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Box Office Movies Coming Out in January

Posted in Movies, News on December 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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

The Best Offer
Opens: January 3

Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush) is a solitary, cultured man whose reluctance to engage with others, especially women, is matched only by the dogged obsessiveness with which he practices his profession as a high-end antiques dealer. One day Virgil receives a phone call from a mysterious young heiress, Claire, who asks him to evaluate some family works of art. It will be the beginning of a relationship that will change his life forever. The cast includes Jim Sturgess and Donald Sutherland.

Hercules: The Legend Begins
Opens: January 10

In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules (Kellan Lutz of the Twilight Saga), knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe (newcomer Gaia Weiss), Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The cast includes Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do) and Rade Serbedzija (Red Widow).

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Opens: January 17

Jack Ryan (Chris Pine), as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. The cast also includes Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley and Colm Feore.

The Nut Job
Opens: January 17

This animated film is set in fictional Oakton, following the travails of Surly (Will Arnett), a mischievous squirrel and his rat friend Buddy, who plan a nut-store heist of outrageous proportions and unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a complicated adventure. Additional voices will be provided by Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Stephen Lang, Katherine Heigl, Sarah Gadon and Maya Rudolph.

Gimme Shelter
Opens: January 24

Street-wise, and only 16 years old, Apple (Vanessa Hudgens) has never had an easy life. Her mother, June Bailey (Rosario Dawson), an addict and prostitute, is verbally and physically abusive, and is grooming her daughter to follow in her footsteps. Apple knows the streets, alleys and motels like the back of her hand but wants more from her life. Apple runs away from her mother and tracks down her father whom she has never known, as he was only 19 when he got Apple’s mother pregnant. Apple begs her now Wall Street Broker father, Tom Fitzpatrick (Brendan Fraser), to take her in. In the few days under her father’s care, she learns she’s become pregnant by a kid from the streets she met on the train, who now wants nothing to do with her. She is forced to leave her father’s home because of her choice to give birth to the baby she is carrying. Apple runs away again, and is eventually taken under the wing of Father McCarthy (James Earl Jones), the chaplain of the local hospital after almost getting herself killed. He offers to let Apple live at a shelter for pregnant young women run by a spiritual woman named Kathy (Ann Dowd). It is here that Apple begins to tentatively interact with the other girls who are in the same predicament as she gradually begins to make a family for herself.

I, Frankenstein
Opens: January 24

Frankenstein’s monster, named Adam (Aaron Eckhart), having taken the surname of his creator, becomes involved in a war between two immortal clans in an ancient city. The cast includes Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck and Dexter), Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney.

Labor Day
Opens: January 31

Set in 1987 over the late summer holiday weekend, the film opens with divorced, depressed single mom Adele (Kate Winslet) clothes shopping with her 13-year-old son, Henry. They encounter a large, fearsome man who is bleeding badly, and against all judgment, they give him a ride to their home. The injured man is in fact an escaped convict from the local prison, and as the police search narrows, the mother and son gradually learn his true story and their options become more and more limited. The cast includes Josh Brolin, Tobey Maguire, Clark Gregg, J.K. Simmons and James Van Der Beek.

Movies coming out in February will be posted at the end of January.

Enjoy!

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Movie of the Week Reminder: House of Secrets

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »

House of Secrets

The new Lifetime Movie Network movie House of Secrets will debut on January 1 at 8 PM.

Relieved to finally divorce her abusive, bullying husband Sam (Neil Jackson from Make It or Break It), Julie (Bianca Lawson from Teen Wolf) is determined to move forward with her life, despite having to live in the house Sam was building for them until she’s able to sell it. Her best friend and lawyer, Alison (Stephanie Jacobsen from Battlestar Galactica) convinces her to stay in the house for a while until she figures out what she is going to do. Having hired handyman Tyler (Brendan Fehr from Roswell and Bones) to work on some of the things that still need to be fixed in the new construction, Julie begins to realize that someone appears to be breaking into her house at will and watching her every move. She consults with seasoned Police Detective Morrison (Costas Mandylor from Picket Fences) who investigates the matter. The question is: could it be Tyler, whom she barely knows, or Sam, whom she knows all too well?

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Year-End Round-Up: Condolences for 2013

Posted in Movies, Music, Television, Year End Round Up on December 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

The following industry personalities (listed in alphabetical order) passed away in 2013 and heartfelt condolences are extended to their families, friends and fans:

Chrissy Amphlett (Lead Singer of Band Divinyls)
Allan Arbus (Actor – M*A*S*H)

Conrad Bain (Actor – Diff’rent Strokes)
Karen Black (Actress – Five Easy Pieces)
Henry Bromell (Veteran TV Writer-Producer)
Eileen Brennan (Legendary Actress – Private Benjamin)
Marc Breaux (Legendary Choreographer of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music)
Dr. Joyce Brothers (Renowned Psychologist)

Mary Carver (Actress, Simon & Simon)
Scott Carpenter (Second American Astronaut to Orbit Earth)
Van Cliburn (Acclaimed Classical Pianist)
Tom Clancy (Best-Selling Author)
Joe Conley (Actor – Ike Godsey on The Waltons)
Jeanne Cooper (Daytime TV Grand Dame [and mother of actor Corbin Bernsen]

Diane Disney Miller (Philanthropist and daughter of late Walt Disney
Deanna Durbin (1930’s and 1940’s child star)

Roger Ebert (Movie Critic)
David R. Ellis (Director)

Dennis Farina (Actor – Get Shorty)
Bonnie Franklin (Actress – One Day at a Time)
Joan Fontaine (Legendary, Oscar-winning Actress)
Steve Forrest (Actor – S.W.A.T.)
Stuart Freeborn (Stars Wars Makeup Artist)
Annette Funicello (Actress-Singer – Original Mouseketeer on Mickey Mouse Club)

James Gandolfini (Actor – The Sopranos)
Gary David Goldberg (Creator of TV Series Family Ties)
Eydie Gorme (Singer and TV Performer)
Richard Griffiths (Actor – Harry Potter Franchise)

Ray Harryhausen (Special Effects Master0
Julie Harris (Legendary Actress – Knots Landing and East of Eden)
Richie Havens (Famed Folk Singer)
Jane Henson (Co-Creator of The Muppets)
Huell Howser (PBS Host in Southern California)

Dean Jeffries (Legendary Custom Car Maker)
George Jones (Legendary Country Singer)

Lisa Robin Kelly (Actress – That 70’s Show)
John Kerr (Stage and Screen Actor – South Pacific and Tea and Sympathy)
Ed Koch (Former New York City Mayor)
C. Everett Koop (Former Surgeon General)

Ed Lauter (Legendary Character Actor)
Elmore Leonard (Legendary Novelist and Screenwriter)

Nelson Mandela (Legendary South African Leader)
Ray Manzarek (Keyboard Player for The Doors)
Mindy McCready (Country Singer)
Cory Montheith (Actor-Singer – Glee)

Peter O’Toole (Legendary Actor)

Patti Page (Legendary Singer)
Margaret Pellegrini (Actress – The Wizard of Oz, one of the last surviving Munchkins)
Pauline Phillips (Creator of “Dear Abby”)
Reg Presley (Singer – “Wild Thing”)
Ray Price (Country Music Legend)

Lou Reed (Legendary Musician)

Robin Sachs (Actor – Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
August Schellenberg (Native American Actor – Free Willy)
Jean Stapleton (Legendary Actress – All in the Family)
Pat Summerall (NFL Broadcaster)

Margaret Thatcher (Former British Prime Minister)
Lee Thompson Young (Actor – Rizzoli & Isles)

Marcia Wallace (Actress, The Bob Newhart Show and Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons)
Paul Walker (Actor, Fast and Furious Franchise)
Esther Williams (Swimming Champion Turned Actress)
Jonathan Winters (Legendary Comedian)

NOTE: This list, in no way, covers all the industry talent who passed away this year. Again, condolences are extended to one and all.

Out of respect, please take a moment of silence.

TOMORROW: Ratings

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Year-End Round-Up: Awards of 2013

Posted in Awards, Movies, Music, Television, Year End Round Up on December 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Every year there are lots of awards shows, some important, some just fun and numerous just silly or nonsensical, but the following list is just some of the top winners over the course of the year:

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS (January)

Favorite Movie Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite Movie Actor: Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Movie: The Hunger Games
Favorite Action Movie Star: Chris Hemsworth
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress: Emma Watson
Favorite Dramatic Movie: Perks of Being a Wallflower
Favorite Cable TV Comedy: Awkward.
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor: Nathan Fillion
Favorite Cable TV Drama: Leverage
Favorite New TV Drama: Beauty and the Beast
Favorite TV Crime Drama: Castle
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show: Supernatural
Favorite Male Artist: Jason Mraz
Favorite Band: Maroon 5

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS (January)

Best Picture: Argo
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
Best Young Actor/Actress: Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Director: Ben Affleck – Argo
Best Animated Feature: Wreck-It Ralph
Best Actor in an Action Movie: Daniel Craig – Skyfall
Best Actress in an Action Movie: Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games
Best Comedy: Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actor in a Comedy: Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actress in a Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: Looper
Best Song: “Skyfall” – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS (January):

Motion Picture, Drama: Argo
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Les Misérables
Actor in Motion Picture, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress in Motion Picture, Drama: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Actor in Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Animated Feature Film: Brave
TV Series, Drama: Homeland
TV Movie or Miniseries: Game Change
Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Damian Lewis, Homeland
Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Actor in a TV Series, Comedy: Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change
Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Ed Harris, Game Change
Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD (January)

Male Actor, Lead: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Female Actor, Lead: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Male Actor, Supporting: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Female Actor, Supporting: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Ensemble Cast: Argo
Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries: Julianne Moore, Game Change
Male Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Ensemble Cast, Drama: Downton Abbey
Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble: Game of Thrones
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dick Van Dyke

GRAMMY AWARDS (January)

Record of the Year: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra
Album of the Year: Babel, Mumford & Sons
Song of the Year: “We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Best New Artist: fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra
Best Pop Vocal Album: Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
Best Rock Performance: Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
Best Rock Song: “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys
Best Rock Album: El Camino, The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album: Making Mirrors, Gotye
Best Country Solo Performance: “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood
Best Country Song: “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood
Best Country Album: Uncaged, Zac Brown Band

ACADEMY AWARDS (February)

Best Motion Picture: Argo
Achievement in Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Original Score: Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Best Animated Feature Film: Brave

PEABODY AWARDS (March)

Southland (TNT)
Switched at Birth (ABC Family)
Game Change (HBO)
Doctor Who (BBC America)

BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS (May)

Top Hot 100 Song: “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra
Top Hot 100 Artist: Maroon 5
Top Rock Artist: fun.
Top Rock Song: “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra
Top Pop Album: Adele, 21
Top Rock Album: Mumford & Sons, Babel

CRITICS’ CHOICE TV AWARDS (June)

Drama Series: Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad
Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Actress in a Drama Series: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Cudlitz, Southland
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Monica Potter, Parenthood
Actress in a Movie/Miniseries: Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

SATURN AWARDS (June)

Best Network Television Series: Revolution
Best Youth-Oriented Series on Television: Teen Wolf
Best Actor on Television: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Kevin Bacon (The Following) – tie
Best Actress on Television: Anna Torv (Fringe)
Best Guest Star on Television: Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter)

YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS (August)

Crossover of the Year: Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
Actor of the Year: Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Breakthrough Performance, Male: Liam James, The Way, Way Back
Breakthrough Performance, Female: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Superstar of Tomorrow, Female: AnnaSophia Robb, The Carrie Diaries

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCATION AWARDS (August)

Individual Achievement in Drama: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Individual Achievement in Comedy: Louis C.K., Louie
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming: Bunheads, ABC Family
Outstanding New Program: The Americans, FX
Outstanding Achievement in Drama: Game of Thrones

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS (August)

Choice Movie Action: Iron Man 3″
Choice Movie Actor Action: Robert Downey, Jr., Iron Man 3
Choice Movie Actress Action: Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises
Choice Movie Drama: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Choice Movie Actor Drama: Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Choice Movie Actress Drama: Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Choice Movie Comedy: Pitch Perfect
Choice Movie Actor Comedy: Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect
Choice Movie Actress Comedy: Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
Choice TV Show Drama: Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Actor Drama Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Actress Drama Troian Bellisario: Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Show Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Show Action: NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice TV Actor Action: LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice TV Actress Action: Lucy Liu, Elementary
Choice TV Villain: Janel Parrish, Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Breakout Show: The Fosters
Choice R&B Artist: Bruno Mars
Choice Rock Group: Paramore
Choice Country Group: Lady Antebellum
Choice Rock Song: “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons

IMAGEN AWARDS (August)

Best Primetime Television Program: Castle
Best Actor/Television: Jon Huertas, Castle
Best Actress/Television: Monica Raymund, Chicago Fire
Best Supporting Actor/Television: Carlos Gómez, The Glades
Best Supporting Actress/Television: Constance Marie, Switched at Birth

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (August)

Best Male Video: Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
Best Collaboration: P!nk feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me a Reason”
Best Rock Video: Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Up in the Air”

EMMY AWARDS (September)

Best Drama: Breaking Bad
Lead Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Supporting Actor, Drama: Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Supporting Actress, Drama: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Guest Actress, Drama: Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Guest Actor, Drama: Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals

COUNTRY MUSIC AWADS (November)

Musical Event of the Year: “Highway Don’t Care”, Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
Music Video of the Year: “Highway Don’t Care”, Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
Single of the Year: “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line
Vocal Duo of the Year: Florida Georgia Line
New Artist of the Year: Kacey Musgraves
Album of the Year: Blake Shelton, “Based on a True Story”
Vocal Group of the Year: Little Big Town
Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year: Blake Shelton

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (November)

Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
Single of the Year: Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly – “Cruise”
New Artist of the Year: Ariana Grande
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock: Justin Timberlake
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock: Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist – Country: Luke Bryan
Favorite Female Artist – Country: Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album – Country: Taylor Swift – Red
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock: Imagine Dragons
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary: Maroon 5
Favorite Artist – Latin Music: Marc Anthony
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational: Matthew West
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM): Avicii
Top Soundtrack: Pitch Perfect

Let’s send out a hearty congratulations to all of these winners (and the countless others who won awards) over the course of 2013. Are any of your favorites included above? Was there an actress, actor or entertainer who you thought should have received some type of award for their work in television, movies or music who isn’t listed above? Please share your thoughts.

TOMORROW: Condolences

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Year-End Round-Up: Movie Highlights of 2013

Posted in Movies, Year End Round Up on December 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »

At one point in time, I used to make a goal to see at least 40 theatre movies a year, but those times have come and gone. I now make a more realistic goal of seeing 10 to 12 movies a year because, let’s face it, it is getting more and more expensive to go to the movies – between ticket and parking costs – and the continual barrage of cell phones that people simply cannot, and in many case,s will not turn off for a few hours to enjoy a movie. It is simply not worth going anymore. Am I right or am I right?

Anyway, I took in a few free screenings this year – sadly, none of which are worth commenting on – I hit up a couple of summer blockbusters, namely Man of Steel and Star Trek Into Darkness and I saw some fun flicks like Much Ado About Nothing, Austenland and Frozen. In addition, I got to see the independent film The Book Thief, which I high recommend by the way, and enjoyed the action flicks Thor: The Dark World, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Out of the dozen movies I saw this year I have to say Man of Steel was, by far, my favorite.

But my opinion on what was available in the movie theatres throughout 2013 is only of real value to me, so let’s take a look at the films that ranked as the top 25 movies of the year according to the good folks over at Box Office Mojo.

Please note that the following list only covers through the December 21-December 22 box office weekend, as the final two weeks of December, obviously, won’t be fully tallied until the very beginning of January.

Here’s the list:

1. Iron Man 3 – 409 million
2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – 372 million
3. Despicable Me 2 – 368 million
4. Man of Steel – 291 million
5. Monsters University – 269 million
6. Gravity – 254 million
7. Fast & Furious 6 – 239 million
8. Oz the Great and Powerful – 235 million
9. Star Trek Into Darkness – 229 million
10. World War Z – 202 million
11. Thor: The Dark World – 201 million
12. Frozen – 192 million
13. The Croods – 187 million
14. The Heat – 160 million
15. We’re the Millers – 150 million
16. The Great Gatsby – 145 million
17. The Conjuring – 137 million
18. Identity Thief – 135 million
19. Grown Ups 2 – 134 million
20. The Wolverine – 133 million
21. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – 128 million
22. G.I. Joe: Retaliation – 123 million
23. Now You See Me – 118 million
24. Lee Daniel’s The Butler – 116 million
25. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – 115 million

Meanwhile, I compiled a list of the movies that were either a disappointment at the box office or simply had horrible-looking trailers (they appear in alphabetical order):

21 and Over
A Haunted House
Admission
Anchorman 2
Bad Grandpa
Dark Skies
Delivery Man
Evil Dead
Girl Most Likely
Grown Ups 2
Hansel & Gretel
Identity Thief
Insidious Chapter 2
Machete Kills
Mama
Movie 43
Pacific Rim
Paradise
Smurfs 2
Spring Breakers
Texas Chainsaw 3D
The Conjuring
The Big Wedding
The Hangover Part III
The Heat
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Internship
The Last Exorcism, Part II
The Purge
The To Do List
This Is the End
We’re the Millers

But, if you don’t agree with my list of worst films, how about what Time Magazine had to say were the top 10 worst films of 2013.

Here is their list:

1. Grown Ups 2
2. Salinger
3. The Host
4. After Earth
5. R.I.P.D.
6. Only God Forgives
7. The Big Wedding
8. The Counselor
9. Oz the Great and Powerful
10. The Hangover III

What movies did you most enjoy seeing this year? Which movies were disappointments to you? Please share your thoughts and comments.

TOMORROW: Music

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Finding Christmas

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Finding Christmas

On December 15, the Hallmark Channel movie Finding Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Single mother Ryan (Tricia Helfer) has just about given up on dating after her divorce, happily accepting her young son as the most important man in her life. That all changes when her brother Owen (J.T. Hodges), also feeling unlucky in love after a bad breakup, swaps his home in their small North Carolina town with New York City adman Sean (Mark Lutz). Ryan feels an instant spark with her new neighbor, but Sean, who signed up for the temporary home swap after a proposal gone wrong, is out of his comfort zone in his new rural surroundings. He quickly discovers the magic involved with taking chances and starts opening up to romantic possibilities around free-spirited Ryan.

Here is the trailer for Finding Christmas.

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Movie of the Week Reminder: All I Want for Christmas

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »

All I Want for Christmas

The ION movie All I Want for Christmas will debut on December 15 at 9 PM.

After being told by her boss that she must listen more attentively to others and put the group first, Elizabeth, a skilled executive, meets one of Santa’s helpers, who blesses her with an extraordinary gift. Through the magic of a Christmas pin, Elizabeth can listen to every unspoken thought of anyone she encounters. With her new-found power, she attempts to be a better person, turning an office rivalry into romance while learning the true meaning of Christmas.

The cast includes Melissa Sagemiller, Brad Rowe, Martin Klebba and Tom Arnold.

Here is a trailer for All I Want for Christmas.

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Hats Off to Christmas

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Hats Off to Christmas

The Hallmark Channel movie Hats Off To Christmas will debut on December 14 at 8 PM.

Mia (Haylie Duff), the loyal and hard-working manager of her small town’s Christmas hat shop, is blindsided when her boss of over ten years asks her to train his son, Nick (Antonio Cupo from Bomb Girls), for a vacant upper-management position that Mia had been coveting. Although Nick is a handsome, successful New York City business consultant, Mia finds training him frustrating until Nick takes an interest in Mia’s son Scotty, helping Scotty with a pumpkin carving contest. However, Mia’s faith in Nick quickly diminishes when Nick fails to show up at the contest. To protect her son from further disappointment, Mia tries to keep Nick out of her and Scotty’s fragile life, and Nick must decide if staying in the small town of Wilsonville is worth giving up the big-city perks he once had in New York.

Here is a trailer for Hats Off to Christmas.

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Movie of the Week Reminder: A Snow Globe Christmas

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Snow Globe Christmas

The Lifetime movie A Snow Globe Christmas will debut on December 14 at 10 PM.

A cynical television executive (Alicia Witt from Friday Night Lights) looks at the perfect world inside a snow globe and rants about how the Christmas movies she produces fall short of real life. Upset, she tries to smash the globe in to pieces, but instead, ends up knocking herself in the head. She wakes up in a perfect snow-covered town, married to her ex, Ted (Donald Faison from Scrubs), with two kids. Trying desperately to return to her old life, she slowly realizes the importance of family and begins to find happiness.

The cast also includes Christina Milian and Trevor Donovan.

Here is a trailer for A Snow Globe Christmas.

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Christmas on the Bayou

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Christmas on the Bayou

On December 14, Christmas on the Bayou is the new Lifetime holiday movie that will debut at 8 PM

When successful New York marketing executive Katherine (Hilarie Burton from White Collar) discovers her workaholic ways are taking a toll on her eight-year-old son, Zac, she decides to spend Christmas with him and her mother, Lilly (Markie Post) in her home town on the bayou. When Caleb (Tyler Hilton from One Tree Hill) tries to rekindle a childhood romance and convince her to move back home, Katherine is torn between the bright lights of the big city and the quiet, gentler rhythms of her Southern roots. Only a Christmas miracle orchestrated by Papa Noel (Ed Asner) can steer her heart to her true home.

Country singer Randy Travis also stars.

Here is a trailer for Christmas on the Bayou.

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