Hallmark Channel makes deal with Walden Media

On March 15, 2013 the Hallmark Channel is set to launch

“Walden Family Theater”!

Inspired by the weekly "Wonderful World of Disney" family movies... A new agreement has been made between the Hallmark Channel and Walden Media to bring to their network New Family Movies on Friday Nights!

Walden Media is well-known for creating it’s own library of Family Films, including "The Chronicles of Narnia series", "Holes", "Bridge to Terabithia", "Nim’s Island", "Charlotte’s Web", "Amazing Grace", "Journey to the Center Of The Earth", and the recent hit "Parental Guidance".

This year the “Walden Family Theater” will be giving us six new films on the Hallmark Channel and Walmart will sell DVDs of the new movies the Tuesday after they premiere. In addition to these new movies, they will also showcase “a variety of beloved original movies from Hallmark Channel’s vast library”.

The sponsors of this event will be Walmart and P&G.... who you may remember also used to endorse the Family Movie Night films that aired on NBC and FOX. Movies like: “Secrets of the Mountain”, “Change of Plans”, “Field of Vision”, “Truth be Told”, etc...

The first premiere movie for the “Walden Family Theater”, on March 15, will be “Return to Nim's Island”, produced by Walden Media & ARC Entertainment, and starring Bindi Irwin (daughter of the late Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter), Matthew Lillard, Toby Wallace, and Nathan Derrick.

Expect the next new movie in May... “Space Warriors”, starring Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino, and Josh Lucas.

The Hallmark Channel has been quite dependable in bringing to it’s viewers good family entertainment and it looks like this agreement with Walden Media will be sure to give us more of the same! We look forward to watching Friday Family Movie Nights!


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Some details above via: http://www.waldenfans.com

Walden Media Presents: "Return to Nim’s Island"

MOVIE REVIEW

Return to Nim’s Island

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: March 15, 2013

*This is the first Premiere Movie for WALDEN FAMILY THEATER on the Hallmark Channel.

CAST:

Matthew Lillard ... Jack
Bindi Irwin ... Nim
John Waters
Toby Wallace ... Edmund
Sebastian Gregory
Jack Pearson
Nathan Derrick ... Felix


PLOT:

via http://www.waldenfans.com/category/return-to-nims-island/:

The writer and producer of the smash hit NIM’S ISLAND brings you the much anticipated sequel, RETURN TO NIM’S ISLAND, featuring Bindi Irwin in a wild ride filled with pristine beaches, exotic animals, dastardly pirates, and all your favorite characters from the original.

After his cruise ship discovery of Nim and her beautiful island, Edmund tries to explain the wonder of his find to his classmates only to find that nobody will believe him. Frustrated, Edmund runs away and sneaks aboard the same fateful cruise ship as his last adventure and steals a row boat to make his way to Nim’s Island. At the same time, Nim’s world is turning upside down, as she’s faced with the possibility of having to move to the mainland for her father to pursue his scientific research. Left alone for her last weekend on the island, Nim finds Edmund, as well as the pirate animal poachers that followed him! Soon, Nim and Edmund are in a stealth battle of cunning and wits to rescue her beloved sea lion Selkie. With Nim’s know-how and Edmund’s bravery, they are able to defeat the pirates and maybe even solve the scientific mystery that would allow Nim to stay on her beloved Island.

FREE WILLY meets PETER PAN meets HOME ALONE – with loads of action and laughs – as Bindi Irwin defends the paradise of Nim’s Island!


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Walden Family Theater Presents: "Space Warriors"

MOVIE REVIEW

Space Warriors

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: May , 2013

*This is the 2nd Movie Premiere from the "Walden Family Theater" for the Hallmark Channel.

CAST:

Dermot Mulroney ... Andy Hawkins
Mira Sorvino ... Sally Hawkins
Josh Lucas ... Col. Roy Manley
Trace Adkins ...
Danny Glover ... Commander Phillips
Booboo Stewart ... Conway
Thomas Horn ... Jimmy Hawkins
Grayson Russell ... Russell 'Rusty' Riggs
Ryan Simpkins ... Lacey Myers
Savannah Jayde ... Dani
Chris Ashworth ... Cosmonaut Yuri
Natasha Pavlovich ... Russian Tech
Thomas Kasp ... Hunter
Katie Seeley ... Counselor Katie
Michael Zhang ... Bao Yuen
Danny Vinson ... NASA Executive

PLOT:

Middle school kids attending space camp are faced with a real-life mission to save astronauts stranded on a space station.

The son of a retired NASA astronaut who lived on the International Space Station, makes his dreams of traveling to outer space come true when he competes to win a seat on the next space shuttle in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, "Space Warriors".


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In the Beginning...

Starting this Sunday,

3-3-13

the History Channel Premieres

The Bible : The Epic Miniseries

*The Bible is an epic five-week, 10 hour television miniseries,

with two hours airing each Sunday night, beginning on March 3, 2013.

*Please Note "Rating": Some scenes may not be appropriate for children — the Movie Creators have stated: We would advise leaders and parents to treat this production like a PG-13 movie. The Bible Miniseries realistically depicts scenes from the Bible including battles, massacres and the crucifixion.

A Personal Note: I have not viewed this movie, but I have seen some clips and the behind the scenes making... and I am looking forward to seeing it for the first time, along with many of you. As a Christian, it is my hope that the depiction of these beloved bibical characters will be true...

and have a grand impact on all who see this series.

On March 3, 2013 :

Episode 1: The Beginning - Noah, Abraham thru Jacob, Israel begins

Episode 2: The Exodus - Pharaoh, Moses, Red Sea and Ten Commandments

*Visit the Family TV Schedule for additional air times.

(there will be encore airings on the History Channel and Lifetime.)

*Visit "The Bible : The Epic Miniseries" for more Movie Details.

*The Bible: The Epic Miniseries is Available on DVD.

GMC Movie: The Carpenter's Miracle

MOVIE REVIEW

The Carpenter's Miracle
(an Easter themed movie)

Network: GMC

Original Air Date: March 30, 2013
(Easter Weekend)

*Based on the book by Judd Parkin - The Carpenter's Miracle.



CAST:

Cameron Mathison ... Josh Carey
Michelle Harrison ... Sarah
Aaron Pearl ... Charlie Kurlanski
Ryan Grantham ... Luke
Sarah-Jane Redmond ... Delia Tynan
Adrian Holmes ... Jack Reardon
Stephen E. Miller ...
Candus Churchill ...
Aaron Pearl ...
Alex Sparling ...
Donna White ...



Screen Cap from the Behind the Scenes video

Book



PLOT:

Via press release:

Based on Judd Parkin 's screen adaptation of his own novel and directed by K. T. Donaldson , The Carpenter's Miracle tells the tale of a humble small-town handyman, Josh Carey (Mathison), who finds himself at the center of media attention after attempting to resuscitate 12-year-old Luke Quinn (Grantham), the victim of a drowning accident. When the boy shows no signs of life for an hour, Josh consoles Luke's mother, Sarah (Harrison) , in the emergency room. But when he lightly touches the boy with his hand while offering a heavenward wish, the boy is suddenly revived.

Many in the town consider it a miraculous act. But Josh is not religious and doesn't believe he had anything to do with Luke's recovery, even after he seems to heal several others in the following days. When local coverage of the story catches the eye of national tabloid news producer Jack Reardon (Holmes), he dispatches his most aggressive reporter, Delia Tynan (Redmond) to try to land an exclusive interview with Josh, Sarah and Luke. Although they politely decline her cash offers, Delia is relentless—to the point of potentially disrupting a blossoming relationship between Josh and Sarah. But when Josh learns his elderly mother needs expensive emergency surgery, he must make a decision that could change his life and the lives of those he cares about most.

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