Thanksgiving launches the season of cookie baking, household gathering and vacation film streaming.
So whereas there’s a triple-header of NFL soccer set for Thanksgiving Day from midday to nighttime, there’s additionally a slate of vacation movies — principally romantic comedies of the Hallmark film persuasion.
On BET+, this yr’s lineup of 12 vacation titles to stream consists of romance, motion, comedies and musical drama. It may also embody the work of a Baltimore TV producer.
“So Fly Christmas,” which begins streaming Thursday on the subscription service, stars Tichina Arnold, of the CBS hit “The Neighborhood;” Tami Roman; Jackee Harry; and Robert Christopher Riley, and is produced by Marc Johnson, a Baltimore native and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute graduate.
“It’s a Christmas film, a romantic comedy set during the holiday season,” Johnson stated concerning the movie. Its plot consists of two associates making a pact to swear off love after one in all them is stood up on the altar on Christmas Eve.
Johnson stated he’s been a pupil of vacation motion pictures beginning with a childhood love for the classics like “March of the Wooden Soldiers” starring the movie duo Laurel and Hardy.
“[Holiday movies] just make you feel good,” Johnson stated. “They’re smart, they’re sparkly, they’re warm … in this case, they’re very funny. I also think it’s a good excuse for families to gather around and watch the film together.”
Johnson stated “So Fly Christmas” was shot in Atlantic City in varied places, together with a diner scene by which a few of the extras had been members of the family: his mom, Grace Parks, and his sister, Roz Johnson.
The movie begins streaming Thanksgiving Day on BET+, together with a vacation episode of “The Ms. Pat Show” titled “Father Christmas.”
This yr’s BET+ vacation lineup additionally consists of “A Royal Christmas Surprise,” “The Christmas Ringer” and “Never Along for Christmas.”
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Source: www.bostonherald.com