This year could have been a Christmas disaster if not for Hallmark Media's forward thinking.
They're known for bringing productions together in short order, contacting cast just before production begins on a movie.
So how did they know that this year, time was of the essence?
With the now-finished writers' strike and the ongoing actors' strike, we could have been very close to getting coal in our stockings.
But if you've been paying attention, you know that every year, Christmas productions have been getting better.
The stories are more heartfelt, carry a deeper meaning, and include all of the biggest stars, as well as introducing new stars who steal our hearts.
The most notable difference is on display with the Hallmark Channel opening Countdown to Christmas movie Checkin' It Twice, starring Hallmark hunk Kevin McGarry and the sensational Kim Matula, whose first movie, Ghosts of Christmas Always, aired in 2022.
So what's changed?...
They're known for bringing productions together in short order, contacting cast just before production begins on a movie.
So how did they know that this year, time was of the essence?
With the now-finished writers' strike and the ongoing actors' strike, we could have been very close to getting coal in our stockings.
But if you've been paying attention, you know that every year, Christmas productions have been getting better.
The stories are more heartfelt, carry a deeper meaning, and include all of the biggest stars, as well as introducing new stars who steal our hearts.
The most notable difference is on display with the Hallmark Channel opening Countdown to Christmas movie Checkin' It Twice, starring Hallmark hunk Kevin McGarry and the sensational Kim Matula, whose first movie, Ghosts of Christmas Always, aired in 2022.
So what's changed?...
- 10/17/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Hallmark delivers countless great movies year-round, and now, it's time for some Christmas content.
That's right, folks, the Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas schedule has been revealed.
That means Hallmark's cable networks will have you covered with plenty of content over the next few months.
All of your favorite stars are back, and there are some match-ups we're excited to see.
Check out the complete list of movies below.
Friday, October 20 - Checkin’ It Twice
Stars: Kim Matula (Ghosts of Christmas Always), Kevin McGarry (When Calls the Heart)
A journeyman hockey player (McGarry) falls for a real estate agent (Matula) in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.
Saturday, October 21 - Where Are You, Christmas?
Stars: Lyndsy Fonseca (How I Met Your Mother), Michael Rady (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Jim O’Heir...
That's right, folks, the Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas schedule has been revealed.
That means Hallmark's cable networks will have you covered with plenty of content over the next few months.
All of your favorite stars are back, and there are some match-ups we're excited to see.
Check out the complete list of movies below.
Friday, October 20 - Checkin’ It Twice
Stars: Kim Matula (Ghosts of Christmas Always), Kevin McGarry (When Calls the Heart)
A journeyman hockey player (McGarry) falls for a real estate agent (Matula) in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.
Saturday, October 21 - Where Are You, Christmas?
Stars: Lyndsy Fonseca (How I Met Your Mother), Michael Rady (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Jim O’Heir...
- 9/19/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
If you love Hallmark Channel movies and soap operas, chances are you’ve noticed a few familiar faces on the feel-good network. It’s not unusual for soap stars to make the jump to Hallmark flicks, including these seven Bold and The Beautiful cast members who’ve also appeared in Hallmark movies.
Jack Wagner stars on Hallmark’s ‘When Calls the Heart’ Jack Wagner | Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Soap opera star Jack Wagner might be best known for playing Frisco Jones on General Hospital. But he’s been part of the cast of several other daytime dramas, including The Bold and The Beautiful, where he played Nick Marone from 2003 to 2012. (He returned for special appearance in 2022 to mark the show’s 35th anniversary.) At Hallmark, he’s starred in the Wedding March series of movies. He also plays Bill Avery on the long-running series When Calls the Heart.
Kim Matula...
Jack Wagner stars on Hallmark’s ‘When Calls the Heart’ Jack Wagner | Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Soap opera star Jack Wagner might be best known for playing Frisco Jones on General Hospital. But he’s been part of the cast of several other daytime dramas, including The Bold and The Beautiful, where he played Nick Marone from 2003 to 2012. (He returned for special appearance in 2022 to mark the show’s 35th anniversary.) At Hallmark, he’s starred in the Wedding March series of movies. He also plays Bill Avery on the long-running series When Calls the Heart.
Kim Matula...
- 3/4/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
December is in full swing, and Hallmark's slate of holiday movies is here to help you enjoy the most wonderful time of the year. With a roster of 40 new titles leading up to the end of December, Hallmark's latest lineup of festive offerings is the perfect way to embrace the holiday spirit all month long - and there are still a few movies left to catch before the holidays actually begin.
This year's titles star everyone from Jeremy Jordan to Hallmark mainstay Lacey Chabert, appearing in her 12th Christmas feature on the channel. Meanwhile, some of the movies focus on Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, while two films - "A Big Fat Family Christmas" and "Christmas at the Golden Dragon" - center around Chinese American stories. Elsewhere, the film "The Holiday Sitter" stars an LGBTQ+ couple, a first for a Hallmark Christmas movie. Plus, popular Hallmark Christmas leading men Paul Campbell,...
This year's titles star everyone from Jeremy Jordan to Hallmark mainstay Lacey Chabert, appearing in her 12th Christmas feature on the channel. Meanwhile, some of the movies focus on Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, while two films - "A Big Fat Family Christmas" and "Christmas at the Golden Dragon" - center around Chinese American stories. Elsewhere, the film "The Holiday Sitter" stars an LGBTQ+ couple, a first for a Hallmark Christmas movie. Plus, popular Hallmark Christmas leading men Paul Campbell,...
- 12/13/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
In the 1988 Christmas comedy "Scrooged," Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, a mean-spirited TV executive who oversees a live televised adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1983 novella "A Christmas Carol." The irony is that "Scrooged" is based off Dickens' story and Cross is a modern version of the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge. Echoing the original work, before the show, Cross is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future who each show him the error of his ways. Carol Kane plays the Ghost of Christmas Present, who visits Frank as a fairy and does an awkward, off balance ballerina dance. And as the kids today say, the struggle was real.
Kane, who had never done ballet, said in a 2018 interview with Vulture that she trained for weeks with an instructor for the scene. Even though she knew a professional ballerina had been hired to come in as her stunt double, she still...
Kane, who had never done ballet, said in a 2018 interview with Vulture that she trained for weeks with an instructor for the scene. Even though she knew a professional ballerina had been hired to come in as her stunt double, she still...
- 11/27/2022
- by J. Gabriel Ware
- Slash Film
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