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Autumn Reeser previews her third Hallmark Film, I DO, I DO, I DO

Autumn Reeser is no stranger to Hallmark Channel movie fans, having appeared in Love and the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Midnight Masquerade, and now I Do, I Do, I Do. I caught up with Reeser from her makeup trailer in L.A. during a promotional tour of the movie.  She told me this was a project she’d been hoping to do for a couple of years, saying, “This is my second movie with this team – Writer Nancey Silvers, Director Ron Oliver,

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Saber Ops: Military Advisors to HAWAII FIVE-0 and Beyond

How cool is it to watch McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) singlehandedly gun down bad guys each week on Hawaii Five-0 with his weapon of choice? Pretty cool, huh? I think so too. That’s why I made no hesitation when my chance came along to talk with a member of the Saber Ops team.   After all, Saber Ops is the military advisor team who gets all the credit for that larger-than-life motion- picture feel on Five-0’s Season One. I’m chatting with David

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Stefanie Powers Spreads the Love through Animals, Asia, and Hallmark’s LOVE BY THE BOOK

In the world of television, Stefanie Powers is an icon. Let’s face it. Perhaps best known for her Hart to Hart days with Robert Wagner, Powers has yet to slow down, continuing instead to shower the world with her talent in entertainment. Her most recent project, Love by the Book, premieres this weekend on the Hallmark Channel. Powers will play opposite John Schneider, Leah Renee, and Kristopher Turner. As I talk with Powers via telephone about her latest project, she

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Bruno Heller, Simon Baker, and Robin Tunney Give Final Encore Salute to THE MENTALIST

It’s no secret that this season, the seventh, is the final for The Mentalist.  What is a secret is how the popular series will end.  Executive Producer Bruno Heller, along with actors Simon Baker (Patrick Jane) and Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon) aren’t saying. However, Heller confides, “You know the real secret is that it’s very, very hard to keep up a rational generous relationship with your costars on a show that runs this long.  It has been a great joy

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RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Guides Santa’s Sleigh on CBS

It’s that time of year again, and soon Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, my favorite Christmas special, will be leading Santa’s sleigh once more.  After doing a bit of research on this classic heartwarming Christmas story, I found Corinne Conley, the voice of Rudolph’s mother, Mrs. Donder.     Conley, who graciously granted an interview, recalls her role in Rudolph very fondly, considering it the favorite credit of her acting career.  To this day, she gets “the nicest reaction” from people

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CCH Pounder Opens up about NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and Dr Loretta Wade

CCH Pounder is exactly the kind of interview I thought she’d be – very open, friendly, down-to-earth – just a joy to talk to. And, of course, one can’t talk to Pounder without bringing up FX Network’s The Shield. It’s just inevitable. And, in a way it is relevant to Pounder’s current role on NCIS: New Orleans. When she was asked to play Dr. Loretta Wade, Pounder worried that expectations might be high that she play a copy-cat tough-as-nails, authority

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Life Imitates Art as Josie Bissett Plays Real-Life PAPER ANGEL

Josie Bissett truly brings the Christmas spirit to life – and not just once a year.  I spoke with her the day before she was to leave for Sri Lanka with the Starkey Hearing Foundation (www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org).  Her work with the Foundation, which helps change lives by providing hearing aids to people around the world, marked Bissett’s first mission trip. Another way Bissett (Melrose Place) will be changing lives this Christmas season is by reaching people through the UP Network’s Paper

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“All for One” Theme of Family Bonding Revealed in HAWAII FIVE-0’s One Hundredth Episode

When I learned that Hawaii Five-0 was about the air its 100th episode, I just had to write something special. So, after making a few contacts here and there, I was blessed to have the opportunity (even at the last minute) to connect with Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik and Five-0 Executive Producer Peter Lenkov. Always knowing he wanted to do something really special for the 100th episode, Lenkov shared his thoughts with good friend Amy Osler, who also happened

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David Giuntoli previews GRIMM Season 4: “Nick will enjoy being normal”

What’s a Grimm without his powers? We’ll soon find out when Grimm premieres its Fourth Season this week on NBC. Star David Giuntoli (Nick Burkhardt) recently participated in a telephone press conference to tease about the new season and what viewers might expect. Of course, the premiere opens with everyone in a state of chaos. Giuntoli said, “Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) and Rosalee (Bree Turner) postpone their honeymoon due to the chaos that’s ensued [with Nick’s loss of his Grimm-ness].

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Athena Karkanis and Yul Vazquez Talk THE LOTTERY

I recently had the opportunity to sit in on a conference call with The Lottery’s Athena Karkanis (Chief of Staff Venessa Keller) and Yul Vazquez (President Thomas Westwood), and I was quite enlightened about this series. Extinction of the Human Race? First of all, how far fetched is it to think human beings will just stop giving birth, causing the human race to near extinction?  It’s a concept Karkanis doesn’t think is far fetched at all.  “It’s really a thing

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