Archive for November, 2009

Thank you for returning to Moniqueblog! If you like my content, please follow me @moniqueblognet, on facebook, and email me at mljcollegeblog@gmail.com. Hi everyone. While I have been watching and reviewing  Fantastic Mr. Fox, my friend Mark Trammell has watched and reviewed Twilight Saga: New Moon! Below is his review; you can find its...
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I thought the commericals were funny, but I wasn’t expecting to laugh as much as I did while watching  Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. Almost every other line in the movie was some unique joke that was written in such an offbeat way that it seemed that the structure of the sentences added to...
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MGM has teamed up with WB Digital Distribution to release classic movies such as The Wizard of OZ, Singin In The Rain, Gone With The Wind, and countless beloved favorites such as Poltergeist, North By Northwest, 2001 Space Odyssey as Digital Distribution releases! In celebration of MGM’s 85th anniversary, WB and MGM have combined...
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Check out this clip from tonight’s episode of Lopez Tonight, where Sandra Bullock meets Chola Girl! Remember, Lopez Tonight airs 11/10 c.
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Lopez Tonight is on a roll! The show continues the late-night party this week with guests Eva Mendes (Mon), Sandra Bullock (Tues), Arsenio Hall (Wed) and Taylor Lautner (Thurs).  Lopez Tonight garnered huge ratings with 3.2 million viewers on it’s first night and in only 2 weeks has enjoyed several unforgettable moments with celebrity...
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I think it’s safe to say that practically every kid growing up in the 1990s watched “Hey Arnold” on Nickelodeon. During-and after-its run on Nick, it has been hailed as a success in storytelling and still has fans who (im)patiently await its return. I had a chance to converse with Jim Lang, the composer...
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Do you have a bunch of your favorite DVDs that you can’t watch on your Blu-Ray player? Well, Warner Brothers has a solution. DVDtoBlu.com allows you to switch out your WB DVDs for Blu-Ray -compatible discs. You can select up to 25 dvds, and discs are priced as low as $7.95. Also, shipping is...
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On Friday November 13, 70 couples in period costumes celebrated the 70th Anniversary of Gone with the Wind -America’s number one movie of all time-by dancing “The World’s Largest Virginia Reel” in historic Marietta Georgia Town Square. Also, four of the original cast members attended-Ann Rutherford (“Carreen O’Hara”), Mickey Kuhn (“Beau Wilkes” at age...
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  ‘Tis the season for giving, and BBC America is doing just that by hosting a holiday sweepstakes! Now, enter for your chance to win two $500 gift certificates-one for you and a second for your special friend or family member. The prizes are: First Prize: A $500 BBC America Shop gift certificate for...
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*this review was published at the old version of moniqueblog.net, mljblog.wordpress.com, during the summer of ’09. Well, Pixar has done it again. With UP, they have once again succeeded in making the impossible look possible while telling a fantastic tale about life. Carl Fredricksen (Edward Asner) always wanted to travel to Paradise Falls, just...
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*This review was published earlier this summer at my old version of Moniqueblog,  mljblog.wordpress.com I have read all of the Harry Potter books. I even have those two textbooks that were sold for J.K. Rowling’s charity. So it is probably an understatement to say that I am a fan. I also have seen every Harry...
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A few weeks ago, I posted an article about George Lopez’s new show, Lopez Tonight. Well, it’s about that time! Lopez Tonight premieres Monday, November 9 at 11 p.m. /10 c. For the first episode, Lopez will have guests comedienne/tv host Ellen DeGeneres, Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria-Parker, and NBA star Kobe Bryant. Additional guests...
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