2 Hallmark Movies Newly Released on DVD Today with "When Hope Calls" Connection!

Both actresses from "When Hope Calls," Jocelyn Hudon and Cindy Busby, have Hallmark action-adventure movies being released on DVD today!

Jocelyn Hudon starred in the first season of "When Hope Calls," and Cindy Busby will star in season 2, set to premiere this year on Great American Family.

See all of the details below. 

This is Amazon's #1 New Release in Romance...


Hallmark 2 Movie Collection:
Falling in Love in Niagara
A Whitewater Romance

DVD Release Date: January 21, 2025

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By the way, if you'd like more details on "When Hope Calls," Cindy Busby will be doing a Facebook Live Event TONIGHT on Great American Family's Facebook page. (Tuesday, January 21st at 8pm EST.) Great American Media CEO Bill Abbott stated on X that Cindy will be answering questions about "When Hope Calls"!

I'm hoping I can be there at that time, and I hope many of you can also join in!

Blessings, 

Net

🌹Happy Mother's Day Weekend - Enjoy a New Movie, Marathons, and More!🌹 #MothersDay *SEE HERE:

Happy weekend, friends!

I pray those of you observing Mother's Day this Sunday will have an enjoyable time and a lovely celebration. (Please note... I will share more on this at the end of this post.)

As for the new programming this Saturday and Sunday, the Hallmark Channel is diving into *Countdown to Summer* with an all-new adventure film, A Whitewater Romance, starring Cindy Busby and Benjamin Hollingsworth; plus, an all-new When Calls the Heart on Sunday night has an unwanted visitor and more trouble with the resort project. However, in more uplifting news, in case you haven't heard, When Calls the Heart has been renewed for Season 12 - see details here.

Blue Ridge: The Series ends its first season with a finale that Actor/Executive Producer Johnathon Schaech (who portrays Sheriff Justin Wise) says is "going to rock your world and hopefully make you chuckle." The finale episode has two guest stars, Erin Cahill (A Timeless Christmas, Love, Fall, & Order, Mystery 101) and Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama, Vegas Vacation). Erin's character, Beth Yates, reminds me a lot of her role on Mystery 101, as she portrays Justin's ex-girlfriend and an FBI agent. Ethan Embry starred with Johnathon Schaech in the movie That Thing You Do, and he's a young actor in one of my all-time favorite classic Christmas movies, All I Want for Christmas. However, he certainly isn't playing the same nice, boy-next-door type of character in this thrilling, suspenseful, finale episode of Blue Ridge.

See more details below on the Blue Ridge: The Series finale, plus the new movie, A Whitewater Romance, When Calls the Heart, special marathons for Mother's Day, and more...


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Saturday, May 11, 2024:

A Whitewater Romance

Storyline: Maya attends an exclusive business retreat in the Rocky Mountains where she meets Matt who, initially, is her competitor. As they're forced to pair up, an unlikely connection begins to evolve.

A Whitewater Romance

Premieres Saturday, May 11, 2024

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Sunday, May 12, 2024:

Blue Ridge: The Series

Season Finale

Storyline: Justin's world is rocked when his ex-wife and daughter are held hostage at the Blue Ridge police station by an angry army veteran. Desperate to keep his family safe, Justin surrenders his gun and locks himself in with the hostages.

Blue Ridge: The Series

Season Finale

Airs Sunday, May 12, 2024

at 8pm/7c. on the Cowboy Way Channel

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Sunday, May 12, 2024:

When Calls the Heart

Episode 6 - “Believe” :

Storyline: Elizabeth confronts an imposing figure from her past with Nathan’s support. Rosemary helps Lee navigate a new leadership role. Lucas struggles to find bidders for his resort project.

When Calls the Heart

Airs Sunday, May 12, 2024

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Programming Notes:

FETV:

Special Mother's Day Marathon of Leave it to Beaver...
Leave it to June!

Click Here to Enlarge Schedule

Cozi TV-

Ma-A-Thon (marathon) of Litte House on the Prairie

Saturday from 11am - 8pm

TCM-

I Remember Mama (1948)
Airs Sunday at 8pm/7c.

Storyline: Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Stars Irene Dunne.

UPtv:

Movies Return on Saturdays and Sundays

from 11am to 11pm on Saturday
from 1pm to 11pm on Sunday

Movies included: Country Hearts, Love on Fire, Sweet as Maple Syrup, Sweet on You, The Happy Camper and more!

Hallmark Channel-

Fa-La-La-Fridays:

Everything Christmas - 7pm
The Santa Summit - 9pm


Hallmark's Sunday Mom-Com-A-Thon includes classic movies that honor Mommas and Grandmothers on Sunday, Mother's Day...

A Scottish Love Theme - 9am
An Easter Bloom - 11am
The Presence of Love - 1pm
Dating the Delaneys - 3pm
Field Day - 5pm
A Whitewater Romance - 7pm (Encore)
When Calls the Heart - 9pm (New Episode)
The Perfect Catch - 10pm

Hallmark Mystery:

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Marathon-
Airs Saturday and Sunday!

Starring Candace Cameron Bure (as Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden) and Marilu Henner (as her mother, Aida Teagarden)


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I hope you all have a nice, pleasant weekend. And for those of you who are celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday... a very, very Happy Mother's Day to You All! God's Blessings to You and All of the Mommas and Grandmothers who visit here.

For those of you whose Mothers or Grandmothers are no longer with you, I pray you will recall many sweet memories... that bring you joy.

As I end this post, I want to include a special *Happy Mother's Day* to my Precious Momma! She and my Daddy have always given me and my siblings immeasurable love, and I am forever grateful. Their devotion is a gift from God every day, a reflection of His love for all His children! God Bless You, Momma... you are Everything to me, my dearest Friend and Encourager... I LOVE YOU with ALL My HEART!!!

Have a Blessed, 

Beautiful Weekend, Everyone!

Cherish your moments & memories,

Net

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

“Her children rise up 

and call her blessed.”

~ Proverbs 31:28

Hallmark Announces MAY 2024 New Movie Premieres - SEE DETAILS:

Hallmark will be premiering NEW MOVIES in MAY!

Two new romantic comedies will premiere on the Hallmark Channel, while one all-new mystery is set to premiere on Hallmark Mystery!

You can see my thoughts on these new movies at the end of this post.

See all of the movie details below...


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HALLMARK CHANNEL
All premieres are at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

A Whitewater Romance

Starring: Cindy Busby and Ben Hollingsworth

Premieres: May 11, 2024

Storyline: Maya attends an exclusive business retreat in the Rocky Mountains where she meets Matt who, initially, is her competitor. As they're forced to pair up, an unlikely connection begins to evolve.

Movie Review:

🌊 A Whitewater Romance is a fun, clean movie! -Maria

🌊 A White Water Romance – This movie was sooo funny! Even just thinking about certain scenes still makes me laugh.

I previously adored Cindy Busby and Benjamin Hollingsworth in the more dramatic Christmas movie, "A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love" (which is my favorite of the series), and I thought they were also sweet together in this!

Most Hallmark rom-com movies these days are geared for an older demographic, but this is one I think even younger viewers would enjoy due to the outdoor activities and comedy.

"A White Water Romance" is very family-friendly and wholesome; it may inspire viewers to try new things and go on an adventure! ~Net



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Everything Puppies

Starring: Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Stephen Huszar, and Kathryn Davis

Premieres: May 18, 2024

Storyline: A dedicated entrepreneur and inventor looking to make it big creating innovative dog toys and treats finds success with the support of a handsome client.

Movie Review:

🐶 Everything Puppies is family friendly about a dedicated entrepreneur & inventor named Scarlet Townsend works at Pup Palate Premium Treats Nutrition for Palate Healthy Treats who is looking to make it big creating innovative dog toys and treats finds success with the support of a handsome client named Alex Paulsen works at Happy Harvest on 10th Avenue Store. Alex & Scarett are attending to Paws & Wellness Emporium. Bernese Mountain Dog smells chew dog treats goes all the way down the hall at the meeting

Scarlett (Lamothe-Kipnes) is a hardworking entrepreneur and inventor looking to make it big with innovative dog toys and treats. Her latest puppy treat recipe is already all the rage with the dogs on her block, she just needs a distributor to bring her product to the masses. But she can’t land it on the shelves of any local grocers until she meets Alex (Huszar), who runs Happy Harvest and is so impressed by her product that he puts in an order and quickly sells out. As he and Scarlett work together to keep the supply of puppy treats coming, a competitor gets a whiff of her product and does everything he can to shut her down. ~Anonymous

🐶 Everything Puppies – This movie is mostly wholesome, cute, and lighthearted, but it’s also rather cheesy. The puppies in the movie are extremely adorable.

It didn't make sense that this was a Countdown to Summer movie; it looked more like Fall.

My only caution is - at the end (SPOILER) they made it clear that the lead couple is engaged and they are going away for the weekend camping. Just before the credits roll, we see them kissing around a campfire with their dogs in one small tent together and one tent for them in the background. With or without the end, it was already a one-time watch for me. ~Net




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HALLMARK MYSTERY
Premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home

Starring: Amanda Schull and Brendan Penny

Premieres: May 17, 2024

Storyline: A former Army surgeon moves back to her hometown and joins a practice of family doctors, but when she's drawn into solving the mysterious death of a patient, her quiet life becomes upended.


Movie Reviews:

🔎📌 Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home Review.... A very good mystery. I can see this being a great series. Her relationship with her teenage children (who are very respectful) is great like Garage Sale Mysteries and has the same with her widowed father(similar to Mystery 101). It was family-friendly and it was another one of those kinds when the detective shares information!! His only fault is that he's a cat person...haha ;) I laughed when Rachel said Einstein had a dog.😂😂

There was a scene when her work friend is doing yoga meditation. I was glad they didn't really go into it and in the end(killer reveal scene) there is a mention of the "D" word. Which was unfortunate, normally there is no language. Overall, I am glad I watched it and hope to see more! ~Abigail

🔎📌 "Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home" - I saw this movie on streaming service. It's family friendly. Acting was good. Story is a little hard to follow. No real dynamics, but over all was a good mystery. ~Joyce in Carolina

🔎📌 The Family Practice mysteries is streaming early on Hallmark Now. The movie was family-friendly, but I'll admit I was surprised that two swear words were included towards the end of the movie. Other than that it was surprisingly good. ~Laura

🔎📌 Review: Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home (watched on Hallmark Now) -

Family-friendly? Yes (and I didn't catch any language problems at the end, and I double-checked with subtitles) -
Recommended? Worth a one-time watch -

I mentioned during the Christmas season how so many recent movies seem to be putting the relationship between the main couple on the side and emphasizing something else (like family relations). Here, the murder mystery is front and center, with the relationship a distant second (or maybe even third, since the kids' struggles are also emphasized). Anyway, this is an enjoyable mystery (although pretty easy to solve) with a few sub-plots and great acting by Amanda and Brendan. I can see where they would be considering this for a series. For me, this is worth a one-time watch - it's not great, but not bad. ~Mark 25



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Once again, it appears that Cindy Busby is Chasing Waterfalls in her new May movie premiere, A Whitewater Romance. Cindy has starred in several previous movies that center around the great outdoors, Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance, Marry Me in Yosemite, Warming up to You (included an outdoor health retreat camp), and, of course, the aforementioned movie, Chasing Waterfalls. I think Cindy Busby and Ben Hollingsworth look like a good pairing in this new outdoor movie!

The puppy movie looks cute enough. I mean, who doesn't love adorable puppy dogs on TV? The title, Everything Puppies, I must admit, is a little cheesy, but it still might be sweet. At least it looks like it should be a lighthearted, family-friendly movie.

Also, another all-new mystery is coming in May. While I'm generally not excited about another new mystery when others have been left undone, since this one will star two actors who are well-liked in the Hallmark family, Amanda Schull, and Brendan Penny, I'm rather looking forward to hearing more about it!

I would love to hear your opinions, too! Please share your thoughts in comments below.

Happy movie watching, 

Net