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Christmas Under Wraps

On November 29, Christmas Under Wraps is the new Hallmark Channel movie that will debut at 8 PM

Dr. Lauren Brunell (Candice Cameron-Bure from Full House) has her whole life planned out. As a third year surgery resident, she is counting on being accepted into a prestigious hospital fellowship to follow in the footsteps of her supportive father, Henry (veteran actor Robert Pine from CHiPs).

But when those plans quickly fall apart, and Lauren is put on the wait list, she must take the only other opening available: a head doctor position in the small, remote town of Garland, Alaska. Convincing herself it is only temporary, Lauren moves to Garland where she is immediately charmed by Andy (David O’Donnell from the holiday movie A Christmas Proposal), a handsome local who soon starts to show her the importance of living in the moment and enjoying her unexpected adventure. As Lauren excels as Garland’s trusted doctor, she warms up to the friendly town.

But Andy’s father, Frank (veteran actor Brian Doyle-Murray from The Middle), is hiding something from her in his top-secret shipping warehouse. Just as Lauren decides to get to the bottom of her suspicions, she receives news that will force her to make a life-changing decision, while knowing for certain that the Christmas season will never be the same.

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Christmas in Palm Springs

The UP Channel movie Christmas in Palm Springs will debut on November 23 at 7 PM.

Parents separated and heading for divorce living on opposite sides of the country are brought together in Palm Springs by their kids, who are doing everything to get them back together before Christmas with a little help from a guardian angel.

The cast includes Patrick Muldoon (Starship Troopers), Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers), Ian Ziering (Sharknado and Beverly Hills 90210), Bill Cobbs (Night at the Museum), David Chokachi (Baywatch) and Erin Gray (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Silver Spoons).

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Palm Springs.

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TV viewers know actress Evangeline Lilly from her role as Kate Austen on the long-running, international hit series Lost and movie goers know her as Tauriel from The Hobbit movie franchise; but far too few know her as an author. That will change soon enough because Evangeline is the author of the new hardcover children’s book “The Squickerwonkers” that will be released this Tuesday.

This past July at San Diego Comic Con, Evangeline led a panel to introduce her storybook and I was surprised to learn that this is a passion project of hers. In fact, it has been her passion since she was 14 years old when she first came up with the idea.

During the panel she explained that she first self-published the book last year, selling 1000 copies before the Titan Publishing Group came to her about releasing the book and a much greater scale. Being a self-proclaimed perfectionist, Evangeline made changes to the 2013 version and worked with Johnny Fraser-Allen – who works at the Weta Workshop (the special effects and props company behind The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchise) and is the illustrator of “The Squickerwonkers”.

As the duo worked together, much of the time with Evangeline here in the U.S. and Johnny in New Zealand, her vision began to come to life even more; but then a troubling fact was pointed out to her. Her characters – a traveling band of marionettes puppets that each suffer from their own vice – resembled the characters in the 2009 animated film Coraline because of their button eyes. She and Johnny were forced to go back to the drawing board, thankfully coming up with a solution: replace the buttons with coins.

Once they had that new direction, Evangeline and Johnny got back to work creating the world of “The Squickerwonkers”, which was inspired by her love of all things Dr. Seuss and based on a poem she wrote for school.

The Squickerwonkers” will not only be released as a hardcover book but also in digital format and Evangeline is also aiming for a film version too. As a special treat during the panel, Evangeline shared sneak peeks inside the book as well a short reel that is expected to feature Doctor Who alum Sylvester McCoy doing the voiceover.

While many people think that children’s books are only for children, Evangeline’s passion, and her belief that her cautionary tale that teaches kids and gives them a moral compass, was contagious.

You can learn more about Evangeline’s passion project here and head over to Amazon to purchase the book, which is actually the first of a planned set of 18 books according to Evangeline.

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Paper Angeles BIG

On November 16, the UP Channel original movie Paper Angels will debut at 7 PM.

Abused wife Lynn (Josie Bissett from Melrose Place), leaves her alcoholic husband Darryl (Russell Porter), with her two kids, Thomas and Sara, moving to another town where she works as a waitress to make ends meet. In that same town, we meet Kevin (Matthew Settle from Gossip Girl), whose Marketing & Design company is on the brink of shutting down due to the economy.

Plus, Kevin’s wife Jenny (Kendra Anderson) is in a difficult pregnancy with twins. Thomas starts a new school and becomes the target of a bully who is threatened by how well he plays basketball. Unable to join the high school team, Thomas goes to the community center where he meets Kevin and the two of them become unlikely friends through pickup basketball games. Little do they know the tremendous impact they will have on each other’s families this Christmas through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program.

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Angels and Ornaments

The Hallmark Channel original movie Angels and Ornaments will debut on November 16 at 8 PM.

Corrine’s (Jessalyn Gilsig from Glee) holiday season gets an unexpected dose of romance when she meets the mysterious Harold, who is on a deadline from a higher power to help Corrine find her true love by Christmas Eve. As the clock ticks down to Harold’s deadline, Corrine must decide if she will open up to Christmas love.

The cast includes Sergio Di Zio (Flashpoint).

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Northpole Big

The Hallmark Channel movie Northpole will debut on November 15 at 8 PM.

Northpole, the magical city where Santa and his elves live and work is in trouble. Families around the globe have gotten too busy to enjoy the season together, and Northpole depends on their holiday happiness to keep running. In the hopes of turning things around, a determined young elf befriends a little boy with a lot of spirit. His skeptical journalist mom doesn’t have room in her heart for anything but the facts, so it’s going to take a little nudge from his charming teacher to create an unbeatable Christmas team to turn around this town and share the importance of the season with the whole world.

The cast includes Tiffani Thiessen (White Collar), Josh Hopkins (Cougar Town), Bailee Madison (Once Upon a Time), Max Charles (The Amazing Spider-Man and Neighbors) and legendary actors Robert Wagner and Jill St. John.

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Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in November:

Big Hero 6
Opens: November 7

This animated film is set in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo where a young robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada and his robot Baymax uncovers a criminal plot and pull together a team of inexperience crime-fighters to solve the mystery surrounding the crime. Voices will be provided by Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time), Alan Tudyk (Firefly and Serenity), James Cromwell (Babe and Betrayal), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids) and Damon Wayans, Jr. (among others).

Interstellar
Opens: November 7

When a wormhole, which theoretically can connect widely separated regions of spacetime, is discovered, explorers and scientists unite to embark on a voyage through it, transcending the limits of human space travel. Among the travelers is a widowed engineer (Matthew McConaughey) who has to decide to leave behind his two children to join the voyage with the goal of saving humanity. The cast includes Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Ellen Burstyn, Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, John Lithgow, West Bentley, David Oyelowo, Matt Damon, Elyes Gabel, Mackenzie Foy and William Devane.

The Better Angels
Opens: November 7

The story of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood, his upbringing in Indiana and the hardships and tragedies that made him the man he was. The cast includes Diane Kruger, Jason Clarke, Brit Marling and Wes Bentley.

The Theory of Everything
Opens: November 7

The film focuses on the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones), the literature student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. Based on the memoir “Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking. The cast includes Charlie Cox, Emily Watson and David Thewlis.

Beyond the Lights
Opens: November 14

Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is a hot new artist who has just won a Grammy and is primed for stardom, but the pressures of success compel her to nearly end her life until she is saved by a young police officer. They fall hard for each other, despite the protests of their parents who want each to focus on their own career ambitions. But he might be the missing piece to unlock her artistic potential. The cast includes Minnie Drive, Nate Parker, Danny Glover and Jordan Belfi.

The Homesman
Opens: November 14

The film is written, directed and produced by Tommy Lee Jones, who also leads the film as a claim-jumping rascal of a man saved from a hanging by a pioneer woman (Hilary Swank) who has a unique request in return. The man must usher three insane women on an odyssey from Nebraska to Iowa, braving the elements and avoiding thieves, dangerous Indians and more along the way. The cast includes Miranda Otto, Grace Gummer, Hailee Steinfeld, Meryl Streep, James Spader, John Lithgow, Barry Corbin, William Fichtner and Jesse Plemons

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Opens: November 21

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in District 13 after she literally shatters the Games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. The cast will, once again, include Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Sam Claflin, Stanley Tucci, Willow Shields, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone and Paula Malcomson. Joining the cast are Natalie Dormer and Robert Knepper.

The Imitation Game
Opens: November 21

The film portrays the race against time by Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his team of code-breakers at Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. The motley group of scholars, mathematicians, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers had a powerful ally in Prime Minister Winston Churchill who authorized the provision of any resource they required. The film also stars Kiera Knightley, Matthew Goode and Mark Strong.

Penguins of Madagascar
Opens: November 26

This animated film finds Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (John DiMaggio) and Private (Christopher Knights) being brought into the services of the North Wind, an elite undercover inter-species task force that is dedicated to helping animals who can’t help themselves. The Penguins must work with the North Wind led by Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch) to prevent Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich) from taking over the world. Other voices will be provided by Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru and Werner Herzog.

Movies coming out in December will be posted at the end of November.

Enjoy!

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Olive Kitteridge

The two-night HBO movie Olive Kitteridge will air on HBO on November 2 and November 3 at 9 PM both nights.

The film tells the poignantly sweet, acerbically funny and devastatingly tragic story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive (Frances McDormand), whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. Richard Jenkins portrays Olive’s husband, Henry.

The cast includes Bill Murray, Rachel Brosnahan (Manhattan), Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks), Jesse Plemons (Friday Night Lights), Audrey Marie Anderson (Arrow and The Unit) and Cory Michael Smith (Gotham).

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One Starry Christmas

The original Hallmark Channel movie One Starry Christmas will debut on November 1 at 8 PM.

An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether it’s better to play it safe in love, or let an adventurous cowboy steal her heart.

The cast includes Sarah Carter (Falling Skies), George Canyon (Heartland), Damon Runyan (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Paul Popowich (Cracked).

Here is a trailer for One Starry Christmas.

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A Poet in New York

The BBC America movie A Poet in New York will debut as part of the network’s Dramaville programming on October 29 at 8 PM.

Set in New York City and Laugharne, Wales, the film tells the story of poet Dylan Thomas (Tom Hollander from Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and Pride and Prejudice) as he arrives in New York on his fourth and fatal visit to rehearse, write and party. He is on his way to Hollywood to write an opera with famous composer Igor Stravinsky. But, before Dylan heads west, he has to earn enough to fund the trip, so he fulfills a commitment to take part in a production of the recently completed Under Milk Wood at the prestigious Poetry Centre in Manhattan. What might have been a triumphant new departure in his career and life, turns instead into a requiem for a man whose life has spiraled out of control.

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