questions about marriage and weddings. One of the questions was about why people traditionally wear...

Alec Baldwin is hilarious on '30 Rock,' and it turns out he's pretty funny in real life too. In this video, Catholic-raised Alec tells The Jewish Channel (while at a party for Jewish restaurant/institution Barney Greengrass) that he's the non-Jewish...

In the upcoming movie "Henry Poole is Here," a bitter, disaffected man named Henry (played by "Old School" star Luke Wilson) gets a new chance at life when pilgrims begin flocking to his home to see an outline of Jesus'...