Hallmark Channel's Royal Movies Rule this Weekend!

Saturday May 19, 2018:

Pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy an all new Hallmark "Royal" Movie...

Royally Ever After

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Storyline via Hallmark: Sara’s dream of finding the perfect mate is realized when boyfriend Daniel proposes marriage, but there is one tiny hitch. It turns out he is the real-life prince of a small European monarchy, and his marriage requires the approval of his royal parents. Commoner Sara will have to do more than... Click Here to Read More...

Before the Premiere of Royally Ever After, immerse yourself into the day long marathon of Hallmark Channel Royal Movies...

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Hallmark Channel's Royal Movie Marathon:

6:30 a.m. A Royal Winter

8:30 a.m. My Summer Prince

10:30 a.m. Dater’s Handbook

12:30 p.m. Ever After: A Cinderella Story

3 p.m. Royal Hearts

5 p.m. Once Upon a Prince

7 p.m. Royal Matchmaker

9 p.m. Royally Ever After

11 p.m. June Weddings Preview Special

See the Premiere of Royally Ever After

Saturday May 19, 2018

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

Following the premiere of Royally Ever After, be sure to say I do to the...

June Weddings Preview Special

hosted by Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith

An exclusive Sneak Peek at the Hallmark Channel's June Weddings Original Premieres!

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via Hallmark: During the half-hour special, Hutton and Smith will share with viewers exclusive clips from June Weddings movies, starting with "Marrying Mr. Darcy" starring Cindy Busby ("Royal Hearts," "Date My Dad") and Ryan Paevey ("General Hospital"), premiering Saturday, June 2 (9:00 pm ET/PT), which is the follow-up to 2016's popular "Unleashing Mr. Darcy." Next up is "The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells," a follow-up to last year's "The Perfect Bride" starring Hutton and Smith and premiering Saturday, June 9 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT). Becca Tobin ("Glee") and Niall Matter ("When Calls the Heart") star in "Love at First Dance" premiering Saturday, June 16 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT) and Jack Wagner ("General Hospital") and Josie Bissett ("Melrose Place," "The Secret Life of the American Teenager") are joined by Andrew Walker and Merritt Patterson in "Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New" premiering Saturday, June 23 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT).

See the June Weddings Preview Special

hosted by Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith

Saturday May 19, 2018

at 11pm/10c. on the Hallmark Channel

Sunday May 20, 2018:

Little Women - Part 2&3
PBS Masterpiece

The March sisters in PBS Masterpiece Little Women - Image Credit: Patrick Redmond

Episode 2 of 3, via BBC:

As Marmee waits by her husband's sickbed in the army hospital, the March sisters must learn to cope without their parents. Meg is shocked and embarrassed to hear rumours circulating in society that Marmee is trying to marry her off to Laurie, and after an incident at Amy's school, Jo must take charge whilst trying to balance her family responsibilities and her writing. Beth helps a poor German immigrant family suffering from scarlet fever, but her life is thrown into danger as she also falls ill, and Amy is sent away to take over as Aunt March's companion. One evening, Laurie tries to share his feelings with a distraught Jo, but she rebuffs his advances.

On Marmee's return, relief sweeps over the family as they prepare for Christmas. Jo also receives promising news regarding her writing. Meanwhile, John Brooke prepares to join the army and declares his love to the unsuspecting Meg. Aunt March's sharp disapproval puts Meg's feelings into perspective and she accepts his proposal of marriage. The family holds a joyous ceremony upon John's return, but at the wedding Jo grows anxious when she notices that Beth is still weak and Laurie still holds out hope for their future as a couple.

PBS Masterpiece Little Women - Credit: Patrick Redmond

Episode 3 of 3, via BBC:

A year has passed and the March family welcomes Meg's twins, yet Marmee and Jo are anxious as Beth's health and spirits flag. Aunt Carrol arrives with the opportunity for Jo to accompany her daughter on a tour of Europe, but dismayed by Jo's wild spirit, chooses the more refined Amy as a companion.

Devastated, Jo flees to New York to become a governess and pursue her writing career. There she meets the kind-hearted Professor Bhaer, who challenges her to write more honestly. Upon hearing that Beth is still in decline, and believing she knows the cause, Jo returns to treat her to a seaside holiday. Before they leave, Laurie declares his love for Jo, and after another rejection is taken to Europe by his grandfather to cure his heartbreak.

Back home, the March family gathers as they are faced with devastating news. With new responsibilities, Jo is consumed by grief and frustration, only alleviated through writing. She pens a heartfelt poem, which is publicly well-received and reaches Bhaer in New York. In Europe, Laurie and Amy reunite and grow close, their friendship blossoming into love. They return home to greet the March's with unexpected news. Touched by Jo's poem, Bhaer makes a surprise visit to the March house.

Watch Little Women - Part 2&3
PBS Masterpiece

Sunday May 20, 2018

*Check your local PBS station for times.

May you all have a lovely weekend!

If a man's home is his castle, than I hope you all enjoy a relaxing weekend in yours!

Much Love & Many Blessings to all of my dear
"It's a Wonderful Movie" family & friends! Net

Movies, Marathons, & Miniseries... More to Love this Mother's Day Weekend!

A blessed, Happy Mother's Day weekend to you all! There may not be any new movies airing on the Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries this weekend, but you will still find many wonderful movies playing from the Hallmark library of films, plus UP has the cable premiere of "Miracles from Heaven," and a new 3 part mini-series begins on PBS, as Masterpiece Theater presents the classic tale, "Little Women."

PBS Masterpiece Little Women - Credit: Patrick Redmond

Actress Angela Lansbury ("Murder She Wrote") will also star in the "Little Women" mini-series on PBS, along with Emily Watson, Michael Gambon, Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, and Annes Elwy. In the first hour - Part 1, premiering Sunday night on Mother's Day, the March sisters prepare for Christmas! Details below...


Saturday March 12, 2018:

Notable movies airing today include...

"Love Comes Softly" Movie Marathon on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries all throughout the day! Take a trip back to the pioneer days...

If you are curious about the chronological order of the "Love Comes Softly" films and DVD availability, see my guide here.

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The Hallmark Channel will be playing films from their movie library, such as: "Date with Love," "One Winter Weekend," "All Things Valentine," "October Kiss," "Moonlight in Vermont," and their newest Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, "The Beach House."

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Sunday March 13, 2018:

Notable movies airing today include...

A marathon of classic movies will air on TCM throughout the day - all about Mothers... from Ginger Rogers as "Bachelor Mother" to Irenne Dunne in "I Remember Mama" and more...

Image via: TCM

More Hallmark movies we love are playing today on the Hallmark Channel... "Perfect on Paper," "Frozen in Love," "The Parent Trap" (1998), "The Nanny Express," "My Secret Valentine," and "Falling for Vermont."

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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will have a Jane Doe Mystery Movie Marathon on Sunday, leading up to the latest premiere of "Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder," starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Wendie Malick, as Daughter and Mother, who work together as attorneys.

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UP will have the cable premiere of the film...

"Miracles from Heaven"

image: Columbia Pictures / Affirm Films

Storyline: After a young girl is diagnosed with a rare disorder, her parents are distraught, but everything changes in an instant when the girl survives a terrible fall, and doctors are baffled when she begins showing signs of recovery from her condition.

See Miracles from Heaven

Sunday March 13, 2018

at 7pm/6c. on UP!

Also premiering Sunday night...

Little Women

Part 1 - Masterpiece Theater

Storyline - Episode 1 of 3, via BBC:
Christmas, 1861. The March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - and their mother Marmee prepare for Christmas without presents and without their father, a Union army chaplain away at war. Learning to appreciate the smaller things in life, the sisters strike up a friendship with their charming new neighbour Laurie and his tutor John Brooke.

After the holiday, Meg and Jo return to work in order to provide for the family. In the new year, Amy and Jo clash over an invitation to the theatre and a rash act of revenge, but a life-threatening event encourages them to put their differences aside.

During the summer Beth struggles to overcome social anxiety and Meg grows closer to John. As autumn of 1862 sets in, the family receives the terrible news that Mr March has been taken ill in an army hospital in Washington DC. The girls anxiously await news of their father's fate as Marmee, accompanied by John, rushes to his side.

See Part 1 of Little Women

Sunday March 13, 2018 on PBS

Check your local station for timing

I pray a very Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mother's ~ who visit here!

For those of you who are spending this Mother's day with your Mother, I hope you will truly cherish this special time. I will be spending the day with my sweet, incredibly giving Momma, my dear Grandma, and all of my wonderful family! What a blessing!

For those of you whose Mothers or Grandmothers will not be with you, I pray you will recall many precious memories... and those moments bring you peace and joy.
"Precious memories... how they linger..."

Blessings to You All~
this Mother's Day Weekend
and Always, Net

“Her children rise up and call her blessed.”

~ Proverbs 31: 28

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PBS Masterpiece to recreate Little Women in 3 Part Production

Since Louisa May Alcott first wrote the beloved tale Little Women, published in 1868, about four spirited young women, the March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and their Mother who endured life on the home-front during America's Civil War, it has been cherished by many and re-created in countless ways. There have been plays given on stage and Little Women has been filmed on screen in stories nearly straight from Alcott's fountain pen, as well as re-creations made with modern spins! From silent film, Broadway plays, school productions, musicals, television series, theater movies, and so on...

all images via: PBS

Since the Spring, there was news that PBS would be recreating this story and recently PBS re-confirmed this news, with full casting details at their TCA event!

PBS will now venture to re-create the timeless masterpiece of Little Women- as their own, for their weekly Masterpiece Television Series! News on who will officially star in this miniseries has been revealed via a PBS Press Release...

The cast includes...

*Angela Lansbury (of "Murder, She Wrote," which airs nightly on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) will play Aunt March, the girls' wealthy relative.

*Michael Gambon will appear as the family’s neighbor, Mr. Laurence.

*Jonah Hauer-King will portray Mr. Laurence's grandson Laurie,

*Emily Watson will play Marmee March, the girls' mother.

The March Sisters will be portrayed by ...

Willa Fitzgerald will play the eldest daughter Meg,

Maya Hawke takes the role of willful and adventurous Jo,

Annes Elwy will play shy, sweet Beth,

and Kathryn Newton will portray the role of the youngest sister Amy.


According to PBS's press release, "the Little Women three-part drama (consisting of three hours) will be scripted by Heidi Thomas, well-known to PBS audiences for her acclaimed adaptations of Call the Midwife and Cranford."


My hope.... Typically, the Little Women movies progress over a period of time, which includes Christmas - so there's a good possibility this one might also include the Holiday Season! (We shall see!)


Little Women is filming in Ireland, and is coming to TV - to your local PBS station in 2018! Stay tuned for further details!!!

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Little Women Paperback /

Little Women Special Edition Collector's DVD -
with Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Mary Wickes, Gabriel Byrne, Eric Stoltz, Christian Bale, Trini Alvarado, Claire Danes, and Kristen Dunst! /

Little Women - Classic Movie on DVD
with June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh!

Another Christmas Movie Night in March on TCM!

TCM will play 2 Christmas Movies back-to-back
on Wednesday - March 26, 2014

as a tribute to Actress Mary Astor, who is TCM's Star of the Month!

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, the classic version with June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, and Mary Astor, will air at 8/7c.

Meet Me in St. Louis, the classic Christmas Musical starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, and Mary Astor, will air at 10:15/9:15c.

Both of these films are Family-Favorite, Timeless Christmas Movie gems, from a bygone era. I hope you and your family will "Meet Me in" front of the TV and enjoy this special "Christmas" movie night on TCM!

The March Sisters - Lifetime Christmas Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

The March Sisters at Christmas

Also Known As: The March Sisters

Network: Lifetime

Original Air Date: November 24, 2012

CAST:

Julie Marie Berman ... Jo March
Kaitlin Doubleday ... Meg March
Melissa Farman ... Beth March
Molly Kunz ... Amy March
Justin Bruening ... Teddy Lawrence
John Shea ... Mr. Lawrence
Charlie Hofheimer ... John Brooke
Melissa Farman ... Beth March
Mark Famiglietti ... Marcus Bhaer
Georgia Lyman ... Dolores
Nick Apostolides ... Dan Sloan
Robert Walsh ... Robert March
Paula Plum ... Margaret March
Kevin G. Cox ... Lone Ranger
Mark Ajemian ... Bartender
Joe Corazzini ... Paolo


PLOT:

This is a contemporary take of the timeless novel, Little Women. We follow the sisters (Kaitlin Doubleday, Melissa Farman and Molly Kunz) as they fight to save their family home, Orchard House, and search for love during Christmas time.

Movie Review:

Coming...


See or Skip:

Coming...

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*Images via: Lifetime

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

MOVIE REVIEW

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving:
a Hallmark Channel Holiday Movie.



CAST:

Jacqueline Bisset ... Isabella
Helene Joy ... Mary
Tatiana Maslany ... Tilly
Vivien Endicott-Douglas ... Prudence
Gage Munroe ... Solomon
Kristopher Turner ... Gad

PLOT:
from the Hallmark Channel-

"An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving" is the story of a young woman searching for her true path amidst a holiday season of desicions and discoveries and is based on an 1881 short story by American author and poet, Louisa May Alcott.

Disturbed by the financial strains her family has endured following the death of her father, 17 year old Tilly (Tatiana Maslany), a headstrong young woman, with a keen intellect, writes a letter to her grandmother Isabella Caldwell (Jacqueline Bisset), whom she has never met. In fact, Tilly's mother Mary (Helene Joy), has rarely spoken of her. In the letter to Isabella, Tilly pretends to be Mary, and begs for financial assistance. Mary is soon shocked to come face-to-face with her estranged, high society mother from New York. Isabella recounts the letter, which Mary immediately realizes has been written wholly out of Tilly's imagination and concern for the family.

The family reunion is far from ideal, as Mary has long resented the lack of love and moral support she received from her mother, and Isabella has not forgiven Mary for abandoning her life of privilege to marry her "vagrant" husband years earlier.

In the midst of this family drama, Tilly is torn among love and duty to her mother and siblings, a deepening romance with her boyfriend, Gad (Kristopher Turner), and the wonderfully textured life offered by her wealthy, wise grandmother. Perhaps Tilly won't have to choose. She can have it all.

Movie Review:

This is a very decent family movie.

As mentioned in the plot information above, this movie is based upon the writings of Louisa May Alcott, whose most popular work is Little Women. I am rather fond of period movies… and pioneer settings. This reminded me of a mix of Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Green Gables, and of course, Little Women.

I enjoyed the story of this sweet little family, who had recently lost their father and was trying to make it through the winter and life. The main character, Tilly, is an aspiring writer – and each new scene begins with her writing and journaling her thoughts on the events happening in her family.

It’s a beautiful story of family reconciliation as the Grandmother and Mother forgive one another of mistakes made in the past. It’s precious how the little boy is determined that they celebrate Thanksgiving no matter what… and the Grandmother asks him why it is so important, and he replies in his sweet child-like manner, “It’s how we know we’re okay.”

The family knows they won’t have much for Thanksgiving dinner, so the Mother puts more emphasis on the family sewing together a lovely Thanksgiving tablecloth. It is sweet to watch them work on it throughout the movie, and it turns out to be so beautiful – they display it proudly at the end of the movie.

Tilly becomes engaged to Gad, (their romance is so sweet!)... but is hesitant at first, at the idea of leaving her family. Their Mother becomes terribly ill and is near death. It is touching how the family cares for her… and it is a precious moment when she is able to join family and friends for Thanksgiving dinner.



See or Skip:

See, with your family!

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