UP will Premiere New Movies ALL Week!

Every night this week, UP will be airing in their primetime line-up, a new Movie! I have already featured 3 of these family movies, and wanted to share the others...


Here is the complete list:

Monday, April 21, 2014:
My Last Day Without You

On a one-day business trip to New York, a young German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.


Tuesday, April 22, 2014:
Heart of the Country

With her husband jailed for Wall Street fraud, Faith leaves her life of luxury behind to return to rural North Carolina and the father and sister she left behind. 


Wednesday, April 23, 2014:
Apple Mortgage Cake

(This is an encore airing! First premiered on Sunday, April 20th.)

A single mother at the end of her financial rope turns to an old family recipie for apple cake to help save her home and her family.


Thursday, April 24, 2014:
Mayor Cupcake

A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. Uneducated, she relies on her street smarts to clean up the town.


Friday, April 25, 2014:
Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions

The Adventures of the Muddy Lions follows Tristan, a naïve adolescent boy coping with life in the projects. He is enrolled in the Boy Scouts by his mother in an effort to keep him off the streets, but when he witnesses a homicide, a local thug demands his silence. Now, Tristan must learn that doing the right thing isn't always easy.


As a pre-caution, please check ratings before viewing. I watched a trailer for Troop 491 on youtube and it contained Language. I expect that UP, which is a faith based and family network, will most likely edit out this and any other non-family-friendly content, but please check ratings, to be sure!

I hope you will enjoy some of these New Movies this week on TV!

New TV Premieres on Easter Weekend... include the Hallmark Channel, a Hallmark Hall of Fame, plus an UP Original!

Happy Easter Weekend, Everyone! There are many wonderful Easter shows on TV this weekend. If you are looking for one of these Movies, Cartoons, or Specials, please see the Family TV Schedule for times airing.

 

There are 3 New Movies Premiering this Weekend + the All New Drama Series "Signed Sealed Delivered" starring Eric Mabius and Kristin Booth, premieres Sunday Night on the Hallmark Channel.

Pictured to the right, is the main cast of "Signed Sealed Delivered" with the shows creator, writer, and producer, Martha Williamson, who created "Touched by an Angel".


Premiering on Saturday:

April 19, 2014 -

 

 

A Lesson in Romance Premieres on the Hallmark Channel at 9PM/8c,

and has an encore airing at 11PM/10c.

Premiering on Sunday:

April 20, 2014 -

Apple Mortgage Cake premieres on UP at 7PM/6c.
 Encores at 11PM/10c.

 

 

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Episode 1: The TV Series)

premieres on the Hallmark Channel at 8PM/7c.

 

 

In My Dreams, the newest Hallmark Hall of Fame,
premieres on ABC at 9PM/8c.


If you want more details on each of these new movies -
please click on their Movie Titles, for More Images, Cast info, Plot, and more!

*A Lesson in Romance
*Apple Mortgage Cake
*Signed, Sealed, Delivered (TV Series)
*In My Dreams

See the Family TV Schedule for times airing,
plus encore airings!

Have a Wonderful Easter Weekend, Everyone!
 

Hallmark Channel Movie: "My Boyfriends' Dogs"

MOVIE REVIEW

My Boyfriends' Dogs

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: October 18, 2014

*This Movie is based on the book: My Boyfriends' Dogs by author Dandi Daley Mackall.

 

 

CAST:

Erika Christensen ... Bailey
Teryl Rothery ... Dina
Joyce DeWitt ... Nikki
Jesse Hutch ... Wade
Michael Kopsa ... Louie
Emily Holmes ... Amber
Tyron Leitso ... Cole
Samuel Patrick Chu ... Evan
Jeremy Guilbaut ... Eric
Malcolm Stewart ... Mortimer Strang
Jeb Beach ... Travis
Oliver Rice ... Jonathan

*Above Images - Photo Credit: Copyright 2014 Crown Media

PLOT:

via Hallmark Press Release:

The owners of a small diner are surprised one rainy evening when just after close, a young woman wearing a wedding dress with three dogs begs to come into their restaurant. What follows is the young woman’s retelling of how she arrived at this curious junction in her life, how through the search for the right man, ended up as a runaway bride with three new dogs.

more details... via Hallmark:

Bailey Daley (Christensen) is a hapless young bride who has run away from the altar with not one, but three dogs she adopted from past relationships. Running into a small diner one rainy evening in a soaked wedding dress with her dogs at her feet, Bailey launches into the story of her strange predicament to the restaurant owners, Louie (Michael Kopsa, “Fringe”) and Nikki (DeWitt). She explains that she hasn’t been able to find the right love, always longing for the more loyal, stable companionship she finds in her ex-boyfriends’ canine companions. Against the knowing advice of her mother Dina (Rothery) and best friend Amber (Holmes), Bailey tries to transform herself into the perfect fit for each new guy she meets—athletic Wade (Hutch), moody Jonathan (Oliver Rice, “On Hollowtree Farm”), and, finally, wealthy Eric (Guilbaut). As each relationship ends, Bailey adopts her ex’s dogs, but remains hopelessly single. Until, a twist of fate that stormy night leads her to realize that true puppy love happens only after one stops searching for it.

“My Boyfriends’ Dogs” is a Boyfriend’s Dogs Films Inc. production. Executive Producers are Howard Braunstein, Marcy Gross and Ann Weston. Christian Bruyere is the producer. Terry Ingram directed from a teleplay by Gary Goldstein and Jon Maas. Based on the novel My Boyfriends’ Dogs by Dandi Daley Mackall.

Jesse Hutch and Erika Christensen
on set image via: Jesse Hutch's Twitter

This is one of the book covers for My Boyfriends' Dogs
(image via: Dandi Daley Mackall's Blog)

Movie Review:

Beware of dog – stealing girlfriend! Bailey Dailey will win your heart, and then your dog!

Faithfulness. Loyalty. Unconditional Love. Is that too much to ask for in a relationship? Anyway, Bailey Daley doesn’t think so. Her mother’s advice is to find a guy who loves you as much as your dog does… and Bailey sets out to do just that. The only problem is… the guys Bailey dates don’t seem to be as devoted to her, as she is to them.

With each new boyfriend, Bailey works hard at making their relationship work. She studies and becomes involved in whatever interests the guy likes: running, books, golf, etc… so she can converse with him about it and do the activity with him. Regardless of her feelings, she becomes a cheerleader for whatever project they are working on, whether she likes it, or not.

Eventually it is clear to see, Bailey has become more attached to the guy’s dog, than the guy… and when she breaks up with each boyfriend… she, in one way or another, ends up with his dog. Fortunately, as a dog lover, Bailey adores each dog, so she doesn’t mind.

When her third boyfriend proposes marriage, Bailey must decide if she willing to compromise her own feelings and interests, for love? Is it love, unconditional love? Bailey isn’t so sure. She will have to make the most important decision of her life… which may lead her down the path, with her dogs Adam, Eve, and Shirley… of finally discovering true love!


See or Skip:

See! It's dog-gone sweet! My Boyfriends' Dogs is 2 Thumbs and 4 Paws UP!


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Hallmark Channel Movie "When Sparks Fly"

MOVIE REVIEW

When Sparks Fly

Previously Known As: Oh Say Can You See

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: June 28, 2014

CAST:

Meghan Markle ... Amy Peterson
Christopher Jacot ... Hank Lyons
Lochlyn Munro ... Phil Gustman
Jacqueline Samuda ... Gloria Peterson
Keith MacKechnie ... Charlie Peterson
Kristina Pesic ... Sammie Harper

PLOT:

A big city journalist is sent back to her small hometown to write a Fourth of July story and discovers the life and love she left behind are exactly what she's been missing in "When Sparks Fly."

Fireworks go off when Amy Peterson comes home to help save her family's annual 4th of July celebration and discovers she really does love the man who she left to pursue her dreams of being a journalist. There's just one problem: he's engaged to be married to her best friend, and Amy has been asked to be the maid of honor.

Movie Review:


Who says you can't go home again?

"When Sparks Fly" is as Americana as Baseball, Apple Pie, and the 4th of July!

When Amy Peterson returns home to write a story on her parents fireworks business, she decides that her life has not been everything she has expected to be in the big city. Being back in her hometown, surrounded by her family and friends, she realizes she has missed her town dearly and the people in it. Her parents business is not doing well, and Amy sees a way to help them launch a web-site to help promote their business. And, her best friend Sammie is about to marry her ex-boyfriend, Hank. Talk about sparks flying... especially when Amy and Hank start to realize they still have some sparks left in that old flame.

When a water-line breaks in town and the city council decides to spend the money on fixing it instead of spending it on the annual fireworks display, can Amy figure out a way to save the town's 4th of July celebration, her relationship with Hank, and her friendship with Sammie?

It's an amazing, colorful, explosive ending! You will be glad Amy has found her way home again!



See or Skip:

See. Very Sweet Family-Friendly Patriotic Movie.

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More Upcoming Hallmark Movies

Here are some new Hallmark Movies coming the Summer and Fall of 2014, and beyond... I am sharing the details Hallmark has released, thus far.

Upcoming Movies for the Hallmark Channel:


On Paper : An idealistic, young book editor reluctantly moves to Los Angeles to edit a famous author’s latest romance novel. As she struggles to maintain her integrity while battling the bestselling diva’s demands, she meets two very different men and learns that the best romantic choice is not always the one who looks best “on paper.”

Starring: Lindsay Hartley, Morgan Fairchild and Drew Fuller.



Stranded in Paradise : After losing her job in corporate America, Tess Nelson embarks on the non-refundable Hawaii vacation she’s already paid for. A trip to paradise turns out to be a nightmarish vacation, except for the attractive young man who keeps crossing her path and the slow discovery that fate has a different plan in mind for Tess than the one she’s been planning.

Starring: James Denton and Vanessa Marcil



Upcoming Movies for the Hallmark Movie Channel:

Wedding Planner Mystery (Also Known As: Veiled Threats) : Wedding planner Carnegie Kincaid has just landed the job that could propel her small business into the limelight - Nicky Parry's marriage to a concert pianist promises to be the season's biggest high society wedding, but when someone dies in a suspicious car crash and the bride is kidnapped, the impending nuptials turn into a nightmare. Relying upon her sharp intuition, humor and active imagination, Carnegie attempts to root out the culprit.

Starring: Erica Durance, Andrew Walker, Brandon Beemer and Chelan Simmons



Small Miracles : Darcy Miller, a college science major and true blue realist, comes across a list of belongings that were intended for close friends and family, from the mother she never knew. As an act of courtesy, she sets out to fulfill her mother's wishes only to discover these keepsakes turn out to be miraculous gifts to those receiving them, arriving incredibly at the perfect time. Darcy's journey becomes a venture into life's living miracles. This helps her draw closer to the mother she always longed for and to believe there are unexplained marvels in this world, even small ones, that defy explanation.



Man Maid : Newly Titled: Along Came a Nanny Mike Flores is a single, hard-working, no-nonsense police detective. His life is about to change as he’s called to investigate a series of robberies in an upscale part of town. His job is to infiltrate the tony neighborhood as an undercover nanny. Mike finds himself bonding with the kids in his charge and begins to fall for another nanny. But as signs start pointing to the true identity of the robbery suspects, Mike’s new relationships are suddenly threatened.

Starring: Cameron Mathison and Sarah Lancaster

*Please note: Premiere Dates and Titles are subject to change.

More info to come on these new movies as the Hallmark Channel releases new details!
See updated info below.

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*UPDATE #1: this posting was edited on 4/18/14.
The Movie "Man Maid" was added.

**UPDATE #2: this posting was edited on 5/8/14.
Premiere dates were added for "On Paper" and "Wedding Planner Mystery".

***UPDATE #3: this posting was edited on 8/4/14.
Casting details were updated for Man Maid and Due to changing premiere dates of movies above - all premiere dates were removed. Please click here for updated premiere dates.