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Hallmark's "You Had Me At Aloha" QUIZ! Plus How Kavan Smith & Pascale Hutton Create Such Fun Banter

Starring:  Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith Released:  2021 Summary:  A television show replacement is paired up with a man who promises to push everything for the ratings, and the two of them grapple for control. Pascale Hutton & Kavan Smith  Image: Crown Media Fun Banter Between Hutton & Pascale Aside from the breathtaking scenery from the island of Oahu, one of the best aspects of You Had Me At Aloha  is the back-and-forth dialogue between Paige Marshall (Pascale Hutton) and Ben Burton (Kavan Smith) as they co-host the travel program, Next Destination .   The clever ribbings they give each other are so natural and fluid.  How do they interact so unscripted and real?  The answer is Hutton and Smith created the story and invented their own characters, so the script is a perfect fit.  The two actors work together on When Calls the Heart and starred in both The Perfect Bride movies, so they have fallen into a good rhythm with one...

Hallmark Spring Fling 2021 Movie Trivia Challenge!

Hallmark 2021 Spring Fling Premieres Recap Hallmark celebrated spring with five new Spring Fling premieres in 2021.  Let's take a quick look back at them to make sure you're prepared for the trivia challenge. Which Spring Fling movie did you enjoy the most?  Keep scrolling for a chance to vote! Chasing Waterfalls Chasing Waterfalls , with Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell, kicked off the steady "stream" of Spring Fling features.   Busby played a photographer trying to land a career break by finding scenic waterfalls, particularly a mythical one that had never been photographed.  Her attractive guide helped her discover all of them, and they fell in love in the process. A remote lodge and idyllic natural wonders added to the magic.  Chasing Waterfalls     Image: Crown Media Don't Go Breaking My Heart Starring Italia Ricci and Ryan Paevey, Don't Go Breaking My Heart was about a psychologist running a boot camp for the broken hearted to help the...

Hallmark's "One Perfect Wedding" Combines Love & Mystery

Starring:  Taylor Cole, Jack Turner, Rukiya Bernard, and Dewshane Williams Released:  2021 Summary:  A longtime engaged couple decides to do away with plans for a grandiose ceremony and instead books a small venue for friends and family to attend. Ben & Cara return to where their love began in One Perfect Wedding . Image: Crown Media "One Perfect Wedding" Is Part Of A Trilogy   In 2018, Hallmark brought us One Winter Weekend where best friends Cara and Megan head to a ski getaway.  Once there, they learn their room has been double booked with two other eligible men--Ben and Sean--which leads to romance. The second installment, One Winter Proposal , aired in 2019.  Although Megan and Sean didn't have the traction they needed in the first movie to get their relationship off the ground, they find another chance.  Ben has two proposals to make, one to Cara and one for a business venture. It only makes sense that One Perfect Wedding would take pl...

Hallmark's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"-Rate the Movie & See What Fans Are Saying

Starring:  Italia Ricci and Ryan Paevey Released:  2021 Summary:  Miranda runs a boot camp for the recently broken hearted.  She begins to form a connection with a new client, Ben, who is also a reporter, investigating whether her boot camp is a fad or a phenomenon.    Italia Ricci & Ryan Paevey star in the 2021 Hallmark Spring Fling premiere of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."  Image:  Crown Media The Self-Help Industry Is Booming Miranda Faraday (Ricci) is a psychologist who survived a failed marriage and uses what she's learned to help others heal from painful break-ups.  Her break-up boot camp is wildly successful and keeps growing.   Ben Myers (Paevey) is a journalist who's had his fair share of relational challenges, but he consents to join the boot camp for his sister's sake, since she's still gutted from her most recent break-up.  Ben is very skeptical about the process and tries to quit the class, but his boss urges ...

Hallmark's "Chasing Waterfalls" Reunites Cindy Busby & Christopher Russell

Chasing Waterfalls Plot Summary A photographer visits an isolated lodge in search of scenic waterfalls and other idyllic natural features to capture alongside her attractive guide. Starring:    Cindy Busby & Christopher Russell (2021) Image:  Crown Media Vote For Your Favorite Busby/Russell Hallmark Movie Fans loved Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell when the two paired up for 2020's Love in the Forecast , and so Hallmark Channel reunited them for a 2021 Spring Fling premiere.  It's the third Hallmark movie featuring Russell as a nature man who thrills female viewers with the rugged way he tames the wilderness and survives the elements--he's the epitome of masculinity. You may remember Love in the Forecast  was about a dairy farmer teaching a meteorologist how to predict the weather via nature rather than high-tech equipment. Image: Crown Media Busby and Russell have become friends over the course of filming two movies together, and you can sense their co...