HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (1 More Hallmark "Countdown to Christmas" Movie, Lori Loughlin hosts Winterfest Preview, & More!!!)

This weekend as we celebrate New Year's Eve and Countdown to a New Year, may we also enjoy the conclusion of Hallmark's 24/7 coverage of "Countdown to Christmas" movies, which includes the premiere of Hallmark's newest original movie...

Royal New Year's Eve

Storyline via Hallmark: Magazine assistant and aspiring fashion designer Caitlyn’s world is turned upside down when Prince Jeffrey and his presumed future fiancé Lady Isabelle come to town, and Isabelle hires her to design a dress for the royal New Year’s Eve ball where Jeffrey is expected to propose. Navigating through her boss Abigail’s efforts to sabotage her, Caitlyn spends time creating a dress fit for a princess, and planning the ball with Jeffrey. Caitlyn and Jeffrey begin to develop... Click Here to Read More...

See the premiere of Royal New Year's Eve

Saturday December 30, 2017

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

(*See an encore airing: Sunday December 31, 2017 at 10pm/9c.)

Following the premiere of "Royal New Year's Eve," is a special sneak peek of what's coming next on the Hallmark Channel with the...

Winterfest 2018 Preview Show
Hosted by Lori Loughlin

Hallmark invites you to "cozy up by the fire with Lori Loughlin and get a sneak peek at all 4 "Winterfest" world premiere original movies coming to Hallmark Channel this January!"

See the Winterfest Preview Show -hosted by Lori Loughlin

Saturday December 30, 2017

at 9:30/8:30c. on the Hallmark Channel

On New Year's Eve various local stations and cable channels will be ringing in the New Year with Celebrations where you can watch performers sing, the ball drop, and confetti float through the air!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

A Blessed Happy New Year to all of you who visit here at It's a Wonderful Movie!

Gripping adventures, fascinating love stories, engrossing mysteries, and enchanting tales surely await our watching and will fill us with wonder and suspense this year, as we look forward to each holiday and season!

I wish you every bit of *joy* possible throughout 2018! May each day be a gift we unwrap- as we share God's grace and love with one another!

Blessings to You All as we...

Ring in the New Year!!!
    🎉 Happy 2018!!! 🎉

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"Behold, I make all things new!"

~Revelation 21:5

Candace Cameron Bure stars in 🔎 Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 🔎 - a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Movie with Yannick Bisson, Marilu Henner, Robin Dunne, Miranda Frigon, and Peter Benson!

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Original Air Date: January 7, 2018

*Based on the “Aurora Teagarden” series by Charlaine Harris

CAST:

Candace Cameron Bure ... Aurora
Yannick Bisson ... Martin
Marilu Henner ... Aida
Miranda Frigon ... Lynn
Peter Benson ... Arthur
Robin Dunne ... Robin Daniels

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: When a Hollywood film crew comes to shoot in Lawrenceton, and the film’s star is found poisoned and bludgeoned in her dressing room, crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden enlists members of the Real Murders Club to help her pare down a long list of suspects and prove the innocence of mystery writer Robin Daniels, a man she once dated.

*Based on the “Aurora Teagarden” series by Charlaine Harris

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

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*images via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks

Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery - a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Movie starring Courtney Thorne-Smith & James Tupper!

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Movie: Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Original Air Date: January 14, 2018

CAST:

Courtney Thorne-Smith ... Emma
James Tupper ... Conner
Adam DiMarco ... Joe
Tess Adkins ... Carey

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: When archaeologist Emma Fielding is called upon to consult on a state historical project and discovers the body of another archeologist in a secret chamber beneath the castle, she calls in her pal, FBI agent Jim Conner, to help her sort out the evidence and determine whether the “Curse of the Chandlers” is real, or simply a local legend invoked to divert attention from the killer, who will stop at nothing to get what they want.


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*images via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks
Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Runaway Romance - an UP TV Movie starring Danielle Chuchran & Trevor Donovan!

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Runaway Romance

Network: UP

Original Air Date: January 7, 2018

*Based on the book Runaway Romance by Miralee Ferrell. See here!

CAST:

Trevor Donovan ... Hunter
Danielle Chuchran ... Ann
Tatum O'Neal ... Veronica
Galadriel Stineman ... Sarah
Branscombe Richmond ... Alvey Newman
Lea Hutton Beasmore ... Construction Worker
Valerie Jane Parker ... Alycia
Ken Strunk ... Abraham Troyer
Grace Wilson ... Gretchen
Beau Davidson ... Scott
Lolita Price ... Tanya
Scott Summitt ... Doyle Ward
Amelia Mann ... Amish Woman
Drew Cash ... Jimmy
Kellen Boyle ... Ricky
Clara Harris ... Amish Woman
Jeremy Aubrey ... Amish Man

PLOT:

Storyline via UP: When she’s written out of her show, her relationship and her seemingly perfect life, reality TV star Ann Stanway leaves Hollywood and finds herself marooned in Amish country. But when Ann is taken in by the owner of a nearby Inn, and meets a handsome young architect, she discovers that the reality she left isn’t nearly as perfect as the one she’s found.

*Based on the book Runaway Romance by Miralee Ferrell. See here! (Kindle E-book version also available!)

Runaway Romance - Book

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*images via: UP-TV, American Cinema Inspires, and Runaway Production

Frozen in Love - a Hallmark Channel Original "Winterfest" Movie starring Rachael Leigh Cook & Niall Matter!

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Frozen in Love

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: January 13, 2018

CAST:

Rachael Leigh Cook ... Mary Cartwright
Niall Matter ... Adam Clayborn

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: Mary faces the grim reality of her quaint but stagnant Denver store closing, she reaches out for some PR help to turn things around. At the same time, the handsomely wild, flashy “live-in-the-moment” Denver Royals hockey star Adam is sent to the same PR firm to fix his reputation, and the two are paired together in a seemingly mutually-beneficial buddy system: repair his image and give her the chance to reinvent the store and do something big to save it. Along the way, they both learn the important lesson that it doesn’t matter how many times you fall down, it only matters how many times you get back up again, which opens up two seemingly opposites for much needed change, and unexpected love.


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*images via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks
Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs