It is a shame. There used to be a time when I would have already seen all three of these ... well, maybe not Marley & Me ... okay, I'm lying. I would have already watched all of them. Unfortunately, I can only report when they are out. Happy video watching people. Feel free to e-mail me your thoughts or leave a comment. ... ... 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Seven Pounds' and 'Marley and Me' top new ... Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - ‎7 hours ago‎by Richard T. Ryan/Staten Island AWE STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Home entertainment critic Richard T. Ryan reviews this week's hottest new releases. ...

I refuse to watch this until I read the book. Since I do not have the time to devote to reading Twilight, I just might break down. I am trying to hold out though. My niece says it is great though. I listen to 16-year olds now a days. That's how I stay hot. LOL. Okay, I'm lying but she does have pretty good taste. I actually got to see Bolt this weekend and I really enjoyed it. It is a great movie to watch with the kids. My son is always talking about super powers, so it was nice to talk to him about being a super hero with your spirit instead of super human powers. Since he is only five, he wasn't really feeling me though. He ran around the house trying to blow things up with his eyes. Nicholas loves to say, "I'm just pretending mommy." Unfortunately, I cannot tell you anything about the special features because I did not get to watch them. Very little time to spare these day. 'Twilight' and 'Bolt' lead new DVD releases The film is will availa...

A couple of months or so ago, I was watching the State of the Black Union hosted by Tavis Smiley and was happy to see Iyanla Vanzant on one of the panel discussions. Unfortunately, I missed when she spoke. However, I did catch a recap of her talking about how she lost her home and had gone through some emotionally hard times after losing her daughter and going through a divorce. I was curious about it and finally found an interview about her discussing her situation. I truly wish her the best. The interview is worth the read. How Iyanla Lost Her Home and Survived In a candid interview, motivational speaker and former talk show host Iyanla Vanzant opens up about losing her daughter to cancer, losing her home to a ... Iyanla Vanzant Projects

So, Fox is going to do a Bachelor for the big girls. The idea is that the "average" girl needs love too and should have her chance to parade and sell herself and her morals on television like all the skinny little hoochies too. I'm all for equal opportunity loving, but let's not have equal opportunity exploitation. What I'm saying is, FOX better put on a variety of women on the show and not just a whole bunch of obese women and call it being fair. All women of different shape, size, and color, and whatever else should have the opportunity to make complete fools of themselves, fighting and competing over one guy. Now if they only put plus, plus, plus size women on the show, that would be an up-in-your-face gotcha suckers! Fox plans reality show for 'average-looking people' called 'More ... Fox will produce a new reality show for "average looking people" called "More to Love." Yay! It's about time they have real-looking people o...

There is an author out there who is sorta kinda saying that Steve Harvey sorta kinda stole her concept for his new bestseller, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man . However, I cannot say that I am buying this one. Is it crazy to think that two books with the same title might have the same theme? Helloooo? Book titles are not held by copyright. I can come out with a book right now titled Twilight and there is nothing that Stephanie Meyers can do about it. I have heard Steve talk about publishing this book since he started the radio show especially after giving advice during the Strawberry letter. This could just be hype for the author to tie her book of the same title to some publicity. I love this part of the article, "she was hoping for perhaps some recognition that the idea for the book might have come from her." Uhhh, okay. Here goes, maybe, possible, in some sort of round about way, it could have remotely come from your book that was published obscurely by you and that I pr...

Truth be told, I have not seen Isaiah Washington in too many projects lately. That does not mean that the man hasn’t been getting paid. I just haven’t seen the fruits of his labor which as an actor or director that might not be a good thing. Now he allegedly owes $100,000 for unpaid rent. Who needs to pay rent to the tune of $20,000 per month? There are several foolish things going on here that baffles my mind. First off, why is he paying rent at all? I do not care if this is his third or fourth home. Why pay rent when, at the time, he could have made the investment to purchase? Secondly, $20,000 per month! Ever heard of downsizing? That right there is indicative or our problem, as a country. We are trying to keep up with the Jones so much that it leads us to make foolish decisions. Now, if he can no longer afford to pay $20,000 per month the rent, he should move out. Personally, I think there are some missing pieces to this story. Nevertheless, it is not like he got fired from Grey’s...

Walter Mosley has a new book out. Leonid T. McGill makes for a good read "The Long Fall" (Riverhead Books, 306 pages, $25.95), by Walter Mosley: Since his debut with "Devil in a Blue Dress" in 1990, Walter Mosley has created some of the most memorable characters in modern crime fiction: Easy Rawlins, Socrates Fortlow, Paris Minton and Fearless Jones. And he has used the imagined lives of these four proud, black men to explore the turbulent racial history of Los Angeles in the three decades following World War II.

I have been feeling blah, just blah. I have been going through the motions of my day like any other but the blah was still with me. I am guessing that I was blah because I am tired. Every once in a while I get tired. I get tired of school, of work, of bills, of feeling constricted. My day to day is an ongoing journey towards fulfilling my purpose on this earth. Everyday, I try to remember that God is in it all. I have wants and desires like everyone else but I pull God in and check myself, so that I can stay focused on what He wants out of me. However, I am tired and a little disheartened that I am not further along in my journey. I acknowledge that some of the slow trudging is due to decisions I have made or actions taken that may not always serve God’s glory. I take it upon myself to acknowledge my shortcomings daily. But things are different now. Instead of running away from what God has for me, I am accepting his guiding hand. In trying to figure out which way He is pointing, in tr...

Oh where’s my HBO when I really need it. Truth be told, I haven’t had HBO since my Oz days, and that was way before they stopped airing the program. The reviews on this miniseries have been predominantly positive both for the content of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and for the acting of Jill Scott. Visit HBO for more information and video. Show premiers Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 8pm. No. 1 lady detective series focuses cheery Africa By Rebekah Kebede NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" is the first TV series on US cable network HBO with an African female lead character, but don't expect to see much about the continent's crises and conflicts. ...

In the Motherhood is getting bad reviews all around. This sitcom about mothers’ daily lives was created for ABC from the popular webisodes of the same title. You know how the cavemen from Geico flopped on television? Well this might be the direction In the Motherhood is headed towards if something does not change. I was actually hoping that this was going to be a hit only because I am a mom, who gets a little crazy sometimes and could relate. I do like the cast ( Megan Mullally, Jessica St. Claire, and Cheryl Hines ) that they pulled together for this project also. Unfortunately, I do not know when I will be able to watch it and judge for myself. By that time the show might be off the air if it tanks really bad. I am hoping it does not though. The cast ensemble seems like they would be fun to watch. Too many tired stereotypes live 'In the Motherhood' It also may be why "In the Motherhood" (7 pm Thursday, WLS-Ch. 7) worked as a Web series based on real-life stories, ...