As a committed Hallmark fan and zealous devotee of the Flower Shop Mystery series of films, I pay very careful attention to what the stars of the series tweet and whom they choose to highlight. In this third installment, it just so happens that Kate Collins (author of the book series) mentioned the actor Dru Viergever in connection with Dearly Depotted, and immediately, I […]

UPDATE: Per Dylan Neal, executive producer of The Gourmet Detective: Death Al Dente, it appears that this film will premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries September 25th, date subject to change. Those who are familiar with my cinematic preferences know of my affinity for mystery films, series, books, stories, etc. In fact, mysteries are almost my favorite genre of entertainment on earth. I remember when the first Gourmet […]

If you haven’t guessed, for me, there is nothing better than meeting “new” actors and actresses–by that, I mean new to me. Over my time of being a devoted Hallmark viewer, I have had the opportunity to be introduced to such lovely people, and Meghan Heffern is certainly no exception to that. I happened to notice her on the second season […]

As many of my readers know, I fervently attempt to focus on every member of the cast when I do a movie review (and sometimes that means a lot of exploration on my part). More often than not, this diligence on my part connects me with great actors that may go undetected by the general public, and in the case of Flower Shop […]

Not too long ago, a most intriguing tweet came across my feed from someone whom I will admit to never having noticed previously. I genuinely try to notice all cast members, and when I think about it, I attempt to acknowledge the crew.  In my mind, I am well aware of the fact that without the phenomenal crews that Hallmark hires, no […]

There was a point in my life not so long ago when I struggled to separate an actor from the role he played. In fact, I can remember intimating to my mother that I didn’t like the character “Will” in Cedar Cove, and I wasn’t sure if I liked the actor who played him either. In fact, when I found out […]

Being the Cedar Cove aficionado that I was, whenever a new cast member joined the season, especially in the third and final series, I paid very careful attention to the name of the actor or actress and made certain to investigate their history of credits. In the case of Tara Wilson, who gave life to Gloria in that final season, I was […]

It seems like everywhere I turn, I continue to find When Calls the Heart connections, and that is especially true in the caliber of young stars I have been interviewing recently. Remembered fondly as Albert Bickley by the devoted Hearties, Sean Kyer is truly making an explosive splash in the entertainment world. Not too long ago, I had the honor of chatting […]

FOR AN EVEN MORE UP-TO-DATE INTERVIEW WITH BRENNAN, PLEASE CLICK HERE! Anyone who knows me is aware of the fact that I like to be prepared when at all possible. I plan ahead for everything and anything that may or may not go wrong. In recent years, I have learned to be much more flexible (I’m a substitute teacher, after all–talk about […]

Since I am a mystery enthusiast as well as a major Brennan Elliott fanatic, when the first Flower Shop Mystery film premiered, I quickly became acquainted with as many of the cast as possible. And that meant connecting with the handsome guy who played Dave King, the other lawyer who had an unrequited love interest in Abby. Regardless, Christian Lloyd portrayed him flawlessly, […]