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  • “Appetite for Love” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on February 6, 2016
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    Appetite for Love is a romantic comedy about a corporate executive who is sent to a small town to re-brand a restaurant as part of a strategic acquisition. The only problem is that the iconic diner happens to be in her home town where she hasn’t been in years and the owner is her high school sweetheart. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNW_T6xFCFU[/embedyt] First […]
  • “All Things Valentine” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on January 31, 2016
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    When Avery is assigned a Valentine’s Day advice column for the local newspaper, she’s less than thrilled. After a string of disappointing Valentine’s days, she’s all but given up on love. But when Avery takes her dog o the vet and meets the handsome veterinarian Brenden, she throws herself into the assignment. A chance encounter with the newly single Brenden […]
  • “Angel of Christmas” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 31, 2015
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    [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-OYdiIs_nc[/embedyt] Based on the popular novel by Jane Maas, “Angel Of Christmas” follows Susan Nicholas, a newspaper writer whose boss has been given her three weeks to write a holiday story about her great grandfather and the angel he carved as a young man. As the days countdown to her Christmas Eve deadline, Susan finds herself being courted by […]
  • “Angels in the Snow” UP Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 29, 2015
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    [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMNrcrT8uMc[/embedyt] When nothing short of a miracle can hold a deteriorating family together, a Christmas getaway sets the stage for a miracle to occur. A heartwarming family story of love, loss, and rediscovery. First of all, I somewhat dragged my heels in watching this film, I must admit. My mom watched it first and encouraged me to watch and […]
  • “The Flight Before Christmas” Lifetime Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 28, 2015
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    [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MisSbFnqhZ0[/embedyt] Excited to take the next step in their relationship and move in with her boyfriend, Stephanie is crushed when he drops the bombshell that he wants to break up. Faced with spending the holidays heartbroken and homeless, she decides to fly home to Connecticut. On a red-eye the day before Christmas, Stephanie finds herself seated next to Michael, […]
  • “A Christmas Melody” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 23, 2015
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      Mariah Carey, Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, Kathy Najimy and 10-year-old Broadway sensation Fina Strazza star in “A Christmas Melody,” directed by Mariah Carey: “A Christmas Melody” revolves around Kristin (Chabert), a beautiful, stylish divorcee {note this is Hallmark’s description, and Kristin is a widow in the final script} who is a talented clothing designer and her young daughter. Kristin […]
  • TCM Presents “Miracle on 34th Street”Fathom Event

    By Ruth on December 21, 2015
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    Disclosure: I received four complimentary tickets to this event in exchange for posting this information. All opinions are 100 percent mine. If you are anything like me, there are those certain films that just make me think of Christmas. And yes, A Miracle on 34th Street is one of them. I can’t recall when I first saw this film, but I was […]
  • “Christmas Land” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 20, 2015
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    A successful New York businesswoman learns her beloved late Grandmother has left her ‘Christmas Land’, a magical Christmas themed village in the country side. Let me apologize in advance. I suspect that it was not the best decision to air this film after one of the most outstanding nights in Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas.” In many ways, this is a potential disenchantment after […]
  • “Becoming Santa” Lifetime Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 19, 2015
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    [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaWmmEWegQE[/embedyt] Holly has never introduced her toy designer boyfriend Connor to her family and has only revealed that they live “up north.” As their relationship intensifies, Holly knows she can’t wait any longer and decides to bring Conner to meet her parents for Christmas. Connor is in for a shock when he discovers he’s actually headed to the North […]
  • “Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow” Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Review

    By Ruth on December 13, 2015
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    Stranded at an airport at Christmas-time, ASHLEY DAVISON accepts a ride from DASH SUTHERLAND, who has just rented the last car in town. Ashley sells crafts for a living, while Dash is supposedly a house painter. Although they initially clash, romance soon blossoms during their journey — but the fact that Dash is a secret FBI agent who has been […]