Tag: Holiday

Thanksgiving With The Carters

Release Date:   11/11/19; DVD
Genre:   Holiday/Comedy
Rating:   NR
Director(s):  Brigette Rock, Bryan G. Thompson
Studio(s):   Imani Films; Maverick Entertainment
Running Time:  95 mins.

Cast:  Phillip Wrencher, Kenneth Maddison, Reaco Boyd, Sophia Knolton, Aniya Langston, Bryan G. Thompson, Byron Shorter, Kelsey Delamar, John Gordon.

Story:   A family tries to find common ground with its newest members, as they honor their tradition of Thanksgiving surprise, where each person attempts to surprise the family with something unique and positive.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Radio Christmas

Release Date:    11/9/19; Lifetime
Genre:   Holiday/Romance
Rating:  TV-G
Director:   Jeff Beesley
Studio(s):   Julijette, Lifetime Television.
Running Time:  Unknown
Cast:   Keshia Knight Pulliam (Kara), Michael Xavier (Scott), Nakai Takawira (Andie), John B. Lowe (Warren), Belinda Montgomery (Mary Lou), Tim Reid (Garrett). 

Story:   When her Philadelphia radio station is closed for repairs during the holidays, DJ Kara Porter (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is forced to broadcast from the small town of Bethlehem. Desperate to increase her numbers and get promoted outside of Radio Christmas – a year-round Christmas station, Kara seeks to uncover the identity of the town’s Secret Santa, an anonymous benefactor that saved all of Bethlehem’s Christmas festivities. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of family, community, love and of course, Christmas.  Source:  Lifetime.com.

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A Lot Like Christmas

Release Date:  11/5/19; DVD
Genre:  Comedy/Romance
Rating:  NR
Director:  Kenneth Desvigne, Jr.
Studio(s):   Maverick Entertainment Group
Running Time:  90 mins.

Cast:  Jonathan Robinson, Calvin Hall, Helaina Simon, Jessica Legaux, Lauren Bachtel. 

Story:   After not seeing his family for over seven years, P.J. gets talked into going home for Christmas by his co-workers. Excited to see PJ, the entire family comes home for the Christmas season; his family is loaded with personality and has a flair for the dramatic. He reconnects with his high school sweetheart, Rebecca, and after having a fight with his father, is reminded of the importance of love and forgiveness. Only then does his perspective change and he embraces second chances at life.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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For The Love Of Christmas

Release Date:  11/20/18/18 & 11/21/18; BET Her (Original Release Year:  2016)
Genre:  Drama/Holiday
Rating:  NR
Director:  Christopher Nolen
Studio(s):  Nferno Productions LLC
Cast:  Jazsmin Lewis (Sunday Hughes), Trae Ireland (Bryson Hughes), Brad James (Owen Cotton), Aaron D. Spears (Langston Simms), Noree Victoria (Harmony Simms), Christopher Nolen (Chris Barber), Harry Lennix (God).

Story:  For The Love of Christmas follows Bryson, a devoted husband with a strong desire to have children, and Sunday, a once loving wife, who at some point has lost touch with peace, love and the gift of giving. But when a homeless family appears on their doorstep, bearing nothing but the true meaning of love, Sunday’s heart is reacquainted with the vows that once held their marriage together.  Source:  Black Film.

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Christmas Everlasting

Release Date:   11/24/18; The Hallmark Channel
Genre:   Romance/Holiday
Rating:  TV-PG

Cast:  Tatyana Ali, Dondré T. Whitfield, Dennis Haysbert, Patti LaBelle.

Story:   Lucy gets the best Christmas news ever when she learns she’s made partner at her law firm. However, when her sister with special needs, Alice, passes away, Lucy must return home to learn the terms of her sister’s eccentric will.

Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey (Ali) will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wisconsin, to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter (Whitfield), her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.  Source(s):  The Hallmark Chanel; IMDB.

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Every Day Is Christmas

Release Date:   11/24/18; Lifetime
Genre:   Holiday
Rating:  NR
Director:  David Weaver
Studio(s):   Lighthouse Pictures, Lifetime Network
Cast:  Toni Braxton, Michael Jai White, Towanda Braxton, Gloria Reuben     

Story:  Inspired by the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol,” shrewd money manager Alexis Taylor (Toni Braxton) gets the holiday visit of a lifetime. A self-proclaimed workaholic who “humbugs” love, Alexis ends up embracing the spirit of Christmas when her past, present, and future collide, forcing her to risk the one thing money can’t buy: her heart.  Source(s):  Lifetime; Thatgrapejuice.net.

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