We need a little Christmas … right this very minute! Luckily, Hallmark Channel, Great American Media, Lifetime and more networks have holiday lovers covered starting as early as October.
06.10.2022 - 16:05 / variety.com
Emily Longeretta Great American Family‘s original Christmas movie slate is here — and has increased by 50% in its second year. On Thursday, Bill Abbott’s network unveiled the 18 all-new original movies kicking off their “Great American Christmas” programming franchise. This year’s annual event kicks off on Friday, Oct.
21 with an original Christmas movie premiering every weekend. Additionally, Christmas movies will air 24/7 throughout the end of the year. Original movie talent returning to star in “Great American Christmas” include Daniel Lissing, Merritt Patterson, Jill Wagner, Cameron Mathison, Jen Lilley, Danica McKellar, Neal Bledsoe, Cindy Busby, Jessica Lowndes, Shae Robins, Casey Elliott and Jillian Murray.
Making their “Great American Christmas” debut this year are Andrea Barber, Dan Payne, Marc Blucas, Jennifer Freeman, Joseph Cannata, Garrett Watson, Jesse Hutch, Paul Greene, the legendary Gladys Knight and Candace Cameron Bure. Bure left her post at Hallmark in April after starring in multiple films for the network, a decision she spoke in length on with Variety last month. “I have an executive role at the network as well.
It’s really looking at content overall and producing other content in terms of Christmas and rom-coms and stuff for the Great American Living channel,” Bure shared. “So there’s lots for me to do but there’s a lot more that will be off camera and behind the scenes than how much you’ll see me on camera, because that’s really what my life has taken and this path.” Great American Family has similar themes to Hallmark Media, but also has a big faith component, which was an important draw for Bure. “They are going to move much more forward in the faith content, and having both — still having lots
.We need a little Christmas … right this very minute! Luckily, Hallmark Channel, Great American Media, Lifetime and more networks have holiday lovers covered starting as early as October.
As we near the start of Hallmark Channel‘s Countdown to Christmas, we have to look back at all the actors who bring them to life.
Christina Aguilera is still reminding the world of their beauty! On Wednesday, the 41-year-old singer premiered «Beautiful (2022 Version),» which is a reimagined version of the video from her 2002 hit.The new music video for «Beautiful,» directed by Fiona Jane Burges, takes a modern approach yet has the same inspiring message, as various groups of young people hold phones as a reflection of today's obsession with social media. Aguilera does not appear in the video, but rather a host of young people who are affected by the pressures that come with social media.
Emily Longeretta The holidays are upon us, beginning Friday, Oct. 21 — and this year, there’s more places than ever to find content. In addition to Hallmark, Lifetime, Great American Family and UpTV, this year features original holiday movies on BET+, Discovery+, CBS, Netflix, OWN and Fox Nation.
Meghan Markle, sped past a group of 60-something women who’d made the trek to Montecito to celebrate a milestone birthday. Teetering on the dusty cobblestone walkway in their wedges and kitten heels, the group stopped dead as Meghan waved and smiled from a golf cart delivering her to her Variety cover shoot. “Can you imagine?” said one of the women wistfully after the duchess had passed, perhaps talking about the life she has led thus far — an American woman meeting and marrying a handsome young prince beloved by all the world — or maybe, as we were there to discuss, the life she’s leading now.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Warner Chappell Music publishing has unveiled an original podcast series called “Setting the Standard: Stories from the Great American Songbook,” in partnership with Bang/Audiation – the team behind WCM’s podcast “Final Sessions: Harry Nilsson’s Losst and Founnd.” The new podcast will “weave together story and song into a tapestry of American cultural history for songwriters, historians, musicians, artists, and fans alike,” according to the announcement. Launching on October 25th, “Setting the Standard” will feature eight episodes – each on a different legendary songwriter – starting with three-time Oscar-winning and pioneering film composer Harry Warren. Additional episodes will roll out throughout the year and spotlight composers and songwriters including Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne, and more. Using historical sources and new discussions with scholars, critics, artists, and family members, the series will tell the stories of their lives and highlight their most iconic songs. It will also feature exclusive interviews from artists like Billy Corgan and Michael Feinstein, and top songwriters such as Justin Tranter.
a new Lifetime holiday movie, and only ET has the exclusive first look at the festive film!The actress puts on the director's hat for , which premieres Saturday, Nov. 19 as part of the annual «It's a Wonderful Lifetime» holiday lineup, with screen legend Rita Moreno and 's Emily Kinney headlining the yuletide tale.The movie follows event planner Emily Strauss (Kinney), who is hired by mall magnate Ed Mancini (Patrick Cassidy) to stage the ultimate Christmas gala for his most important investors.
are available for purchase now.Bad Bunny scored eight nominations and Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift followed close behind with six nods apiece. Adele, Harry Styles and The Weeknd earned five noms each.Famed TV producer Dick Clark created the ceremony in 1973 and ABC has been the home of the show since 1974.Cardi B was last year’s AMAs host, with BTS, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion emerging victorious with three awards apiece.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese filmmaker, Bi Gan, best-known for his single-take feature “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” has seen his “A Short Story” picked up by Kino Lorber for distribution in North America. A fairy tale that follows the relationship between man and cat, the film had its world premiere in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and now has its North American premiere in the Currents section of the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber plans to qualify “A Short Story” for the 96th Academy Awards, showing it theatrically nationwide in early 2023 in tandem with a theatrical re-release of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” “Kino Lorber rarely acquires short films, but Bi Gan has packed more cinematic delight into the fifteen minutes of ‘A Short Story’ than many feature length films deliver in two hours,” said Kino Lorber SVP Wendy Lidell. The deal was brokered by Les Films du Losange.
Melissa Joan Hart, Jodie Sweetin, Sarah Drew, Rita Moreno, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jane Seymour, Patti LaBelle, Whoopi Goldberg and father-daughter duo Kelsey and Spencer Grammer, in front of and behind the camera.Kicking off Saturday, Nov. 5, the annual «It's a Wonderful Lifetime» lineup will premiere a new holiday movie every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 18. The newest slate, which includes a central LGBTQ+ romance, a deaf cast and diverse ensembles, amplifies Lifetime's continued drive to expand its storytelling beyond the traditional and broaden its reach by spotlighting different lifestyles and beliefs.Among the highlights are Hart's , which marks the fourth Lifetime holiday movie she has directed; , written, starring and executive produced by Drew; , which stars Kelsey and Spencer Grammer as a father and daughter with a strained relationship; A New Orleans Noel, which is executive produced by Goldberg and stars Pulliam and LaBelle; and , which is executive produced by Toni Braxton and stars Seymour.To gear up for the explosion of feel-good holiday movies, Lifetime will debut a preview special hosted by Drew that will be available starting Thursday, Oct.
Great American Family has officially announced their movie lineup for their upcoming Great American Christmas event.
playing an heiress with amnesia who gets dropped into a small town and has to learn how to make a bed for the first time. Enter, the full trailer for Lohan's upcoming Christmas rom-com on Netflix, .The premise of the film appears to be exactly what you'd expect, punny title and all.
told CNN’s Alex Marquardt on “New Day.” “What I would ask Sen.
Apple Original Films has dated the run-from-slavery thriller Emancipation for a December 2 theatrical opening, followed by a December 9 release on its Apple TV+ streaming site. This follows the film’s first showing in DC on Saturday, with star Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua (who flew in from Italy, where he and Denzel Washington are shooting a third Equalizer film) discussed the fact-based film in a screening orchestrated by Apple and NAACP during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Legislative Conference.
Holly and jolly, indeed! Great American Media is ready to put viewers in the holiday spirit with its second annual Great American Christmas lineup.
Picture this: It’s Christmas Eve, and it’s time to curl up on the couch to scroll through Netflix and Hulu in search of the perfect holiday movie.
starts selling pumpkin spice lattes again, the holiday season is not upon us: It's here. Christmas movies are and, as such, it is important to revolve your entire life around its schedule.
Hallmark's annual Christmas programming event on Oct.
EXCLUSIVE: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has announced two original Christmas movies for its OWN For The Holidays slate. The Great Holiday Bake War, starring LeToya Luckett and Finesse Mitchell, debuts on Saturday, December 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and A Christmas Fumble, starring Eva Marcille and Devale Ellis, premieres on Saturday, December 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.