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Word on the Street: Hallmark releases trailer for Hallmark Hall of Fame’s The Beach House

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While Avengers: Infinity War will dominate the big-screen on the weekend of April 27th, another movie will take over the small-screen on that same weekend: Hallmark Hall of Fame’s The Beach House. In an effort to continue their 60+ year legacy, Hallmark is adapting Mary Alice Monroe’s novel as the next installment in the collection. Recently, Hallmark released a trailer for the film on their website, almost two weeks before the movie’s premiere. Keep reading if you want to find out how I feel about this trailer!

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I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t thrilled with this trailer for a few reasons. The first is the editing. This trailer is filled with choppy, quick-cuts which gave the impression that the film will have a faster pace. However, the pace of a typical Hallmark Hall of Fame movie is on the slower side, so it doesn’t make any sense to make the movie seem faster than it probably will be. Another weak point to this trailer is the number of potential plots. I haven’t read the book yet, but just by judging the trailer, there seems to be six plots within this movie. This makes The Beach House appear like it doesn’t have a clear focus on its story. I know what the basic premise is because I own a copy of the book, but the average Hallmark audience member might not know that when they’re watching the trailer. Something that I noticed while watching the trailer for The Beach House was almost none of the characters having a Southern accent despite the fact that the book takes place in the South. Because I haven’t read the book yet, I don’t know whether or not the characters are supposed to have accents. But again, judging the trailer, it just disappointed me.

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Come to think of it, I’m not impressed with the overall marketing campaign for The Beach House. As much as I want to read the book and as much as I want this movie to be good, the advertisements for this movie have not gotten me excited about this film. However, I will still see this movie, especially with an open mind. I will try to read the book and maybe I’ll review this movie for 18 Cinema Lane.

 

If you want to watch the trailer, here is the link: http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/the-beach-house/videos/preview-the-beach-house

 

Have you seen The Beach House trailer? What did you think of it? Share your thoughts in the comment section!

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

 

Word on the Street: Hallmark movie production news!

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One of my favorite sites for movie updates is What’s Filming. Recently, there have been several Hallmark movies that are listed on the website. I noticed that most of these films are wedding themed movies, meaning that Hallmark’s “June Weddings” line-up is coming soon! All of the movies that I’ll be talking about are filming in the Vancouver and British Columbia area. Here is the list:

  • Marrying Mr. Darcy – Currently in production until April 19th
  • The Perfect Bride 2 – Starts production on April 9th and ends on April 27th
  • The Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New — Starts production on April 16th and ends on May 4th
  • Garage Sale Mystery: A Picture of Murder — Starts production on April 9th and ends on April 26th
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I have a lot of thoughts about this news. For one thing, I’m not a fan of having all of the “June Weddings” movies be sequels. To me, it just feels like Hallmark is putting creativity on hold for the sake of trying to create another movie series. However, I do plan on watching these movies with an open mind. Out of the three “June Weddings” movies listed on What’s Filming, I’m looking forward to The Perfect Bride 2 and The Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New the most!

I will admit that I was not demanding a sequel to Unleashing Mr. Darcy because, at best, I thought the movie was just decent. My hope for Marrying Mr. Darcy is that it is a better movie than the first one was. On What’s Filming, some of the original cast members from the first movie are attached to the sequel. I really liked seeing this because it shows that Hallmark cares about keeping continuity with the previous film. An article on the website mentioned that Marrying Mr. Darcy will air on Hallmark on June 2nd, but Hallmark has not made any official announcements yet.

Seeing a new Garage Sale Mystery listed made me happy because I really enjoy watching this series! Out of all of the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie series, Garage Sale Mystery is one of the strongest on the network. I did enjoy Garage Sale Mystery month last year, so I’m definitely looking forward to it this August!

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What do you think about this news? Looking forward to any of these movies? Share your thoughts in the comments section!

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

Link to the article about Marrying Mr. Darcy on What’s Filming: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2018/04/03/marrying-mr-darcy-filming-vancouver/?referer=plist-655

Link to the What’s Filming “Upcoming” page: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/upcoming/ (if you visit this page after April 9th and 16th, The Perfect Bride 2, The Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New, and Garage Sale Mystery: A Picture of Murder will be moved to the “In Production” page for the Vancouver and British Columbia area)

Link to the What’s Filming “In Production” page: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/inproduction/ (if you visit this page after April 19th, Marrying Mr. Darcy will be taken off of this page)

Word on the Street: Hallmark to release 34 movies this Christmas season!

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Yesterday, Hallmark aired their preview show to advertise their “Spring Fever” line-up. Like most people, I just recorded it on my DVR and fast-forwarded through the majority of the program just to see what the “sneak peek” was for Hallmark’s Christmas movies. Toward the end of the preview show, Danica McKellar (who hosted the show) announced that Hallmark Channel would premiere 22 new Christmas movies and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries would air 12 new Christmas movies, adding up to a grand total of 34 movies! This is around the number of movies that Hallmark released last year amongst both networks.

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After watching that specific part of the preview show, I can honestly say that I was disappointed by Hallmark’s “sneak peek”. First of all, it wasn’t really a “sneak peek” to anything, it was more of an announcement. Also, the timing of this announcement was rather odd. Why talk about the Christmas movie line-ups during a preview show for the spring movie line-up? I think Hallmark should have waited until, at least, July to share this news during their “Christmas Keepsake” week or during their Summer TCA event. The other thing I’m disappointed about is the amount of movies Hallmark is choosing to, once again, release. Trying to watch the majority of Hallmark’s Christmas movies is going to be impossible, with Christmas offerings from other networks and real-life Christmas festivities trying to share your time and attention. Out of the 30+ Christmas movies Hallmark released last year, I only saw 15 of them. This leads me to my next point. I remember reading other Hallmark viewers express their concerns about Hallmark paying more attention to the quantity of their Christmas films, which I have to say I agree with. Going back to the amount of Christmas movies I saw between both Hallmark networks, I only liked 8 out of the 15 Christmas movies that I did see. Also, Hallmark put so much focus on attempting to be the brightest and best network during the Christmas season that even the quality of their movie posters suffered. I understand that Hallmark is a business and creates these movies to make a profit, but it seems like Hallmark isn’t putting the concerns of their fans into consideration. Because of their never-ending drive to maintain their power-house status that they’ve acquired over the years, I have a feeling this could hurt Hallmark in the long-run. There may come a time when fans become so exhausted by Hallmark’s ambitious efforts, that they scale back their Christmas movie viewing habits. This action by the fans might cause both Hallmark Christmas line-ups to lose ratings and viewership. For now, though, let’s just take in this news and anticipate the stories Hallmark will bring us later this year. I do appreciate Hallmark putting in the effort to get their audience excited about Christmas. When both of Hallmark’s Christmas line-ups do come around, I will try to watch as many movies as realistically possible and review them for 18 Cinema Lane.

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What do you think about this news? Are you excited for both of Hallmark’s Christmas movie line-ups? Let me know in the comment section!

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

Word on the Street: My thoughts on the new release date for “Avengers: Infinity War”

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I’m pretty sure you’ve heard by now that Avengers: Infinity War will now be released on April 27th (if you didn’t know, well, you do now). Instead of reporting on this significant piece of movie news (because that’s already been done), I’ve decided to share with you how I really feel about it.

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I found out two days ago as I was looking at YouTube on my phone. When I was scrolling down the page, I stumbled across a video from ScreenJunkies News titled “Why Did Marvel Just Change Avengers Release Date? Our Theories – INFINITY WAR BREAKING NEWS”. Without having watched the video yet, I instantly became shocked by the video’s headline (mostly because Marvel has never changed movie release dates after they were officially announced). Then I came across a video from Beyond The Trailer titled “Avengers Infinity War April 27th NEW RELEASE DATE”. As I read this second headline, I couldn’t understand why Marvel would do something like this for their biggest, and arguably most important, film. Determined to get answers to my quickly growing lists of questions, I watched the videos from both ScreenJunkies News and Beyond The Trailer, as well as a video from ColliderVideos titled “Avengers: Infinity War Release Date Moves Up One Week”. While watching each of these videos, the words of Roth Cornet and Billy Business (from ScreenJunkies News), Grace Randolph (from Beyond The Trailer), and John Rocha and Mark Reilly (from ColliderVideos) eased my anxious mind-set as they explained the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the sudden news (which involved a very cute Twitter exchange between Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel Studios). Everything each of these respective hosts said in their videos sounded good, but I still have one concern. In all three videos, it was mentioned that Avengers: Infinity War will be released around the world on April 27th. The last time a superhero film had a release date correlating with other areas of the world was Justice League (and we all know how that worked out for Warner Brothers). With each of these videos reflecting very positive opinions about Marvel’s recent decision, I now feel confident that Marvel made a good decision! As someone who has Avengers: Infinity War as their most anticipated movie of this year, I know that April will be a very exciting month for not only me, but also 18 Cinema Lane!

 

If you want to watch any of the videos I talked about in this post, you can go to YouTube and either type the title of the video or the channel name into the search bar.

 

What are your thoughts about this release date? Are you excited to be seeing the film earlier than expected? Please share your thoughts in the comment section!

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

Word on the Street: Hallmark’s “Summer of Dreams” sequel will soon go into production; Lifetime remaking “The Bad Seed”

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There are two pieces of movie news, found on What’s Filming, that I felt needed to be shared with you. The first is about an upcoming Hallmark film. In an article on Southern Living, it was mentioned that a sequel for the Hallmark film “Summer of Dreams” was coming as a part of the “June Weddings” line-up. The sequel, titled for now as “Dream On”, has been added to the list, on What’s Filming, of upcoming productions for the Vancouver and British Columbia area! Filming will start on March 5th and Debbie Gibson has already been attached to the project. As much as I’m looking forward to seeing this movie, especially after having seen the first one, I admit I’m surprised by the fact that out of all the “Summer Nights” movies to premiere in 2016, “Summer of Dreams” was the one to get a sequel. I will definitely watch the next installment with an open mind, as I’m curious to see how the next chapter unfolds.

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The other piece of movie news is an upcoming project from Lifetime. What’s Filming reported that a remake to the film The Bad Seed is currently in production until March 30th. As someone who has seen the original film, the idea of this movie getting a remake doesn’t sit well with me. Based on the movie’s description provided on the What’s Filming website, it seems like whoever is in charge of this project doesn’t truly understand what made The Bad Seed so memorable and such a classic in the first place. The original film had the guts to ask a question that had only had a simple debate in the 1950s: could children be born “bad” without any external influences? Because of the film’s success and power to stand the test of time, this same question is still being asked 62 years after the film’s release. Rhoda, the infamous nightmare-inducer, was a character that not only served as a shocking possibility to the aforementioned question, but was also a character that had never been featured in cinema before. Sadly, I feel that this remake from Lifetime will add nothing new to this decades old discussion and will be shocking just for the sake of it.

 

What do think about these pieces of movie news? Are you looking forward to any of these movies? Let me know in the comment section!

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

 

Link to the post about The Bad Seed on What’s Filming: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2018/02/26/take-two-bad-seed-remake-filming-vancouver/

Link to the article on Southern Living: https://www.southernliving.com/culture/hallmark-channel-movies-shows-2018#winter-hallmark-channel-movies-shows-2018

Link to the What’s Filming “Upcoming” page: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/upcoming/ (If you visit this page after March 5th, “Dream On” will be moved to the “In Production” page for the areas of Vancouver and British Columbia)

Word on the Street: Hallmark’s third “Father Christmas” movie is going into production

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It seems like news surrounding Christmas movies is really catching my attention lately. Another title, found again on What’s Filming, has made me immediately take notice. On the list of upcoming productions for the Vancouver/British Columbia area, the movie “Marrying Father Christmas” was posted. This means that Hallmark is going through with continuing their “Father Christmas” series that they established back in 2016! But based on that title, it looks like Hallmark is swaying away from the series’ original source material.

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I have never read any of the “Father Christmas” books by Robin Jones Gunn, but I have heard of them as the movie series progressed. When I looked up the third book in this series (on Barnes & Noble’s website), I found that the book was called Kissing Father Christmas and that the story surrounding Erin Krakow and Niall Matter’s characters was not the main focus. Because the movie is called Marrying Father Christmas, it looks like the wedding of Ian and Miranda is going to take center-stage. The question is, what is Hallmark going to do with the original story from Kissing Father Christmas? Will it be omitted from the movie completely or could it be a subplot featuring a new character?

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With this movie filming from March 6th to March 26th, Hallmark has plenty of time to announce its arrival! Both films in the “Father Christmas” series have proven to be a hit with the ratings, building a loyal audience in time for the third film. When Hallmark makes any announcements for Marrying Father Christmas, you’ll definitely read about it on 18 Cinema Lane!

 

Are you excited for this third installment? Have you seen the other two movies in the series? Let me know in the comment section!

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

 

Link to the What’s Filming “Upcoming” page: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/upcoming/ (If you visit this page after March 6th, “Marrying Father Christmas” will be moved to the “In Production” page for the areas of Vancouver and British Columbia)

 

Word on the Street: “The House on Holly Lane” could be a Hallmark movie

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Remember four days ago, how I speculated about the potential of the movie, “The House on Holly Lane”, being a Hallmark Christmas production? Well, after seeing the cast list get released today on What’s Filming, it looks like those chances are very likely. Here are the names that are listed on the website:

  • Sarah Lancaster
  • Gina Holden
  • Karen Holness
  • Ava Telek
  • Giles Panton
  • Jaime Callica

 

As I looked at this announced cast list, I realized that all these actors had one thing in common. What is this, you ask? Well, that similarity is this: all of them have starred in a Hallmark Christmas movie prior to being cast in this movie. Let me explain: Sarah Lancaster (who I’m guessing is going to be the star of the movie) has starred in four Hallmark movies, two of them being a Christmas production (Fir Crazy and ‘Tis the Season for Love). Gina Holden has starred in three Hallmark productions, one of them being Christmas Comes Home to Canaan from 2011. Karen Holness has appeared in more than 10 Hallmark movies, the most recent one being Hallmark Hall of Fame’s The Christmas Train. Ava Telek has also starred in three Hallmark movies, all of them being Christmas movies. Giles Panton appeared in 6 Hallmark movies (his first Hallmark movie being The Nine Lives of Christmas) and 2 television shows (Signed, Sealed, Delivered and Cedar Cove). Jaime Callica starred in three Hallmark movies as well, with two of those three being both parts of Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge.

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One thing that did stand out to me was Giles Panton’s involvement in The Nine Lives of Christmas. Four days ago, I also speculated that “The House on Holly Lane” could be a two-part movie event based on two of Sheila Roberts’ books. Maybe that’s what this movie is about, with the casting of an actor who appeared in the first Hallmark movie based on one of Sheila Roberts’ books? This would not be the first time that an actor was cast in more than one movie based on the books of an individual author. A good example of this is Andrew Francis starring in Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas and Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle.

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Though Hallmark has not made any official announcements about this movie yet, I wouldn’t be surprised if they mentioned it during their Summer TCA Event in July. When Hallmark does officially announce “The House on Holly Lane”, I will definitely talk about it on 18 Cinema Lane!

 

What do you think about the latest developments in the news about “The House on Holly Lane”? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

 

All information about actors and their movie appearances was found on IMDb (Internet Movie Datebase)

Link to the What’s Filming “In Production” page: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/inproduction/ (If you visit this page after March 3rd, “The House on Holly Lane” will be taken off the list)

Word on the Street: Is Hallmark filming a Christmas movie already?

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On the website, What’s Filming, I saw a movie title that instantly caught my attention. On the “In Production” page from the Vancouver/British Columbia area, there was a made-for-tv movie that was listed toward the bottom called “The House on Holly Lane”. As soon as I read that title, I thought that the movie could end up being a Hallmark Christmas movie. Now, there is no announced cast attached to this movie yet and the only information that is known about this movie is what the What’s Filming website provided.

Could “The House on Holly Lane” be a Hallmark production? Let’s review what we know: this particular film is currently in production until March 3rd. This would provide Hallmark enough time to edit the movie before the “Countdown to Christmas” line-up or the “Christmas Keepsake” week in July. Also, this movie is filming in Canada, where a lot of Hallmark productions have been filmed before.

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As I thought about this possibility, “The House on Holly Lane” sounded, to me, like a title of a book (remember, book to film adaptations are something that Hallmark has done for decades). So, I went to Barnes & Nobles’ website to see if this book existed. What I got instead was a recurring search result of several books by Sheila Roberts. When I went to Sheila’s website, sheilasplace.com, I discovered two books that shared a similar title to the aforementioned movie, The Lodge on Holly Road and Christmas on Candy Cane Lane. Maybe Hallmark will combine both of these books into a two-part movie event? This wouldn’t be the first time one of Sheila’s books became a Hallmark movie, as The Nine Lives of Christmas premiered four years ago on Hallmark Channel.

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I also did a general search on the internet, to see if I could find anything about “The House on Holly Lane”. What I did find was an ornament from the Hallmark Keepsake Collection that was released in 1999 called “House on Holly Lane”. Maybe Hallmark will write a story around one of their ornaments and make a movie out of that? As far as I know, none of Hallmark’s Keepsake Collection ornaments have been the basis of any Hallmark film. This would be a creative and ambitious endeavor for Crown Media Family Networks. If this is what “The House on Holly Lane” is about, I’m wondering if it will premiere as a Hallmark Hall of Fame production or in correlation with the Hallmark Keepsake Collection ornament preview in July?

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No matter where this movie will air, I’m excited for more information about this film to be released! If I see, read, or hear anything, I will definitely make sure to talk about it right here on 18 Cinema Lane.

What are your thoughts? Do you think “The House on Holly Lane” could be a Hallmark film? Share your comments in the comment section below.

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

 

Link to the What’s Filming “In Production” page: http://www.whatsfilming.ca/inproduction/ (If you visit this page after March 3rd, “The House on Holly Lane” will be taken off the list)

Link to Sheila Roberts’ website: http://www.sheilasplace.com/

Word on the Street: Kim Possible coming back to Disney Channel

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Last Wednesday, as I was on the website, RenewCancelTV.com, I came across an article about how the beloved television show, Kim Possible, was getting a live-action movie. When I read the news, I admit that I got excited. Thinking this movie was going to get a theatrical release, I imagined how cool the special effects would be, how awesome the fight sequences would look, and waiting in line opening day among an excited crowd of movie-goers and fans of the show. Until I read on The Hollywood Reporter that the movie would premiere on Disney Channel.

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As soon as I read this, my expectations for the film started to fall. But despite my initial disappointment, I realized that this decision actually makes sense. Not only did Kim Possible live (and thrive) on the network, but both of the show’s respective films (Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time and Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama) made their debuts on the Disney Channel. What makes me feel good about this movie’s production is that Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley (the original creators of Kim Possible) are not only writing the script, but are also going to be executive producers. Out of everyone working on this film, they would know the most about Kim Possible. Because this show was their idea, they probably oversaw a good portion of what went into the show. I think this knowledge and first-hand experience creating the original show will help the creative team behind this Kim Possible movie understand the source material they’re working with.

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But, I do have a concern for this film. This new movie will be created and released in a time when the younger, current Disney Channel audience has probably never even heard of Kim Possible. My concern is that the creative team behind this movie might cater to this younger, more current Disney Channel audience to the point where the fans of the original show get alienated.

When this movie does get released, I will watch it with an open mind. As someone who has enjoyed watching the show and as a fan of Shego (my favorite Disney villain of all time), I want this movie to be good in quality and in entertainment value. But, I’ll be honest, my expectations will be lower than they would have been if this movie were a theatrical release. So, while fans have been given some time to let this news sink in, I just wanted to share my thoughts on this piece of movie news.

What do you think? Are you excited for a Kim Possible live action movie? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen

Link to the article from The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/live-action-kim-movie-works-at-disney-channel-1082695

Link to the article from RenewCancelTV.com: https://renewcanceltv.com/kim-possible-season-5-cancelled-disney-cartoon-reviving-live-action-movie/

Introducing Sally Silverscreen and 18 Cinema Lane

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Hello everyone!

I’m Sally Silverscreen and this is my blog, 18 Cinema Lane! I’ve been contemplating on starting a blog for several years, but I finally decided to give it a go! What was it that made me take that first step? It happened when I saw Wonder at my neighborhood cinema. When Auggie said “Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world,” that was when something clicked for me. I realized at that moment that there are things relating to movies that I like that don’t get the “standing ovation” they deserve. If I don’t help those things get their “standing ovation”, who will? So that is my short story of how this blog came to be.

 

What You Can Expect:

Here at 18 Cinema Lane, I will provide reviews to movies that I watch, as well as my thoughts about some movie news topics that I find interesting. Here is a break-down of the different components of my blog:

Take 3 – This is where I will give movie reviews. I called it “Take 3” because first critics review a movie, then individuals from recognized movie news outlets provide their reviews, the fans finally being able to review a film when it is released to the public.

Word on the Street — This is where I share my thoughts about movie news topics that spark my interest. The name “Word on the Street” relates to the title of my blog, “18 Cinema Lane”, as it sounds like a street name.

Sunset Over Hope Valley – After every episode of When Calls the Heart, I will make a re-cap post where I talk about the episode.

Evenings At The Shore: After every episode of Chesapeake Shores, I will make a re-cap post where I talk about the episode.

 

I hope that you enjoy visiting my blog and have the best experience possible!

 

Have fun at the movies!

Sally Silverscreen