Fans of Hallmark’s annual “Countdown to Christmas” have an early present with the latest episode of brioux.tv the podcast. Calgary-born director David Winning is the special guest and talks about his latest two offerings for the channel. The newest one is “The Nine Kittens of Christmas,” starring former Superman star Brandon Routh, Kimberley Sustad and
Yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year again, according to the Hallmark calendar. A week before Halloween, the Crown Media company has scheduled 41 new Christmas-themed movies as part of their annual “Countdown to Christmas.” Many will have been shot in Canada, including “You, Me and the Christmas Trees,” airing tonight on W
Towards the end of the “Chuckles Bites the Dust” episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the WJM News gang is sitting around thinking about how they’d like to make their final exit. “I don’t want anybody to make a fuss,” said Mr. Grant. “When I go, I just want to be stood outside in
Director David Winning was in touch to remind me about his latest feature for Hallmark, “The 27-Hour Day.” (See the trailer, above.) It premieres Saturday on both the Hallmark Channel in the States and W Network in Canada. Shot entirely in Agassiz and Langley, B.C., the film stars Hallmark favourites Autumn Reeser and Andrew Walker
Ahoy Hearties! Sunday marks the return of the No. 1 scripted series in all of cable in America, When Calls the Heart. Super Channel is the exclusive home of the series in Canada on their Heart & Home channel. The 8th season sees the cast and crew, including Erin Krakow as school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher
With some simulcasted imports — such as The Good Doctor — already on hiatus through the holidays, an old reliable climbed to the top of English Canada’s weekly Top 30. NCIS, now in its 18th season, was the only series to crack the two million viewer barrier the week of Dec. 8 – 13 according
News of the death of Chad Stuart — one half of the British soft-rock ’60s duo Chad & Jeremy — provoked for me yet another memory from the Television Critics Association press tour. Nearly nine years ago, in January of 2012, me and Bill Harris — another former Toronto Sun scribe — wound up at
Just how Canadian are a lot of these Hallmark movies we see on TV every Christmas? Very Canadian. Just look at the prolific track record of Calgary-born director David Winning. “Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas,” which premieres in Canada this Saturday on W Network, is the 17th Hallmark film Winning has shot