⛵🔨 Father's Day Weekend - Movies, Marathons, and More ⚾⛳ SEE HERE:

Happy Father's Day Weekend!

There's a good mix of New Movies and Marathons on TV this Father's Day weekend. You'll find new movies on the Hallmark Channel and UPtv, plus Father-themed movies and great sitcom marathons on GAC Family, Hallmark and the classic station, FETV... and more!

I'll hammer out all the details below...

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Saturday, June 18, 2022:

GAC Family Saturday

Movie Marathon

Enjoy a day at the ranch and some Christmas joy with GAC Family's Saturday movies...

2pm - An Autumn Romance
4pm - Love on the Rise
6pm - Autumn Stables
8pm - Joy for Christmas
10pm - An Hour Behind

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Saturday, June 18, 2022:

It's Summer Nights on the Hallmark Channel with the premiere of...

Moriah's Lighthouse

Storyline: Based on the book series by Serena Miller. Moriah (Lefevre) is a woodworking artisan living in a French, seaside town, who dreams of restoring the local lighthouse. When Ben (Macfarlane), an American architect, comes to town, it seems as though her dreams will never become reality after she learns he’s there to give the lighthouse a makeover… but for another buyer.

Moriah's Lighthouse

Premieres Saturday, June 18, 2022

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Saturday, June 18, 2022:

Morning Show Mysteries

Marathon

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Saturday Marathon of Morning Show Mysteries:

Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps - 11am
Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu - 1pm
Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind - 3pm
Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder - 5pm
Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design - 7pm

*Morning Show Mysteries is available on DVD:

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Sunday, June 19, 2022:

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Movie Marathon

Love Finds a Way Rom Drama-Thon

Enjoy Hallmark Movies & Mysteries day-long marathon on Sunday:

*WELCOME TO MAMA'S - 11am
*WEDDING BELLS - 1pm
*A HARVEST WEDDING - 3pm
*FOREVER IN MY HEART - 5pm
*COLOR MY WORLD WITH LOVE - 7pm
*ALL OF MY HEART - 9pm


Movies available on DVD:

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Sunday, June 19, 2022:

It's the Hallmark Channel premiere of...

The Vows We Keep

Story: An event planner (Gubelmann) must organize the perfect wedding for her sister in less than a month when she finds out that the Rosewood, a historic inn and beloved wedding venue, is being sold.

The Vows We Keep

Airs for the first time

on the Hallmark Channel

Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 8pm/7c.

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Sunday, June 19, 2022:

UPtv's June Grooms movies continue with the premiere of...

A Romance Wedding

Storyline via UPtv: Zoe Davis is a successful and highly driven wedding planner in the big city. When her father asks her for help at the family café, she happily drives back to her cozy hometown of Romance, Oregon. Little does she know her mom has already hired Will, an aspiring food chef, to help… Zoe’s childhood sweetheart! Tensions rise between Zoe and Will, but so does the chemistry.

A Romance Wedding

Premieres Sunday, June 19, 2022

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

*A Romance Wedding is available on DVD, plus...

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Sunday, June 19, 2022:

Duck Family Treasure

It's an all new reality adventure - with Jase, Jep, and Uncle Si Robertson from Duck Dynasty!

Details via Fox: Expert duck hunters, Jase and Jep Robertson are hunting something new – buried treasure! With the help of their quick-witted Uncle Si and expert treasure hunter, Murry Crowe, Jase and Jep are ready to uncover some incredible historical riches.

See this One Night Only first episode premiere on Fathers Day, June 19th - on Fox News at 10pm and repeating at 1am EST. (The episode is 1 hour long)

Duck Family Treasure

Premieres Sunday, June 19, 2022

at 10pm/9c. on Fox News

(the rest of the series will air on the streaming service - Fox Nation)

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Sunday, June 19, 2022:

Enjoy Family Sitcoms and more this Father Day...

Father’s Day Classic TV Marathons, Movies, and More:

GAC Family - Full House marathon

FETV - Leave it to Beaver marathon

TCM - Life with Father and The Courtship of Eddie's Father

INSP - Western movies and the TV show, Gunsmoke

Hallmark Drama - Matlock marathon and Mystery movies including: Along Came a Nanny and Undercover Bridesmaid

BYU - I Can Only Imagine and Fly Away Home

Antenna TV - It's a Father’s Day Feast, featuring a marathon of sitcoms, such as: Dennis the Menace, Hazel, Father Knows Best and more!


Father themed DVDs:

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What I'm planning to catch⚾ on TV this weekend...

I'm hoping to watch some of the "Leave it to Beaver" marathon on FETV on Sunday evening, 7pm-10pm. They are calling it "A Very Ward Father's Day Marathon." I've always enjoyed watching the reruns of this series. It's refreshing to see a show with honest and decent children, who still get in trouble and make mistakes, but ultimately, respect their father and mother.

I'm also looking forward to seeing the new "Duck Family Adventure!" My family and I always loved watching "Duck Dynasty" together; we would laugh so hard at all of their hilarious antics. Plus, it was always beautiful to see the Robertson family come together at the end of every episode for a family meal around the long dinner table and pray before eating. And while I know this won't be exactly the same... with Uncle Si, it still has to be a whole lot of fun! Plus, I'm hoping there will be elements of faith along the way, as well.

As for the new movies... I'm looking forward to seeing the premiere of A Romance Wedding on UPtv! First, I like the actress who plays the lead, Morgan Kohan. She's wonderful as Lillian in the When Hope Calls series. Plus, Morgan and her opposite in this, Drew Nelson, are a real-life couple! And to top it all off... we have a wonderful review from Maria, who is a loyal follower and reviewer here at It's a Wonderful Movie! Here is Maria's review:

💐 "I found a way to watch 'A Romance Wedding' early, and I really enjoyed it! And I'm proud to say that it's also clean. :) I'm sure you'll all enjoy it when it airs." –Maria (Thank you so much, Maria, for sharing this with us!)

The other new movie airing this weekend is Moriah's Lighthouse on the Hallmark Channel. I haven't pre-screened this movie, but here is an extra detail you may want to know: actor Paul Campbell (Surprised by Love, A Godwink Christmas, etc...) and Terrence Cunningham (director of Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Enchanted Christmas, etc...) created the script for this movie, based on the book by Serena B. Miller. You may be familiar with Miller's other books-to-movies: An Uncommon Grace and Love Finds You in Sugarcreek.

Now, like I said... I don't know if the movie Moriah's Lighthouse will be a good one, yet, but I do like the theme of lighthouses for Father's Day weekend. When I think of lighthouses, I think of strength and security; they are steady and dependable, a guide lighting the way home. That's the most important role of fathers - guiding and loving their children, showing them the way and leading them through the journey of life.

I pray all of you fathers and grandfathers out there have a very Happy Father's Day! I'll be enjoying this special time with my family, showering my precious, hardworking Daddy and all of the fathers in our family with lots of love, and remembering my dear Pa-Pa and Grandpa in heaven.

How blessed we all are to have a heavenly Father - who loves us and calls us His children. He is always there when we call on His Name.

I hope you all have a nice, relaxing, peaceful weekend.

Blessings to You All! Net

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” —which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

~Ephesians 6:1-4

"As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;"

~Psalm 103:13

UPtv JUNE 2022 TV Movie Premieres 💐 Here Come the Brides and June Grooms! 💕 SEE HERE:

UPtv will be airing NEW romantic comedy premieres in June - all with a wedding theme, under UP's *June Grooms* theme.

See details on the new Movie Premieres below...

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Our Dream Wedding

Original Air Date: June 5, 2022

Starring: Rachel Hendrix, James Austin Kerr

Storyline via UPtv: Commitment-shy Haley is as anti-marriage as it gets, but when she tries on her grandma’s ‘magical’ wedding veil, she’s transported to her future, where she and long-term boyfriend Scott are happily married with two beautiful children. Shocked, Haley tracks down her family to make sense of her vision and her view on love is changed for good.

Movie Review:

💐 "Found an early download of 'Our Dream Wedding', and it is so sweet! I'm sure you'll all love it." :) -Maria

💐 "Our Dream Wedding - This has to be hands down one of THE best movies in a very long time! It was familiar yet with a twist that kept it new and interesting. I'm glad Natalie had her grandmother in the alternate reality to help her. I was so happy when she realized that her and Scott were meant to be. This is better than any Hallmark movie this year IMO!!! I'm still smiling." ~Anonymous

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The Engagement Backup

Original Air Date: June 12, 2022

Starring: Stars Elise Gatien, Preston Vanderslice, and Beverley Elliott

Storyline via UPtv: When historian Luna is entrusted with the legacy of her late father’s nautical museum, she pretends that she’s engaged to Jackson, the infamous son of a tech mogul, in order to save it. As she discovers that there's actually more to Jackson, will she broaden her romantic horizons as well as her professional ones?


Movie Review:

💐 "The Engagement Backup is pretty funny, and also quite charming." -Maria

💐 "The Engagement Backup is a family-friendly UP movie. I could sense a spark between the middle class working woman, Luna, with the spoiled rich guy, Jackson, who works for his father's tech company. Both are struggling in their business affairs and decide pretending to be involved publicly would be beneficial to them both. There's a lot of tension and attraction between these two as they try to convince the public and their families of their engagement. I wasn't crazy about all of the lying about their fake relationship, but eventually, it affected Luna and Jackson, too. Overall, it's a sweet, enjoyable story." ~Net

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A Romance Wedding

Original Air Date: June 19, 2022

Starring: Stars Morgan Kohan, Drew Nelson

Storyline via UPtv: Zoe Davis is a successful and highly driven wedding planner in the big city. When her father asks her for help at the family café, she happily drives back to her cozy hometown of Romance, Oregon. Little does she know her mom has already hired Will, an aspiring food chef, to help… Zoe’s childhood sweetheart! Tensions rise between Zoe and Will, but so does the chemistry.

Movie Reviews:

💐 "I found a way to watch 'A Romance Wedding' early, and I really enjoyed it! And I'm proud to say that it's also clean. :) I'm sure you'll all enjoy it when it airs." –Maria

💐 "A Romance Wedding (may contain spoilers) Morgan Kohan and Drew Nelson made two movies together in quick succession. A Whirlwind Wedding was aired last year and it became a firm favourite of mine and although this was actually the first movie it has only recently surfaced. I have to say that this just didn't have the same impact as Whirlwind. It was always going to be hard to top that and it may be unfortunate that I had seen A Whirlwind Wedding first as it was inevitable that I would be bound to make comparisons. I didn't feel the same chemistry between Morgan (Zoe) and Will (Nick) - in fact although there was never any suggestion of anything between them Zoe almost seemed more comfortable in the presence of her business partner Nick in their Wedding Planner venture. I found that both Nick and Zoe's old schoolmate Amanda who had it in for her were both slightly over the top and overacted. The plot was a bit hard to understand too. Will's parent's old farmhouse which Zoe and Nick were trying to buy to set up a branch of their business in her hometown had been on the market for a year so why would Nick not want to sell it to an innocuous bona fide enterprise which could bring more business and prosperity to the town and why would the townspeople want to keep outsiders away? Strange. Despite these seeming downsides I actually quite enjoyed the movie overall, certainly much more than many of Hallmark's nowadays and it did hold my interest. I also enjoyed seeing Lochlyn Munro who played Zoe's father on air again. My benchmark is whether I would watch a movie again and I think I wouldn't mind watching this again at some future date." - Florence's rating 6.5

💐 "A Romance Wedding – is sweet, simplistic, and family-friendly. Zoe Davis is a wedding planner and Will Mason is a chef, and frankly, I didn’t feel much of a sizzle between them. (And yes, I know they are a couple in real-life.) Honestly, their romance was very low-key, but they did have a history. I didn’t like how Will treated Zoe so coldly in the beginning, but I think he was trying to protect his heart, fearing she would leave town and break it all over again. Eventually, I liked when he warmed up to the idea of her staying. Overall, the movie is predictable, but still enjoyable. It would make for a good, lighthearted afternoon watch." ~Net

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Planning on Forever

Original Air Date: June 26, 2022

Starring: Stars Emily Tennant, Alec Santos

Storyline via UPtv: Emma, an events planner with no time for love, agrees to plan her sister's wedding - in just six weeks - with the help of Liam, who Emma had a disastrous blind date with years ago.

Movie Reviews:

💐 "I thought Planning On Forever was cute and family friendly." ~Allie B

💐 "Planning on Forever was very sweet!" –Maria

💐 "Planning on Forever is a charming romantic-comedy, very family-friendly! It’s a delightful movie that expresses the importance of second chances. Emma and Liam make a cute stand-in couple for the bride & groom, as they plan their wedding day when they are called away suddenly for business. I loved Liam’s bicycle shop, Emma’s caring mother, and the gentle romance." ~Net

💐 "Planning On Forever They say every picture tells a story - but does it? I had looked at the cover for this movie but something seemed off about it - maybe it was the fact they had their backs to each other and to be honest I did think Liam (Alec Santos) was a bit grim-looking. In the event however I thought Emma (Emily Tennant) and Liam made a great couple with superb chemistry. The two had had a disastrous blind date previously but yet you could immediately feel the connection between them when they re-met as maid-of-honour and best man at Emma's sister's and Liam's best friend's wedding. The plot was well constructed - it was lovely to see the warmth and affection blossom between them as they went through the many aspects of planning the ceremony with ,of couse, all the road blocks thrown in the way Movies about wedding planners do seem to be rather overdone at the minute but this was one of the better ones with many innovations and unique and intersting plot devices such as the pair being a "stand-in couple" when the bride and bridegroom were called away on urgent business and Liam owning a bicycle shop with a particular interest in vintage machines. Emma's mother was an interesting and larger than life character. I particularly liked the ending - I thought Alec Santos was superb - I could almost feel his hurt and bewilderment when the expected misunderstanding occured! A great little movie from UPtv and Reel One Entertainment." Florence's rating - 8

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Looks like we have more wonderful movie options coming our way this June on UPtv! I'm looking forward to seeing A Romance Wedding, since I enjoyed seeing Morgan Kohan and Drew Nelson previously together in A Whirlwind Wedding. How 'bout you? Do you have a movie pick (or two?) for June?

UPDATE: See my reviews or the UP June movies above.


Please note: If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments.

Happy movie watching! Net