HALLMARK CHANNEL'S *CHRISTMAS IN JULY* SCHEDULE - Who Wants to Fast-Forward to Christmas? #PeaceOnEarth #GoodWillTowardMen *Also, Hallmark's Christmas Movies This Week - SEE HERE:

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Typically, I never want to wish time away. Instead, I always want to do my best to enjoy every precious minute, but lately the idea of skipping a few days so we get a little closer to the Christmas season, where peace and love for our fellow man usually abounds, sounds increasingly appealing.

Hallmark's Christmas Keepsake Event is coming on the Hallmark Channel in July! The Christmas Movies will air 24/7, so get ready to Jingle Around the Clock on the Hallmark Channel beginning Friday, July 10th! I've added the Christmas Movies to the Christmas TV Schedule - so take a look and check out when all of your favorites will be airing, including: "The Nine Lives of Christmas," "Christmas Under the Stars," "Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses," "Christmas Town," and More!!!

I love the joy and comfort these Christmas movies bring! This week, as I am watching Hallmark's three Christmas movies, I am going to absorb myself for 2 hours (at a time, each night) into the merriment of the season, and while doing so - I will be praying for that same kind of serenity and soothing tranquility to once again return to our country. I hope many of you in this "It's a Wonderful Movie" family will join me.

The first movie airing this week is the classic Hallmark Christmas movie, "All I Want for Christmas" and I think I can safely say - what we want for Christmas and everyday is peace, and a return back to normalcy. That's all we want. Am I right?

I hope things will be calming down this week and we can all relax and enjoy these Hallmark holiday movies...

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Hallmark Drama's
"Home for the Holidays"
Wednesday Theater
classic Christmas movie feature is...
"All I Want for Christmas"
on Wednesday, June 3rd at 9pm/8c..

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: A nine-year-old boy enters a corporate-sponsored contest in which entrants are asked for their greatest Christmas wish. Unbeknownst to his widowed mother he asks the contest organizers to help her find a new husband.

*All I Want for Christmas is available on DVD and Prime Video.

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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
"Miracles of Christmas"
Thursday Theater
classic Christmas movie feature is
"Holiday for Heroes"
on Thursday, June 4th at 9pm/8c.

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Audrey and First Sergeant Matt have been writing each other since last Christmas, when her brother Devin shared some fresh roasted coffee from the care package she’d sent. When Matt unexpectedly shows up in her small-town coffee shop, Audrey is delighted to see him. Soon, Matt helps Audrey with the annual Holiday for Heroes event, which honors local service members. As they work to save this important event from being cancelled, will the spirit of the season bring Matt and Audrey’s love beyond their letters?

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Hallmark Channel's
"Countdown to Christmas"
Friday Theater
classic Christmas movie feature is
"Road to Christmas"
on Friday, June 5th at 8pm/7c.

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Los Angeles television producer Maggie Baker unwittingly falls for Danny Wise, the son and former producer of his mother’s popular annual Christmas special “Julia Wise Lifestyle.” When Maggie’s secret plan to reunite Danny and his two brothers with Julia during the live broadcast in Vermont goes awry, Maggie is reminded that above all, it is the love for family and friends that makes the merriest of Christmas.

*Road to Christmas is available on DVD and Prime Video.

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I hope you enjoy all three Christmas movies - airing on all three Hallmark networks!

My Christmas Movie Pick of the Week:

I'm planning to enjoy all three!

"All I Want for Christmas" is one of the first, really special classic Hallmark Christmas movies from 2009! I've enjoyed watching this movie over and over through the years. Gail O'Grady is wonderful in this role as the Mother who finds herself unexpectedly looking for love during the holiday season after her adorable son wins a contest and sets her up on numerous dates.

Then, on Thursday night there's the patriotic movie, "Holiday for Heroes" starring Marc Blucas and Melissa Claire Egan, which honors our courageous military. This movie means so much, especially right now, as each day we appreciate even fuller the hard work of all of our heroes - who each day and night, defend all of our freedoms and our way of life.

On Friday night, it's a fun trip, as Jessy Schram and Chad Michael Murray fall in love in the "Road to Christmas." Sometimes, it's nice to watch a lighthearted movie that makes us feel good inside. I'm particularly fond of these two actors, so I'm also looking forward to seeing Jessy's new Hallmark movie this weekend, "Country at Heart."

Do YOU have a special TOP Christmas Movie Pick of the week? If so, please share in comments below...

Also, be sure to check my Christmas TV Schedule for even more Christmas movies airing in June AND CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

Be safe and take care, everyone...

Blessings to You All, Net

Which Hallmark "WINTERFEST" Movie - Warmed Your Heart? #YourTake

"Love on Ice," "A Royal Winter,"

and "The Birthday Wish"
What did you like BEST - about WINTERFEST?

At the start of this new year, right after Christmas, Hallmark premiered THREE NEW MOVIES as part of Hallmark Channel's *WINTERFEST*!

Please share "YOUR TAKE" on this recent block of Original TV movies in comments below by answering these Two Questions...


1. Which "WINTERFEST" movie did you like/love the most?

2. Which "WINTERFEST" movie poster (above) do you like best?


Looking forward to hearing all your responses!!! Feel free to share your thoughts on all the *WINTERFEST* movies!!!


(*Please note: Any comment that contains language or is demeaning to the actors intelligence, weight, or their overall appearance, etc... will not be published. If you didn't like a particular movie or the story, it's fine to share that. But, mostly, let's try to keep this positive of what we liked best about "WINTERFEST"! Thank you!)

Love on Ice - a Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Andrew W. Walker, Julie Berman & Gail O'Grady!

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Love on Ice

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: January 7, 2017

CAST:

Julie Berman ... Emily James
Andrew W. Walker ... Spencer Patterson
Linda Kash ... Hildy Perdy
Anna Golja ... Nikki Lee
Gail O’Grady ... Mia Lee
Kate Drummond ... Leslie Adams
Neil Crone ... Dave
Ipsita Paul ... Lindsay Tuttle
Laura Miyata ... Cate Hughes
Jim Watson ... Mark Flynn
Sarah Murphy-Dyson ... Sasha

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: Emily James (Julie Berman), a former Olympic figure skating hopeful who walked away from it all, now waits tables and teaches young kids to skate at the local rink. When former student Nikki (Anna Golja) begins training for Midwest Regionals with energetic (and handsome) coach Spencer Patterson (Andrew W. Walker), Emily begins to wonder 'What if...?' when Spencer suggests Emily still has what it takes. Once Nikki's domineering mom Mia (Gail O'Grady) gets wind of Emily's intention to also compete at Regionals, Emily must prove to herself that life is about taking a chance: at the comeback of a lifetime, and at love.


Movie Review:

Coming...


See or Skip:

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Photo Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Shane Mahood

New Mother's Day Movies on the Hallmark Channel and UP!

Just The Way You Are

starring Candace Cameron Bure.

 

Storyline-

via Hallmark: When a professional matchmaker's own marriage loses its spark, she seeks to recharge the relationship by asking her husband out on a blind date. As Mothers Day approaches and their romance starts to rekindle, she wonders if her career-driven husband will finally learn to put his family's needs before his job.

 

Hallmark Channel, Saturday May 9, 2015 @ 9PM/8c.

 

 *Visit my Just The Way You Are page for more Pictures!, Details!, and More!

 

Mothers of the Bride

starring Gail O'Grady.

 

 

Storyline-

via UP: When a young woman, adopted at birth, gets engaged, she decides this might be a good time to meet her birth mother. Her adopted mother, so excited to plan her daughter's wedding is supportive...until she meets the birth mother who is a hugely successful event planner!

 

UP, Sunday May 10, 2015 @ 7PM/6c.

*Visit my Mothers of the Bride page for more Pictures!, Details!, and More!

 

 

I hope you all have

a Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

 

 

MOTHER's DAY Movies... All Weekend Long... Leading up to 2 New Movies with Candace Cameron Bure and Gail O'Grady!

I thought it would be nice to list some of the special movies airing this weekend, in honor of Mothers Day, this Sunday...

 

Mother's Day Movie Schedule:

May 8, 2015 Friday

Murder She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Mystery ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 11 AM *Encore
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Murder She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Mystery ... Hallmark Movies & Mysteries ... 9 PM *Encore
Love By Design ... UP ... 9 PM *Encore
Love By Design ... UP ... 11 PM *Encore


May 9, 2015 Saturday

A Lesson in Romance ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
In My Dreams ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Mom's Day Away ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
The Nanny Express ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
A Novel Romance ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
I Remember Mama ... TCM ... 8 PM *Classic
Just the Way You Are ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *Premiere


May 10, 2015 Sunday

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Bachelor Mother ... TCM ... 6 AM
Back to You & Me ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
My Mother's Future Husband ... UP ... 12:30 PM
Just the Way You Are ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM *Encore
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain ... INSP ... 1 PM
A Novel Romance ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel ... INSP ... 3 PM
Jane Eyre ... Ovation ... 3 PM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Love By Design ... UP ... 5 PM *Encore
Mothers of the Bride ... UP ... 7 PM *Premiere
A Ring by Spring ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Pride & Prejudice ... Ovation ... 3 PM
Just the Way You Are ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *Encore
Mothers of the Bride ... UP ... 9 PM *Encore
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain ... INSP ... 10 PM
Parental Guidance ... FX ... 10:30 PM
Mothers of the Bride ... UP ... 11 PM *Encore
The Bouquet ... INSP ... 12 AM
The Wedding Chapel ... UP ... 1 AM


As I conclude this Mother's Day post, I want to say a Very "Happy Mothers Day" to my Precious Momma! She & Daddy have given me the moon and back and I am forever grateful to be their daughter. Their love and devotion is a gift from God everyday, a reflection of His love for all His children! God Bless You, Momma... you are Everything to me!!!... I LOVE YOU with All my HEART!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

"Mothers of the Bride" - an UP Premiere Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Mothers of the Bride

Network: UP

Original Air Date: May 10, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

CAST:

Gail O’Grady
Betsy Brandt
Daniela Bobadilla
Julie Brown
Roy Werner

 

PLOT:

via UP: When a young woman, adopted at birth, gets engaged, she decides this might be a good time to meet her birth mother. Her adopted mother, so excited to plan her daughter's wedding is supportive...until she meets the birth mother who is a hugely successful event planner!

Movie Review:

Coming...


See or Skip:

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Interview: Take a Trip back to the "Old West" with Hallmark Movie SHADOW ON THE MESA writer Lee Martin

I am honored to share with you today- my interview with writer Lee Martin, who is the screenwriter behind the very successful Hallmark Movie Channel film SHADOW ON THE MESA, starring Wes Brown and Kevin Sorbo.

Exactly one week ago, today, her new novel SHADOW ON THE MESA, based on the characters from the film, was released at Amazon, and other book stores.

I wanted to share this wonderful news with all of you and my exclusive interview (below) with writer Lee Martin.

SHADOW ON THE MESA is the story of stoic bounty hunter Wes Rawlins (Wes Brown) who sets out to find the outlaws who murdered his mother and uncovers deceptive family secrets he never expected. (via: Hallmark)

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Interview with

Writer Lee Martin

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1. First of all, please share with us how ‘Shadow on the Mesa’ became a Hallmark Movie…

SHADOW ON THE MESA began as an unpublished novel. When I started writing screenplays, I used it as the basis for one of my scripts. It was on the site for a year before this producer saw my Westerns on InkTip and contacted me. They read quite a few of my Westerns scripts before settling on this story. They could not have been nicer.

It took six years to get it made after several renewed options, two times being dropped, and new personnel going for it. As usual, it was rewritten often to please Hallmark, which licenses the movie for showings. The producer still owns it.

It was filmed in 2012, premiered in 2013, and went on DVD late 2013. In the meantime, I rewrote the novel, which is now out in hard cover. The novel fills in the story and has 3 romances. It's already on AMAZON.

Shadow on the Mesa

2. How thrilled were you, when you heard Wes Brown, Kevin Sorbo, Gail O’Grady, Meredith Baxter, Greg Evigan, and Andrew Lawrence would portray the main characters? That is a pretty amazing cast!


The producer says they have good luck with good actors because these actors like working close to home and seeing their families at night.

We had a day on the set in February, 2012 for one day of filming, which was great because writers are not usually welcome on set. My producer, by then a V.P., arranged it. Being female made it worse because when we arrived on set, they all thought my boyfriend Jim was Lee Martin. It was very funny because the crusty director and producer were greatly surprised (women cannot write Westerns, after all!), but I loved them both.

We met Kevin Sorbo, who was very gracious and tall. Wes Brown is also very tall and gracious. Gail O'Grady is sweet and not a bit tall. We met most of the actors while cooling off in the barn. Jim was fascinated by the "dead guys", young actors who go out and lie down after the action to take the place of the stunt men/actors. especially since one had a Masters from Harvard. Greg Evigan is, I understand, a musician and dancer, which probably is why in the scene in the barn he could spin around so fast to fire. All of the actors were terrific to watch.

We also had a tour of their prop warehouse, the largest in the world. It's amazing what's in that place.

writer Lee Martin

3. What inspires you to write your stories and characters, in the “old west”?

I write mostly Westerns because I grew up on cattle ranches. My brothers rodeoed. My sister and I followed them around. I got in the arena and took photos in the beginning. I drew them in pin and ink and sold them to the riders and ropers, but after a time, it was not allowed.

I started writing in the third grade and never stopped. I sold 42 Western short stories before turning to novels, after which I sold 17. After the movie, I sold my SHADOW ON THE MESA novel to make 18.

From the beginning, I used my middle name Lee because no one wanted to read an action Western written by a woman. It has served me well. Cowboys, especially, think only men can write a good traditional Western.

I love Westerns, not only because I grew up in that world, but because it's the best place to be. I live in the characters. The good guys win and get the girl. Everything comes out the way we wish the whole world could be. Westerns are also an American original.

Plus, the lead character was named for Wesley, a brother we lost when he was ten. It added something to my feelings while writing it.

 

4. Are there any talks of a sequel for Shadow on the Mesa? (Fans are hoping!)

Shadow on the Mesa
novel

I know fans are asking for a sequel. The producer has to request it and won't read any offered sequels without that request.

But I hope they read the novel because it has 3 romances and brings the families together. And of course, I hope it someday leads to a remake.



5. What do you hope viewers will take away from watching or reading your story, ‘Shadow on the Mesa’?

I hope readers just feel good in their hearts after reading the novel SHADOW ON THE MESA. In the novel, Rosalie is an Irish orphan, unrelated to Wes' family and ropes the wary hero in the end. There's a surprise romance for the widowed Ray Eastman and the beginning of one for Chuck. It all comes out the way we want life to be.

As we end this interview, and ride off into the sunset... I wish to say a very special Thank You to Lee, for doing this interview today with me.

I hope many of you have enjoyed reading Lee's insight into the world of westerns and movie-making!

For more information on Lee Martin, and her writings, be sure to visit her website:
http://www.leemartin-screenwriter.com/

You can read my Movie Review of SHADOW ON THE MESA, here.

You can order SHADOW ON THE MESA on DVD, or the new Novel via Hard Cover or Kindle Edition, at Amazon.


Lee also shared with me she is very grateful to God for the miracle of making SHADOW ON THE MESA. In turn, let me say... we are all blessed by her and her work, which exemplifies the true old west spirit of hard work, dedication to family, and American patriotism.

Visit "Cedar Cove" at Christmastime, go on a "Mystery Cruise", and take a walk through "Paradise" ... all this Weekend!

Cedar Cove's first Christmas Episode

will premiere October 5th, 2013

Saturday Night at 8 PM.

(With repeat airings at 11 PM and again on Sunday night.)

Starring Andie MacDowell as Judge Olivia Lockhart

and Dylan Neal as Jack Griffith.

As the holidays approach, Olivia is dead set on going to Philly to win Jack back, only to find out he is ... (click here to read more!)

If you are in the mood for a little Mystery...

then turn your channel to the Hallmark Movie Channel

at 9 PM on October 5th, Saturday night (after Cedar Cove!)

for The Mystery Cruise.

Starring Gail O’Grady as Alvirah Meehan, an amateur sleuth

and her best friend, Regan Reilly, a private investigator,

portrayed by Michelle Harrison.

The Paradise
will premiere Sunday night on PBS

This one, like Cedar Cove, is also not a movie, but a drama series...

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via press release:

Discover the Victorian splendor of a British department store in

The Paradise,

premiering Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, 9pm ET, on MASTERPIECE.

Please check your local PBS station for times airing!

Series will run from October 6th through November 17th!

*Please Note: These Movies and TV series are New. I have not previously viewed them. Please check ratings and use your own discretion before viewing with your family and young children.

I hope you all have a Wonderful Weekend...

if you have a chance to see any of these shows -

please stop by and let us know how you liked it!

Set Sail with Hallmark Movie Channel in... "The Mystery Cruise"

MOVIE REVIEW

The Mystery Cruise

Network: Hallmark Movie Channel

Original Air Date: October 5, 2013

"The Mystery Cruise" is available to *STREAM HERE*!

*Based on the book “The Santa Cruise” by New York Times bestselling authors, Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark.

CAST:

Gail O’Grady ... Alvirah Meehan
Michelle Harrison ... Regan Reilly
Colleen Winton ... Nora Reilly


PLOT:

via Hallmark:

“The Mystery Cruise” centers on best friends and impending partners, Alvirah Meehan (O’Grady), a lottery winner turned amateur sleuth and Regan Reilly (Harrison), a private investigator. After the two heroines rescue the diamond-collared pooch of a wealthy socialite (played by Carol Higgins Clark), they set off with their spouses to join Regan’s mom, Nora Reilly (Colleen Winton, “The 4400”), a world famous mystery writer, on a luxurious three day cruise around the San Juan Island off the coast of Washington, the setting for a mystery game created to promote the release of Nora’s latest book. As the boat calmly sets sail, everyone is enjoying getting into character, especially Alvirah, who may or may not be the “murderess” in the mystery game. But troubled waters lie ahead when Alvirah gets a hunch that a real killer may be on board and together with Regan the pair teams up to take the killer down.

Back on the mainland, Alvirah and Regan hang out their shingle in their fabulous Manhattan office to continue their sleuthing and crime fighting ways!

Mystery Cruise stars Gail O'Grady
image via : Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks

Movie Review:

When a murder mystery games turns into real murder during their "leisurely" cruise, best friends Alvirah Meehan and Regan Reilly determine they must solve this case. To complicate matters more, each person aboard the ship is portraying a different costumed character in the mystery game challenge. Everyone on the ship becomes suspect - from bow to stern! The question is... how rocky will the waters become?

"The Mystery Cruise" is full of intrigue, and it's funny, too! Can Alvirah and Regan somehow work together and solve this mystery before someone is thrown overboard? You'll have to watch and see!


See or Skip:

This is a fun mystery, but please note... it is a murder mystery, so it may not be suitable for young viewers.

Otherwise, I think most Hallmark mystery watchers would enjoy this one! Definitely one to "sea"!

"The Mystery Cruise" is available to *STREAM HERE*!



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