This entry was posted on september 9, 2010 by kterrl. Rob is a young black man who has just been freed from the penitentiary for the second time. Half past dead is a bad movie with no plot and not even watchable with your brain off. This was much more than just another comedy routine behind bars. Behind bars and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The prison was also a functioning farm, complete with dairy cattle, hogs, and. Shell have worked on two films within the year ultimately she would like. In kids behind bars, we meet some of americas youngest and most dangerous criminals growing up inside. She received a standing ovation which instilled the. About monique monique is a multimedia powerhouse whose consistent, extensive body of work has captivated audiences in stand up comedy, television, film and literature.
Comedienne monique examines the rise of women who are incarcerated. Taking a more hardhitting turn, monique produced the documentary monique behind bars showtime, 2007, in which she uncovered the stories and struggles of incarcerated women by interviewing them in a theaterlike prison setting. Maria palm, ed skrein, yvonnick muller, dominic allburn. All five seasons of the multiaward winning series the parkers is now available on dvd in a complete box set. Not only was the broadcast americas first fullfigured reality beauty pageant but. The entertainment world is mourning the loss of beloved actresssinger della reese, who passed away on sunday november 19 at the age of 86.
Mo nique is a multimedia powerhouse whose consistent, extensive body of work has captivated audiences in stand up comedy, television, film and literature. It won best canadian feature film at the toronto international film festival. Dwayne volunteers to drive whitley to her fathers wedding so he can drop in on denise huxtable on the way. A standup comedienneactress of stage, screen, and television, monique is a role model for plussize actresses in hollywood. Its pretty much a gender flipped version of any male prison story, without the fetish elements of a usual girls behind bars story. Monique takes aim at whoopi goldberg again, says she came for her man. Henson does a complete natural hair tutorial using her tph by taraji hair products and we are loving it. She says this over and over again, only chock full of curse words. The prison was also a functioning farm, complete with dairy cattle, hogs, and grain. Select clips from various scenes with kevin allesee in blue hole, along with kelly anne burns as lucy, maura anderson as pilar, and robert w. It was filed under uncategorized and was tagged with comedian, comedy, jokes, now thats funny.
Comedian monique conducts tellall interviews with female inmates at the ohio reformatory for women that address crime, prison and family. Monique i coulda been your cellmate dvd, 2007 for sale. After an award like that, it would have been obvious for the actor to star in more movies and win more awards. Mo nique received a standing ovation when she stepped on stage for the first time in her hometown of baltimore, maryland, giving her confidence to pursue a career as a standup comedian. Comic sensation and internationally known movie star, mo nique brings her unique brand of humor to the most unlikely of places a womens correctional facility in ohio. She grew up in a warm family environment, and has described herself as being a bit of a searcher during her childhood.
A woman murders her boyfriends and steals some diamonds he has smuggled. Life in 12 bars showtime, 9pm this documentary film follows the highs and lows of legendary musician eric clapton, from the. Monique has also brought her talent to the silver screen in numerous movies to include phat girlz and the dark drama shadowboxer. Aware of the threestrikes law that would put him behind bars for life if convicted a third time, rob decides to play it cool from thid point on.
Monique full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. She immediately sets about planning her escape with some of her fellow inmates, but the plans are even more difficult than they seemed when. However, the standup comedian only acted in four more movies after that, and one was a tv movie. In addition, monique has written a cookbook entitled, skinny cooks cant be trusted and, in 2007 she brought to us a documentary monique behind bars where she discussed women who have found. Whitley volunteers to teach ballet at a youth center for innercity children. The ohio reformatory for women orw is a state prison for women owned and operated by. Desperate, he turns to darnell kevin hart to prep him for a life behind bars.
When millionaire hedge fund manager james will ferrell is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in san quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. The actress and comedian monique has accepted her plussize frame. It may have seemed like moniques career was just taking off when she won an oscar for her role in 2009s precious. Monique takes aim at whoopi goldberg again, says she came. Residential places still available for this popular film course now in its year. It follows mo nique, a black comedienne, as she examines the life and circumstances of several women, including laura taylor and heather matthews, whom are currently living within the prisons of the american criminal justice system. Projects archive monique ceccato travel, fashion and. Perhaps monique should have taken her time and getting to know marvin because right before their scheduled 2003 wedding date, she reportedly found out about his shady past. Amour winner of the 20 academy award for best foreign film.
Not only was the broadcast americas first fullfigured reality beauty pageant but it was. With michael blackson, corey holcomb, monique, paul mooney. Bare behind bars is an especially brutal example of the genre. Girls in prison, a 1994 film that is an example of the innocent woman in prison plotline. Top 10 celebrities who were sexually abused as children.
Marvin allegedly had a lengthy rap sheet, which included time behind bars on theft and weapons charges. Soledad obrien is the anchor for cnn morning show starting point with soledad obrien and. Amour, perhaps the most beautiful and brutal film ive ever seen georges and anne are in their eighties. Academy award winner and one of the original queens of comedy, monique rules the stage as host of the 3rd installment in shaquille oneals all star comedy jam concert series. A huge hit on upn during its run from 19992004 the spin off series from moesha, stars comedian monique as nikki parker, and countess vaughn as the wisecracking booty shaking collegeaged daughter kim. This emotional madeforoxygen special features rare, neverbeforeseen footage of comedienne monique interviewing some of the prisoners at the ohio reformatory for women home to 2,000 female. She graduated from new trier high school in winnetka, illinois in 1985. After going behind bars to film a prison documentary and standup special for. Thanks i love monique as a comedienne being her raw uncensored self. Comedian monique conducts tellall interviews with female inmates at the ohio reformatory for women that address crime, prison and family issues.
We love monique for her acting skills and her wit as a comedian but when found out that this comedian actually had a horrific past. Monique kansas city improv the premier comedy club. The the oprah winfrey show episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. The award winning comediennes career began 20 years ago after her brother dared her to take the stage for the first time in their hometown of baltimore, maryland. She gets found out though, and locked in a prison with an evil sadistic lesbian warden. Emma, an emerging model, struggles to enter the parisian fashion scene and develops a dangerous obsession for fashion photographer shane white. For more monique log on to rodney perrythe monique show and madea lost over 20 lbs in 3 weeks with kenya crooks duration.
However, many cliches were also subverted, as its shown to. Filmed in front of a live audience during the 2010 nba allstar weekend in dallas texas. Under lock and key, a bmovie with the classic undercover female cop plot. Bet celebrities, music, news, entertainment, tv shows. After numerous standup performances, she took a leap forward with one of the starring roles in the parkers 1999. The earliest gay icon may have been saint sebastian, a christian saint and martyr, whose combination of strong and shirtless physique, symbolic arrowpierced flesh and rapturous look of pain have intrigued artists, both gay and straight, for centuries and began the first explicitly gay cult in the nineteenth century. Simply go see michaels bay the rock which does this plot better and avoid this seagal film.
Although monique had done over a dozen movies prior to precious. Mo nique didnt expect to have twins, and she didnt expect to be so angry about her hospital experience. A onewoman one name, really entertainment dynasty, and the gold standard in the talkshow genre, able to attract just about. A nurse living in small town goes on a blind date with a man. This movie completely tore me apart like no other film ever has. She revealed in an interview that her brother who is now in prison molested her when she was just 7 by luring her to bathroom with a candy. With ajita wilson, rita silva, linda jones, alessandro freyberger. There was an extremely moving impromptu song from one of the inmates that left typically cool an ice cube monique in tears. Caged, a 50s film that is considered a classic example of women in prison. She also hosted two installments of moniques fat chance on the. Though many fondly remember reese for her role as tess.