Hallmark releases its first-ever Christmas film featuring a gay lead couple
4 years, 1 month ago

Hallmark releases its first-ever Christmas film featuring a gay lead couple

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hallmark has released its first ever Christmas romance film featuring a gay lead couple. The Hallmark Channel showed its first same-sex wedding earlier this year, in the film Wedding Every Weekend, which debuted in August. In an interview with NBC News, Bennett said: “I’m proud of everyone at Hallmark Channel for making the holiday table bigger and more welcoming and warmer this year.

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What The Hallmark Is Going On? All The Christmas Stuff Is Here Starting Now
3 years, 2 months ago

What The Hallmark Is Going On? All The Christmas Stuff Is Here Starting Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Halloween is more than a week away, but Hallmark Channel has already decked itself with fake snow and cheesy romance as its Christmas season kicks off on Friday. And it’s not just a little Christmas thrown into the network’s usual mix of “Golden Girls” reruns and original series. On Sunday, police detectives Tamera Mowry-Housley and Paul Campbell …

TV's first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops
4 years ago

TV's first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops

Salon  

In 2000, the Hallmark Channel aired its first original holiday-themed movie, "The Christmas Secret," about a professor who sets out to prove that reindeer can fly, and later meets Santa. What's good: Unlike with "Happiest Season," Brandon and Jake's main narrative isn't tied to their identity of being gay. Like "Happiest Season," Hugo and Patrick's love story is front and …

Finally, Hallmark’s holiday fare makes a gay couple ‘part of the family’
4 years, 1 month ago

Finally, Hallmark’s holiday fare makes a gay couple ‘part of the family’

LA Times  

When Jonathan Bennett was first sent the script for “The Christmas House,” his initial thought was, “Who’s my love interest? We aim to produce programming that resonates in a powerful, emotional way and reflects the experiences of viewers from all cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, belief systems, and lifestyles.” Notably, the LGBTQ representation in “The Christmas House” isn’t simply focused on coming …

Hallmark Channel to finally add LGBTQ+ characters and stories to holiday features
4 years, 5 months ago

Hallmark Channel to finally add LGBTQ+ characters and stories to holiday features

Salon  

It's Christmas in July and the Hallmark Channel is already preparing for their popular spate of holiday programming — and this year, their definition of making the yuletide gay could be different. An unnamed representative quoted in the article says the network is in "active negotiations" to include more queer characters and plots in both their "Countdown to Christmas" and …

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