Thursday, October 31, 2019

Hallmark's Christmas Treat - See Two New Christmas Movies Thursday & Friday on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!


Be sure to watch these TWO new Christmas movie premieres...

Watch one movie "TWO"day and one movie "TWO"morrow!


Thursday, October 31, 2019:

Cozy in Thursday night (or be sure to set that DVR!) for a toy land Christmas homecoming with Brooke D'Orsay and Trevor Donovan in...



Storyline via Hallmark: When Anne Garrison visits her hometown in Maine for the holidays, she is torn between returning to New York and her career as a toy buyer for a national department store, or... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of Nostalgic Christmas
Thursday, October 31, 2019
at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries


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Friday, November 1, 2019:

On this First Day of November, enjoy the gift from the Second Day of Christmas, with Nikki Deloach and Michael Rady starring in...



Storyline via Hallmark: Neuroscientist Dr. Sharon Harper, who studies loss and grief, returns to her childhood home following the death of her beloved grandmother to get her affairs in order. She becomes reacquainted with Sam, the disheartened estate lawyer and single dad, grieving for his late wife. It’s both Christmas and her late grandmother’s Will and Testament that challenge Sharon with a quest for a long-lost... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of Two Turtle Doves
Friday, November 1, 2019
at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries


I am personally looking forward to both of these movies - premiering Thursday & Friday night. I'm so glad Hallmark already got us used to this routine, with all the various classic Christmas movies that aired throughout the year. Spreading the new Hallmark Christmas movie premieres across four separate nights was such a good idea! (I know many of you agree!)

As for casting alone, these two movies already look phenomenal. I can just imagine- Brooke (with her sweet, bubbly personality) and Trevor (with his incredible charm) will be a perfect match, and since Nikki Deloach and Michael Rady already worked together in the Spring Fever Hallmark Channel movie, Love to the Rescue, we already know these two are an excellent pairing!

Do you plan to watch/record both movies? I know many have expressed how much they've enjoyed these Hallmark actors in past Christmas films, such as: Miss Christmas, Marry Me at Christmas, Reunited at Christmas, A Joyous Christmas and more! Let's hope these two new Christmas movies will warm all of our hearts in just the same way!

Joyous Christmas Blessings! Net



Tuesday, October 29, 2019

A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas - a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries "Miracles of Christmas" movie starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Benjamin Ayres!


MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Original Air Date: November 7, 2019







CAST:

Rachael Leigh Cook ... Willow
Benjamin Ayres ... David
Christie Burke ... Juni
Chilton Crane ... Pam
Jesse Moss ... Austin
Jill Teed ... Linda
Lina Renna ... Natalie
Linden Banks ... Mark
Billy Wickman ... Garrett
Kwesi Ameyaw ... Robert
Kazumi Evans ... Tasha
Herbert Duncanson ... Minister
Kelly-Ruth Mercier ... Mrs Sachs







PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: Willow Petersen returns to her Blue Ridge Mountain hometown to help prepare for her sister’s wedding, where she learns that the picturesque Eagle Ridge Inn that her family sold following her dad’s passing several years ago is on the market. After talking the inn’s handsome owner, single dad and widower David Lyndon, into letting her repurpose the inn’s barn as a venue for the upcoming Christmas wedding, Willow rediscovers her love for the old inn, and finds unexpected romance in the process.


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Monday, October 28, 2019

ION TELEVISION IS “YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” WITH SIX ALL-NEW MOVIE PREMIERES!



ION PRESS RELEASE:

ION TELEVISION IS
“YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS”
WITH SIX ALL-NEW MOVIE PREMIERES

ION’s Yearly Holiday Offering Returns in December with New Titles and Returning Favorites after Strong Viewership in 2018

This Year’s Premieres Include “A Christmas Princess,” “Christmas Matchmakers,” “Best Christmas Ball Ever!,” “A Beauty & The Beast Christmas,” “12 Pups of Christmas” and “Christmas Crush”


WEST PALM BEACH, FL, OCTOBER 28, 2019 – Starting this December, ION Television is once again “Your Home for the Holidays,” bringing U.S. television viewers the premieres of six all-new holiday movies. ION will kick off its holiday season on Sunday, December 1, featuring new titles and 25 returning favorites on weekends through Christmas Eve.

In 2018, ION Television’s holiday lineup averaged 845,000 households in primetime, ranking #2 among networks airing holiday movies. ION’s highest-rated movie in prime, “A Christmas in Royal Fashion,” averaged 1.02 million viewers.

“Our holiday movie schedule continues to prove its worth to both viewers and advertisers and remains an integral part of ION Television’s overall programming strategy,” said Brandon Burgess, ION Media Chairman and CEO. ION truly has become a ‘go-to’ destination for holiday movie fans, and we’re excited to carry on this tradition.”

ION Television’s holiday movie season begins December 1, featuring the premiere of “A Christmas Princess” starting at 7/6c PM. The following list features ION’s all-new movies in 2019, including their premiere dates and times.




“A Christmas Princess” – Sunday, December 1, 7/6c PM

Cast: Shein Mompremier, Travis Burns, Galyn GΓΆrg, Chef Stuart O'Keeffe, Erin Gray

Synopsis: A struggling chef living in a trendy New York borough, Jessica took over a small restaurant where she used to work as a waitress, but it’s growing tough to make ends meet. Prince Jack, who’s in the city for his family’s annual Christmas charity dinner, finds himself in need of a last-minute chef for the royal event when he meets Jessica. As their relationship evolves and a romance blooms, so do the obstacles. But as the event arrives, she decides to go through with the dinner, and may just get the best Christmas present of all… love.

Produced by: Hybrid



“Christmas Matchmakers” – Sunday, December 8, 7/6c PM

Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Anna Marie Dobbins, Andrew Philip Rogers, Tracy Nelson, Dorian Gregory

Synopsis: It’s the week after Thanksgiving when Jen, a personal assistant, and Jon, an advertising exec, happen to sit next to each other in the food court and bond over mutual problems with their bosses. After complaining that they have no time for their personal lives, they come up with an elaborate plan to have their bosses date in order to get more time for their own Christmas vacations. As the two become closer and their plan begins to show signs of life, it turns out that Jen and Jon may just be the perfect match for each other.

Produced by: Hybrid




“Best Christmas Ball Ever!” – Saturday, December 14, 7/6c PM

Cast: Elisabeth Harnois, Samuel Hunt, Christian Oliver, Thomas Kraml, Julia Dietze

Synopsis: After a surprising breakup at home in Chicago, Amy decides that a change of scenery will do her well and impulsively decides to spend the holidays with her brother in Vienna. After taking ballroom dancing lessons with her dashing European dance partner, Lukas, Amy scores an invitation to dance competitively in the city’s biggest holiday ball, and also another shot at love.

Produced by: The Asylum




“A Beauty & The Beast Christmas” – Sunday, December 15, 7/6c PM

(Side note: This movie does NOT appear to be family friendly. One of the pictures shared on-set from an actress in the film shows a drag queen in the cast.)

Cast: Leah Pipes, Ryan Kelley, Rob Raco, GloZell Green, Willam Belli, Carrie Keagan, Donna Mills

Synopsis: Ginger Holiday, a peppy Christmas influencer, is convinced by her agent to fake a holiday romance with viral bad boy Beau Bradley to gain more followers. Ginger and Beau initially can't stand each other, but as they spend more time together they realize the feelings they had to fake at first might just be turning into something heartfelt.

Produced by: The Asylum






“12 Pups of Christmas” – Saturday, December 21, 7/6c PM

Cast: Charlotte Sullivan, Donny Boaz, Philip Boyd, Jen Nikolaisen

Synopsis: Recently single and starting a new job in a different city, Erin, a canine therapist, is getting a fresh start. But just when she thought her new life would be the reset she needed, her self-centered boss, Martin, tasks Erin with finding homes for 12 puppies who were left behind after a photoshoot for his struggling GPS locator company – and all before Christmas. As they work together, Erin realizes Martin may not be so bad after all, and her take-charge attitude not only helps Martin save his company, but also reveals a calmer, better self that opens them both up to the idea of love.

Produced by: MarVista Entertainment






“Christmas Crush” – Sunday, December 22, 7/6c PM

Cast: Cindy Sampson, Robin Dunne, Chris Violette

Synopsis: When Addie makes a Christmas wish for her neighbor, Sam, to fall in love with her, she’s not expecting anything to happen – and she definitely isn’t expecting the wish to go awry and cause her other neighbor, Pete, to fall in love with her instead. When Pete’s romantic gestures grow more and more over-the-top, Addie recruits Sam to help break the spell before Christmas.

Produced by: MarVista Entertainment



Source: Nielsen, C3, Household Impressions, 2018, Holiday Movies


About ION Television

ION Television, a top 10-ranked U.S. general entertainment network, is the flagship of the independent, privately held media company, ION Media. Launched in 2007, ION Television features a “Positively Entertaining” schedule of proven, award-winning programs, quality original series and popular holiday movies available on multiple platforms via its state-of-the-art distribution system. As owner of the nation’s largest broadcast station group, ION Media’s 70 full-power stations reach 100+ million homes. For more information, visit www.iontelevision.com.



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Friday, October 25, 2019

CHRISTMAS IS HERE!!! Get ready for 6 ALL NEW Christmas Movies this Weekend on TV!


🌟See NEW Christmas Movies🌟
all weekend long
on the Hallmark Channel, Lifetime,
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and UPtv!

images courtesy: Hallmark Crown Media/ Lifetime / UPtv

It's Here! It's Here! We've waited All Year!
Now, it's official! It's HERE!

A blizzard of all new Christmas movies is heading our way! Get out the shovel - because you are going to want to scoop up as many as possible!

Starting Friday, October 25th, it's "Countdown to Christmas" on the Hallmark Channel -beginning at 12pm/11c., while Lifetime's "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" begins at 8am/7c.! Plus, UPtv's "A Christmas Movie Christmas" is joining in on the Holiday movie fun this Sunday, October 27th!

Check out all the NEW Christmas Movie premieres below, with ENCORE air times!


Friday, October 25, 2019



image: Lifetime

Storyline via Lifetime: Country music star Laney Blu (Hilty) hasn’t been back to her Tennessee hometown in years. It wasn’t the kindest place to grow up, so when her career skyrocketed at seventeen she was happy to leave it behind. Though she’s set to headline a Christmas concert in NYC, Laney decides to make a quick pit-stop to see her family. When a freak snowstorm hits, she finds herself... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of Sweet Mountain Christmas
Friday, October 25, 2019
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime

Encore Air Time: Saturday, October 26 at 12:01am/11:01c.


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image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Corey Calvin dreamed of being a theater director in the city but that meant abandoning her late father’s antiques shop in her small hometown as well as leaving the local Christmas Pageant as director. When LA hunk Ryder Donnelly visits her shop, more than Christmas lights twinkle and their affection grows. A surprise gift from Ryder convinces Corey to... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of A Merry Christmas Match
Friday, October 25, 2019
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9pm/8c.

Encore Air Time: Sunday, October 27 at 9pm/8c.


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Saturday, October 26, 2019


image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Former interior designer Abbey Fuller can’t resist the opportunity to redecorate businessman Nick Sinclair’s grand family estate. But her challenge involves more than furniture, paint and a tight Christmas Eve deadline. The real conundrum is... click here to read more...

Saturday, October 26, 2019
Hallmark Channel at 8pm/7c.

Encore Air Time: Sunday October 27 at 4pm/3c.


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More... Saturday, October 26, 2019


image: Lifetime Movie via Hybrid

Storyline via Lifetime: Two rival musicians, Lindsay (Sokoloff) and Wes (Mayes), who perform in a dueling piano show, suddenly find themselves without a gig on Christmas Eve and decide to road trip to their neighboring hometowns together. During the drive, the mismatched pair find themselves surrounded by... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of The Road Home for Christmas
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Lifetime at 8pm/7c

Encore Air Time: Sunday October 27 at 12:01am/11:01c.


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More... Saturday, October 26, 2019

There's also a non-holiday movie premiering Saturday night - Love, Alaska on UPtv!


See details on the movie - here!




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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Christmas Movies begin today on UPtv!


image: UPtv

Storyline via UP: Eve is a Christmas movie fanatic and dreams of having a movie-perfect Christmas with a movie-perfect boyfriend. On Christmas Eve, when Eve and her cynical sister Lacy make wishes to Santa, they wake up in Christmas Town and find themselves trapped inside a Christmas movie where they are the stars. But when things start to go wrong... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of A Christmas Movie Christmas
Sunday, October 27, 2019
UPtv at 7pm/6c.

Encore Air Time: Sunday October 27 at 10:56pm/9:56c.


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More... Sunday, October 27, 2019


image: Lifetime Movie

Storyline via Lifetime: After Emma (Pratt) finds her college boyfriend’s engraved watch at a vintage jewelry shop, her sister Bronwyn (McLaren) believes it is a sign, and decides to secretly play cupid by sending Emma to the same bed and breakfast in Vermont that Fletcher (Ruttle) is staying at one week before Christmas. However, upon arrival, Emma is not only shocked to... click here to read more...

See the Premiere of No Time Like Christmas
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Lifetime at 8pm/7c.

Encore Air Time: Monday October 28 at 12:01am/11:01c.


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I hope you have the popcorn ready to watch ALL 6 Christmas movies to launch the Christmas Movie Season this weekend! I’m so delighted one of my favorite actresses, Jill Wagner, will star in “Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses,” the movie that launches Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas! What an incredible honor.

Plus, I’m really looking forward to Lifetime’s “Sweet Mountain Christmas” with Megan Hilty, from the fun holiday movie, “Santa’s Boots” and Marcus Rosner, who was great in “Poinsettias for Christmas” last year.

Then on Sunday, I can’t wait to see UPtv’s “A Christmas Movie Christmas” with Brant Daugherty, from last year’s hit Hallmark movie, “Mingle All the Way.” Did you know, he & his wife wrote and star in this film? I hear it’s a cheerful, laugh-out-loud kind of movie – so, I’m really looking forward to it!

In fact, each of these new movies look like a lot of fun… I can’t wait to watch every single one!

May the true spirit of the Christmas season fill your home with warmth and your heart with joy!

I can hardly believe – it’s HERE!!!

Joyous Christmas Blessings to You All!!! Net



🌟 SHINING HIS LIGHT 🌟

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

~John 3:16


CHECK IN TO SEE THE LATEST CHANGES TO HALLMARK CHANNEL'S 2019 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE!


images: Hallmark Crown Media

There has been another shuffle in the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie schedule, including: Check Inn to Christmas, Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy and more! See details on which movies have changed below...

Christmas Schedule Changes:

*Check Inn to Christmas, starring Rachel Boston and Wes Brown, moves up a few days to November 26th.

*Christmas at the Plaza, starring Ryan Paevey and Elizabeth Henstridge, has been moved to November 28th.

*Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy, with it's all-star cast led by Maggie Lawson and Paul Greene, has been moved to November 29th.

*Holiday Date, starring Brittany Bristow and Matt Cohen, has been moved to December 14th.

*A Cheerful Christmas, starring Erica Deutschman and Chad Connell, has been moved to December 15th.

*Double Holiday, starring Kristoffer Polaha and Carly Pope, has been moved to December 22nd in honor of Hanukkah.


You can see all of these changes in the newly revised-

If you've made your own list - you'll definitely want to check it twice!

Joyous Blessings! Net



πŸŽ„ Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy πŸŽ„ - a Hallmark Channel "Countdown to Christmas" Movie starring Maggie Lawson, Paul Greene, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven, Rukiya Bernard, Jill Wagner, and Ashley Williams! πŸŽ„


MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: November 29, 2019

*Please Note: Change of Date!

*Part of Hallmark Channel's 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas!



CAST:

Maggie Lawson ... Katie
Paul Greene ... Ben
Ashley Williams ... Allie Shaw
Jill Wagner ... Lisa Palmer
Barbara Niven ... Carol Shaw
Malcolm Stewart ... Joe Shaw
Patty McCormack ... Nan
Holly Robinson Peete ... Michelle
Rukiya Bernard ... Hannah
Colin Lawrence ... Thomas
Marlon Kazadi ... David
Niki Wipf ... Young Nan
Chris Cope ... Ezra Green
Antonio Cayonne ... Elliot Lee
Michelle Martin ... Megan
Keith Martin Gordey ... Nick
Michelle Martin ... Megan
Laura Soltis ... Pam McConnell
Daryl Shuttleworth ... Henry
Addyson Applin ... Young Carol
Kristi Mcmullan ... Young Carol’s Mom
Denis Kyzmin ... Young Carol’s Dad
Kesen Shongu ... Young Hannah
Taiwo Uthman ... Young Thomas
Charell Bonds ... Young Hannah’s Mom
Trae Jaxen ... Young Hannah’s Dad
Niki Wipf ... Younger Nan
Brandon Vick ... Younger Nick
Ray Crowth ... Ticket Taker
Geoff Greenleaf ... Himself
Jacqueline Robbins ... Cooper Twins #1
Joyce Robbins ... Cooper Twins #2
Taio ... Brutus
Gidget ... Max


PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: As the town searches for a rumored Christmas Time Capsule, a skeptical writer arrives in Evergreen to get the story on the town's "too-good-to-be-true" Christmas-fever.

Novelist Katie meets Ben en route to picturesque Evergreen, where her holiday retreat is interrupted by an assignment to write an article about the town. Though Katie is skeptical about the town’s love of Christmas, she’s enchanted by Evergreen and Ben. Katie and Ben grow closer while enjoying Evergreen’s Christmas traditions, and even help unearth a time capsule hidden 50 years ago. Meanwhile, inn owner Hannah struggles to confess feelings for a long-time friend, and town mayor Michelle is happier than ever in her relationship. As Christmas approaches, Evergreen’s holiday magic holds promise and hope for each unique love story.



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*images via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks
Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: David Strongman