The Poll Results are in - "It's a Wonderful Movie" Awards #2

This is the second year for the the "It's a Wonderful Movie" - Family Movie Awards! Thank you to everyone who participated by voting in the polls for your favorites!

All Nominees and Winners (listed below!) will be from Movies that aired or premiered on TV only in 2011. (We will honor the 2012 movies of this year - next year.) The winners below are highlighted in yellow!

Favorite Family "Made for TV Movie" for 2011:

Nominees (alphabetical order)-

1. Beyond the Blackboard
2. Change of Plans
3. Field of Vision
4. Finding a Family
5. The Lost Valentine
6. Love Begins
7. A Mile in his Shoes
8. Smooch
9. Three Weeks, Three Kids
10. What if


And the Winner is...
The Lost Valentine - Hallmark Hall of Fame
ABC



Favorite Christmas "Made for TV Movie" for 2011:

Nominees (alphabetical order)-

1. 12 Dates of Christmas
2. Annie Claus is Coming to Town
3. Christmas Angel
4. A Christmas Wish
5. Dear Santa
6. Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas
7. Hnliday Engagement
8. Love's Christmas Journey
9. Mistletoe Over Manhattan
10. A Princess for Christmas



And the Winner is...
Trading Christmas
Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie



Favorite Actor from a "Made for TV Movie" for 2011:

Nominees (alphabetical order)-

1. Dean Cain - A Mile in his Shoes
2. Ernest Borgnine - A Christmas Journey
3. John Ratzenberger - What If
4. Jordan Bridges - Holiday Engagement
5. K.C. Clyde - Christmas Angel & A Christmas Wish
6. Kevin Sorbo - What If
7. Luke Perry - Goodnight for Justice
8. Richard Thomas - Time after Time
9. Sam Heughan - A Princess for Christmas
10. Tom Cavanaugh - Trading Christmas


And the Winner is...
Dean Cain - A Mile in his Shoes
GMC

Favorite Actress from a "Made for TV Movie" for 2011:

Nominees (alphabetical order)-

This Winner one was a Tie!

1. Amy Smart - 12 Dates of Christmas
2. Anna Chlumsky - Three Weeks, Three Kids
3. Bonnie Somerville - Holiday Engagement
4. Brooke White - Change of Plans
5. Emily Van Camp - Beyond the Blackboard
6. Faith Ford - Trading Christmas
7. Gabrielle Miller - Trading Christmas
8. Katie McGrath - A Princess for Christmas
9. Kristy Swanson - What If & A Christmas Wish
10. Shelley Long - Holiday Engagement

And the Winners are...
Faith Ford - Trading Christmas
Hallmark Channel

and...

Katie McGrath - A Princess for Christmas
Hallmark Channel



Favorite Young Actor from a "Made for TV Movie" for 2011:

Nominees (alphabetical order)-

1. Drew Koles - Who is Simon Miller 
2. Jared Abrahamson - Finding a Family
3. Liam McKanna - Beyond the Blackboard    

4. Luke Schroder - A Mile in his Shoes  

5. Jakob Davies - Three Weeks, Three Kids
6. Jason Dolley - Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas

7. Kevin Herring III - A Christmas Wish 

8. Ryan Wynott - Love's Christmas Journey

9. Tony Oller - Field of Vision  

10. Travis Turner - A Princess for Christmas  




And the Winner is...
Luke Schroder - A Mile in his Shoes
GMC

 

Favorite Young Actress from a "Made for TV Movie" for 2011:

Nominees (alphabetical order)-

This Winner one was a Tie!

1. Abigail Mavity - Love Begins
2. Danielle Panabaker - The Shunning
3. Emily Osment - Cyberbully (PG-13)
4. Emma Duke - Dear Santa
5. Helen Colliander - The Case for Christmas
6. Isabella Acres - Beyond the Blackboard
7. Kiernan Shipka - Smooch
8. Kirstin Dorn - A Christmas Wish & A Valentine's Date
9. Leilah de Meza - A Princess for Christmas
10. Sydney Stamler - Three Weeks, Three Kids

And the Winners are...
Abigail Mavity - Love Begins
Hallmark Channel

and...

Leilah de Meza - A Princess for Christmas
Hallmark Channel

Favorite Supporting Character, from a Family Movie, 2011:

1. Carrie Wiita - Holiday Engagement
2. Chonda Pierce - 12 Wishes of Christmas
3. James Dugan - Dear Santa
4. Jayne Eastwood - 12 Dates of Christmas
5. Marion Ross - Keeping up with the Randalls
6. Mike Bell - Lucky Christmas
7. Miles Richardson - A Princess for Christmas
8. Olivia Wickline - Smooch
9. Oxana Moravec - A Princess for Christmas
10. Page Petrucka - A Christmas Wish



And the Winner is...
Miles Richardson - A Princess for Christmas
Hallmark Channel




Congratulations to all the Nominees & Winners!

Thank You, again... to everyone who voted - hopefully many of you agreed with the ultimate Winners!

Also... Thank You to the Networks who air these great Family Movies on TV... Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movie Channel, GMC, Lifetime, ABC Family, Hallmark Hall of Fame Movies on ABC, Family Movie Night Films on NBC, FOX, and more!

I hope you enjoy your next Family Movie Night ~

so you can say...

"It's a Wonderful Movie!"

Two TV Series Coming to the Hallmark Channel, Christmas Movie News, & Much More!

Hallmark Channel News....

There is a lot of interesting News coming out lately regarding the Hallmark Channel.... so I had to create a post and share all the latest! 

CHRISTMAS MOVIES:

Let's start with my favorite.... Christmas Movies!

It may now be - just the first day of Spring... however, there are already many Christmas Movie Projects in the works at the Hallmark Channel.

And, we have some of the Movie Titles & Plot details to share!!! Click on titles for more information.

Christmas Heart

Hitched for the Holidays

Matchmaker Santa

The Wishing Tree

Santa Switch

Plus, also coming... is a sequel to "Jingle All the Way", the Christmas Cartoon starring Jingle the Husky Pup, titled:

Jingle & Bell

SITCOM NEWS:

The Hallmark Channel has purchased the syndication rights to the ABC Sitcom Family Comedy, "The Middle", starring Patricia Heaton.

The Middle follows the life of the Heck family, who live in Middle America - Indiana. They are not your average family - yet, they are always there for each other.

The Sitcom will begin airing on the Network in March of 2014.

DAYTIME:

The daytime line-up is also getting a new look. The Martha Stewart, as we reported, is leaving in September and in it's place - will be a new talk show titled, "Marie", hosted by singer and actress, Marie Osmond. Also, there will another day-time show titled "Home and Family", that will have two hosts (unknown at this time), and will cover subjects, such as: "decorating, DIY projects, balancing a budget, raising a family," etc... Both shows are to premiere later this year (2012).

NEW PRIMETIME DRAMA SERIES:

And now, the Most Exciting News....

The Hallmark Channel will be creating TWO new drama series - that will be based off of books by two well-known writers - Janette Oke and Debbie Macomber.

The Novels-

Janette Oke's "When Calls the Heart",

and

Debbie Macomber's "Cedar Cove"

...will be created into Pilot Movies to launch forward these two new scripted series. They will air within the 2012-2013 season.

When Calls the Heart ...



Wynn Delaney (Stephen Amell) and Elizabeth Thatcher (Maggie Grace)
in When Calls the Heart
(Images above from:  aBridge International)




When Calls the Heart
Book by
Janette Oke



According to the Hallmark Channel, Period drama, "When Calls the Heart" is "a romantic adventure which tells the story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a beautiful, wealthy young woman from the East Coast, who has a passion for teaching, but a fear of leaving the safety of her comfortable world. Inspired by her adventurous aunt, Elizabeth gains the strength to accept a teaching position in a new, frontier town. Despite the hardships, she begins to build a new life, but will Elizabeth allow a handsome lawman into her heart and life, changing her world forever?" The executive producers are Brad Krevoy and Michael Landon, Jr.

Cedar Cove...

The main theme about Cedar Cove, according to the Hallmark Channel, is "community and connection. The small town of Cedar Cove presents fertile ground for relatable stories, big and small."



Cedar Cove
by
Debbie
Macomber



The Hallmark Channel has already adapted both of these writers works into original movies, based on their books. Janette Oke's books were originally made into the Love Comes Softly Movie Series, by Michael Landon, Jr - following the characters - Clark and Marty Davis. There have been 11 Movies in the series - Love Comes Softly, Love's Enduring Promise, Love's Long Journey, Love's Abiding Joy,  Love's Unending Legacy, Love's Unfolding Dream, Love Takes Wing, Love Finds a Home, Love Begins, Love's Everlasting Courage, and Love's Christmas Journey.

Debbie Macomber's books have inspired three Hallmark Christmas Movies - Mrs. Miracle, Call Me Mrs. Miracle, and Trading Christmas.

My thoughts...

I personally think the two "new primetime shows" are the most exciting news of all - next to all the new Christmas Movies Coming - which we always love, but have come to expect from the Hallmark Channel, our dependable family movie network. I've been asking and wondering for years, as I enjoy re-runs of beloved old family series, such as: The Waltons, Little House, Wind at my Back, etc... why no one has created a new family drama. Hopefully, the answer has finally come!

What do you all think?

Have a Wonderful Day, Everyone!

Hitched for the Holidays - Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie

MOVIE REVIEW



Hitched for the Holidays

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: Christmas 2012


CAST:

Joseph Lawrence ... Rob
Marilu Henner ... Maxine
Emily Hampshire ... Julie
Chris Gauthier ... Stevie
Serge Houde ... Butch
Rob LaBelle ... Sam
Michael Kopsa ... Bradshaw
Colin Lawrence ... Patrick
Linda Darlow ... Evie
Paula Shaw ... Theresa
David Milchard ... Pete
Kevin O'Grady ... Huck
Lisa Durupt ... Molly
Tobias Slezak ... Horse Cop #1
Richard Keats ... Nolan Bradshaw


PLOT:

Both Rob Marino and Julie Green are feeling pressure to be in a relationship this holiday season and, after finding each other through a dating website, agree to pose as each other's special someone. Things get complicated when Rob's Catholic family and Julie's Jewish family get involved to help these two make it to the altar. As they double their efforts to keep the charade going through New Year's Eve, Rob and Julie are more than a little surprised when they discover they're actually falling in love.


Movie Review:

Coming...


See or Skip:

Coming...



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