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!

Are You Loving Hallmark's "Countdown to Valentine's Day"!!!

Hallmark's Valentine's Day Tribute

includes New Movies All Weekend Long

and Every Night of the Week!!!

 

Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Valentine's Day" Schedule:

All Things Valentine

Saturday, January 30, 2016

11a/10c: In My Dreams, from the Hallmark Hall of Fame
1/12c: How to Fall in Love
3/2c: Love on the Air
5/4c: So You Said Yes
7/6c: Unleashing Mr. Darcy
9/8c: Dater's Handbook, a World Premiere Original


Sunday, January 31, 2016

11a/10c: Unleashing Mr. Darcy
1/12c: Perfect Match
3/2c: Dater's Handbook
5/4c: A Country Wedding
7/6c: Lead With Your Heart
9/8c: All Things Valentine, a World Premiere Original


Monday, February 1, 2016

8/7c: All Of My Heart

Unleashing Mr. Darcy

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

8/7c: All Things Valentine


Wednesday, February 3, 2016

8/7c: Unleashing Mr. Darcy


Thursday, February 4, 2016

8/7c: Dater's Handbook


Friday, February 5, 2016

8/7c: Love's Complicated


Saturday, February 6, 2016

11a/10c: Flower Girl
1/12c: For Better or For Worse

Appetite for Love

3/2c: Love on the Sidelines
5/4c: Dater's Handbook
7/6c: All Things Valentine
9/8c: Appetite for Love, a World Premiere Original


Sunday, February 7, 2016

12/11c: Kitten Bowl III
3/2c: Kitten Bowl III
6/5c: Kitten Bowl III
9/8c: Love on the Sidelines


Monday, February 8, 2016

8/7c: I Do, I Do, I Do


Tuesday, February 9, 2016

8/7c: Appetite for Love

Perfect Match

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

8/7c: Perfect Match


Thursday, February 11, 2016

8/7c: Love on the Sidelines


Friday, February 12, 2016

8/7c: Love in Paradise

Valentine Ever After

Saturday, February 13, 2016

11a/10c: Be My Valentine
1/12c: Lead With Your Heart
3/2c: Bridal Wave
5/4c: A Country Wedding
7/6c: Appetite for Love
9/8c: Valentine Ever After, a World Premiere Original


Sunday, February 14, 2016

11a/10c: Appetite for Love
1/12c: All Things Valentine
3/2c: Valentine Ever After
5/4c: October Kiss
7/6c: Harvest Moon
9/8c: Anything for Love, a World Premiere Original


*schedule via Hallmark!

Hope You "Love" ALL the Movies!

 

Please Note: the Weeknight Movies air at 8pm/7c.

while the New Movies on the Weekends Premiere at 9pm/8c.!

Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Valentine's Day Movie: "Valentine Ever After"

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Valentine Ever After

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: February 13, 2016

image via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks

images: Hallmark Crown Media

CAST:

Autumn Reeser ... Julia
Eric Johnson ... Ben
Vanessa Matsui ... Sydney
Jefferson Brown ...
Jenn Robertson ...
Ron Lea ...
Damon Runyan ...

PLOT:

Big city girls Julia (Reeser) and Sydney (Vanessa Matsui) take a trip to a dude ranch in Wyoming for a fun weekend getaway. But when a brawl ensues in the local bar one night, the girls are sentenced to perform community service for disorderly conduct and are forced to stay in town. In addition to doing odds and ends around town, the girls discover a charitable cause and help create a Valentine’s Day party for the charity. In the process, Julia realizes she has a knack for marketing and considers changing her career plan, and falls for a charming cowboy (Eric Johnson) in the process.

 

 

Movie Review:

Coming...


See or Skip:

Coming...


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Photo Credit: Copyright 2015 Crown Media United States, LLC/Photographer: Christos Kalohoridis

Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Valentines Day Movie "Anything for Love"

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Anything for Love

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: February 14, 2016

*This movie is Hallmark's finale of all the "Countdown to Valentine's Day" Premiere movies for 2016!

image via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks

images: Hallmark Crown Media

CAST:

Erika Christensen ... Katherine Benson
Paul Greene ... Jack Cooper
Antonio Cupo ... Charles
Ali Liebert ... Debbie
Tom Butler ... Katherine's father, Mr. Benson

PLOT:

Katherine (Christensen), a high-powered executive who believes men are intimidated by her career, is persuaded by her friend to create an internet dating profile claiming she is an executive assistant. Meanwhile, Jack (Greene), a male nurse, creates his own internet dating profile without realizing his best friend has secretly changed his profession to be a doctor. They are matched and find themselves falling in love, but hiding their true identities proves far trickier than expected when Katherine’s ornery and controlling father ends up in the hospital under Jack’s care.


Movie Review:

Starring Erika Christensen (My Boyfriends' Dogs) and Paul Greene (Perfect Match)...

"Anything for Love" is a delightful amusing romantic comedy... as finding love becomes a bewildering muddled up mess when there's interference from meddling busybody best friends!

Katherine Benson, as C.E.O. over her own company, is at the top of the business world, and seems to have everything, except she still hasn't found that spark when it comes to love. She fears men only date her for one reason, her high-powered position, and wealthy status.

Jack Cooper R.N. has the exact opposite problem. Women he meets are biased against the idea of men being nurses, which is stereotypically seen as a woman's job.

Katherine's father is pushing her to take a step toward matrimony with Charles, who's she's been seeing for six months. Neither Charles or Katherine seem to have much interest in the other, except for business, but Mr. Benson thinks Charles will be good for her. Katherine is insistent, however, that she will choose her own husband.

With a little help from Katherine's perky assistant, Debbie, she helps her set up an on-line dating profile and insists upon Katherine using her name and job position. That way the men won't be swayed by her high profiled profession. Jack's work buddy also tampers with his online dating profile, by changing his R.N. status to M.D.

After just a few dates, both are obviously falling for the other, but "oh, what a tangled web we weave..." as both cannot decide how or when to unravel this web of deceit.

When Katherine's father has a heart attack and ends up at the hospital under Jack's care... the lying may just become more than either one can bare. Can love surmount any obstacles, including the truth? You'll have to watch "Anything for Love" and see what Jack and Katherine choose!


See or Skip:

See...

Cute "Countdown to Valentine's Day" Hallmark Channel movie!

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Photo Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States, LLC/Photographer: Liane Hentscher

Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Valentine's Day" Premiere Movies!

The Hallmark Channel will Premiere 5 New World Premiere Original Movies during the "Countdown to Valentine's Day" event!

image via: Hallmark Crown Media

Programming Schedule below via: Hallmark Channel


Saturday, January 30, 2016

Dater's Handbook at 9pm/8c.
(Previously titled: Love Lessons)

Stars: Meghan Markle, Kristoffer Palaha, and Jonathan Scarfe

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.

Synopsis via Hallmark on Yahoo TV: Realizing she has a recurring habit of picking the wrong type of guy, Cassandra Barber (Markle) turns to relationship expert, Dr. Susie, and her latest self-help book, The Dater’s Handbook, to help with her ailing love life. She follows the advice in Dr. Susie’s book to evaluate potential suitors, and then must ultimately choose between reliable George (Scarfe) and fun-loving Robert (Palaha). It’s hard to change old habits and place your faith in the experts, especially when your heart tells you something different.

Click here for more details!


Sunday, January 31, 2016

All Things Valentine at 9pm/8c.

Stars: Sarah Rafferty and Sam Page

Avery, a blogger with a string of disappointing Valentine’s Days, is ready to give up on love when she meets handsome veterinarian Brenden. When Avery finds out Brenden blames his recent break up on her blog and is the one leaving her angry comments, she begins to question whether the bond they’ve began to build is a true love story or yesterday’s news.

Synopsis via Hallmark on Yahoo TV: When Avery Parker (Rafferty) is assigned a Valentine’s Day advice column for the local newspaper, she’s less than thrilled. After a string of disappointing Valentine’s Days, she’s all but given up on love. But when Avery takes her dog to the vet and meets the handsome veterinarian Brenden Bates (Page), she throws herself into the assignment. A chance encounter with the newly single Brenden leads to a date and Avery starts thinking maybe this year will be different. What Avery doesn’t know is that Brenden’s ex-girlfriend broke up with him because of Avery’s advice column and he’s been leaving angry comments on her blog ever since. This has piqued the interest of other readers as he and Avery battle online. With Valentine’s Day approaching, they begin to spend more time together and feelings grow, but when Avery learns what Brenden has been doing, she’ll question whether this is a love story or yesterday’s news.

Click here for more details!


Saturday, February 6, 2016

Appetite for Love at 9pm/8c.
(Previously titled: Food for the Heart)

Stars: Marcus Rosner, Taylor Cole, and Andrew Walker

Synopsis via Hallmark on Yahoo TV: Mina (Cole) has everything going for her — a boyfriend who has meticulously planned out their lives and a great job with International Corporate Brands. But her world is turned upside down when work sends her to her hometown in Tennessee where she must convince an old, stubborn restaurant owner to sell his property. There is just one problem — the restaurant is now owned by her ex-boyfriend, Clay (Walker), who claims he will never sell. He resists her negotiations every step of the way, and all the while sparks fly.

Click here for more details!


Saturday, February 13, 2016

Valentine Ever After at 9pm/8c.

Stars: Autumn Reeser and Eric Johnson

Synopsis via Hallmark on Yahoo TV: Big city girls Julia (Reeser) and Sydney (Vanessa Matsui) take a trip to a dude ranch in Wyoming for a fun weekend getaway. But when a brawl ensues in the local bar one night, the girls are sentenced to perform community service for disorderly conduct and are forced to stay in town. In addition to doing odds and ends around town, the girls discover a charitable cause and help create a Valentine’s Day party for the charity. In the process, Julia realizes she has a knack for marketing and considers changing her career plan, and falls for a charming cowboy (Eric Johnson) in the process.

Click here for more details!


Sunday, February 14, 2016

Anything for Love at 9pm/8c.

Stars: Erika Christensen, Paul Greene, Antonio Cupo

Synopsis via Hallmark on Yahoo TV: Katherine (Christensen), a high-powered executive who believes men are intimidated by her career, is persuaded by her friend to create an internet dating profile claiming she is an executive assistant. Meanwhile, Jack (Greene), a male nurse, creates his own internet dating profile without realizing his best friend has secretly changed his profession to be a doctor. They are matched and find themselves falling in love, but hiding their true identities proves far trickier than expected when Katherine’s ornery and controlling father ends up in the hospital under Jack’s care.

Click here for more details!


*Stay tuned for upcoming details on the Countdown to Valentine's Day Movies by visiting the New Movies on TV page!

*See the Hallmark Channel's Site for the full schedule of Valentine Movies!