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Festive Flicks for the Week of February 23, 2015

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christmas_tivoDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Movie: 1 hour, 50 minutes [2000]
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 8:00 PM [STZK]
Synopsis: A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Frasier: Perspectives on Christmas
Season 5, Episode 9
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 10:00 AM [Lifetime]
Synopsis: On a massage table, everyone gets a chance to work out tensions caused by Christmas just past by telling their version of events.

Will & Grace: All About Christmas Eve
Season 5, Episode 11
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 3:30 PM [WE]
Synopsis: Christmas Eve merriment turns sour for Will, riled by Grace’s capricious requests that keep him from partying with Jack and Karen.

Married…With Children: Christmas
Season 7, Episode 12
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 6:30 AM [TBS]
Synopsis: Mall Santa Al recalls Christmases past, when he avoided giving gifts to the family, who’ve united to get what they want.

The Simpsons: White Christmas Blues
Season 25, Episode 8
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 11:30 PM [FXX]
Synopsis: Springfield turns into a winter wonderland filled with yuletide revelers when snow blankets the town as a result of the nuclear-power plant springing a leak, so Marge turns their abode into boardinghouse.

Harry Bosch: Christmas Detective

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OK. I’m stretching it a bit here, but this show is really excellent and extremely binge watchable which is exactly what I did over the President’s Day long weekend. Fair warning, it’s pretty dark and there’s a serial killer but the series also takes place at Christmastime and Harry’s ex-wife has a very pretty tree. The first episode is even called “Tis the Season.” Ha ha… Anyway, just watch it and see if you can spot Santa in the trailer above.

Holly Grove Christmas Movie Being Filmed in Wrentham, MA

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proctor_mansionThis is pretty exciting!

An independent holiday movie is being filmed on location in Massachusetts right now. It’s reportedly called Holly Grove and a good part of the film will take place at Proctor Mansion which happens to be a very pretty inn in Wrentham, MA. It hasn’t stopped snowing in my state for pretty much the last 3 weeks so I can assure you all that if the production company was hoping for sparkling snowscapes they’ll have more than enough fluffy white stuff to use as a festive backdrop. Need proof? Here are a couple of shots from the inn’s Facebook page.

According to The Wrentham Times, the synopsis for the film is as follows: Holly Grove tells the story of a female attorney from the city who goes to a small town to finalize the estate of the owner of Holly Grove Inn, which in the film is the Proctor Mansion. Set right during the Christmas season, the attorney discovers the Inn is haunted by a man who died in the early 1900s and returns every year before Christmas.

If I learn anymore details about the movie I’ll let you know.

Image via www.proctormansioninn.com

Festive Flicks for the Week of February 9, 2015

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christmas_tivoUh-Oh! There’s seriously nothing of holiday note (in my opinion) on TV this week. Let’s all blame Valentine’s Day… So how about I share 5 fantastic festive episodes from Netflix for this weeks’s picks. Sound good?

The Wonder Years: A Very Cutlip Christmas
Season 4, Episode 9
Netflix Streaming [February 2015]
Synopsis: While at the mall, Kevin is surprised to find gym coach Cutlip playing the seasonal job of Santa Claus. When Cutlip realizes that Kevin knows, he gives him preferential treatment in gym class in hopes that Kevin won’t tell his secret.

Cedar Cove: Homecoming 
Season 1, Episode 13
Netflix Streaming [February 2015]
Synopsis: The Christmas Season has arrived in Cedar Cove and though Jack and Olivia are happy to be reunited, Jack is desperate to talk to his still-missing son Eric about Eric’s impending fatherhood. Meanwhile, Justine is asked to help the FBI make a case against Warren and Grace tries to heat up her relationship with Cliff

Ghost Whisperer: Holiday Spirit
Season 3, Episode 10
Netflix Streaming [February 2015]
Synopsis: Melinda deals with a ghost who thinks he’s Santa Claus, and his motives may not be pure.

Eureka: O Little Town
Season 4, Episode 10
Netflix Streaming [February 2015]
Synopsis: Sheriff Carter relates a Christmas story in which the defensive field malfunctions trapping everyone in town for the holiday. So Fargo throws a big party, unaware that the town is shrinking. All from a quest for the perfect fruitcake.

Grey’s Anatomy: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Season 2, Episode 12
Netflix Streaming [February 2015]
Christmas hits Seattle, with Izzie caring for a man who fell from his roof while hanging decorations. Meanwhile, Cristina helps perform a heart transplant on a depressed boy, and George has to contend with the family from Hell.