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Happy first weekend of January, everyone!
It's time to start all-new romantic comedy premieres in the New Year!
See details below on the Hallmark Channel's first premiere for 2024, plus notable rom-coms, heartwarming dramas, and mystery movie classics airing this weekend...
Saturday, January 6, 2024:
Storyline: Whitney (Ashley Newbrough) is a professional golfer who is struggling to make the cut to qualify for her next tournament in Europe. Concerned that she might not be able to continue competing on a professional level, she returns to Budapest, and the golf course her family owns there, to reevaluate her career. She finds that her father, who has grown reclusive since losing his wife two years ago, has handed over day-to-day operations of the club to a laid-back, new golf pro, Daniel (Marcus Rosner). Daniel’s casual style is at odds with Whitney’s, and it throws her off her game, literally. As the pair get to know each other, their perspective changes, and a romance develops. But, when Whitney’s former trainer returns and pushes Daniel out, it might just cost Whitney her best shot at love.
Premieres Saturday, January 6, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Weekend Programming Notes:
Hallmark Channel:
In addition to the new movie premiere, Love on the Right Course, you can see these movie classics airing this weekend on the Hallmark Channel: Hearts Down Under, A Picture of Her, It Was Always You, Fourth Down and Love, The Wedding Veil, The Story of Us, and more!
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries:
No NEW movie this weekend (or Friday, rather) on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, but these mystery classics are airing: Curious Caterer Movie Marathon - 5pm to 11pm on Saturday AND on SUNDAY, there's a Garage Sale Mysteries marathon from 11am to 11pm.
Hallmark Drama:
See lots of heartwarming Hallmark movie classics on Hallmark Drama this weekend, beginning on Saturday with Love Locks, A Gift of Miracles, Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance, Love Under the Stars, The Color of Rain, and The Irresistible Blueberry Farm. Then, on Sunday, Hallmark Drama is playing So You Said Yes, Midnight Masquerade, I Do, I Do, I Do, Wedding at Graceland, and Love Under the Rainbow.
Great American Family:
Unfortunately, there are NO NEW MOVIES on Great American Family this weekend; however, the network is promising their viewers they will have NEW premieres throughout the year. Stay tuned!
This weekend, there's a Murder She Wrote marathon on Saturday and a Columbo marathon on Sunday.
UPtv:
Romantic Friction premieres Sunday night on UPtv, but I want you all to know that this movie has a gay character who is a roommate and friend to the lead girl in the movie.
UPtv is airing some great movie classics on Sunday, including: Runaway Romance, The Nature of Romance, Romance in the Wilds, Love Upstream, and more!
Since the Christmas movies that aired 24/7 on our TVs during the holiday season are gone, past rom-coms and mystery movies are now airing throughout the day, as I'm sure you've noticed. If you need a refresher on reviews for these movies, then be sure to visit the TV Movie List and click on any movie title there for details.
Or, if you are still watching Christmas movies, like me, and you'd like to check out reviews for the NEW 2023 Christmas movies, then be sure to visit the Christmas Movie Review post. You are also welcome to keep sending in Christmas movie reviews.
Please Note: I haven't pre-screened the new Hallmark movie premiering this weekend. If you'd like to post a review on whether this film is family-friendly, please share in the comments below. Thank you so much to everyone who shares with us.
Blessings to You All!
Net
❤️ SHARING HIS LOVE: ❤️
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."
~Proverbs 3:5-7
I'm in the mood for mysteries and to continue my seasons 1-10 WCTH dvds. On S3 now. But now, I'm hungry for POPCORN!! With lots of butter. Does anyone know of a hack to copy movie theater butter??? I stopped going to the movie theater years ago because of the dirty films now. But miss the popcorn....😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteAbigail, I haven't had *buttered* theater popcorn for awhile, but we used to fix ours the old fashioned way; we just melted the butter separately in a small saucepan and poured it over the popcorn in our big bowl. It was always warm and delicious for us, even though regular butter does make it somewhat soggy.
DeleteI've never tried it, but I've heard if you use Ghee (clarified butter), then you can melt it over the popcorn and it stays crispy for days.
Happy WCTH watching!!! Net
Abigail, I don’t know of any recipes as I don’t care for popcorn, but my friend loves it and she goes to our local theatre and buys the popcorn, then she walks outside and just leaves so she never watches a movie. She said she has done it forever and that the tub will last her for a few days. This Christmas season she was watching all the hallmark movies so she went like once a week. You should try it and see if it lasts you a few days or if it goes stale.
Delete~Paula
I do almost the same, put about 2 TB(or less, trying to stay healthy as possible😊) in the microwave, then mix it in a little at a time. Thanks, I'll research Ghee!
DeleteBoth could be good or bad.
ReplyDeleteThe UP movie depends on how up front the gay character is.
Florence
That Hallmark movie looks cute, just better be clean.
ReplyDeleteBeen real nice to settle back into 'binging' shows again instead of 1 movie after the other on multiple networks! -Maria
Does anyone who watched Xumo Channel recently understand how it works? - I'm puzzled by it.
ReplyDeleteThere doesn't seem to be anywhere to search to see if a certain movie is available.
They seem to have a list of genres each of which contain a number of movies you can watch.
The Holiday Hub at Christmas was fine - all the new X'mas movies were listed and you could stream them as required.
However the other categories were strange.
I would look at the Recently Added and Romance ones.
I have discovered over 25 (yes, really) Reel One movies which haven't been aired elsewhere in the US.
However unless you watch them as soon you see them listed when you return they can have been de-listed.
They can be there for a few days or even only for a few hours and then disappear and might not appear for several weeks if at all.
I can't understand the system - does anyone here?
Thanks - Florence
Florence, Agree! XumoPlay is not really user-friendly. The Holiday Hub helped with finding Christmas movies but it quickly disappeared and now you just have to search and search and search through all the trashy stuff. Two of the Christmas movies I was planning to watch (Fabric of Christmas and Coupled Up for Christmas), that had been on Xumo, completely vanished but I was able to find them newly added to the Roku channel (which is only marginally better but at least with Roku you can stop watching a movie and come back at a later time and resume watching at the same spot -- not possible on Xumo). I truly don't understand all this streaming stuff. I know I'm a bit of a relic, but I love my cable tv, where everything works like it should!
DeleteWhile I was searching for all the missing Christmas movies on Xumo (just three days ago) I did come across two Reel One movies that looked to be newly added since Christmas (?) and that you might be interested in watching before they quickly disappear. "A Royal Recipe for Love" and "Mr. Pawsitively Perfect".
Best of luck with all this! ~~Jane
It's insane how XUMO doesn't have a search function, Florence! I, too, have experienced the same frustration and puzzlement. It seems to me their categories are mainly just AI-controlled randomness. I resorted to writing down the titles, and then typing in a Google search like: "my favorite christmas tree play.xumo.com" in order to access the XUMO page for the movie I want. It does appear that some ROE titles are truly no longer available on XUMO, though, like "Meet Me in New York" which moved to Amazon's Freevee.
DeleteIn case helpful, here is the list I complied of Reel One non-Christmas titles that showed up on XUMO (hopefully most are still available!):
Fashionably in Love
Love Hacks
Love Marks the Spot
The Love Issue
Meet You in Scotland
Vote One for Love
Just for Showmance
Three Dates to Forever
Candid About Love
The Wedding in the Hamptons
Meet Me in New York
A Match for the Prince
The Love Gala
A Royal Recipe for Love
May the Best Wedding Win
Love and the Radio Star
The Proposal Spot
Love's Fast Lane
Sparks Over Brooklyn
The Perfect Man(icure)
Eat, Love, London
Falling for the Manny
Love on Your Doorstep
For Italy with Amore
The PA and the Manhattan Prince
The Love Hunt
Love's Secret Ingredient
The Happiness Playbook
Heart of the Manor
Food for the Heart
Scented With Love
A Slice of Romance
Love's Playlist
Falling for the Competition
You, Me, and that Mountain Retreat
Planning for Joy
Love at First Like
The Best Version of Love
Let Love Grow
The Date Whisperer
The Wedding Rule
Love on the Reef
Mr. Pawsitively Perfect
Loving Every Minute
What We Do For Love
Write Place, Write Time
Inspiring Love
Our Take on Love
Stepping into Love
Steal Your Heart
Love Served Here
Been There All Along
Hearts Under the Olive Tree
Our Take on Love
The Boxer and the Butterfly
Signs of Your Heart
Whew! So many!
Oops, the reply comment to Florence was from Alicia. :-)
DeleteFlorence, Jane, and Alicia, I absolutely agree with you all... on how crazy it is that XUMO Play doesn't have a search feature. It does make it much harder to find the title you're seeking.
DeleteI saw a movie one day on there that looked interesting, and it took me over 10 minutes to find it the next day.
Then, I realized... all I had to do was pull up the main Roku screen and search the title through them. Their search brought up the title right away on Xumo Play, plus it gave me all the sources where I could watch this particular movie. So, that's how I search Xumo now, if I know a movie title there I want to see.
Alicia, thank you for sharing this incredible list of Reel One Movies on Xumo Play. I saved your list so I can refer back to it when searching for these titles.
Blessings to you all! Net
Net, am I understanding you right?
DeleteOn the main Roku screen in the top right hand corner there is a search facilty.
I've just looked for 17 titles Alicia has mentioned and there were no matches found for any of them.
It's odd that none of them would be showing anywhere?
Am I looking in the wrong place.
Thanks
Florence
Net
DeleteI just looked up Love Hacks on Roku which is definitely showing on Xumo at the minute and got "no results".
I must be in the wrong Roku screen?
Florence
Net, you're a genius!! 😂😂 ~~Jane
DeleteCan someone list all the reel One movies Xumo Play are airing. Thank you
DeleteAlicia - you are a STAR.
DeleteUsing your tip of doing a Google search Movie Name play Xumo.com I have gotten access to some of the movies I had wanted to see.
Some of them from 2022 are no longer available and I'm gutted because one of these is The Wedding Rule which has long been on my list to see - if only I had discovered Xumo sooner.
They seem to have certain spaces reserved for Reel One movies.
It turns out Mr Pawsitively Perfect has just been removed and been replaced by a new ROE title For The Love Of Lily.
Meet Me In New York is still available to see on Xumo if anyone wishes.
Florence
That’s movies are available on Prime
DeleteThe Date Whisperer is not family friendly
DeleteDate whispering is the hottest new trend in dating - a personal love coach right in your ear as you date your ideal match. And of all the date whisperers in LA, Sam is one of the best.
Date Whispering is the hottest new trend in dating - a personal love coach right in your ear as you date your ideal match. And of all the date whisperers in LA, Sam is the best. But when the value of her service is called into question by her dad's life coach, Mattie, she'll learn the real worth of true love.
Florence,
DeleteHey there! I hope I can help you out here. I just searched around 5 movie titles, and they all worked for me.
Are you, by chance, searching on the Roku CHANNEL website? That search engine will probably only find movies that are available through their channel and not Xumo Play.
However, if you go to the main Roku website at roku.com/whats-on/search, you should be able to find most of these titles there and where to watch.
These movies can also be searched through the Roku App, or I typically search through my Roku streaming player on my TV screen.
I hope this helps you find many of these movies.
Blessings, Net
I've never heard of xumo until I saw these comments, but it seems like they have a lot of options!! Does it have ads?
DeleteAnonymous, Thank you for sharing that "The Date Whisperer" is not family friendly; I noticed this movie is also featured on the Dove Channel's streaming service, so I assumed it would be wholesome. Wow! I am stunned they are playing this movie on their channel. Truly Shocked.
DeleteIn the first 10 minutes or so we learn the lead girl's father has left her mother after MANY years of marriage. The best man (the lead girl's love interest) gave the girl's father the advice to follow his heart - and he introduced him to his UNCLE Frankie. From watching the trailer, I learned the two men get married by the end of the movie. Thank goodness I only watched the promo.
I am so disappointed in the Dove Channel. I thought I could trust them somewhat, but now that is obviously not true.
Thank you again, Anonymous, for the heads up! I so appreciate it!!!!
Blessings to you, Net
That;s exactly it, Net.
DeleteOf course, me and computers are not exactly the best of friends!
I appreciate you taking the time to solve this for me - thank you very much.
Thanks to yourself and Alicia's tips I will now be keeping a close eye on Xumo and Roku - sadly I seem to have now missed a few movies I particularly waned to see, if only I had found Xumo much earlier.
One downside for me though is that even snowed under with Christmas 2023 movies still to watch I have had to temporarily abandon them to watch the Reel One movies on Xumo before they are removed.
A few seem to have gone in the past couple of weeks.
Florence
Hi NET,
DeleteIs the Dove channel connected to Dove.org by any chance? If yes, then I'm not surprised.
I used to visit the reviews portion of the website to find out if movies were family friendly and they've 'approved' of movies that are not family friendly.
Example - https://dove.org/review/593317-be-mine-valentine/
Hi Florence,
DeleteThe Wedding Rule is on Xumo - https://play.xumo.com/free-movies/wedding-rule-the/XM0I4ZUQGRWQ07
Thanks, Anon but it is misleading.
DeleteIt looks as if you can watch the movie but when you activate the play button it is unavailable as also happens with May The Best Wedding Win (accessed through Match For The Prince).
Looks like they are both removed.
We watched Love's Fast Lane on Xumo last night.
I've no particular interest in cars but it was surprisingly good with a really sweet ending.
Florence
Anonymous... yes, the two are connected, and yeah, I've seen some questionable reviews there, too. I emailed them, but I just received an automated response. It's really sad to think we can't even trust a company that labels themselves as being Christian. I just don't get it. They might as well be Lifetime or Hallmark. ~Net
DeleteYou're right Florence. The movie didn't play. Sorry about that.
DeleteThanks for the review on Love's Fast Lane.
Florence, Yes, I agree with Anon above... thank you for the review of Love's Fast Lane, last I checked it wasn't available. Thanks for the tip! :) ~Net
DeleteI was looking forward to seeing what Hallmark had in store for the Winter season. I do not understand at least three of the movies and why they are in the Winter season. And really Budapest?
ReplyDeleteI look forward to watching the Christmas/ Holiday movies and I think that most of these movies for January and February do not one I will be watching.
It makes me sad to see that UpTv is doing more movies that are not family or Faith friendly. Their one Christmas movie had a gay man in it and then another one the ending (rest of the movie was great) had the guy asking the girl to move in!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long it will take Great American Family to change their programing. They said they had the best season ever and that is true. They were up in ratings higher than they ever have been. Royal Christmas Holiday had the highest ratings of any of the Christmas movies. But looking now their ratings are dropping and are dropping a lot. The comments are all saying the same thing none of the viewers want Wagon Train or The. Virgianian. So my question is how many viewers are they willing to lose before they announce programming changes.
ReplyDeleteI just don't think their core audience wants westerns which perplexes me. Why fill the schedule with soething that doesn't at least connect with the rom com demo.
DeleteLooking forward to new movies.
ReplyDeleteWhat New Movies are you looking forward seeing this weekend?
ReplyDeleteSad that GAF doesn't have new movies!
ReplyDeleteMisty
Happy first weekend of new movies everyone! The new Hallmark one looks cute and I’ll be recording it, and give a review for those wondering. I am so pooped from the holidays! The time between Christmas/New Years is like a blur and now that the excitement is all worn off of the holidays we are all just trying to get back into a routine in our household. I was sad for my husband to take down all the Christmas decor (on New Year’s Eve) but we put up all of our Valentine’s Day decor so it lifted my mood a little….I hope GAF and Up Tv can add some new movies this winter season.
ReplyDelete~ Paula
I was at Wal-Mart in the card section and they had a card that had a big Hallmark Channel logo in front saying, "Nothing says Valentine like watching a Hallmark Movie. " They've really been pushing on their advertising lately, even during a movie. Which is funny. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks to Jane, Alicia and Net for all the information.
ReplyDeleteI've now got a number form Alicia's list to look for.
I noticed Meet Me In New York and Mr Pawsitively Perfect in the last week.
Mr Pawsitively Perfect is a lovely movie - I saw it about two months ago.
Florence
Love on the Right Course is clean, cozy, and so normal. Normalcy is something to be cherished these days, Major kudos to Miss Bristow for writing and producing this great movie!
ReplyDelete(and also, that announcer at the start of the movie had 1 really good Cameron Mathison impersonation!).
-Maria
Xumo Loving Every Minute unfortunately is family friendly. The main characters sister is marrying a woman.
ReplyDeleteLoving every minute
DeleteI wrote this comment above about this movie, I wanted to edit it. Its not family friendly!
Elizabeth, Thank you for making certain we were aware of this content. I appreciate that very much. I figured that's what you meant in the first comment.
DeleteI'm so glad you shared this with us. I had considered watching this on the Dove Channel until I read your comment.
If you know any others, please feel free to share - we appreciate you!!! :)
Blessings, Net
Available on Prime
ReplyDeleteMeet You in Scotland
Just for Showmance
Meet Me in New York
Love on Your Doorstep
Scented With Love
You, Me, and that Mountain Retreat
Mr. Pawsitively Perfect
Signs of Your Heart
Hearts Under the Olive Tree
Our Take on Love
The Boxer and the Butterfly
Been There All Along
Love Served Here
Steal Your Heart
Stepping into Love - already air on GAFAM last year
Our Take on Love
Inspiring Love
Write Place, Write Time
What We Do For Love
Loving Every Minute
Love on the Reef
The Date Whisperer - it’s not family friendly
Let Love Grow
The Best Version of Love
Love at First Like
Planning for Joy
Falling for the Competition - already aired on GAFAM as Learning to Love
Love's Playlist
A Slice of Romance
Scented With Love
Food for the Heart
Heart of the Manor
The Love Hunt
The PA and the Manhattan Prince
For Italy with Amore
Love on Your Doorstep
Falling for the Manny
Eat, Love, London
The Perfect Man(icure)
Sparks Over Brooklyn
The Proposal Spot
Love and the Radio Star
A Royal Recipe for Love
The Love Gala
Meet Me in New York
The Wedding in the Hamptons
Candid About Love
Three Dates to Forever
Meet You in Scotland
Vote One for Love
Just for Showmance
The Love Issue
Love Marks the Spot
Fashionably in Love - was aired on Hallmark Channel
Not available any platforms
The Wedding Rule
The Happiness Playbook
Love's Secret Ingredient
Love's Fast Lane
May the Best Wedding Win
A Match for the Prince
Love Hacks
Hello,
DeleteIf you apply Alicia's tip, you'll find all but one of the movies you listed as unavailable on Xumo.
Due to what I believe are some back end issues, the search result for 'May the Best Wedding Win' actually leads you to the 'Meet Me in New York' movie and the search result for 'A Match for the Prince' leads you to 'May the Best Wedding Win'.
Meet Me In New York
DeleteStarring Corey Savier & Brooke Nevin is certainly family friendly
May the Best Wedding Win A Match for the Prince aren’t on the list on Streaming Platforms - Freevee, Prime, etc…
Love on the Right Course was a one time watch for me. Nothing in particular, and it was family friendly, it was just boring for me. I have never been a fan of golf and the storyline with the dad selling the business didn’t really grab my attention, it was one of those “play while you are cooking/cleaning” kind of movies, which is fine as those are needed as well Lol
ReplyDeleteThe best part was the beautiful scenery of the location.
~Paula
Some Xumo Play Original Movies Posters
ReplyDeleteI check the movies from Play Xumo on the Internet
Love Hacks
Relationship coach, Sam, believes she can fix any romance and she's creating a podcast to prove it. But fun-loving producer, Josh, challenges her to put her own heart to the test.
Fashionably in Love
Celeste Desjardins & Andrew Bushell
A socialite on the path to follow in her family's footsteps, is harboring a dream to be a fashion designer.
Take a Chance Christmas
Unforgettable Christmas
A Royal Christmas Match was already air on UpTV
My Favotite Christmas Tree was already aired on GAFAM
Christmas Heist
Romance in Hawaii will be on UPTV
A Vineyard Christmas
Dear Santa was already on Lifetime
The Case of Christmas was already aired on UPTV
Inspired Love was on streaming platforms like prime
The Christmas Venue
The PA & the Mantthan Prince
Amanda Nicholas & Scot Cooper
A Prince.& Pauper Christmas was aired on UPTV
Baked in Brooklyn
Alexandra Daddaroio
Our Wild Hearts
The Little Unicorn 🦄
The Dog who Saved Christmas Vacation
A Perfect Christmas List
48 Christmas Wishes
A Saving Christmas Spirit
Hint of Love was sired on UPTV
Love on Your Sttep was available on Prime
From Italy With Love was aired on UPTV