NEW TV Movies this Weekend + a Hallmark and GAC Family Christmas Movie Recap and UPtv Christmas News! SEE HERE:

Another weekend is here with new movie premieres! What a week it has been with lots of Christmas movie news from Hallmark and GAC Family. Look for my recap below, plus a little UPtv Christmas movie news, too!


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021:

Fall Harvest takes a trip to the country in...

Taking The Reins

Storyline: A writer goes back to the family ranch to write an article about her passion for horses and discovers what ended her marriage and why she stopped riding horses.

Taking The Reins premieres

Saturday, September 25, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021:



Here at "It's a Wonderful Movie" we highlight every 25th day of the month - TOGETHER! - as we Countdown to Christmas! You can also join along! This is our last month to do so - because by this time next month in October, Christmas movies will be airing on the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries around the clock!

For all of you Christmas movie fans who wish to participate, simply pick something Christmassy to watch TODAY - on the 25th! It can be a Christmas movie, cartoon, family sitcom or anything you like. (There's only one stipulation - it must be family friendly.) Then, please share in comments below your Christmas choice for the day!

My personal pick to *Mark the 25th* of September is "USS Christmas"... in honor of our wonderful military and how hard they fight for our freedoms! I think they need our support even more these days.



I also thought it would be fun to choose a movie with Jen Lilley - since she's working with GAC Family and their network is launching this upcoming Monday, September 27th!

 
"USS Christmas" Storyline: Maddie (Jen Lilley), a reporter for a Norfolk newspaper, embarks on a Tiger Cruise during Christmastime where she meets a handsome naval officer (Trevor Donovan) and stumbles upon a mystery in the ship’s archive room.

What is your Christmas movie pick to *Mark the 25th*? Please share in comments below...



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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021:

Sparks fly in the UPtv premiere of...

Romance in the Wilds

Story-line via UPtv: Deep in the Rocky Mountains, lightning strikes a mining site, sparking a deadly wildfire and igniting an unexpected romance between a forest ranger and a geologist as they race to escape the flames.

Romance in the Wilds premieres

Sunday, September 26, 2021

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

Romance in the Wilds is the prequel to 

Christmas in the Wilds. 

Both are available on DVD.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021:

An unexpected guest makes himself at home in...

Chesapeake Shores

Evan throws his back out at the O’Brien house and has to stay there to recuperate, much to Abby’s chagrin and Nell’s amusement. Kevin and Sarah receive some workplace news that could affect their plans to start a family. Jess and David settle into newlywed life and learn some new things about each other and themselves. Bree realizes it’s time to make a choice between Jerry and Luke.

Chesapeake Shores airs

Sunday, September 26, 2021

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021:

Love is reawakened in the Hallmark premiere of...

Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone

Story: Benedict Stone’s (Scott) life is turned upside-down when his teenage niece (Ballentine) arrives on his doorstep; except she might be the change that Benedict desperately needs.

Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone premieres

Sunday, September 26, 2021

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

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Hope you all have a warm and wonderful weekend! I'm looking forward to seeing all the new movies this weekend...

*Taking The Reins - with it's beautiful horse farm setting

*Romance in the Wilds - looks like an intense action adventure (plus, it's fun knowing this is part one to the Christmas movie - Christmas in the Wilds)

*Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone - appears to be another feel-good, emotional, heartwarming drama

Please share which movie or movies you are looking forward to watching in comments below...

In addition to the new movies, it was wonderful to see the Christmas movie news that came out this week.

 
Hallmark released Christmas movie details for their *Countdown to Christmas* on the Hallmark Channel and *Miracles of Christmas* on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. We'll see familiar faces, such as: Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Holly Robinson Peete, Danica McKellar, Benjamin Ayres, Steve Lund, Alison Sweeney, Brennan Elliott, Ryan Paevey, and Tamera Mowry-Housely, etc... And lots of new faces, too! Hallmark is to have, at least, 41 new Christmas premieres across both networks. See *Countdown to Christmas* on the Hallmark Channel - *HERE* and see *Miracles of Christmas* on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - *HERE*!

GAC Family also released details on three more Christmas movies this week for their *Great American Christmas* franchise, with stars: Jen Lilley, Brendan Fehr, Becca Tobin, Matthew MacCaull, Sarah Lind, and Dillon Casey. This makes a total of six for their current total of Christmas movies. See GAC Family Christmas Movies - *HERE*! I'm anticipating more are to come!

UPtv has not posted a press release with their NEW 2021 Christmas movies, yet; however, they do have a new Christmas promo airing on their network - which states their Christmas programming will begin Friday, November 5th and it shows some of the new Christmas movies we can expect to see this year, including: Kayla Wallace and Jeremy Guilbaut in "Snowed in for Christmas," Kaitlyn Leeb and Nick Hounslow in the third movie in the royal series: "Christmas With A Prince: The Royal Baby", Elysia Rotaru and Damon Runyan in "A Snowy Christmas," and more! I'm expecting UPtv will be releasing their Christmas movie details soon! Stay tuned!

Blessings on your weekend! Net

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

"To everything there is a season, and a time

to every purpose under the heaven."

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

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Fall Favorite Hallmark Movies on DVD:

UPtv SEPTEMBER 2021 TV Movie Premieres! 🌞 SEE HERE:

Look for the Premiere of "A Vineyard Romance" and "Love in Translation" on UPtv in September!

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A Vineyard Romance

Original Air Date: September 5, 2021

Starring: Rebecca Olson and Marcus Rosner

Story-line via UPtv: When Seattle magazine writer Samantha Hart is sent home to write an article about the wedding destination of Hawthorne Vineyards, she discovers the ex who broke her heart not only runs the vineyard, but he’s about to get married there.


Review:

🌞 "A Vineyard Romance To me Marcus Rosner is the male equivalent of Cindy Busby - very hit and miss. I've seen him in a secondary role in many Hallmark movies and although he has moved to taking the lead role most of these are for other productions. He really shone through here though and I don't think I've seen him looking so well in a long time. It helped that my favourite plot is that of sweethearts re-united and although there is nothing here that you won't have seen before Rebecca Olson - whom I don't recall seeing before - complemented him perfectly, the chemistry was great and their interaction made this seem fresh and capivating. I loved the banter between them, the familiarity yet awkwardness evident from the start. The secondary cast was good too - it was so funny to see Liam's best man trying to pluck up the courage to ask Sam's old school friend out on a date but bottling it at the last minute and coming up with some inane question! It was nice too that Liam's fiancee was really a good person. The plot was well constructed and the production excellent - the scenes where the working of the winery were explained I found very interesting. One of those unexpected little gems that UPtv has come through with this year which I thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks" - Florence

🌞 "What a sweet movie from UPtv! This felt very much like a Hallmarkesque rom-com, and I mean that in the best possible way. I loved the beautiful setting of the Hawthorne Vineyards and the fact that magazine writer Samantha Hart (Rebecca Olson) is sent back to her hometown to write a story about a big wedding, which ironically, ends up being for her ex-boyfriend, Liam Hawthorne (Marcus Rosner). I thoroughly enjoyed this clean, romantic story… Rebecca Olson and Marcus Rosner had wonderful chemistry together on screen. The dancing was fun, and I loved the awkwardness between the two as Samantha “Sam” gradually convinced Liam to let her interview him for the article. While it’s quite obvious the two still have strong feelings for one another, nothing happens while Liam is still engaged. This family friendly movie is a definite keeper for me!" ~Net

🌞 "Agree with Net and Florence - I enjoyed "A Vineyard Romance"." ~~Jane

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Love in Translation

Original Air Date: September 12, 2021

Starring: Michelle Argyris and Corey Sevier

Story-line via UPtv: Linguistics Ph.D. student Julie Walters can speak almost every language and believes that languages are best learned when doing fun activities like taking a painting class, hiking or visiting a Museum. When Dan, the handsome curator at the museum Julie dreams of working at, contacts her about French classes, sparks soon fly – could this be the perfect match?


Review:

🌞 "I watched Love In Translation for the second time and enjoyed it even more. A simple but sweet love story. Corey Sevier is a favorite since watching Mr. Write, but I am not familiar with his co-star. Plan to keep this on my DVR." ~kitkat

🌞 "Love In Translation One of those movies which makes a pleasant couple of hours viewing on a rainy afternoon! For some strange reason I got the wrong end of the stick and thought this was going to be set in France but no. Certainly family friendly this was a very gentle movie which ambled along at a pedantic pace. Michelle Argyris is new to me and Corey Sevier was his usual inimitable self - I thought both acted their parts well although the chemistry between them was pretty low key. Dan's parents were decidedly wacky and there was something off-key about Julie's sister, maybe they were trying for a bit of light comedy. Dan's girlfriend only made brief appearance on his mobile until very late in the film. A simple plot and the big misunderstanding at the end only lasted a couple of minutes. I kept waiting for something to happen but in the event nothing really did. In all honesty I can't say that I didn't quite enjoy it but just felt there was something missing." Florence's rating - 6

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Romance in the Wilds

Original Air Date: September 26, 2021

Starring: Kaitlyn Leeb and Victor Zinck Jr

*Note: Romance in the Wilds is available on DVD at Amazon - *click here* - and it's the first part of two movies, followed by Christmas in the Wilds, also newly available on DVD at Amazon - *click here*! (I'm hoping this means UPtv plans to air Christmas in the Wilds, too, but we will have to wait and see!

Romance in the Wilds - Story-line via UPtv: Deep in the Rocky Mountains, lightning strikes a mining site, sparking a deadly wildfire and igniting an unexpected romance between a forest ranger and a geologist as they race to escape the flames.

Review:

🌞 "This movie is definitely different than the usual rom-com; it’s a true action-packed adventure set in the Rocky Mountains with two people thrown together in a life and death situation – as they try to escape a deadly wildfire recently sparked by lightning at a nearby mining camp. Buck Thompson, (played by Victor Zinck Jr.) as the local forest ranger, warns geologist Jessica Alaway (Kaitlyn Leeb), just before flames take away her work-site. She is able to get her dog Charlie and her important work before they set off to safety… which ends up being much harder than they thought. Buck, Jessica, and Charlie (the dog) work together through many terrifying obstacles. It is also mentioned that Buck served two tours in Afghanistan, and as they are trying to escape, he is dealing with PTSD over losing his military K9. Overall, Romance in the Wilds is a captivating movie, it’s intense, but not too scary, and minus some wildfire type explosions/violence, it is family friendly!" ~Net

🌞 "Net, your review is perfect for Romance In The Wilds. I watched the entire movie last night and loved it. This is a beautiful story. Can't wait for Christmas In The Wilds! It is rare to use same cast in a continuation movie. I wonder if UP will show Christmas In The Wilds before the DVD release in Nov." ~kitkat

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Are you looking forward to watching these new movies on UPtv?

Please Note: I have not pre-screened these movies. If you would like to post a review on whether these movies are family-friendly, please share in comments. These movies may have previously aired in Canada on the W Network.

Blessings on your day! Net