The IT'S A WONDERFUL MOVIE WINNER for FAVORITE TV MOVIE is...

This is the *Seventh Year* for the annual "It's a Wonderful Movie" - Family TV Movie Awards! Thank you to everyone... who participated by Voting in this First Poll for your Favorite TV Movie!

All Nominees and Winners (listed below!) are from Movies that aired or premiered on TV only in 2016. The WINNERS (there was a tie for first place!) are highlighted in yellow below!

POLL #1:

Favorite "Family TV Movie" for 2016:
(Nominees are in alphabetical order)

1. Anything for Love
2. L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
3. Love Finds You in Valentine
4. Love on the Sidelines
5. Pumpkin Pie Wars
6. Stop the Wedding
7. Summer Villa
8. Tulips in Spring
9. Unleashing Mr. Darcy
10. Valentine Ever After
11. Wedding Bells
12. The Wedding March

And the WINNERS
for "Favorite TV Movie" from 2016, are...

(in alphabetical order)

"Love on the Sidelines"

Hallmark Channel

and...

"Valentine Ever After"

Hallmark Channel

Congratulations to the Creators and Cast of Love on the Sidelines and Valentine Ever After,

and the Hallmark Channel for bringing these movies to all of our homes!

 

The Hallmark Channel Movies "Tulips in Spring" and

"Summer Villa" came in 2nd and 3rd!

Top Three Results...

#1: (Tie) Love on the Sidelines and Valentine Ever After
#2: Tulips in Spring
#3: Summer Villa

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Available on DVD:

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Two movies that seem distinctly different on the outside won your hearts over to win Favorite Movie for 2016! While Love on the Sidelines appears to be a movie just about the game of football, it's not. There is so much more to it! It's the discovery of finding oneself and your purpose. It's finding love when you least expect it. And, it's about family, heritage, marriage, and how our job defines us, our how we decide to define ourselves!

*Starring in Love on the Sidelines are John Reardon, Emily Kinney, and Joe Theismann. See my page on Love on the Sidelines for more movie details!


Valentine Ever After, in the same way, is more than a simple Hallmark "Countdown to Valentine's Day" romance movie. There's comedy when two women find themselves stranded in the country, which is truly peaceful, beautiful countryside. There's drama when one of the women is missing and the Cowboy she is finding herself attracted to comes to her rescue... so Yes!, there is also a sweet romance, but only after deep soul searching!

*Starring in Valentine Ever After are Autumn Reeser, Eric Johnson, Vanessa Matsui, Jefferson Brown, and Damon Runyan. See my page on Valentine Ever After for more movie details!


Thank you, again, to Everyone who participated by voting in this First Poll for your Favorite TV Movie!

If you haven't seen both of these movies, or if you are interested, they are both available on DVD at Amazon: Love on the Sidelines and Valentine Ever After.

Be sure to come back to "It's a Wonderful Movie" tomorrow (March 22) for the list of Mystery Movie Nominees!

Hallmark Kicks Off the Weekend with "Love on the Sidelines" feauturing Football Legend Joe Theismann and Brooke Shields & Brennan Elliott's All New Mystery Movie Series Blooms with "Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word"!

Saturday - January 16, 2016:

"Victory begins in the Heart", in...

Love on the Sidelines

Storyline via Hallmark: Laurel Welk is an out of work aspiring fashion designer who lands a job as a personal assistant to superstar Quarterback Danny Holland. Holland's been sidelined with an injury and the last thing he wants is a female assistant, particularly one who knows nothing about football. But the two opposites strike a bargain... Click Here to Read More...

Love on the Sidelines

Premieres Saturday, January 16, 2016

on the Hallmark Channel at 9pm/8c.

Sunday - January 17, 2016:

"Stop and Smell the Roses", with...

Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word

Storyline via Hallmark: Former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, Abby Knight, has a nose for sleuthing, quickly embroiled in a murder investigation, grateful for the help when she teams with... Click Here to Read More...

Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word

Premieres Sunday, January 17, 2016

on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9pm/8c.

 

 

Hope you enjoy your Weekend,

Everyone...

and Maybe, a New Movie or Two!

 

Perhaps, one of them will be a

Touchdown!

Hallmark Channel Welcomes Winterfest!

Every Saturday Night in January, the Hallmark Channel will invite viewers to Welcome a New Movie into their Homes...

Click on the Movie Titles Below for More Details!!!

 

Love in Paradise

 

 

 

Love's Complicated

 

 

 

Love on the Sidelines

 

 

 

Unleashing Mr. Darcy

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this Preview of New Movies to come in 2016 -

on the Hallmark Channel during Winterfest!

 

Which new movie looks the most intriguing to you?

Hallmark Channel Tackles a Football Movie "Love on the Sidelines"

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Love on the Sidelines

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: January 16, 2016

CAST:

Emily Kinney ... Laurel Welk
John Reardon ... Danny Holland
Joe Theismann ... Owen Holland

PLOT:

via Hallmark: Laurel Welk is an out of work aspiring fashion designer who lands a job as a personal assistant to superstar Quarterback Danny Holland. Holland's been sidelined with an injury and the last thing he wants is a female assistant, particularly one who knows nothing about football. But the two opposites strike a bargain and agree to work together on a trial basis. While Laurel struggles to master her job, knowing she's in way over her head, Danny struggles to maintain his star image, even though he's concerned his injury might impact his career.


Movie Review:

Coming...


See or Skip:

Coming...

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Credit: Copyright 2015 Crown Media United States, LLC/Photographer: Eike Schroter, Sven Boecker

Hallmark Channel's Winterfest 2016 Movies!

The Hallmark Channel

will continue to give us wonderful movies

to snuggle up to - come the New Year!!!

image via: Hallmark Crown Media

See Promo Video below...

The Winterfest 2016 Movies Schedule via Hallmark:

Saturday, January 2nd 8/7c
Welcome to Paradise
When a Western movie star is forced to spend a PR weekend at a dude ranch, his fans are horrified to learn he's actually a city slicker who's afraid of horses and has never been west of the Hudson River. Stars Luke Perry.


Saturday, January 9th, 8/7c
My Life as a Doormat
Leah thinks all is fine coasting along in a relationship with the ever-predictable Edward until he surprises her and enrolls her in a conflict-management class. In the class, Leah finds herself locking horns with a handsome, radio talk-show host who thrives on making waves. Through the course, Leah develops new friendships, an inner strength she never knew she had and discovers real love should never mean settling for the easy and predictable. Stars Holly Marie Combs and Ben Bass.


Saturday January 16th, 8/7c
Love on the Sidelines
A romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck young woman who falls into a job as a personal assistant to a star quarterback sidelined with an injury. He's never had a female assistant before and she knows nothing about football. Stars Emily Kinney and John Reardon.


Saturday January 23rd 8/7c
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
Fishing for direction in life, Elizabeth gets the opportunity of showing her dog in a fancy New York dog show. The judge, Donovan Darcy, comes across as aristocratic and rude, and a chain of misunderstandings unfold during the competition, complicating their attraction to one another. Based on characters by Jane Austen. Stars Ryan Paevey, Cindy Busby and Frances Fisher.


Saturday January 30th 8/7c
The Guide
A woman changes her personality according to a dating guide book to find a husband but realizes the man she wants is the one who loves her for who she is. Stars Meghan Markle and Kristoffer Palaha.



Promo Video:

  Stay tuned... for more details on all of the movies featured above! As a Jane Austen fan, myself, I am particularly interested in the title, Unleashing Mr. Darcy! I'm glad to see the Hallmark Channel is continuing to bring us intriguing family-friendly entertainment in 2016! Merry Christmas!!! Net