Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Friday 16 February 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A STARSTRUCK CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Riley Burdett (Jamie Perez) is a passionate theatre director who has just begun auditioning for the upcoming annual performance of “A Christmas Carol” when she discovers that the owner Regina Caldwell (Maureen Keiller) is selling the historic theatre to a developer who plans on building condominiums in its place.

So, she has to find a way to save the well-loved town theatre by putting on the most memorable performance of a Christmas Carol in the history of the theatre and even manages to enlist the help of handsome Hollywood actor Sam (Thomas McDonell) to play Bob Cratchit, but it’s still an uphill struggle to get the result and the rewards.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A SHOW-STOPPING CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Riley Burdett (Jamie Perez) is a passionate theatre director who has just begun auditioning for the upcoming annual performance of “A Christmas Carol” when she discovers that the owner Regina Caldwell (Maureen Keiller) is selling the historic theatre to a developer who plans on building condominiums in its place.

So, she has to find a way to save the well-loved town theatre by putting on the most memorable performance of a Christmas Carol in the history of the theatre and even manages to enlist the help of handsome Hollywood actor Sam (Thomas McDonell) to play Bob Cratchit, but it’s still an uphill struggle to get the result and the rewards.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A PLAYFUL ROMANCE (2021)

 

Riley Burdett (Jamie Perez) is a passionate theatre director who has just begun auditioning for the upcoming annual performance of “A Christmas Carol” when she discovers that the owner Regina Caldwell (Maureen Keiller) is selling the historic theatre to a developer who plans on building condominiums in its place.

So, she has to find a way to save the well-loved town theatre by putting on the most memorable performance of a Christmas Carol in the history of the theatre and even manages to enlist the help of handsome Hollywood actor Sam (Thomas McDonell) to play Bob Cratchit, but it’s still an uphill struggle to get the result and the rewards.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CUPID FOR CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

In order for Cupid (Richard Kind) to retire, he must find a suitable replacement, and Ruby (Melanie Stone), wants the job.

However, she is one of his least competent assistants, so he sets her a challenge and if she succeeds the job is hers.

She has to find a match for a hopeless case, college professor Charlie (Ryan Carnes), who has a disastrous dating record and has given up on romance and she must do it before Christmas.

Ruby accepts the challenge and is both helped and hindered in her mission by colleague and rival Philomena (Natasha Behnam) but still applies her usual  level of enthusiasm when she goes down to earth to find Charlie the love of his life.

The task however turns out to be harder than she thought, with unexpected complications and an even more unexpected outcome.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MY CHRISTMAS FIANCÉ (2022)

 Maya Coleman (Jennifer Freeman) has won a competition to work at a prestigious resort Hotel in a beautiful part of Italy as a student in the restaurant working under renowned and challenging chef Penn Childers (Jack Parr).

However, when Penn discovers his parents are visiting the resort and are bringing, Ashleigh Symington Price (Jennifer Mischiati), the woman they have been trying to marry him off to for years, so he persuades Maya to pose as his fiancée for the holidays so he

can avoid being forced into an unwanted marriage.

And all of this is going on while plans are afoot to redevelop the resort and close the restaurant, so who will win the day? and will the imaginary relationship bear fruit? 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS FIANCÉ (2022)

 

Maya Coleman (Jennifer Freeman) has won a competition to work at a prestigious resort Hotel in a beautiful part of Italy as a student in the restaurant working under renowned and challenging chef Penn Childers (Jack Parr).

However, when Penn discovers his parents are visiting the resort and are bringing, Ashleigh Symington Price (Jennifer Mischiati), the woman they have been trying to marry him off to for years, so he persuades Maya to pose as his fiancée for the holidays so he

can avoid being forced into an unwanted marriage.

And all of this is going on while plans are afoot to redevelop the resort and close the restaurant, so who will win the day? and will the imaginary relationship bear fruit?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – DECK THE HEART (2021)

 

City based Executive Vice President Chris Ackerman (Joe Kurak) finds out that he has inherited his grandfather’s house in the country where he had spent many happy hours over the years.

But his mother Renee Ackerman (Eliza Roberts) informs him that he is expected to host the Christmas celebrations for the whole family and selected friends.

Unfortunately, he is exceedingly busy at work and doesn’t really have the time and even if he did, he lacked the required Christmas Spirit for the task, but his mother insisted it had to be done.

Because he couldn’t do it from long distance, he persuaded his boss Larry Link (Robert Picardo) to allow him to work remotely and he hired a local event planner, Meredith Block (Ashley Brinkman).

As Merry sets about the decorations and party plans, she gradually wins him over from his grinchy ways and helps him love Christmas again.


THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE DARK IS RISING (2007)

 

A fourteen year old boy, Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) has his life turned upside down when he is told by an eccentric group, Merriman Lyon (Ian McShane) Miss Greythorne (Frances Conroy) Dawson (James Cosmo) Old George (Jim Piddock) and  Maggie Barnes (Amelia Warner) that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of darkness, personified by the Rider (Christopher Eccleston).

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING (2007)

 

A fourteen year old boy, Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) has his life turned upside down when he is told by an eccentric group, Merriman Lyon (Ian McShane) Miss Greythorne (Frances Conroy) Dawson (James Cosmo) Old George (Jim Piddock) and  Maggie Barnes (Amelia Warner) that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of darkness, personified by the Rider (Christopher Eccleston).

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE NINE KITTENS OF CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Veterinary Doctor, Marilee White (Kimberley Sustad) returns to her hometown of Jamestown, Oregon for the first Christmas in five years since moving to Miami, and one of the first people she runs into in Jamestown is ex-boyfriend Zachary Stone (Brandon Routh).

One day Zach, who is a fireman, finds a box of nine abandoned kittens outside the firehouse, so he takes it upon himself to try and find homes for them and in the absence of a Town Vet, due to retirement, Marilee volunteers to help.

Inevitably as they work together to find the kittens good homes, they have to come to terms with the fact that there is still a significant spark between them.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – NINE LIVES FOR THE HOLIDAY (2021)

 

Veterinary Doctor, Marilee White (Kimberley Sustad) returns to her hometown of Jamestown, Oregon for the first Christmas in five years since moving to Miami, and one of the first people she runs into in Jamestown is ex-boyfriend Zachary Stone (Brandon Routh).

One day Zach, who is a fireman, finds a box of nine abandoned kittens outside the firehouse, so he takes it upon himself to try and find homes for them and in the absence of a Town Vet, due to retirement, Marilee volunteers to help.

Inevitably as they work together to find the kittens good homes, they have to come to terms with the fact that there is still a significant spark between them.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – NINE KITTENS FOR THE HOLIDAY (2021)

Veterinary Doctor, Marilee White (Kimberley Sustad) returns to her hometown of Jamestown, Oregon for the first Christmas in five years since moving to Miami, and one of the first people she runs into in Jamestown is ex-boyfriend Zachary Stone (Brandon Routh).

One day Zach, who is a fireman, finds a box of nine abandoned kittens outside the firehouse, so he takes it upon himself to try and find homes for them and in the absence of a Town Vet, due to retirement, Marilee volunteers to help.

Inevitably as they work together to find the kittens good homes, they have to come to terms with the fact that there is still a significant spark between them. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A TALE OF TWO CHRISTMASES (2022)

 

Thanks to some Christmas magic, Emma (Katherine Barrell), gets to experience two different Christmases, in true “Sliding Doors” fashion, when in one reality she misses her flight home and stays in the city in order to work and celebrates with a new crush Max (Evan Roderick), and the other one where she makes the flight and returns home to her family and experiences Christmas with childhood friend Drew (Chandler Massey).

All she has to do is finally discover what, in life and in love, will really make her truly happy.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – JOLLY GOOD CHRISTMAS (2022)

 

After recently moving to London, American architect David Burnside (Will Kemp) is shopping for a Christmas present for his girlfriend Charlotte Fitzsimmons (Sophie Hopkins) three days before Christmas when he runs into professional shopper Anji Patel (Reshma Shetty) who frowns upon his choice of a gift card.

As his girlfriend is also his boss’s daughter he bows to pressure from his peers and hires Anji to help him find Charlotte a meaningful gift and so begins an adventure that takes them from one scrape to another and inevitably David and Anji make an emotional connection.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY MERRY BRITISH CHRISTMAS (2022)

After recently moving to London, American architect David Burnside (Will Kemp) is shopping for a Christmas present for his girlfriend Charlotte Fitzsimmons (Sophie Hopkins) three days before Christmas when he runs into professional shopper Anji Patel (Reshma Shetty) who frowns upon his choice of a gift card.

As his girlfriend is also his boss’s daughter he bows to pressure from his peers and hires Anji to help him find Charlotte a meaningful gift and so begins an adventure that takes them from one scrape to another and inevitably David and Anji make an emotional connection.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WE WISH YOU A MARRIED CHRISTMAS (2022)

 

Married couple Becca and Robby (Marisol Nichols and Kristoffer Polaha) are drifting apart, and nothing seems to be working so their marriage councillor suggests they go away for Christmas, and recommends a cozy Inn in the quaint little town of Gracious,

However, things don’t begin well because when they arrive at the Inn Robby discovers Becca has booked a suite with separate bedrooms and after a number of setbacks, they decide to leave early but after checking out they discover a large Christmas bauble has smashed through the windscreen, so they are forced to stay on until the car is repaired.

Their enforced stay means they have to throw themselves into all the activities and along the way rediscover their love of the season and each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS RETREAT (2022)

 

Just before Christmas Kim Jones (Rhiannon Fish) is expecting her boyfriend Steven (Jonathan Hawley Purvis) to propose when he makes reservations at a fancy restaurant, but he breaks up with her instead because she’s a workaholic, so her mom, Mary (Lynn Whyte) takes her away to a Christmas Retreat to reconnect with the spirit of the season.

There she meets Mark Reynolds (Clayton James) who has just quit his job after being passed over for promotion and is there because his sister Rae (Carly Fawcett) runs the retreat.

Forced to surrender their phones and devices, they are able to focus on the program of Christmas events and their eyes are opened to the joys of the holidays and each other.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Jessica Roberts (Maggie Lawson) runs the Roberts Tree Farm and Nursery in Hudson Springs which is an integral part of Christmas in the town.

But then big box retailer, Harvest Garden Supply, open a store in town, and the impact on the business is almost immediate.

But then she meets marketing executive Clay Moore (Christopher Russell) and there is an instant attraction, without her knowing he is her competition.

As they spend more time together, they start to fall for each other, but will his job prevent them from having their happy-ever-after?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS VILLAGE (2022)

 

In Bryson Falls Architect Summer Ashby (Alison Sweeney) and her daughter Chloe (Maesa Nicholson) have their normal routine turned upside down when Summer’s eccentric mother Vivian Todd (Marlo Thomas) moves in.

The first thing she does is set up her Christmas village on the table and as Chloe moves the figurines around the scene magical things begin to happen in real-life and events seem to mimic the scenes she creates.

One of those affected by Chloe’s placements was Ryan Scott (Luke Macfarlane) who is bought into Summer’s orbit and romance is on the cards.

Thursday 15 February 2024

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS... PRESENT (2022)

 

Realtor, supermom and master organizer, Maggie Larson (Candace Cameron Bure) makes a last-minute decision to take her family to spend Christmas with her recently bereaved brother Paul McCormick (Paul Fitzgerald) and his daughter Ashley (Keilah Davies), but they have very different expectations for their Christmas holidays.

Even her own husband Eric (Marc Blucas) and children Becca and Will (Claire Capek and Caleb Reese Paul) are less than thrilled about being dragged away.

However, everyone has fun, except Maggie who is troubled by how distant she feels from everyone important to her, especially her husband.

But as Christmas approaches, she must learn to live in the present.