Another Spring Movie Blooms on Hallmark - "Tulips in Spring"!

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Tulips in Spring

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: May 14, 2016

image via: https://twitter.com/DirectedByDW/status/714950010710851585
pictured Kelly Rowan, Giles Panton, Fiona Gubelmann,
Director David Winning, and director of photography Tony Metchie

Screen Grab via: "Tulips in Spring" promo video

CAST:

Fiona Gubelmann ... Rose Newell
Lucas Bryant ... Tom Novak
Aliyah O'Brien ... Victoria Mason
Kelly Rowan ...
Mark Brandon ... Announcer
Kevin McNulty ... Frank Newell
Giles Panton ... Rob Laswell
Iris Quinn ... Sarah Newell

PLOT:

via Hallmark: Rose Newell is a young interior designer who has been given an assignment to design a high-end client's home. As she begins the project, Rose learns that her father, Frank, has suffered a broken leg and that her help is badly needed at Newell Farms, her parents' tulip farm in rural Washington. Rose returns to her hometown and to her damaged relationship with Frank, who resents her having chosen a cosmopolitan career over the family business.

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Hallmark Spring Fling Flick "Love By Chance"

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Love By Chance

Previous Working Title: By Chance

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: April 16, 2016

 

CAST:

Beau Garrett ... Claire
Brenda Strong ... Helen
Benjamin Ayres ... Eric

PLOT:

via Hallmark: Helen can't help but try to constantly play matchmaker for Claire, her beautiful daughter who believes love can only be found through fate and not a fix up. After Helen finally vows to avoid Claire's love life, she inadvertently meets Eric, a single thirty-something doctor. Helen arranges for him to secretly meet her daughter and the two quickly fall in love until Claire eventually learns the truth of her mother's involvement. Feeling betrayed by both Helen and Eric, she breaks off the relationship until he fights to win Claire back.


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Image Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States, LLC/Photographer: Eike Schroter

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Hallmark Spring Fling Flick "All Yours"

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: All Yours

Previous Working Title: The Manny

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: April 2, 2016

CAST:

Nicollette Sheridan ... Cass Lempkin
Dan Payne ... Matthew Walker
Genea Charpentier ... Emma
Lochlyn Munro ... Henry
Jayne Eastwood
Michael Kopsa ... Charles Walker
Karen Holness ... Winnie
Kiefer O'Reilly ... Quinn
Graeme Duffy ... Stage Manager
Guy Christie ... Witness
Brooks Darnell ... Benji Sheppard
Mark Brandon ... Vincent

images via: Hallmark Crown Media

PLOT:

via Hallmark: When Cass, a single mother and high powered attorney, hires Matt, a family friend, as a nanny out of desperation, she realizes she’s missing something in life and needs to take a chance on love.

More plot details, via Hallmark: Cass (Sheridan), a high-powered attorney and single mother of two, is on the hunt for a new nanny after her precocious kids ran off the last one. Meet Matthew (Payne), a world traveler who cannot settle down, until his father challenges him to plant roots. To prove to his father he can stay home and handle domestic life, Matthew interviews for a job as a nanny for a tough client -- Cass. Cass refuses to hire him as her 'manny,' but is forced to when she can't find anyone else to take the job. Matthew wins over the hearts of her kids -- and eventually the boss.

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*Images Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

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The Hallmark Channel * Sprouts * New Theme with 3 "SPRING FLING" Movies!!!

image via: Hallmark Crown Media

*This post has been updated below to reflect all the new details on "Spring Fling"!!!

The Hallmark Channel announces... "three original movies celebrating springtime love and romance, and the fresh start the season of spring inspires: All Yours (previously titled: The Manny) starring Nicollette Sheridan, Hearts of Spring starring Lisa Whelchel, and Love By Chance starring Beau Garrett and Brenda Strong."

Here are the Premiere Dates for "Spring Fling"

on the Hallmark Channel:

 

April 2, 2016-
All Yours

 

April 9, 2016-
Hearts of Spring

 

April 16, 2016-
Love By Chance

For those of you who follow this site closely, there was originally buzz that there would be four "Spring Fling" movies. However, as we can all see that has been reduced to three. Perhaps, that fourth movie was scratched or moved to a later date.

Whatever the case, Spring will be here soon and it's always fun and fresh to have something new to look forward to!

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The Facts About Lisa Whelchel's Hallmark Movie "Hearts of Spring"!

On the Hallmark Channel, following "Winterfest" in January and "Countdown to Valentine's Day" in February... the Calendar will eventually blossom come April into an All NEW themed event on the Hallmark Channel titled... "Spring Fling"!

Recently we learned the First Movie in the Hallmark Channel's "Spring Fling" Event will be "Hearts of Spring" (previously titled: Mommy Bloggers).

This all New original Hallmark Movie will star Lisa Whelchel (Facts of Life, For Better or For Worse), Michael Shanks (The Christmas Lodge, The Bouquet), Carrie Genzel (A Dog Named Christmas), Miranda Frigon (A Cookie Cutter Christmas, A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery), Ross Linton, and Lisa Whelchel's real life daughter Clancy Cauble will portray Lisa's grown up daughter in the movie! This is Clancy's movie debut!

Here are some behind-the-scenes and on-the-set pics of the first "Spring Fling" movie premiere...

"Hearts of Spring"...

Lisa Whelchel, Michael Shanks, and Miranda Frigon take an on-the-set selfie

on Hallmark Channel's  "Hearts of Spring" 

image credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/BAszWJmmo_n/?taken-by=mirandafrigon

On the set and Behind-the-Scenes of "Hearts of Spring":
Lisa Whelchel and Miranda Frigon
image credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/BA-YKchGo7R/?taken-by=mirandafrigon
Love! Love! Love! The Yellow Rain Boots, BTW!

 

On the set of "Hearts of Spring":
Mother and Daughter... Lisa Whelchel and Clancy Cauble
image credit: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/heartsofspring/

Lisa Whelchel is full of laughter : On the set of "Hearts of Spring"
image credit: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/heartsofspring/(ricardo_hubbs_photography)

Clancy Cauble, Director Marita Grabiak, Lisa Whelchel, and Michael Shanks
image credit: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/heartsofspring/
 

Actress Lisa Whelchel pictured on set with Director Marita Grabiak
img via: Hallmark Channel's Twitter

Lisa Whelchel on set of "Hearts of Spring"
Love this collage of pics!!! This is how Lisa describes it, via Instagram:
"We are shooting a flashback montage today. It is supposed to be late 90's, early 2,000's and current decade."

On the set of "Hearts of Spring":
Daughter and Mother... Clancy Cauble and Lisa Whelchel.
image credit: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/heartsofspring/(ricardo_hubbs_photography)
 
 

Another FUN FACT:

Most of you will recall Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner from the TV sitcom "Facts of Life"...

Well, some cast members of the TV series "Facts of Life" - Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Garret), Lisa Whelchel (Blair Warner), Kim Fields (Tootie), Geri Jewell (Geri, Blair's cousin), and Todd Bridges (Willis) gathered on Hallmark Channel's Home & Family this week for a sweet reunion!

image via: Hallmark Crown Media

You can see many video clips of it, here...

Preview Facts of Life Reunion
Reunion Interview Part 1 / Special Message 1 - Mindy Cohn,
Reunion Interview Part 2,
Special Reunion with Todd Bridges,
Special Message 2 - George Clooney,  
Special Message 3 - Molly Ringwald,
Lisa Whelchel & Nancy McKeon (by Skype) in the Kitchen


My Thoughts on "The Facts of Life":

Oh my goodness... I remember growing up watching the Facts of Life faithfully every week. We only had one TV, back in those days, and we all watched together. The Facts of Life was such a fun show in the 80's for girls and families. Blair, I must say, was always our favorite. I think I first learned what a cashmere sweater was, because of Blair Warner, and more about the "facts of life", I'm sure! Looking back now, it is such a sweet memory - watching Blair and Jo become friends in spite of their different backgrounds and laughing so hard at all of Natalie and Tootie's fun escapades and antics... knowing someone was going to be... "in truuuu-ble"! The Facts of Life was always an amusing weekly half-hour of my blissful childhood that I treasure!


A Few More Images from the set of "Hearts of Spring"...

On the set of "Hearts of Spring":
Daughter and Mother... Clancy Cauble and Lisa Whelchel.
image credit: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/heartsofspring/

On set fun with Michael Shanks and Ross Linton

who portray father and son in "Hearts of Spring" 

image credit: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/heartsofspring/

And.... CUT! That's a Wrap!
Ross Linton and Clancy Cauble between takes on the set of "Hearts of Spring"
If you look close, you will see the clapper says the previous movie title: Mommy Bloggers.
I personally prefer the new movie title! What do you think?
 

"Hearts of Spring" storyline:

via Hallmark: "A famous mommy blogger faces an empty nest as her daughter prepares to go away to college."

Hope you enjoyed this sneak-peek look
into the behind-the-scenes making
of the first Spring Fling Flick
on the Hallmark Channel-

"Hearts of Spring"!

"Hearts of Spring" premieres
Saturday April 9, 2016 at 9pm/8c.!
(the premiere date above was changed/updated!)
 

 

Spring is right around the corner!

The other two Spring Fling movies coming are:
The Manny and By Chance.
Stay tuned for details!

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