Uncorked premieres Tonight on the Hallmark Channel

March 6, 2010 -

Uncorked, a new Hallmark Movie, starring Julie Benz (from the Hallmark Movie, The Long Shot) premieres tonight on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM, and encores at 11 PM, and 1 AM.

See Plot information + more Pictures, here.

Check the Family TV Schedule for more times airing.

Letters to God - theater movie

This sounds like a deeply moving and inspiring movie... for Families, Christians, and those questioning their Faith...

Stars:

Robyn Lively, Jeffrey Johnson, Bailee Madison, Maree Cheatham, Tanner Maguire, Michael Bolten, Ralph Waite and more...


Official Web-site for Movie:


http://www.letterstogodthemovie.com/



This portion of an article that refers to Ralph Waite, John from The Waltons, truly touched me:


“Letters to God” shows the truth about the real-life Tyler, who lost his battle with cancer. Kim Dawson (producer) said Tyler “did the Lord’s work” and even on the set his example changed lives. Ralph Waite, who portrayed a neighbor helping Tyler cope and who played the father in “The Waltons” TV show, “broke down” during filming, Dawson said. Waite lost a 9-year-old daughter 50 years ago.


“He blamed God for her loss,” Dawson said.

Waite, 81, a Yale Divinity School graduate, went back to church for the first time in all those years because of his experience making “Letters to God,” the producer said.


Read the rest of this article, here:


http://www.decaturdaily.com/detail/54897.html




:: Synopsis from


http://www.allmovieportal.com/m/2010_Letters_to_God.html

A heartfelt tale of inspiration, hope and redemption, “Letters to God” is the story of what happens when one boy’s walk of faith crosses paths with one man’s search for meaning—the resulting transformational journey touches the lives of everyone around them.


Tyler Doherty (TANNER MAGUIRE) is an extraordinary eight-year-old boy. Surrounded by a loving family and community, and armed with the courage of his faith, he faces his daily battle against cancer with bravery and grace. To Tyler, God is a friend, a teacher and the ultimate pen pal—Tyler’s prayers take the form of letters, which he composes and mails on a daily basis.


The letters find their way into the hands of Brady McDaniels (JEFFREY S.S. JOHNSON), a beleaguered postman standing at a crossroads in his life. At first, he is confused and conflicted over what to do with the letters. But the decision he ultimately makes becomes a testament to the quiet power of one boy’s shining spirit and unshakeable faith.


Inspired by a true story, “Letters to God” is an intimate, moving and often funny story about the galvanizing effect one child’s belief can have on his family, friends and community.

This Movie comes to Theaters - April 9th, 2010

New Hallmark Channel Movie, Uncorked, Premieres on Saturday!

Uncorked, is the newest Hallmark Movie... it premieres Saturday Night, March 6th, at 9 PM, and encores at 11 PM, and 1 AM.

The Movie stars Julie Benz, Scott Elrod, JoBeth Williams, and Elliott Gould.

Click Here for Movie Plot and More Images!

It's a Wonderful Movie Blog - Background Design

If you stopped by my web-site on Monday, you may have seen various background looks on the "It's a Wonderful Movie" blog! I was simply experimenting... looking for a special Spring or Easter look. I know what I chose (for now) is neither... however, I wanted the site to have a look of Jane Austen Sophistication or Old Hollywood Movie Charm - that is why I chose this black and white damask wallpaper look. It actually reminds me of the wallpaper that hung in my grandmother's home when I was a little girl. (although, hers was red & white)

I am still looking for a Spring or Easter Background Design ... so don't be too surprised to see something new next week!

New Upstairs Downstairs Movie coming to PBS Masterpiece Series in 2011!

I have recently watched and enjoyed many of the recent Masterpiece Theatre Specials on PBS... from Cranford, Return to Cranford, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, etc...

Upcoming Specials are -
Sharpe's Challenge - March 28, 2010, 9pm
Sharpe's Peril - April 4, 2010, 9pm
The Diary of Anne Frank - April 11, 2010, 9pm
Small Island - April 18-25, 2010, 9pm

Next year, 2011, there will be many more Great Productions on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre, including Upstairs Downstairs, Sherlock, and three Aurelio Zen mysteries.

For anyone who watched the original series, Upstairs Downstairs... this is exciting news! I know because I am one of them... I recall being quite captivated with this series when our family watched it (I believe) in the late 1980's or maybe, early 90's. However, the shows were originally created in the 1970s... but that didn't matter to us... we still enjoyed them emmensely! I was also excited to read that the screen-writer for this upcoming series also wrote for Cranford! That's terrific news, because I adore the Cranford Series!

A little about Upstairs Downstairs...
(from Wikipedia)

Upstairs, Downstairs is a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning British drama television series set in a large townhouse in Edwardian, First World War and Inter-War London, that depicted the lives of the servants "downstairs" and their masters "upstairs".

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PRESS RELEASE from PBS:

Masterpiece on PBS and BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution, Americas have announced a major co-production deal that includes a new production, with the BBC, of Upstairs Downstairs — one of the most-loved and honored television series of all time. Upstairs Downstairs will air in the U.S. in 2011 as part of Masterpiece's 40th anniversary season on PBS.




The deal also includes Sherlock, a 21st-century spin on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes novels, and three Aurelio Zen mysteries, adapted from the bestselling novels by Michael Dibden set in Italy.





"I'm so proud of this particular group of programs," says Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton. "These three series say everything about what Masterpiece aims to be: iconic, rich with wonderful actors, witty, literate, and timeless. I can't wait to see them all."





"These three co-productions offer a new spin on well-known, treasured stories and we're thrilled to be working with Masterpiece to bring them to life," says Matt Forde, EVP Sales & Co-Productions, BBC Worldwide, Americas. "A valued, long-standing production partner, our past collaborations with Masterpiece produced a number of critically acclaimed, award-winning-series — a testament to the success of our partnership."





An enormous success worldwide, the original Upstairs Downstairs won seven Emmys® during its run on Masterpiece Theatre in the mid-1970s — including Best Actress for Jean Marsh, who will reprise her role in the new three-part series as Rose, the parlor maid. Dame Eileen Atkins, the co-creator of the original program, will also star. Screenwriter Heidi Thomas (Cranford) is setting the new Upstairs Downstairs in the same house at 165 Eaton Place in 1936, during the period leading up to World War II.


The thrilling new Sherlock series is a fast-paced, witty take on the legendary crime drama, now set in present day London and starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Atonement, The Last Enemy) as the eponymous detective. Martin Freeman (The Office UK, Hot Fuzz) plays his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson, and Rupert Graves (God on Trial, The Forsyte Saga) is Inspector Lestrade. Co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling, Jekyll) and Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Crooked House), the iconic details from Arthur Conan Doyle's original books remain: same address, same names — and somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting.
 Rufus Sewell (The Eleventh Hour, Middlemarch, John Adams) will star as Italian detective Aurelio Zen in three episodes based on the popular mysteries by Michael Dibden. The series is being shot on location in Italy by Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind the acclaimed Wallander television series.





Upstairs Downstairs is a BBC/Masterpiece co-production; Sherlock is a Hartswood Films (Jekyll, Coupling) and Masterpiece co-production; Aurelio Zen is produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC in association with RTI (Mediaset Group), Masterpiece and ZDF with additional funding from BBC Worldwide, Ingenious and Lipsync.

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February 2010 Family TV Schedule - Archived

In case you would like to refer back... this was the Family TV Schedule for February 2010...

(features Special Movie Showings & Programs... plus New Original Movies from the Hallmark Channel, ABC Family, Disney Channel, ION, and other Networks. All Times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.)



FEBRUARY

February 5, 2010 Friday
Family Plan - Movie Night with Hoops & Yo Yo ... Hallmark Ch ... 9 PM



February 6, 2010 Saturday

I Love Lucy Marathon ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM - 3 AM
Little Women (1994) ... Gospel Music Channel ... 7 PM
Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie
Front of the Class ... CBS ... 8 PM
Facing the Giants ... TBN ... 12 AM


February 7, 2010 Sunday

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ... FMC ... 8 AM
I Love Lucy Marathon ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM - 1 AM
Nanny McPhee ... ABC Family ... 3 PM
The Super Bowl Football Game ... CBS ... 6 PM
The Sound of Music ... ABC Family ... 7 PM
Masterpiece Theatre's
Emma Pt 3 ... PBS ... Check Local PBS for Time





February 8, 2010 Monday

Mr Smith Goes to Washington ... TCM ... 9:15 AM



February 9, 2010 Tuesday

The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer ... TCM ... 6 PM



February 10, 2010 Wednesday

A Charlie Brown Valentine ... ABC ... 8 PM *VALENTINE SPECIAL
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... CMT ... 9 PM
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... CMT ... 11 PM
Love Comes Softly ... TBN ... 2 AM



February 11, 2010 Thursday

(night)
Love's Enduring Promise ... TBN ... 2 AM



February 12, 2010 Friday

The Olympic Games Begin ... NBC
A Kiss at Midnight - Movie Night with Hoops & Yo Yo ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM



February 13, 2010 Saturday

The Wishing Well... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM *NEW
For the Love of Grace ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM*NEW on DVD
Follow the Stars Home ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Belle and the Beast: A Christian Romance ... TBN ... 5 PM
The Book and the Rose ... TBN ... 6:30 PM
The Nanny Express ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Pride & Prejudice (2005) ... Oxygen ... 7 PM
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Enchanted ... USA ... 9 PM
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM *NEW
Love's Long Journey ... TBN ... 12 AM
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM *NEW
Little Women ... TCM ... 2 AM
The Wishing Well ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 AM *NEW
Follow the Stars Home ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 AM



February 14, 2010 Sunday
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Hallmark Channel's All Day Romance Movies

Come Dance at my Wedding ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 AM *NEW on DVD
For the Love of Grace... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM *NEW on DVD
The Nanny Express ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Matchmaker Mary ... Gospel Music Channel ... 12 PM
Before You Say I Do... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Me & You, Us, Forever ... Gospel Music Channel ... 2 PM
Bridal Fever ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM *NEW on DVD
Matchmaker Mary ... Gospel Music Channel ... 4 PM
Princess Diaries 2 : Royal Engagement ... ABC ... 4 PM
Wedding Daze ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Me & You, Us, Forever ... Gospel Music Channel ... 6 PM
Enchanted ... USA ... 6:30 PM
Come Dance at my Wedding ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM *NEW on DVD
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 8 PM *NEW
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Masterpiece Theatre's
Northanger Abbey ... PBS ... Check Local PBS for Time
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 11 PM *NEW
Wedding Daze ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM
One Night with the King ... TBN ... 11:30 PM
Love's Abiding Joy ... TBN ... 2 AM
The Book and the Rose ... TBN ... 3:30 AM



February 15, 2010 Monday

StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 6:30 PM *NEW
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 9:30 PM *NEW



February 16, 2010 Tuesday

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... CMT ... 8 PM
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ... CMT ... 10 PM



February 19, 2010 Friday

StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 8 PM *NEW
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM *NEW
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 11 PM *NEW



February 20, 2010 Saturday

Before You Say I Do ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Bridal Fever ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM *NEW on DVD
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM *NEW
Before You Say I Do ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Another Cinderella Story ... ABC Family ... 6 PM
Daniels Daughter ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Always & Forever ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Daniels Daughter ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM




February 21, 2010 Sunday

Back to You & Me ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding ... ABC Family ... 1:30 PM
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 2 PM *NEW
Mrs Washington goes to Smith ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Another Cinderella Story ... ABC Family ... 3:30 PM
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 5 PM *NEW
Taking a Chance on Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Masterpiece Theatre's
Persuasion ... PBS ... Check Local PBS for Time
Back to You & Me ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
North by Northwest ... TCM ... 10 PM
Mrs Washington goes to Smith ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM
Taking a Chance on Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM



February 25, 2010 Thursday

Family Plan ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
Nancy Drew ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 8 PM *NEW
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 11 PM *NEW



February 26, 2010 Friday

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ... FMC ... 6 AM
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 12 PM *NEW
StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 3 PM *NEW
The Flower Girl ... ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM



February 27, 2010 Saturday

Love Comes Softly ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Love’s Enduring Promise ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Love’s Long Journey ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Love’s Abiding Joy ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Nancy Drew ... ABC Family ... 3 PM
Love’s Unending Legacy ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Love’s Unfolding Dream ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
My Fake Fiancee ... ABC Family ... 7 PM
Love Takes Wing ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
Love Finds a Home ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM
Sarah's Choice ... TBN ... 12 AM
Love’s Comes Softly ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM



February 28, 2010 Sunday

The Philadelphia Story (1941) ... TCM ... 8:15 AM
Expecting a Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
What I did for Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Sunday School Musical ... Gospel Music Channel ... 12 PM
The Wishing Well ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
I Flunked Sunday School ... Gospel Music Channel ... 2 PM
Ice Dreams ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Sunday School Musical ... Gospel Music Channel ... 4 PM
Expecting a Miracle ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
I Flunked Sunday School ... Gospel Music Channel ... 6 PM
The Parent Trap (1998) ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
Masterpiece Theatre's
The 39 Steps ... PBS ... Check Local PBS for Time
The King And Queen Of Moonlight Bay ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM
For the Love of Grace ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM*NEW on DVD

Hallmark Hall of Fame MovieFRONT OF THE CLASSactor - James WolkClick Here for Pictures, Plot, & my Movie Review
Click Here for DVD Information

300 Days until CHRISTMAS !!!

Can you believe it ?

It's already February 27th, 2010!

March is nearly here,

Spring is just around the corner...

and now there are only -

300 Days left until CHRISTMAS !!!

Enjoy this year... each Season...

and Every Day in it!

Life is a Gift from God,

and next to the Gift of His Son,

...it is the Greatest!

This is the day which the LORD hath made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it!

~Psalm 118:24

God bless you all and thank you for visiting my Blog today. By the way, this is my 300th posting! My goodness, that's alot of news... and I look forward to posting more during the course of this year - on all the upcoming Family Movies, Christmas Movies, and Much Much More!!!

Love Comes Softly Movies airing on the Hallmark Channel

The Hallmark Channel is playing ALL Eight of the Love Comes Softly Movies on Saturday, February 27th!

Click on the Movie Titles below for Pictures, Plot Information, & my Movie Review of each Movie. Check the Family TV Schedule to see what time they are airing on Saturday.

Here's a list of the Movies in order...

Love Comes Softly

Love's Enduring Promise

Love’s Long Journey

Love's Abiding Joy

Love's Unending Legacy

Love's Unfolding Dream

Love Takes Wing

Love Finds a Home

All of these Wonderful Family Movies are available on DVD...

Star Struck... New Disney Movie airs Again Today & Tomorrow!

I have, yet, to catch the new Disney Movie, Star Struck . I'm hoping I'll have a chance to do so soon. The movie originally premiered on Valentine's Day. I'm not certain if there's a love story involved, however, since it is Disney, I'm expecting it to be a "G" rated Family Film.

February 25, 2010 Thursday

StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 8 PM *NEW

StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 11 PM *NEW



February 26, 2010 Friday

StarStruck ... Disney Channel (east) ... 12 PM *NEW

StarStruck ... Disney Channel (west) ... 3 PM *NEW



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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn airing on Fox Movie Channel

I'm not certain if this would be considered a Christmas Movie, however, it is a Movie that has a Christmas Scene in it. It's a deeply moving film - I thought you might like to watch...


February 26, 2010 Friday

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ... FMC ... 6 AM - 8:30 AM

(FMC - Fox Movie Channel)


A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is such a precious story of a little girl and her family who live in an apartment building in Brooklyn, New York. Money is tight and times are tough, but the family endures. It's an interesting and sad story, too, of love and sacrifice. Young Children would not be entertained, most likely, with this movie. It's a lot like How Green Was My Valley or I Remember Mama. It's an inspiring, tear-jerking, and thought provoking story. I hope you will be able to watch it.