…they aren't just for Christmas anymore!
Coming up next for our viewing pleasure is a movie that was originally going to air in 2019 as part of the Countdown to Christmas schedule, but was abruptly removed by the network. Fortunately for us, the movie is officially back on the schedule and airing this Saturday, January 9…
It’s 2021, y’all, and time for New Year, New Movies! “Taking a Shot at Love” aired on January 2, 2021 on the Hallmark Channel and starred Alexa PenaVega and Luke Macfarlane. The screenplay was written by Laura Grant with a heavy assist from one of my favorite Hallmark screenwriters, Julie…
Just as I did last year, I decided to do one last ranking in 2020. This time around I dug into my visitor statistics to find what were the Top 10 Christmas movies that brought people to this site to read my commentary. The ONLY criteria for creating this list…
2020 is finally coming to an end. We all hope and pray for better things in 2021. I count it a miracle of its own kind that Hallmark was able to present a total of 68 movies to us this year, given all of the difficulties they had to work…
“Project Christmas Wish” aired on December 20, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel and starred Amanda Schull and Travis Van Winkle. Jeff Beesley, director of last year’s The Christmas Club, also directed this movie, with a well-written script by Joie Botkin and Anne Abramowitz Junget. It was filmed…
“Swept Up by Christmas” aired on December 19, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. This is one of the rare Hallmark movies filmed in Montreal, Canada. It starred Lindy Booth and Justin Bruening with Hallmark newcomer Philippe Gagnon directing. The screenplay came from a trio of writers, Nicole…
“A Christmas Carousel” aired on December 19, 2020 on the Hallmark Channel. Filmed in Ottawa, Canada, it starred Rachel Boston and Neal Bledsoe with Don McCutheon directing. Uma Incrocci and Kim Beyer-Johnson provided the script. In a nutshell This movie had a lot of headscratchers for me, but the performances…
“Unlocking Christmas” aired on December 12, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. Filmed in Ottawa, Canada, it is based on the novella by Fern Michaels found on a book called A Season to Celebrate. And this is where I admit that back in the day when I read…
“Christmas Comes Twice” aired on December 13, 2020 on the Hallmark Channel. Filmed in Vancouver, it starred Tamera Mowry-Housley, Michael Xavier and Sheryl Lee Ralph. We even had Brendan Zub playing the town mayor. Michael M. Scott directed, having helmed one of my favorite Christmas Hallmark movies, 2013’s “Window Wonderland”…
“A Glenbrooke Christmas” aired on December 12, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. One my screenwriting faves, Julie Sherman Wolfe, co-wrote the screenplay with David Golden. The movie is loosely based on the book Secrets by Robin Jones Gunn (affiliate link). David I. Strasser directed the movie, which…
“Love, Lights, Hanukkah!” aired on December 12, 2020 on the Hallmark Channel. The movie was filmed just a couple months ago in Abbotsford, Vancouver, Canada. It starred Mia Kirschner, Ben Savage and Marilu Henner. The most notable thing about this movie, for me, is that Karen Berger penned the script. …
“Christmas She Wrote” aired on December 6, 2020 on the Hallmark Channel. The movie was filmed just a couple months ago in Victoria, Canada. It starred Danica McKellar and Dylan Neal as well as Andrew Francis and Dan Payne. Andrea Canning provided the script while Terry Ingram directed. In a…
One of the most notable things to come out of Lacey Chabert’s Christmas Waltz is the fact that so many people want to know more about the version of “Christmas Waltz” used in the final dance routine in the movie. I tried to Shazam it with no luck, and then…
“Time For Us to Come Home for Christmas” aired on December 5, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. The movie was filmed in and around Vancouver. David Winning directed, having started in the Hallmark world with the every popular “Unleashing Mr. Darcy.” Marcy Hollard provided the script, in…