❄ GAC Family's First 2022 Movie Premiere: "The Winter Palace" Starring Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe! ❄

Winter is being celebrated this January on GAC Family! If you enjoy a lovely snowfall or a winter wonderland landscape, then step in from the cold, snuggle up, and get cozy with the premiere of "The Winter Palace" on Saturday, January 8th!

See all the movie details below...

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The Winter Palace
All-New GAC Family Original
Saturday, January 8, 2022 (8pm/7c.)

Storyline: A novelist with a severe case of writer's block is given the chance to finish her book at an empty winter chateau. She's surprised when the property's owner, a prince, decides to come stay as well.

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Starring: Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe

Movies Reviews:

❄ "The Winter Palace is: Awesome!! A perfect 10!! I highly recommend it to anyone!" -Maria

❄ "I am happy to say that the Winter Palace film was 100% family friendly clean. It really was a sweet film and Danica was great and fun as usual. Loved the scene when the prince made his first cooked meal and served it to the staff. Made me laugh. I hope you all get to enjoy it. God bless❤" ~Abigail

❄ "THE WINTER PALACE (GAC) Family friendly. Royal movies are not really my favorite, but sometimes there are a few that I enjoy. This will be an unpopular opinion for sure, but unfortunately, this one was just alright. I felt this movie was a little too pretentious. I just couldn't get past the royal-ish attitude ("the schedule"). The two leads lacked chemistry to be honest. I do love Danica and think she was great in this, but I personally didn't feel that she was a good pair with Neal Bledsoe." ~CH Mom

❄ "Happy New Year New Movies! I absolutely loved The Winter Palace. I do not have GAC but some of their movies are on Prime, and I was thrilled that this one was. I loved the plot, the characters, and Danica and Neal together again were even better than the first time. Also important, family friendly!" ~Savvy Girl

❄ "It was fun to see Danica and Neal together again in "The Winter Palace!" Loved them in their Hallmark Christmas movie, "Coming Home for Christmas." This movie is very sweet, as well. I liked how Danica’s character, Emily, a struggling writer, accidentally meets the prince at his Winter Palace... and the two gradually begin to fall in love. But since she’s not royalty, it’s not meant to be. Can true love find a way? There is, of course, a happy ending to this family friendly story. It was such an enjoyable watch!" ~Net



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My Quick Take:

I'm so delighted that GAC Family is continuing the tradition of creating winter-themed movies in January. Hopefully, this will be the first of many for this new network.

It's also nice to see Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe working together again; I personally thought they were wonderful together in Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas movie, Coming Home for Christmas, from 2017! They had terrific chemistry then, and from all the promotions I've seen for The Winter Palace, it looks like they will have the same connection here.

If you'd like to share a review after this movie premieres, please do so in comments below and I'll be sure to add it to this post.

Blessings to you all!

Warm wishes, Net

images courtesy: GACfamily.com and GAC Family Facebook

Favorite Danica McKellar Movies on DVD:

HALLMARK CHANNEL BRINGS SNOW MUCH FUN THIS JANUARY!

--PRESS RELEASE BELOW VIA HALLMARK--

THE NETWORK CONTINUES ITS SUCCESSFUL WINTER CELEBRATION

WITH FESTIVE SEASONAL PROGRAMMING EVENT

‘WINTERFEST’

JULIE BERMAN, ANDREW WALKER, MERRITT PATTERSON AND LUKE MACFARLANE

AMONG THE STARS WARMING UP COLD WINTER NIGHTS

image via: Hallmark Crown Media
(See a Video Clip Preview Below!)

STUDIO CITY, CA – December 13, 2016 – On the heels of Hallmark Channel’s unprecedented #1 rated ‘Countdown to Christmas,’ the network invites viewers to continue the celebration and cozy up at home with its seasonal programming event ‘WINTERFEST.’ The holiday cheer doesn’t have to end once the season concludes, as the network will premiere three new original movies for viewers to fall in love with by the fireplace. Julie Berman, Andrew Walker, Merritt Patterson, Jessy Schram and Luke Macfarlane are just some of the stars set to warm up the cold, January nights and help you kick-off the New Year to a bright, fresh start!

Hallmark Channel will also engage viewers on social and digital platforms to celebrate Winterfest. The network will solicit viewers to “Show Us Your Snow” where fans can upload photos of their winter festivities on their social media platforms and engage with Winterfest enthusiasts. Users are encouraged to use the hashtag #ShowUsYourSnow and tag @HallmarkChannel to help create a social wall that features fans enjoying the snowfall this winter – whether it’s skiing, vacationing, building snowmen or sharing majestic landscapes the beauty of Winter has to offer. Additionally, the network will also host on HallmarkChannel.com “Season Your Selfie,” where viewers can select filters to add the merriment of the winter season to their personal photos. Lastly, Hallmark Channel will also offer its Winterfest Sweepstakes, featuring a grand prize pack including a home entertainment center, sofa and more to help our viewers stay cozy and warm at home while enjoying Hallmark Channel! The sweepstakes will run from January 1, 2017 – January 27, 2017.

Tis the season for ice skating, snowball fights and hot chocolate and Hallmark Channel is ready to deliver the entertainment!

LOVE ON ICE – Saturday, January, 7, 9 p.m. ET/PT
Stars: Julie Berman (“Chicago Med”), Andrew Walker (“A Dream of Christmas”), Gail O’Grady (“NYPD Blue”)

Former figure skating champion, Emily James, now 27 years old and considered a relic in the world of figure skating, gets an improbable shot to reclaim skating glory when a young coach sees greatness in her. Together, they find their love of skating goes far beyond the ice.


A ROYAL WINTER – Saturday, January 14, 9 p.m. ET/PT
Stars: Merritt Patterson (“The Royals”), Jack Donnelly (“Atlantis”)

While on a last-minute European holiday, a young woman finds herself in the middle of a real-life fairy tale when a chance meeting with a handsome local leads to something more. However, things get complicated when she learns that the “local” is actually a prince who is about to be crowned King, and whose mother is dead-set against her royal son’s romance with the tourist.


BIRTHDAY WISH – Saturday, January 21, 9 p.m. ET/PT
Stars: Jessy Schram (“Falling Skies”), Luke Macfarlane (“Brothers & Sisters”)

With her thirtieth birthday approaching, Gwen Turner (Schram), a young TV commercial director who plans every detail of her life, hopes her boyfriend, Alex Stone, will finally propose and fulfill her goal of being engaged by the time she’s thirty. Gwen meets Dave McKinley (Macfarlane), a charming commercial director with a spontaneous approach to life, when an upscale ad agency pairs them to work together. When Alex does not propose, a disappointed Gwen makes a birthday wish: to see what her life will look like in ten years. The next morning, her wish miraculously comes true when she sees a vision of her future in which she is a happily married mom. But to her surprise, the man she’s married to in her vision is Dave, not Alex.


ABOUT HALLMARK CHANNEL

Hallmark Channel is Crown Media Family Networks’ flagship 24-hour cable television network, distributed nationwide in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to 89 million homes. As the country’s leading destination for quality family entertainment, Hallmark Channel delivers on the 100-year legacy of the Hallmark brand. In addition to its signature new, original movies, the network features an ambitious lineup of other new, original content, including scripted primetime series, such as “Good Witch,” “When Calls the Heart” and “Chesapeake Shores”; annual specials including “Kitten Bowl” and “Hero Dog Awards”; and a daily, two-hour lifestyle show, “Home & Family.” Additionally, Hallmark Channel is the exclusive home to world premiere presentations of the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame franchise. Dedicated to helping viewers celebrate life’s special moments, Hallmark Channel also offers annual holiday programming franchises, including “Countdown to Christmas,” “Countdown to Valentine’s Day,” “Summer Nights,” “Fall Harvest” and “Winterfest.” Rounding out the network’s diverse slate are some of television’s most beloved comedies and series, including “The Golden Girls,” “The Middle,” “Last Man Standing,” and “Frasier.” Hallmark Cards, Inc. owns and operates Crown Media Family Networks.

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MY TAKE:

This is "Snow Much Fun" News for all of us who LOVE the "Countdown to Christmas" movies and will miss them "Snow Much" come January! (okay, I over used the pun a little, but I couldn't help myself!) Anyway, the winter-themed movies should help in the after-Christmas transition time!

All of these new 2017 Winterfest movies featured above sound like wonderful, snuggle in and watch movies to enjoy on a cold winters night.

I also want to say a special thank you to our movie friend - Sherry in California for sharing a sneak peek of these titles originally - here! It's official!

And, I know many of us will not enjoy seeing the Christmas movies go... but, hold on to your hat, as we will look forward all throughout the year - here at "It's a Wonderful Movie"... to Christmas in July and next years Christmas Season together, which is certain to be filled with even more MOVIES and (hopefully!) Surprises!!! Enjoy the video preview below...


HALLMARK's Winterfest 2017 Video Clip Promo: