For our final podcast for 2025, we invited Executive Producers and screen writers Erin Rodman and Davah Avena of "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" to take us behind the scenes of this excellent original series. We deep dive into the development and realization of the series and get some first hand insight into the characters and the actors who played them. Join us at the table for our 2025 closer!
Countdown to Christmas 2025 is officially over so we present our annual baker's dozen of our favorite movies from this years selections. That's thirteen of this years movies that made the final menu here in The Hallmark Cafe. Are you ready to compare yours with ours? Join us, your table is ready!
We wrap up Countdown to Christmas 2025 with two menu pleasers. In the "The Christmas Baby," Ali Liebert and Katherine Barrell receive an unexpected gift that changes their lives forever. And the finale of "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" does not disappoint with laughs and tears that left us wanting more of this unique series. Join us at our special Hallmark Cafe holiday table!
On this edition of The Hallmark Cafe we book "A Suite Holiday Romance," a classic Christmas love story starring Jessy Schram and Dominic Sherwood. Then we check out the limited series "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" starring Mae Whitman, Julian Morris, Jane Seymour and Mary McDonnell. Join us, your table is ready!
The busy season continues with "Single on the 25th" and "Oy to the World." Both movies easily made the menu this week. We also wrap up our thoughts on "Finding Mr. Christmas" and "Baked With Love." Another fantastic week in the cafe. Join us!
We're joined in The Cafe by real life couple Veronica Brown and Joey DePaolo to learn how this clever movie went from the page to the screen. Veronica and Joey share the meaning behind the story and talk about everything from casting to production in Vancouver. Join us at the table for an insightful and fun conversation with four people who love movies!
We dig deep into country music on this expanded edition with, "A Grand Ole Opry Christmas" featuring special guest, director Clare Niederpruem. Then we climb 12,000 feet for, "An Alpine Holiday" to top the whole thing off. Join us at the table, the coffee's hot on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe.
Director Jeff Beesley joins us to discuss his latest movie, "The Snow Must Go On." We love getting into the weeds with Jeff as he his so generous with sharing his secrets for making great movies. We also get a glimpse into his next movie, "A Suite Holiday Romance" starring Jesse Schram. Join us at the table as we share our love for movies with Jeff Beesley!
Season two of Mistletoe Murders comes to an exciting conclusion on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe with a huge cliffhanger. We shuffle off to Buffalo for "A Bills Love Story' and bundle up for a very wintery "Melt My Heart This Christmas." But we start off with our takes on the unscripted series, "Baked with Love" and "Finding Mr. Christmas." Your table is waiting here at The Hallmark Cafe!
The Cafe is buzzing with activity this week with a tasty order including a new Mistletoe Murders Mystery, "The Ides of December." We also report on "Tidings For the Season" and share our thoughts on this weeks unscripted episodes of "Baked with Love" and "Finding Mr. Christmas." Join us at the table for this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!
Another busy week in The Cafe as we hop on a plane for, "Christmas Above the Clouds" starring Erin Krakow and Tyler Hynes. We then catch a boat ride on the Danube for, "A Keller Christmas Vacation." "Mistletoe Murders" is back for a second season and Alison Sweeney rides into "Finding Mr. Christmas" hoping to find a cowboy scene partner who can ride a horse. Join us at the table for this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!
We finish up our take on season one of Mistletoe Murders with "Death of a Humbug" and sail right into "A Newport Christmas" without taking a breath. We also share our views on Hallmark's continuing experiment with unscripted content. Join us at the table as Countdown to Christmas 2025 continues!
"Merry Christmas Ted Cooper" is our main course this week but we give you our take on the rest of weekend two of the 2025 Countdown to Christmas. The table is set for variety on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!
Countdown to Christmas 2025 is off and running with "A Royal Montana Christmas" and "A Christmas Angel Match." Hear which one squeaked by and which one captured our hearts. But first, we start things off with a reminder of why we love "Mistletoe Mysteries" so much. Your table is ready!
All the 2025 Hallmark Countdown to Christmas offerings served up in one spoken batch just in time for the season. Enjoy!
The last of our fall movie offerings feature Andrew Walker and Rachel Boston falling in love naturally in, "Adventures of Love and Birding." Meanwhile, Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown return for the third time, this time in the hilarious, "Haul Out The Halloween." They've hauled out Christmas in two previous outings but this time there's a big surprise for us, it made the menu! Pull up a chair and join us in The Hallmark Cafe!
We encore a portion of last years interview we did with director Ron Oliver as he was wrapping up production on his three movie event, "The Groomsmen." He shares some behind the scenes stories and talks about how the series came about. We also dish up our take on the Long Island love story, "Catch of the Day" starring Emile Ullerup and Michael Rady. Pull up a beach chair and join us in the cafe!.
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We're back with our impressions of the "Providence Falls" three-part series and our surprising reaction to the latest Mystery Island movie. Join us at the table if you dare!
We're back from a bit of a break to talk about our new Hallmark Plus favorite, "Private Eyes." This Canadian series spans five seasons and mixes suspense with romance and comedy. Plus, it has a cool theme song and a sexy sports car to boot. We also share our thoughts on the recent unscripted series, "Christmas at Sea." Is this type of series the future of Hallmark? Will reality beat out fiction? Join us at the table to hear our take.
We enjoy some Hallmark vacation time with a trip to Italy for "Villa Amore" featuring Eloise Mumford and Kevin McGarry and continue our travels with "To Barcelona, With Love" and "To Barcelona, Forever" starring Alison Sweeney and Ashley Williams. We've got a place for you at the table on this duty-free edition of The Hallmark Cafe!