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Four Different Personality Types in Hallmark's "Snowkissed"--Which Character Is Most Like You? Plus, a Movie QUIZ!

Starring:   Jen Lilley and Chris McNally Released:   2021 Summary:   A journalist with a distaste for traveling gets the opportunity to tackle her dream assignment and unwillingly mentors an attractive bed-and-breakfast owner. Image:  Crown Media This fun and wintry movie follows Kate, Jayne, Noah, and Simon.  All four characters are "polar" opposites in so many ways, but they end up blending well together, like the cheese, wine, and chocolate they sample in the movie. Which movie character do you relate to the most? Kate   Kate does not like adventure.  She creates a routine for her daily life, and she doesn't deviate from it.  She has no desire to explore other areas of the world because she thinks Manhattan has it all.  She's deathly afraid of heights, and she doesn't enjoy the outdoors.  When it comes to exercise, she prefers a temperature-controlled gym over a hike in nature.  She feels safer with absolutes and a sure thing. Jen Lilley as "Kate" Ka

Take This QUIZ on Hallmark's "Taking a Shot at Love"

Starring:  Alexa PenaVega and Luke MacFarlane Released:  2021 Summary:  A former professional dancer is using ballet to help a hockey player get back on the ice. Taking a Shot at Love premiered January 2, 2021.  Image:  Crown Media Do Stud Athletes Really Take Ballet? Ballet is such a delicate and overtly feminine art form that seemingly has no place for excessive testosterone from buff athletes, but if men can dodge the jabs, jeers, and stigmatization, it offers them a unique form of cross-training to give them an advantage over their competition. What do you think of Luke MacFarlane in ballet shoes?  He's still a hunk! Ballet improves an athlete's agility, coordination, flexibility, balance, footwork, core strength, and lateral movement.  Learning the jumps in ballet is extremely cardiovascular.  With it's precise movements, ballet strengthens muscles and tendons a person might never use otherwise.  This is beneficial, not only to hockey players, but to those involved in

Share Your New Year's Resolution For a Chance to Win Hallmark's "My Secret Valentine" DVD!

Share Your New Year's Resolution For a Chance to Win! The year 2020 has been challenging and eye-opening in many ways.  For many of us, priorities have changed because when push came to shove, we realized what we value most in life.  As a result, New Year's resolutions for 2021 may be a little different than prior years. The most common New Year's resolutions pre-dating 2020 included exercising more, saving more money, eating healthier, and losing weight.  Those are all great things!  In 2021, however, people are setting different goals, like doing more random acts of kindness, reaching out to others who are isolated and alone, being faithful in church attendance, reading more, or becoming more proactive politically. What are some of your New Year's resolutions for 2021 ?  Share them in our Facebook group for a chance to win a Hallmark My Secret Valentine DVD--just in time for Valentine's Day!    Read on for the contest rules and the link to our Facebook group, in

Hallmark's "Sweet Autumn" Best 2020 Fall Harvest Premiere

Starring:   Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker Released:   2020 Summary:   A woman decides to split her candy shop between her niece and a maple farmer, and after seeing letters that she left, they start to understand her reasoning. Image:  Hallmark Media Sweet Autumn  a Big Hit with Hallmark Fans Pairing Hallmark A-listers, like Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker, is guaranteed to result in a movie that will delight the fan base. This power couple delivered and brought Hallmarkies the best Fall Harvest movie for 2020. A close second is  Country at Heart ,  followed by  My Best Friend's Bouquet .   The other two Fall Harvest 2020 premieres,  Follow Me to Daisy Hills  and  Falling for Look Lodge  don't even earn honorable mentions.   Matchmaking From the Grave How fitting that Aunt Dee loved the special owl poem that read: A wise old owl lived in an oak, the more he saw the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Now wasn't he a wise old bird. Aunt Dee was a wise bi

Hallmark's "My Best Friend's Bouquet"--Chaley Rose, Superstitions, In-Laws, & Hopeless Romantics

Starring:  Chaley Rose and Nathan Witte Released:  2020 (Fall Harvest) Summary:  A hopeless romantic catches the bouquet at her friend's wedding, and she starts letting the bouquet toss convince her that an eligible bachelor is the one. Image:  Crown Media Who Is Chaley Rose? Chaley Rose is best known for her role as Zoey in the drama series Nashville.  Hallmark fans remember her from A Christmas Duet which premiered during the 2019 Christmas season where she wowed us with her musical talent.   Not only is Rose an accomplished singer and songwriter (too bad we didn't get to hear her perform any tracks in My   Best Friend's Bouquet ), but in high school, she was a cheerleader, gymnast, on the track team, and her school's first black homecoming queen.  What a woman! Rose expounds on her heritage--her mom is half black and half white, and her dad is one-quarter white and three-quarters black, despite his fair complexion.  Not only is she beautiful, but Rose's perfo

2020 Recap: Vote For Your Favorite "Season" of Hallmark Movies

Despite a year marred by a pandemic, Hallmark still managed to entertain fans with scores of original new movie premieres.   We'll take a walk down memory lane with a quick recap of each "season" of Hallmark, and then you will have a chance to vote on which season of 2020 was your favorite. We aren't including Christmas movies because their pure, unmatched awesomeness gives them an unfair advantage!  Don't worry though--you'll get a chance to vote on your favorite, new Christmas movie at year's end.   Not only are we reviewing the Hallmark movie year in pictures, but if you click on the hyperlinked movie titles, you can visit each blog post that includes fun stuff, like quizzes, polls, and more.  Winterfest Winter in Vail -- Lacey Chabert and Tyler Hynes-- Chelsea inherits a house in Vail. She meets Owen and gets a much needed break. Together, they put on Strudelfest to highlight the charm of Old Vail. Image:  Crown Media Love in Winterland -- Italia R