Family Movie Night : Game Time - Tackling the Post

MOVIE REVIEW

Game Time - Tackling the Post

Network: NBC

Original Air Date: September 3, 2011
(Pre-Empted in some locations due to Live Football Game)

CAST:

Ryan McPartlin ... Jake Walker
Josh Braaten ... Dean Walker
Beau Bridges ... Frank Walker
Catherine Hicks ... Anna Walker
Katie Carr ... Sarah Tate
Maxwell Perry Cotton ... Micah
Lisa Varga ... Karen Walker
Austin M. Stack ... Young Jake Walker
Rico Ball ... JW Russell
Henry Bazemore Jr. ... Defensive Back
Terry Bowden ... PA Announcer
Dan Cox ... Memphis Reporter
Ray D'Alessio ... Memphis TV Sports Reporter
Drew Garfield ... Young Dean
Beth Gosnell ... Stadium Crowd Member
Gary Grubbs ... Dr. Tate
Shane Harper ... Sean Tate
Eric Hennig ... Orderlly
Richard Wes Howren ... Opposing team assistant coach
Joe Inscoe ... Principal Garman
Maggie Elizabeth Jones ... Shayla Walker
Hannah Kasulka ... Allie Jacobs
Joe Montanti ... Booster Dad
Jim Prim ... Paramedic
Bryant Prince ... Jack Walker
Darrell Rackley ... Booster Club Dad,Chain Gang,Ticket Taker
Jon Stafford ... Dr. Pratt
Tom Werme ... Sports Anchor
John Woodson ... Coach

PLOT:

Pro football star Jake Walker returns to the small hometown he left in pursuit of a Hall of Fame career. But when he finds that his contract is not being renewed, he's forced to reconnect with the family and friends he abandoned along the way. Can this all-star overcome his painful past in order to establish his future?



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Michael Buble will have a Christmas Variety TV Special

I can almost hear those Jingle Bells...

NBC will be celebrating the 2011 Christmas Season sometime in December with a Musical Variety 1 Hour TV Special Starring Michael Buble.

My goodness, it's been a long time since there has been a truly good Christmas Music Special. There have been some attempts in years past - but nothing (I'm sorry to say) that have come close to the old tapes I've seen of Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Lawrence Welk, Andy Williams, Pat Boone, The Osmonds, Doris Day, etc... Christmas Specials!

Hopefully, Michael Buble's Christmas Special will have a Classy and Nostalgic Christmas Feeling. He has a beautiful, soulful voice and I truly look forward to hearing his Christmas Music!



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This news is direct from NBC. See Press Release, here:
http://www.nbc.com/news/2011/08/01/nbc-rings-in-the-holiday-season-with-multi-grammy-winner-michael-buble-in-his-first-network-televisi/


*Image Above:
(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
from Christmas in Rockefeller, 2009
on web-site: http://www.timesunion.com/

Family Movie Night - Who is Simon Miller?

MOVIE REVIEW


Who is Simon Miller?

Network: NBC

Original Air Date: August 6, 2011

CAST:

Robyn Lively ... Meredith Miller
Loren Dean ... Simon Miller
Skyler Day ... Sarah Miller
Drew Koles ... Kevin Miller
Christine Baranski ... Amanda
Anthony Lemke ... Jeffrey
Olunike Adeliyi ... Jasmine
Mark Antony Krupa ... Luka
Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles ... Andres
Alexander Gorchkov ... Malinkov
Katia Gorshkova ... Anya
Mylène Dinh-Robic ... Pamela
Leni Parker ... Donna Gilbert
Martina Adamcová ... Czech Banker
Eloi Archambaudoin ... French Desk Clerk




PLOT:

(from Official "Family Movie Night" Release)

Like most families, the Millers have their challenges. Simon’s (Loren Dean) frequent business trips have created some distance between him and the rest of the family, leaving Meredith (Robyn Lively) stretched and struggling to keep things together. Daughter Sarah, an 18-year-old honor student, has recently gotten herself into trouble at school while son Kevin, 15, struggles to engage with anything outside of a video game…

But these issues all prove to be trivial when Simon goes missing. Sensing something is not right, the family frantically searches Simon’s office for information. Discovery of a stash of passports, all with Simon’s picture but each with a different alias, reveals that their father has been keeping more than a few secrets. In a frantic phone call, Simon urges the family not to tell anyone of his disappearance, not even the authorities, right before the line goes dead. Who is Simon Miller? And what exactly has he gotten himself – and now his family – into?

Shocked, scared and unsure if they can even trust the dad they thought they knew, the three embark on their own international mission to get him back. With Meredith’s sharp instincts, Sarah’s foreign language skills and Kevin’s natural techgenius, they try to unravel the mystery behind his disappearance. It’s a heartpounding family thriller that tests the limits to which families will fight for each other.




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