…they aren't just for Christmas anymore!
“Five More Minutes,” starring Nikki DeLoach and David Haydn-Jones, aired on November 21 during 2021’s Miracles of Christmas on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. It filmed in Vancouver but was set mostly in North Carolina. Linda-Lisa Hayter (Right In Front of Me, Cranberry Christmas) directed, while Andy Sandberg and Jamie…
“A Kiss Before Christmas,” starring Teri Hatcher, James Denton and Marilu Henner, aired on November 21 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. It was filmed in the Winnipeg area of Canada but set in Chicago. Mark Amato and Tracy Andreen wrote the screenplay. Amato is responsible for a…
I still have one more write-up from last weekend’s movies (I’ll be watching that movie tonight), but new movies are already upon us starting tonight, and I thought I’d preview the one that looks most interesting. That movie is “A Christmas Together With You,” starring Harry Lennix, Laura Vandervoort and…
“A Holiday in Harlem,” starring Olivia Washington, Will Adams and Tina Lifford, aired on November 14 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. The movie may be set in Harlem, but it was filmed in Hartford, Connecticut. Monique N. Matthews provided the screenplay while Keith Powell directed. It’s the…
“My Christmas Family Tree,” starring Aimee Teegarden, Andrew Walker, James Tupper, and an uncredited cameo by Walker’s cousin-thru-marriage Tyler Hynes, aired on November 13 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. It was filmed in and around Vancouver, Canada. Mark Hefti provided the script, and while I was a…
“Open By Christmas,” starring Alison Sweeney, Erica Durance and Brennan Elliott, aired on November 12 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. The screenplay had two contributors, Amyn Kaderali and Christine Conradt. David Weaver directed. Conradt gave us As Luck Would Have It earlier this year, and On the…
“A Christmas Treasure,” starring Jordin Sparks and Michael Xavier, aired on November 7 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. The movie was filmed in Abbotsford, Canada. I knew immediately that was the filming location – I’ve learned to recognize that town’s main street when it appears on my…
“Next Stop, Christmas,” starring Lyndsy Fonseca, Chandler Massey, Lea Thompson and Christopher Lloyd, aired on November 6 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. The screenplay was provided by Kari Drake and Duane Poole. Drake has previously written for TV shows such as “Lost in Space” and “Limitless,” while…
“Gingerbread Miracle,” starring Merritt Patterson and Jon Ecker, aired on October 31 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. It was filmed back in August in the Burnaby and Langley areas of British Columbia, Canada. The movie was set in Colorado. Michael M. Scott directed, having been in charge…
“Christmas Sail,” starring Katee Sackhoff, Patrick Sabongui, and Terry O’Quinn, aired on October 31 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. It was filmed in the waterside town of Gibsons as well as Vancouver, Canada in August. This is writer Robin Gadsby’s first screenplay, but he has the benefit…
“Coyote Creek Christmas,” starring Janel Parrish and Ryan Paevey, aired on October 30 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. As I mentioned in my preview post last week, this is a first-time writing venture from Alexa Garster. She formerly has been a production assistant on shows like “American…
“Christmas In Harmony,” starring Ashleigh Murray and Luke James, aired on October 29 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. This is screenwriter Jessiline Berry’s first full-length script. Rusty Cundieff directed, which tickled me pink since he played Abe Carver’s son Theo briefly in the 1980s when I was…
I do have one more review to post from last weekend but there are new movies starting tonight, and I had to decide which one to preview! In the end, I thought I’d drop a preview of “Coyote Creek Christmas” starring Janel Parrish and Ryan Paevey. It airs this Saturday,…
“The Santa Stakeout,” starring Tamera Mowry-Housley, Paul Campbell, and Joe Pantoliano, aired on October 24, 2021 during the premiere weekend of 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. Regular Hallmark actor Peter Benson directed (he also directed the fantastic Sweet Carolina earlier this year), while Gregg Rossen & Brian Sawyer…