Posts tagged with ‘Christmas’

  • “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 […]
  • “On the Twelfth Day of Christmas” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 12, 2015
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    Maggie Chalke is torn between her journalistic integrity and helping her long time crush Mitch O’Grady when her boss orders her to write a story for the paper about the Secret Santa gifts she’s been sending Mitch to help him relearn his love for Christmas. First of all, let me mention what I think are the negligible “criticisms” concerning this […]
  • “Just in Time For Christmas” Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 9, 2015
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    Lindsay Rogers (played by Eloise Mumford) has to make a tough decision: stay in her small town hometown and marry longtime beau and coffee shop owner Jason Stewart (Michael Stahl David), or accept a once in a lifetime job offer, teaching at an Ivy League college thousand of miles away. Fortunately, a magical messenger (William Shatner) gives her a priceless […]
  • Karen Kingsbury’s “The Bridge” Part 1 Hallmark Movie Review

    By Ruth on December 5, 2015
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    Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge is the sweeping tale of Molly Callens (Findlay) and Ryan Kelly (Nash), two young students who share a profound friendship their first semester in college, a time that becomes the defining moment of their lives. At their favorite bookstore and coffee shop, The Bridge, they spend countless hours studying and inspiring the other to dream their […]