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The chemistry between the lead characters is pretty much ensured, as John Reardon and Meghan Ory – a real-life couple – star in Believe in Christmas on Hallmark.

As the popular Countdown to Christmas 2024 programming event continues, a new Hallmark movie stars a real-life couple. John Reardon and Meghan Ory display their strong chemistry in Believe in Christmas on Hallmark Channel. Read on to find out the plot of the movie and its cast.

Real-life couple John Reardon & Meghan Ory star in Believe In Christmas on Hallmark Photo: Lindura, Kevin Hanchard, Cathy Jones, John Reardon, Meghan Ory

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As noted by TV Insider, Hallmark’s Believe in Christmas stars a real-life married couple, Meghan Ory and John Reardon. This latest movie tells the story of two best friends, who travel to Christmasland,...

Hallmark’s upcoming Countdown To Christmas movie Believe In Christmas stars Chesapeake Shores alum Meghan Ory, and Hudson & Rex star John Reardon. They are not just costars, but they are also a real-life married couple who are starring in a very special holiday movie.

“Two best friends travel to Christmasland, a place filled with hope and miracles.”

Here is more information about this magical new holiday movie.

Photo: Meghan Ory, John Reardon Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Johnson Production Group What Is Hallmark’s Believe In Christmas About?

The Hallmark Countdown To Christmas movie Believe In Christmas stars real-life couple Meghan Ory and John Reardon. What is this magical movie about? According to TV Insider, Beatrice is on her way to Christmasland with her best friend. However, she is not terribly thrilled to go on this adventure. That is because she does not believe that holiday magic exists. But, her...

Bruce McDonald's Weirdos (2016) is having its exclusive online premiere on Mubi. It is showing from June 23 - July 23, 2018 in the United States.Bruce McDonald’s Weirdos is a beautiful and poignant lament to the loss of adolescence. Set in Nova Scotia in 1976, shot in crisp black and white, and apportioning much of its screen time to meditative close-ups on characters’ faces, Weirdos is a coming-of-age road movie that delicately explores the lives of its teenage protagonists, Kit (Dylan Authors) and Alice (Julia Sarah Stone), over the course of a single weekend. Kit, played by the boyishly awkward and sparkling Authors, decides to leave his unconventional family home where he lives with his single father (Allan Hawco) and matriarchal grandmother (Cathy Jones), to hitchhike with his girlfriend Alice to Sydney, in the hopes of reuniting with his absent but deified mother (Molly Parker). Kit packs a small suitcase, but is intent on a permanent move.

Canadian indie maverick Bruce McDonald will be returning to the Toronto International Film Festival with his latest effort, Weirdos. A black and white affair written by Daniel MacIvor, McDonald veteran Molly Parker takes on a supporting role in the off beat coming of age tale. It’s the summer of 1976 and 15 year-old Kit (Dylan Authors), bored and restless, is dreaming of a more glamorous life in the big city, away from the small town where he lives with his Dad (Allan Hawco) and grandmother (Cathy Jones). Enlisting the help of his girlfriend Alice (Julia Sara Stone), they hitchhike towards a new home with his glamorous, artistic mother Laura (Molly Parker). As Kit and Alice reach their final destination their relationship is tested as Kit approaches...

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If you are a member of the Brendan Gleeson fan club (and really, who isn’t?), then this summer should be a blast for you. While you are most likely aware of his upcoming film “Calvary,” which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival to solid buzz and comes out this August, you may be surprised to learn that he co-stars in yet another comedy this year. That film would be “The Grand Seduction,” which finds Gleeson starring alongside Taylor Kitsch. And a new trailer has arrived.This indie comedy from Canada takes place in a fictional town in Newfoundland, where the townspeople are looking for a doctor who will take permanent residence so that they can obtain a contract in order to build a new factory. Taylor Kitsch plays the doctor and Gleeson is a resident of the village who leads the campaign. The rest of the cast includes Gordon Pinsent,...

The 38th Toronto International Film Festival has released an incredible guest list of celebrated talent from around the globe. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Catherine Breillat, Nicole Garcia, Pawel Pawlikowski, Bertrand Tavernier, Steve McQueen, Godfrey Reggio, Denis Villeneuve, Bill Condon, Jean-Marc Vallée, John Wells, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Ayoade, Atom Egoyan, Matthew Weiner, John Carney, Jason Reitman, Jason Bateman, Yorgos Servetas, Liza Johnson, Megan Griffiths, Fernando Eimbcke, Alexey Uchitel, Johnny Ma, Biyi Bandele, Rashid Masharawi, Paul Haggis, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Álex de la Iglesia, Bruce McDonald, Jennifer Baichwal, John Ridley, and Justin Chadwick.

The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.

The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:

Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...

Brendan Gleeson has been cast in 'The Grand Seduction', an English-language remake of successful French comedy 'La Grande Seduction'. Gleeson has been cast as a village resident who tries to convince a young doctor to take up permanent residence in the village. The doctor will be played by Canadian actor Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights). Other Canadian talent including Gordon Pinsent (The Thomas Crown Affair, The Good Shepherd), Liane Balaban (Definitely, Maybe) and comediennes Mary Walsh and Cathy Jones have also been cast. Don McKellar (Last Night) is directing.

After the double punch of John Carter and Battleship’s disappointments (not to mention the relatively quiet Us box office take for Savages), Taylor Kitsch is looking to change things up for the future and tackle something with a little smaller. He and Brendan Gleeson are jumping aboard Canadian director Don McKellar’s next film, The Grand Seduction.A remake of 2003 French comedy drama Le Grande Seduction, the film is set in a small harbour town that needs to lock in a doctor so that it can become the site of a much-needed new factory. Gleeson’s character will be the man charged with tracking down the right medical sort (we assume that will be Kitsch) and he will then work with the whole town to convince his target to stay.With a script written by Michael Dowse and the original film’s scribe Ken Scott, McKellar has also rounded...

Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch are set to star in Don McKellar's $12.7 million remake of the 2003 French-Canadian feature "The Grand Seduction" for Max Films and Morag Loves Company says Variety.

The story centers on a small harbor town which needs a doctor so that it can land a contract to secure a factory. Gleeson will portray a village resident who employs tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently.

Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban also star. Michael Dowse and Ken Scott, who wrote the original French film, are also penning this version.

Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran are producing. Shooting commences today in St John's, Newfoundland.

There's still hope for Taylor Kitsch, despite the failures of "John Carter," "Battleship" and "Savages." He is set to join the ensemble cast of Brendan Gleeson, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Gordon Pinsent for "The Grand Seduction," which begins shooting today in Newfoundland, Canada. The film, to be directed by Candian filmmaker Don McKellar, is a remake of 2003 Quebecois film "Le Grand Seduction" (aka "Seducing Doctor Lewis"). The story "centers on the small harbour of Tickle Cove which is in need of a doctor so the town can land a contract to secure a factory that will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) searches to find a doctor, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs – along with the whole town – tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently." The original (which played Cannes 2003) was scripted by Ken Scott, who adapted it into.

Toronto - Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch have joined Don McKellar's The Grand Seduction, the English-language remake of the Quebec movie hit La Grand Seduction. Photos: Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch Walk the Red Carpet at 'Savages' L.A. Premiere The ensemble cast includes Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban for the Canadian indie that was originally to be directed by Ken Scott, who abandoned the project to direct DreamWorks' remake of the Quebec box office hit Starbuck. Gleeson will play a village resident who searches for a doctor and, finding one whose role is performed by Kitsch,

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Considering the unfortunate manner in which his 2012 unfolded, it might be for Taylor Kitsch‘s own good when he does a non-blockbuster project. But maybe that’s just me.

According to Variety, he and Brendan Gleeson are already shooting Grand Seduction, an English-language remake of the 2003 French hit Seducing Doctor Lewis. Don McKellar will be directing, with the script coming from the original writer, Ken Scott — who, up until late April, was going to helm — and Michael Dowse; Canadian character actors Gordon Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Liane Balaban, and Cathy Jones are all co-starring. And they’re getting to work this very day!

Like the original, this Grand Seduction takes place in “a small harbor town which needs a doctor so that it can land a contract to secure a factory.” One citizen (Gleeson) takes it upon himself to get the doctor, while the rest of this community devise various strategies...

Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch will star in The Grand Seduction, which Don McKellar is directing from a screenplay by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott. Scott scripted the 2003 French original Le Grande Seduction. Cast will also include Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban. Casting is by Heidi Leivitt and Lucie Robitaille. Roger Frappier produced the original and is back for the remake, producing with Barbara Doran. Shooting is just getting underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and in various outport communities around Trinity Bay, Red Cliff, New Bonaventure and Port Rexton. The film centers on the small harbor of Tickle Cove, which is in dire need of a doctor so the town can land a contract to secure a factory that will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs...

Yesterday, the Canadian Academy released its list of nominees for the 26th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards.

Best Animated Program or Series

* Glenn Martin Dds

* Hot Wheels - Battle Force Five

* Jimmy Two Shoes

* Kids vs. Kat

* March of the Dinosaurs

Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series

* Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock

* Degrassi: The Next Generation

* How to be Indie

* That's So Weird

* Vacation with Derek

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program Series

* Artzooka!

* In Real Life

* Spelling Night in Canada: Canspell 2011

* Survive This

* TVOKids - Mark's Moments

Best Comedy Program or Series

* This Hour Has 22 Minutes

* Call Me Fitz

* Good Dog

* Halifax Comedy Fest 2010

* Living in Your Car

* Rick Mercer Report

Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie

* Fakers

* The Kennedys

* My Babysitter's a Vampire.

* The Pillars of the Earth

* Sleepyhead

Best Dramatic Series

* The Borgias

* Endgame

* Flashpoint

* Skins

* The Tudors...

Steve Hulett has been elected to his eighth term as Business Representative of the Animation Guild, which is Local 839 of Iatse. He defeated challenger Karen Nugent, a member of the guild’s executive board.

Ballots for contested positions were counted Saturday. Previously, at the guild’s membership meeting Sept. 28, executive board member Bob Foster was elected without opposition as the guild’s president, replacing Kevin Koch, who stepped down after three terms. Also elected without opposition were vp Earl Kress, recording secretary Jeff Massie and sergeant-at-arms Jan Browning, all incumbents.

For the guild’s executive board, six incumbents were re-elected: Bronwen Barry, John Cataldi, Nicole Dubuc, John Cataldi, Karen Carnegie Johnson and Cathy Jones. Also elected was Nathan Loofbourrow, who served on the board in the 2004-07 term, and four newcomers: Gordon Kent, Mike Roth, Chris Simmons and Jack Thomas.

The Animation Guild represents about 2,800 animation artists, writers and technicians...

Yesterday, the winners at the 25th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards, were revealed as Corey Monteith (Glee) was hosting that night. Moreover, Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi: The Next Generation was crowned by the public as the best Canadian TV series of the last 25 years.

Without further ado, here's the list of winners.

Best Animated Program or Series:

Glen Martin, Dds

Best Children or Youth Fiction Program or Series:

Overruled!

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series:

Canada's Super Speller

Best Comedy Program or Series:

Less Than Kind

Best Cross-Platform Project - Children’s and Youth:

Taste Buds

Best Cross-Platform Project - Fiction:

Being Erica Webisodes

Best Cross-Platform Project - Non-Fiction:

Kraft Hockeyville 2010

Best Documentary Series:

Licence To Drill

Best Dramatic Mini-Series:

The Summit

Best Dramatic Series:

The Tudors

Best General/Human Interest Series:

Tosca: Flexing at 49

Best History Documentary Program:

Paris 1919

Best Original Program or...

In a sketch of the show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, actor Gordon Pinsent poked some fun at singer Justin Bieber by reading some passage of Bieber's memoirs. Apparently, Bieber said on his Twitter page that he liked the sketch.

As of now, the video has gone viral on the web site YouTube, because it has 87,247 views.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes is broadcasted on Tuesday nights at 8:30 Pm on the Canadian TV network CBC. It stars Mark Critch, Gavin Crawford, Geri Hall and Cathy Jones, who cover news stories with a humouristic touch.

Today, the Canadian Academy revealed the nominees for the 25th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards. So without further ado, let's reveal those who have graced our land of television in fall 2009 and winter 2010.

1. Best Animated Program or Series:

* Glenn Martin, Dds

* Guess With Jess

* Johnny Test

* Kid Vs Kat

* Wapos Bay

2. Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series:

* Degrassi: The Next Generation

* Overruled!

* Pillars of Freedom

* That's So Weird!

* Total Drama Action

3. Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series:

* A World of Wonders

* Canada's Super Speller

* Survive This

* Tvokids: Mark's Moments

4. Best Comedy Program or Series:

* Dan for Mayor

* Less Than Kind

* Little Mosque on the Prairie

* Pure Pwnage

* The Rick Mercer Report

5. Best Dramatic Miniseries:

* Alice

* The Phantom

* The Summit

6. Best Dramatic Series:

* Durham County

* Flashpoint

* Republic of Doyle

* Stargate Universe

* The Tudors

7. Best Music, Variety Program or Series

* 2009 Much Music Video Awards...