🌟🔎 AND THE WINNER for the *IT'S A WONDERFUL MOVIE* FAVORITE TV MYSTERY MOVIE from 2022 is... 🔎🌟 See Here 👉👉

This is the 13th Year for the annual *It's a Wonderful Movie* Awards! Thank you to everyone who participated by voting in the polls for your favorite movies. Today I'll be revealing the *Mystery Movie* winner from 2022!

What a blessing it is, year after year, to share these TV movies with all of you! I hope you enjoy seeing the results...

*IT'S A WONDERFUL MOVIE*

TV AWARD

FOR FAVORITE MYSTERY:

Mystery Nominees:

14 Love Letters
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate
Cut, Color, Murder
Francesca Quinn, PI
Love's Portrait
Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths
Rip in Time
Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty

And the Mystery Movie 

Winner is...

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: 

Haunted By Murder

Channel: 

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Starring: 

Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner, 

Lexa Doig, Peter Benson, Miranda Frigon,

Ellie Harvie, Dylan Sloane, and Julia Benson

Plus, Natasha Bure and Mia Tabitha Shanks

The Top Three Results...
for "Favorite Mystery TV Movie" from 2022:

1st Place:
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

2nd Place:
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate



3rd Place:
Rip in Time




Thank You to EVERYONE who participated by Voting in the Polls for your Favorite Movies! I hope one of your movie picks made the top three. Please share your thoughts on the mystery winner and nominees in comments below.

Congratulations to Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, and the entire cast and crew with Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder and ALL of the Nominees above!

The Aurora Teagarden Mystery series is continuing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries with a different actress portraying Aurora Teagarden, Skyler Samuels. In this new mystery, Skyler will portray a younger version of Aurora Teagarden. Many devoted Aurora fans have expressed that they are not thrilled with this, and I must say, I am one of them. For me, Candace Cameron Bure will ALWAYS be Aurora Teagarden, and in my mind, NO ONE can ever take her place.

The Curious Caterer Mystery series, which took 2nd place in the It's a Wonderful Movie mystery poll, is also continuing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. There are two movies already in the series, and Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker are currently filming movie #3 - Curious Caterer: Last Suppers.

Be sure to stay tuned, because next week, I'll be revealing the winner of the *Favorite TV Movie* from 2022!

Until then...

Keep sleuthing and 

happy movie-watching! 

Net 🔎

Candace Cameron Bure - on her Faith in Jesus and 30th Movie with Hallmark!

As the "All About Aurora Movie Mania" continues on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this week, leading up to the all new premiere this weekend, "Aurora Teagarden: Haunted by Murder," I thought it would be the perfect time to feature a post on the star of the movie, Candace Cameron Bure!

This upcoming premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will be Candace's 30th movie overall with Hallmark, 18 of them being "Aurora Teagarden" mysteries and 10 of them being Christmas movies! The other two are rom-coms.

This morning, Candace had an interview with Fox & Friends, where she discussed missing her TV dad, Bob Saget, from the "Full House" sitcom and her new "Aurora Teagarden" movie premiering this weekend. (wait for the video to load below and click the play button...)



GAC Family also revealed today that "Fuller House," the spin-off series from "Full House," will be joining their network in March. I've never seen any of those episodes so I can't give an opinion there, but I grew up on the "Full House" series and it's great to catch those old re-runs running now on GAC Family. In fact, I love the original series so much, I own the "Full House" complete series on DVD - that comes in the yellow house!




Candace also did an interview back in December with her big brother, Kirk Cameron ("Growing Pains," "Fireproof"), on his show, "Takeaways," which airs on TBN. They discussed their family relationships, shared their faith in Jesus and how to encourage others in their walk with The Lord. It's so fun to see the older brother and younger sister dynamic. If you missed it, I highly recommend watching it here...

Besides making movies, Candace has a clothing line at QVC, cookware titled: CookCraft by Candace, and a line of inspirational faith-based items, books, tees and gifts at DaySpring.

Items below from Candace's DaySpring line. Click on the products for more details.




Be sure to watch Candace Cameron Bure this week during the "Aurora Teagarden" movie mania, Thursday night in an encore airing of "The Christmas Contest" on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, plus Sunday night in the all new "Aurora Teagarden: Haunted by Murder," along with her daughter, Natasha, who will portray a teen version of Aurora Teagarden.

Joyous Blessings & Happy Sleuthing! Net

🔎 Candace Cameron Bure, Ryan McPartlin, and Julie Gonzalo star in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' All New Mystery Premieres in February 2022! 🔎 Get the Scoop Here:

February's all new mystery premieres on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in 2022 will take us back in time to an unsolved case and give us some hair-raising suspense!

Check out the new titles below...

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Cut, Color, Murder

Premiere Date: Sunday, February 6, 2022

Starring: Julie Gonzalo and Ryan McPartlin

Storyline: When a beauty pageant creator is found dead, a savvy hairdresser works with a detective and risks everything to clear the names of those she loves.

Movie Review:

🔎 "Color, Cut, Murder: 100% clean. No issues with same sex. The man who worked in the salon doing makeup on the Beauty Pageant girls kinda made me uncomfortable, but he didn't act feminine at all. It was a good mystery, kept me guessing. Kinda cheesy. I liked her relationship with the police chief. I'm guessing by the ending there will be a sequel. Also, I had forgotten how much commercials were on TV. I'll save it for special occasions, like the Wedding Veil movies." ~Abigail

🔎 "Enjoyed Cut,Color, Murder.It has an interesting back story. My curiosity has been piqued by the last scene in the movie. It was very well done and different from some of the other mystery movies. Hope to see more." ~Anonymous

🔎 "Didn't really care for Cut Color Murder. Too catty, and Allie seemed a bit too much of a smart aleck IMO. On the plus side, The trailers for Haunted by Murder and The Presence of Love look good." -Maria

🔎 "No Spoilers in my review… This movie is family-friendly for around age 12 and up, being a murder mystery. The mystery part of the story was intriguing, as several people seemed guilty. I suspected the person who did the crime, but I was never 100% certain until that person was revealed. The cast all worked well together; I really liked Ali (Julie Gonzalo, “Christmas with the Kranks,” “Falling for Vermont”) and Chelsea (Grace Beedie, “Five Star Christmas”) as sisters. Plus, it was obvious there was a bit of a spark between Ali and Detective Kyle Crawford (played by Ryan McPartlin, “Chance at Romance,” “The Flight Before Christmas”). The one thing that bugged me was the haircuts! The movie is supposed to be all about a mystery-solving hairdresser, but each time Ali touched anyone’s hair – she pretended to trim a little around the neck and that’s it. She was basically done with each hair cut in 2 minutes. I’m sure any hairdressers watching this movie found it to be quite humorous. Overall, this movie was an enjoyable watch; however, the end is left in such a way – it appears they are planning more of these." ~Net

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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder

Premiere Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022

Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner, Lexa Doig, Peter Benson, Miranda Frigon, Dylan Sloane, Ellie Harvie, Cole Vigue and Julia Benson

Storyline: When Aurora Teagarden and her best friend, Sally Allison, were teenagers, they entered the infamous 'haunted' Crenshaw Mansion on a dare and, to their shock, came upon a dead body in a secret room! It's twenty years later, and Aurora's mother, Aida, has bought the Crenshaw Mansion with plans to renovate and sell, dismissing the notion that the house is haunted.

🔎 "Aurora Teagarden: Haunted by Murder – No Spoilers in my review… I thought this Aurora movie was a bit creepier than most of the other Aurora Teagarden movies. Being a murder mystery, it is family friendly for around age 12 and up, depending on the child. Warning: there is a lot of talk all throughout the entire movie about ghosts. It felt like an episode right out of Scooby Doo, with the haunted house and an old portrait that moved around the house without anyone touching it. At one point, Aida (Aurora’s mother) even brings a paranormal search team, in which Lillian (Aurora’s co-worker, the librarian) is a member, into the house to look for any ghosts or spirits. I wasn’t fond of all the talk about ghosts, and neither was Sally (Aurora’s best friend), but most everyone kept saying ghosts weren’t real and there was a scientific, real explanation. In the end, of course, there is a real live-person, who is the culprit. Also, I had figured we wouldn’t see much of Candace and Lexa’s real-life daughters, who played the teen version of Aurora and Sally in flashbacks, but their scenes were even shorter than I had anticipated, which was disappointing. Overall, it was great to see the regular cast members return for this new mystery, and even though it wasn’t my personal favorite from the Aurora library of films, I do hope we see more “Aurora Teagarden” mysteries in the future!" ~Net

🔎 "I love the first five Aurora movies and have watched those numerous times. The rest of the movies have been kinda blah. I hate that John, Sally’s uncle, left the series, some of the main characters were missing from some of the movies due to the actors’ scheduling conflicts and the plots were a little slow. I did like the addition of Niall as the love interest, and her cousin as another member of the real murders club, but still didn’t enjoy most of the storylines in the later movies. Given all that, I didn’t have high hopes for the new Aurora movie, but was pleasantly surprised. I loved it, especially the spooky elements in this one. It might be my favorite Aurora movie." ~Melissa

🔎 "WOW!! That Aurora Teagarden Mystery was soooo good! No mushy scenes this time...It was probably the best one I've seen for awhile, since the Garage Sale days, at least. As usual, Sally was her funny scaredy cat self, and Philip was a go getter. And of course....Aida bought a "haunted" house! They did such a good job filming the spooky house. I'm definitely buying this when it comes out. It also looks like they are keeping the door open for Aurora's father to join the show. I would LOVE to see Aurora's parents remarried. Their reasons for splitting up seemed sad(and selfish) to me. Marriage is so sacred. They did seem to still love each other in the wedding film. Also appreciated the fact that we didn't see Aurora and Nick sharing a bed together (since they are both married in real life, if only they wouldn't kiss). As much as I love watching Candace, I've never understood how a Christian married woman could kiss another. It has always bothered me about her movies. When I think of Lillian, I never thought of ghosts! ;) -Still funny. ~Abigail

🔎 "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder is kinda spooky theme. (This review contains some possible SPOLIERS) Teen Aurora, Sally, Arthur, & Jack were at Ezra Enshaw House. When Aida bought Enshaw house for renovation & sell Lillian Tibbett, Zachary, Paranormal Investigators are part of Paranormal Society. Teen Roe found a secret room to open under the drawer of the dresser. Nick, Roe,& Mona heard piano playing melody. Lillian & the rest are Ghost Hunters. It’s like Scooby Doo gang. The chair is moving, the secret room is open, & the portrait of Ezra’s eyes blink Lillian thinks portrait telling Roe & Nick something & Roe notices windmill on the paper is marked with X. The Enshaw House is haunted if there’s a ghost of Ezra Enshaw lived there at The Enshaw House is creepy & spooky. The next neighbor named Mona has an anxiety issue & her Daughter named Tamera Dilger. Mona had Husband named Lyndon Dilger. Lillian brings Anthony, the Brother of Frank at The Enshaw House. Teen Aurora & Sally saw something like fog in the middle of the night. Jack was outside, Aurora, Sally & Arthur were teenagers at The Enshaw House. Sally thinks it’s haunted. Phillip, Aida, Nick, Sally, Arthur, & Lynn but no Jack at Enshaw House. Sally scared the crap out hers. Aurora isn’t afraid of ghost. Lillian mentions melody is above wedding. Aida, Sally,& Phillip didn’t heard music but Nick & Roe heard it. When Nick & Roe heard music when they woke up & Sally goes with Roe. Nick & Phillip notice portrait of Ezra; if Phillip moves it but someone did. Aurora notices too; someone moves it. so, portrait of Ezra is downstairs but whose move it. Aurora’s parents named Aida & Charles are back together when Charles calls his Ex-Wife; Aida since Aurora & Nick’s Wedding Day." ~Anonymous

🔎 "I really enjoyed the latest Aurora Mystery! Which says a lot because I think they have done way too many of them. It has been a while since they’ve done one this well. Was there a different writer than usual? The mystery was so suspenseful and spooky compared to all the rest. Their was actually more flashback scenes than I expected, which was really nice! Sally is always my favorite character and I’m glad she had her usual “scaredy-cat” response to everything. The part where she was forced to spend the night in the house was so funny! Everyone’s reactions to her believing it’s really a ghost are hilarious! A couple things confused me and annoyed me a little. One, who believes that Lillian is part of a paranormal investigation crew? She’s always scoffed at Aurora and her mysteries. Why is she all of a sudden interested in ghosts? I did, however, like how she was more integrated. She is a funny character that gets overlooked a lot. Second, why was there no mention of their childhood friend Jack after the opening scene? I kept expecting him to show up but he never did. (Spoilers) Thirdly, they didn’t resolve who wrote the message one the mirror the second time. Lastly, they can very slow sometimes. Obviously the drawing she found was a map! Come on! How long does it take you to figure that one out? Overall, this one ranks in the top three for me. Only after the two originals." ~Anonymous

🔎 "Finally found the time to watch Haunted by Murder, quite spooky, but also very good!" -Maria

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Which mystery are you looking forward to seeing? I'm always game for a new Aurora Teagarden movie! I love that Candace's daughter, Natasha, will be starring as a young Aurora in this movie. This should be extra fun!

If you'd like to share your pick or a review once these movies premiere, please leave your thoughts in comments below. Thank you for visiting today!

Happy sleuthing! Net

Candace Cameron Bure & daughter, Natasha, Star Together in NEW "Aurora Teagarden" Movie! 🔎

There is some extra fun news newly released from the next installment of the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' mystery series "Aurora Teagarden!" Candace Cameron Bure (who stars as Aurora Teagarden Miller, the sleuthing librarian) and her real-life daughter, Natasha, are starring together in the all new "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder."

You may recall, Candace and her daughter, Natasha, also starred together in "Switched For Christmas," the Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas movie from 2017 in which Candace portrayed twin sisters who traded places. In that previous Christmas movie, Natasha portrayed Candace's daughter.

Eonline recently released all the details + some great press shots from this upcoming film. Natasha will portray the teenage version of her mother in this all new "Aurora Teagarden" mystery. Plus, the younger actress playing the teen version of Sally Allison, Aurora's bestie, is Lexa Doig's real-life daughter, Mia Shanks.

According to the article at E!, Hallmark has released this story synopsis: "When Aurora Teagarden and her best friend, Sally Allison, were teenagers, they entered the infamous 'haunted' Crenshaw Mansion on a dare and, to their shock, came upon a dead body in a secret room! It's twenty years later, and Aurora's mother, Aida, has bought the Crenshaw Mansion with plans to renovate and sell, dismissing the notion that the house is haunted."

Also, starring in this movie, are Niall Matter as Nick Miller, Marilu Henner as Aida Teagarden, Lexa Doig as Sally Allison, Peter Benson as Arthur Smith, Miranda Frigon as Lynn Smith, Dylan Sloane as Phillip Pifer, Ellie Harvie as Lillian Tibbett, Cole Vigue as Davis Mettle and Julia Benson as Lizzie Allison Rankart.

"Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder" began shooting on November 22, 2021 and wrapped December 11, 2021. Candace shared the picture below on social media with all of her followers with the captioning: "Just wrapped another Aurora Teagarden Mystery. #18 !!!! I can’t believe we started these movies 7 years ago 🤯. I love bringing you family friendly entertainment and can’t wait for you to see this new one! Coming in February on @hallmarkmovie . Follow @aurorateagardenmysteries for more 🔎"

Look for the new "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder" premiere on February 20, 2022 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.


Also, I want to be sure to mention - there are new times for some of the "New Year New Movies" airing in January on the Hallmark Channel - *click here* for details!

Happy sleuthing! Net

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A Little Extra!

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