Of course, my regular readers are well aware of my propensity to highlight the people working behind-the-scenes in film and television, and in this interview, that is exactly what I am doing. You may never have heard of Joel and Lisa Canfield, but many Hallmark viewers will remember relishing the Jen Lilley/Jason Cermak film Eat, Pray, Love last summer, and that […]

If you’ve been following my blog over the past couple of months, you may have noticed that I have been highlighting some of the “family members” from Hallmark’s Home & Family show. I am incredibly excited to share the last of this series (for now) in today’s post in which I am featuring garden lifestyle expert Shirley Bovshow. I only minimally […]

As my loyal readers know, one of my all-time favorite things to do is highlight those actors that are flourishing just beneath the radar, especially in Hallmark movies. In the case of Rhonda Dent, she has been in a few well-known Hallmark movies, and her extraordinary talent is one that is sometimes inadvertently overlooked. Recently, she and I had a […]

Yet again, I regularly cannot tell you where or when I happened upon a certain actor in the business, but I am invariably drawn to young people who have a drive and a passion for what they do. In the case of Jenna Berman, I contacted her agent well over a year ago and then promptly neglected to follow up […]

I regularly follow a significant number of accounts on social media who identify themselves as actors, but all too often, I don’t even know how I “discovered” them. Invariably, there is a Hallmark connection in some way, and in the cast of Karis Cameron, that is absolutely true. I spotted her through my Vancouver friends and my Signed, Sealed, Delivered passion, and […]

Once in a while, I am contacted about a show with which I am only vaguely familiar, but when asked to do an interview, I consistently seize the opportunity. In the case of Dennis Pittsenbarger, host of Discovery Channel’s Sticker Shock, I agreed to chat with him almost immediately for two reasons–I had heard of the show Sticker Shock, and he […]

GIDEON AND THE CRIMSON SAMURAI R.L. Baxter Series: Gideon and the Crimson Samurai Book 1 Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ricky Lee Baxter Publication Date: December 1, 2014 A timeless tale about friendship, family and betrayal Gideon Joust is your average twelve-year-old boy, with all the growing insecurities one would expect, following the mysterious disappearance of his father. On one fateful day, […]

Not surprisingly, it is frequently other actors whom I’ve had the honor of interviewing that alert me to other talents I wish to seek out for an interview, and in the case of Alvina August, I have Viv Leacock to acknowledge! In our recent interview, he mentioned the name of the actress who would be playing his new love interest […]

One of my earliest interviews ever was with a gifted, young actor named Matthew MacCaull, and I knew about his character on When Calls the Heart long before the vast majority of Hearties ever did. Matt and I made an instant connection back then, and from that point on, I have been his indisputable champion. As he has become a handsome fixture […]

Busy schedules periodically prevent me from interviewing some of the most remarkable people in the business, and in the case of Nina Weinman Swift, this couldn’t be more accurate. At some point last year, we attempted to connect before the premiere of one of her films (probably Christmas), and with the upcoming debut of Love At First Dance, I unquestionably […]