This Weekend on TV: An Explosive NEW "When Calls the Heart," a Royal Movie Premiere and a Birthday Celebration! SEE HERE:

You can enjoy this weekend - two new movies and a new episode of "When Calls the Heart!" See below what I'm looking forward to watching and be sure to share your picks, too!

Scroll down below for details on these new shows, plus classic movies airing this weekend...



Saturday, March 6, 2021:

Natalie Hall stars in the new Hallmark movie premiere...

Fit for a Prince

Story-line via Hallmark: A promising seamstress designs dresses for a Charity Ball hoping to impress the royal guest. Though the dresses seem destined for disaster, the two still may manage to find their happily ever after.

Fit for a Prince premieres

Saturday, March 6, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Sunday, March 7, 2021:

Make a wish... Ali Cobrin and Jesse Hutch star in...

My Birthday Romance

Story-line via UPtv: Callie Fitzgerald is tired of her family fixing her up and questioning her single status. She is determined to find a pretend boyfriend for her 35th birthday party just so her family will leave her alone. What she didn’t expect was to actually fall for him.

My Birthday Romance premieres

Sunday, March 7, 2021

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

*Update: I added promotional pictures to my post for My Birthday Romance - see here!

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Sunday, March 7, 2021:

When Calls the Heart

Season 8 - Episode 3

Episode 3 - “From the Ashes”

Storyline: A geyser erupts at the oil rig and everyone in Hope Valley drops everything to help. Nathan is summoned for an inquiry by a Mountie from his past and Jesse takes a liking to driving Lee’s motorcycle.

Watch When Calls the Heart

Sunday, March 7, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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More Notable Programming this weekend:

Hallmark Channel-

See Classic Rom-Coms All Weekend Long: Winter in Vail, The Last Bridesmaid, My Best Friend's Bouquet, A New Year's Resolution, It Was Always You, Falling for Vermont, Sweet Autumn and more!


Hallmark Movies & Mysteries-

There's a Cedar Cove TV series marathon on Saturday (Caution - Please Note: not all episodes are family friendly) and on Sunday, it's back to sleuthing with a Mystery Woman Movie Marathon, leading into two Hailey Dean Mystery Movies, starring Kellie Martin.


Hallmark Drama-

See Classic Rom-Coms on Saturday: Home by Spring, Love by the Book, Reading, Writing & Romance and more!

See Classic Hallmark Hall of Fame movies all day Sunday, including Follow the Stars Home starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley.


INSP-

See fascinating adventures and westerns all weekend long, including the great classic movie, The Man from Snowy River.


UPtv-

See Classic Rom-Coms All Weekend Long: Sincerely Yours, Truly, Happily Never After, Late Bloomer, The Seven Year Hitch, The Dating List and more!



Hope you all will have a nice, relaxing weekend. Our weather here in the Midwest is finally warming up, a bit - highs are now in the 40's - 50's (if we're lucky), but the lows at night are still in the 20's. (brrrrrr) That's typical for us in March, so I can't complain. The sun is shining - so it's a beautiful day! I sure hope your weather is pleasant, too. Spring is coming soon!

I'm looking forward this weekend to both new movies and especially, this explosive new episode of When Calls the Heart! Each episode is so intense, it just keeps getting better and better. Last week we were introduced to a new character, Joseph Canfield (played by Viv Leacock from the Hailey Dean mystery series). In this same episode, Lee hurt his back while doing some heavy lifting and Joseph tells Rosemary (Lee's wife) that he will be praying for him. At first, Joseph's comment seems to catch Rosemary off guard, but as she understands his promise, she is taken by this stranger's kindness to pray for her husband and she stops to introduce herself to him. This beautiful, touching moment from the second episode of When Calls the Heart shows us how each of our lives can touch another, in big and small ways. It was wonderful to see this element of faith presented within the story. I'm looking forward this week - when we meet Joseph's entire family, his wife and two children. By the way, the children are actually Viv Leacock's real life daughter, Vienna, and son, Elias. You might recall, Vienna Leacock had a role in the Lacey Chabert Hallmark Christmas movie, Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas, where she played the piano and reconnected with her father. In When Calls the Heart she will portray Angela, a young, blind girl. I'm interested to see how she will fit in and learn with the other children in Hope Valley.

How about you? What are you looking forward to watching over the weekend? Please share in comments below...

Please note: I have not pre-screened the new movies listed above; however, an anonymous commenter did share that they have seen My Birthday Romance, and they reported it to be family friendly... so that's good news! If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please be to sure to share in comments.

Happy watching!

Blessings to you all, Net

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SHARING HIS LOVE:

“We live by faith and not by sight.”

— 2 Corinthians 5:7

*images courtesy: Hallmark Crown Media and UPtv

Fit for a Prince - a Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Natalie Hall and Jonathan Keltz!

This movie is one of those in-between movies that doesn't necessarily fall under a particular season or holiday, so I decided to create a separate page for it. If you'd like to see the upcoming Spring Fling movies - click here.


Fit for a Prince

NEW MOVIE PREMIERE

Premieres: Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 9pm/8c

Starring: Natalie Hall and Jonathan Keltz

Story-line via Hallmark: A promising seamstress designs dresses for a Charity Ball hoping to impress the royal guest. Though the dresses seem destined for disaster, the two still may manage to find their happily ever after.

Reviews:

👑 "Loved “Fit for a Prince” is One of my favorites!! Hallmark movie Fit For A Prince was Awesome! Great Acting from the cast of the movie Fit for a Prince" which was Hallmark's new royalty falls for commoner" ~ Anonymous


👑 "Anonymous, I agree with you! I loved everything about this movie. The chemistry between Natalie & Jonathan was wonderful! Looking forward to watching again tonight." ~kitkat


👑 "Fit for a Prince Although there’s nothing earth-shattering about Fit for a Prince, I was pleasantly surprised at how refreshing the script was. For one, characters within the movie was calling out common tropes in Hallmark movies and fairytales alike. Most of the time, it comes from Virginia. Even though she’s accustomed to an extravagant way of life because of her status, she doesn’t feel that it’s necessary. So, when she meets someone she likes, like Cindy, who isn’t from that world, she welcomes her with open arms and stands up to the bullies in the process." ~Anonymous




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

Since Natalie Hall has already played a princess in "A Winter Princess," it will be interesting to see her portray an ordinary citizen in "Fit for a Prince," who has a brush with royalty. Her co-star, Jonathan Keltz, however, previously portrayed royalty in "Once Upon a Prince."

Blessings, Net

Spring Fling 2021 Movies bloom on the Hallmark Channel!

Spring is right around the corner... ⚘

You can see Natalie Hall (pictured above) in the March movie premiere of "Fit for a Prince." (This is not a Spring Fling movie.) See details here. Look for Ryan Paevey and Cindy Busby (also pictured above) in new Hallmark Spring Fling movies below...


Hallmark Channel
"Spring Fling" New Movies - 2021:


Chasing Waterfalls

SPRING FLING MOVIE

Premieres: Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 9pm/8c

Starring: Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell

Story-line via Hallmark: Photographer Amy travels to a remote lodge to find mythical waterfalls and falls for handsome guide, Mark. They adventure to find the mystic waterfall and discover their true feelings.


Review:

☀"Maybe it was just my mood, but the script for Chasing Waterfalls seemed a bit lacking in depth. Give it a try for yourself, though, because, happily, it was basically family-friendly and had beautiful forest scenery to enjoy! Cindy walking on a rainbow-painted crosswalk during the intro had me wondering if objectionable same-sex content was coming, but there wasn't any of that, thankfully. The only caution for families is at very, very end. It caught my ear when the two leads, who are alone, briefly talk about staying by the waterfall and sharing a tent that night instead of being taken back to the lodge by a helicopter before dark. Most non-Christians would likely assume that doesn't mean just sleeping, and it felt slightly off-key for the Hallmark we're used to." ~Alicia

☀"Chasing Waterfalls. It was cute. I liked it but it's not a keeper for me. Cindy is not one of my top favorite actresses, although I really liked her in the Godwink movie she was in. I like Christopher but the role he played in this movie seems like deja vu. Also, I'm not sure I really felt great chemistry between them. The little girl actress in this movie was great but her character was supposed to be eleven years old yet it felt more like thirteen year old stuff (maybe?). The scenery was absolutely beautiful. Miranda Frigon (Captain Lynn in Aurora Teagarden movies) played another tour guide who had dated Christopher in the past and still wanted to be dating him. She was the best actor in the whole movie even though her part wasn't huge. She also has a beautiful voice and we got to hear her sing a bit along with Christopher, so that was a nice addition.

Overall, it was a family friendly movie until...

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at the very very end when "Mark" finds/rescues "Amy" in the wilderness and radios in for a helicopter to come get them before it gets dark. He mentions that he has one tent in his backpack and she asks if there's "room for two", so he cancels the helicopter and they kiss." ~~Jane

☀"Chasing Waterfalls review - what a fun movie! I loved the romantic chemistry between Amy Atwater (Cindy Busby) and Mark North (Christopher Russell). Their character names really stood out me as being spot on - Amy Atwater photographed waterfalls and Mark North was the tour guide. So clever! Also, since these two (Cindy and Christopher) have worked together before, it was easy to tell they already had a comfortable camaraderie with one another. The outdoor setting of this movie was also stunning - blue skies, tall trees, streams and hikes through the mountains to see the most gorgeous views and waterfalls. One hilarious moment is when Amy, Mark, and his daughter, Kyra, run into a bear on one of their hikes. Instantly Mark and Kyra start banging on things and yelling with their arms and hands stretched up in the air. Amy is shocked, at first, but joins in and the bear leaves. After this, (there is a little bathroom humor) Amy says she just peed her pants. Later on, she tries to say she really didn't, but they all just laugh it off. This movie is delightful and family friendly, but as others mentioned, there is talk of sharing a tent at the end. This also raised my eyebrows, but thankfully nothing is shown beyond that. I really enjoyed Cindy Busby's joyful, lighthearted personality in this and Christopher Russell made the perfect, ruggedly handsome outdoor man tour guide. This is definitely a movie I look forward to watching again!" ~Net


☀"CHASING WATERFALLS It was alright. Honestly, Cindy Busby is not my favorite Hallmark actress. She is hit/miss for me. I've been trying to figure out why I'm not a big fan of her, but I just can't pinpoint it exactly. Also i'm not sure about the chemistry between the leads. It was a little flat. I do like the little girl actress playing as Mark's daughter. Her acting is great but, (Call me old fashioned) i just felt that the romance issues she had should probably be for older age than 11 years old. I have a 10 years old son who is a 3rd grader and I can't imagine him going through these issues soon. This is more middle school ages, in my opinion. Overall, it was an okay movie. I loved the poster and the title and I guess I expected it to be "more" but it didn't quite measure up to my expectation." ~CH Mom






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Don't Go Breaking My Heart
(Previously: Breakup Boot Camp)

SPRING FLING MOVIE

Premieres: Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 9pm/8c

Starring: Italia Ricci and Ryan Paevey

Story-line via Hallmark: Miranda runs a boot camp for the recently broken hearted. She begins to form a connection with new client Ben who is also a reporter, investigating whether her boot camp is a fad or a phenomenon.


Review:

☀"I started watching Don't Go Breaking My Heart. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to continue watching but I just thought I'd stop and share some content that, so far, I wasn't thrilled about. At around the 15 minute mark we meet one of the female participants in the breakup boot camp and she says "I'm scared to be on my own. And I can't move on since I have to see Bethany and her new girlfriend every other week, because of Ruth... we share custody." So, obviously, her character is a lesbian. My guess is that Hallmark won't put anything else about it in the movie since they want to gradually get us all accustomed to accepting it before they start being more bold. But I'm inclined to just hit the delete button on principal, which is a shame because I quite like Ryan and Italia. Also, earlier in the movie Italia's character was interviewing for a new employee and the interviewee was talking about how we all have trauma from our past lives and she thought Italia should incorporate something about past-life regression into her program. She was portrayed as a crazy, nut-job, but I just thought other viewers might want to know about it before watching with young family members." ~Jane




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One Perfect Wedding

SPRING FLING MOVIE

Premieres: Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 9pm/8c

Starring: Taylor Cole, Jack Turner, Rukiya Bernard, Dewshane Williams

Story-line via Hallmark: With Cara (Cole) leaving on an international book tour in two weeks and Ben's (Turner) business expansion keeping him busy, the couple decides they won't let work commitments postpone their nuptials any longer. So, they book the Clara Lake chalet and head back to where their romance began for a small, intimate wedding with friends and family... just 10 days away. With the help of their best friends Megan (Bernard) and Sean (Williams), Cara and Ben feel nothing can stop them from having the perfect wedding.

Review:

☀"One Perfect Wedding – Family friendly. It was nice to FINALLY see the third movie in this series, which I'm guessing is the final chapter we'll see in this love story. There had been rumors this movie was coming for a while now, but time after time, it seemed to be delayed. I’m sure they wanted to work it out so it would also be a Winter movie, like the original two, but they must’ve settled for Spring, even though the movie still looked like Winter with all of the snow. Cara (Taylor Cole) and Ben (Jack Turner) lead busy lives, but they are ready to finally say I do and be married, even if neither have time to plan a wedding, which is mostly left to Cara’s friend, Megan (Rukiya Bernard). Ben’s best friend Sean (Dewshane Williams) is working as a doctor overseas; they speak to him remotely over an IPad throughout the entire movie. I was hoping he might appear somehow at the end, but it never happened. At one point, Cara wasn’t sure if she could trust Ben, there was a mix up with the bride gown and maid of honor dress, and a massive snowfall kept the caterers, DJ, etc… from being able to make it - so it definitely wasn’t perfect in theory, but it was a perfect wedding day after all for the couple. The most interesting part of the story was a mystery romance from the past with the owners of the Clara Lake chalet. Cara is determined to unravel their story and write about it for her next book. If you’ve seen the first two movies, One Winter Weekend and One Winter Proposal, you’ll most likely want to complete the story and see One Perfect Wedding." ~Net




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As Luck Would Have It

SPRING FLING MOVIE

Premieres: Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 9pm/8c

Starring: JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Allen Leech

Story-line via Hallmark: Lindsey (Swisher) travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort. She decides to enter the town's world-renowned matchmaking festival to prove her investment in the community and win over a handsome local (Leech). Filmed on location in Ireland.

Reviews:

☀"As Luck Would Have It. Loved this movie!!!! Keeper; and will buy the dvd someday. Family friendly. One note: if anyone dvr'd the first airing on Saturday, 4/10/21 at 9pm, be warned that the dvr might cut off the very end of the movie so you miss the ending kiss (well, I'm assuming a happily-ever-after kiss is what happened right after the dvr cut off!!). Same thing happened with some of the Christmas movies last year (I remember having to re-record Picture a Perfect Christmas in 2019 because it went over the allotted 2hr&56minutes). I loved this Irish movie, so I'm going to dvr the next repeat showing on either 4/13 or 4/18 and, hopefully, that will get me the full movie with ending." ~~Jane


☀"AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT Oh I loved this one. What a charming movie with a marvelous location. It's funny and entertaining, has a little bit of history and culture, with really sweet romance. This is my first time seeing the 2 leads in Hallmark movie, but they grew on me. Love it and will watch it again!" ~CH Mom





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Right in Front of Me

SPRING FLING MOVIE

Premieres: Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 9pm/8c

Starring: Janel Parrish and Marco Grazzini

Story-line via Hallmark: Carly (Parrish) gets a second chance at romance with her college crush but isn't sure how to impress him until her new friend Nick (Grazzini) starts giving her advice. Soon she learns who the right man for her really is.

Reviews:

☀ "Right in Front of Me--family friendly! I enjoyed the movie and thought the leads were adorable together." :-) ~Alicia

☀ "Really enjoyed this movie, one of the best this year and I think this was because the pairing of Janel Parrish and Marco Grazzini was enchanting, they were so perfect for each other. I was pleased to see Janel because while I enjoyed her performance in Holly And Ivy the movie was a bit fraught with the emphasis not fully on the romance. Marco Grazzini has been a secondary character in a number of Hallmark movies and to be honest I can't say I particularly remember him. He did star in a Lifetime movie Lonestar Christmas in 2020 but since the plot is a stryline which I personally don't like it was one of the few we didn't watch during the Season. He certainly came up trumps here. You could really feel the connection between the two leads and enjoy the deepening feelings growing between them and Carly become self-confident. The secondary cast were excellent as well and for regular viewers it was lovely to see several faces from previous Hallmark outings. I felt there was a lot of time wasted at the start that had no bearing on the main thrust of the movie and I was a bit puzzled at the end at the amount of time they had been apart without Nick in particular making any attempt to contact Carly. But the actual ending was lovely and it seems a long time since I've said Awwww! at the end. A really lovely movie and decidedly family friendly." ~Anonymous

☀ "RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME I love that the story is incorporating Marco Grazzini's real ethnicity as half Filipino. I would never imagined the Filipino culture to appear in the dishes cooked on this movie. Being originally from South East Asian myself, it was such a delight! I loved the progression of the relationship between Marco's character and Janelle's character. The starting of the movie was a bit slow and I was actually unsure of where it was going, but it was a fun, easy watch, and the ending was lovely." ~CH Mom

☀ "I agree with everyone else, Right in Front of Me was a super cute movie. And family friendly." ~~Jane



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Please note: Be sure to check out reviews for the movies above. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments.

"Chasing Waterfalls" was such an enchanting movie! Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell starred together in this Spring Fling movie; they were also delightful together in last year's movie premiere, "Love in the Forecast." 

Which of these new movies did you like best? Please share in comments below...

Blessings! Net