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Movie of the Week Recommendation: How Not to Propose

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 3, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On June 7, the UPtv movie How Not to Propose will debut at 7 PM.

Travis plans the perfect romantic getaway to propose to longtime love Lena. As the carefully orchestrated weekend comically fails to go as planned, Travis may not get the answer he’s looking for.

The cast includes Kayla Ewell (The Vampire Diaries and Roswell, New Mexico), Ryan Merriman (The Pretender and Hallmark Channel movie Elevator Girl), Timothy Bottoms (The Paper Chase and The Last Picture Show) and Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13 and Chicago Fire).

Here is a behind the scenes look at How Not to Propose:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Country at Heart

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On June 6, the Hallmark Channel movie Country at Heart will debut at 9 PM.

Struggling musician Shayna (Jessy Schram) is on the verge of giving up on her career and returns to her small-town home, when a chance encounter with prolific songwriter Grady (Niall Matter) changes everything. He’s writing a song for country music star Duke Sterling (Lucas Bryant) and Shayna seems like the perfect writing partner. The two grow closer and romance blooms as they work on their love song, but when Shayna meets Duke, who takes a liking to her and asks her to be his opening act, it undermines everything she and Grady created and Shayna feels forced to choose between love and possible stardom.

Here is a trailer for Country at Heart:

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New Show Introduction: Trackers

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On June 5, the new Cinemax drama Trackers will debut at 10 PM.

This series is an adaptation of internationally acclaimed crime novel by author Deon Meyer that deftly interweaves three story strands into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, black rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot.

Here is a trailer for Trackers:

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New Show Introduction: Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The USA Network series Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story will debut on June 2 at 9 PM followed by its time-slot premiere at 10 PM.

The 2nd installment of the anthology series spans the 1960s to the 1980s through the breakdwon of a marriage that ended in double homicide. Betty Broderick (Amanda Peet) was the perfect Southern California blonde wife and mother. Married to her handsome college boyfriend Dan (Christian Slater), Betty charms everyone she meets. After years of sacrifice and suffering while supporting Dan through both medical and law school until he exploded into the San Diego legal community as a superstar, Betty is finally enjoying the fruits of their labors.

That is, until Dan hires Linda, a bright, beautiful young woman without baggage with whom he can happily forget the struggles of his past. Betty’s attempts to fight back and enraged refusals to accept reality only serve to isolate and destabilize her until she loses her very identity. And Dan’s cold confidence blinds him to the bear he has created, and won’t stop poking until it’s too late.

Here is a trailer for Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story:

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Mini-Series of the Month Recommendation: Quiz

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On May 31, the AMC 3-part mini-series Quiz will debut at 10 PM.

The mini-series tells the extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford) attempted an ‘audacious heist’ on the U.K. quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Michael Sheen stars as show host Chris Tarrant.

Here is a trailer for Quiz:

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Groomzilla

Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on May 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The UPtv movie Groomzilla will debut on May 31 at 7 PM.

A newly engaged woman makes a wish that her fiancé take the planning of their wedding seriously, and to her surprise and dismay, her wish comes true.

The film stars Darin Brooks, Elizabeth Rice, DeVaughn Nixon, Mark Derwin and the late Georgia Engel.

Here is a trailer for Groomzilla:

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Movie of the Week Recommendations: Gabriel’s Inferno

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On May 29, the Passionflix film Gabriel’s Inferno will debut online.

Gabriel Emerson (Giulio Berruti) is a brilliant and enigmatic professor of Dante studies at the University of Toronto. His cold, aloof exterior masks dark secrets he successfully hides, though he has never overcome them. A lovely, intelligent graduate student in his seminar triggers a dim memory – one he cannot place, but which is key to the happiness he long thought was impossible. Julianne Mitchell (Melanie Zanetti) is a compassionate, kind young woman still struggling to overcome a childhood of neglect and abuse. When she enrolls at the University of Toronto, she knows she will see someone from her past – a man she met once, in an encounter she has never forgotten. Gabriel cannot recall what Julia knows: that they have a shared history rooted in an important moment of their lives. The story unfolds around the electrifying connection between Gabriel and Julia and their increasingly passionate affair. Gabriel sees her unconditional love as his path to salvation even as he acknowledges his selfishness in doing so. Julia struggles with her own self-worth as she grows to trust Gabriel’s feelings for her. Determined to capture the happiness that eluded them when they parted years ago, they must defy their own painful pasts as well as obstacles which now conspire to keep them apart.

Here is a trailer for Gabriel’s Inferno:

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New Show Introduction: Sweet Magnolias

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On May 19, the new Netflix drama Sweet Magnolias debuts online.

The series based on the novels by Sherryl Woods follows three South Carolina women (JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley), best friends since high school, as they shepherd each other through the complexities of romance, career and family.

The cast includes Chris Klein, Jamie Lynn Spears and Justin Bruening.

Here is a trailer for Sweet Magnolias:

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New Show Introduction: Stargirl

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On May 18, DC’s Stargirl will debut on DC Universe today.

The series follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to take up the legacy of a long lost superhero team – The Justice Society of America – and stop the villains of the past.

The cast includes Amy Smart, Luke Wilson, Joel McHale, Neil Jackson and Neil Hopkins [among others].

Here is a trailer for Stargirl:

NOTE: The show will also debut on The CW on May 19 at 8 PM.

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New Show Introduction: Snowpiercer

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The new TNT series Snowpiercer (based on the box office film of the same name) will debut on May 17 at 9 PM.

This small screen adaptation based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe.

The cast includes Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs [among others].

Here is a trailer for Snowpiercer:

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