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Brooke D’Orsay is a spectacular woman!

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BROOKE D’ORSAY AND RYAN PAEVEY REDISCOVER THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS IN ‘A FABLED HOLIDAY’ A NEW, ORIGINAL MOVIE PREMIERING DECEMBER 3, ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

Part of the Network’s Annual “Countdown to Christmas” Programming Event

STUDIO CITY, CA – November 15, 2022 – Brooke D’Orsay (“Wedding of a Lifetime,” “Royal Pains”) and Ryan Paevey (“Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Coyote Creek Christmas”) star in “A Fabled Holiday,” a new, original movie premiering Saturday, December 3 (8 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel as part of the network’s annual “Countdown to Christmas” programming event.

Talia (D’Orsay) and her childhood best friend Anderson (Paevey) delight in the pages of A Wunderbrook Christmas Story, in which a town full of Christmas spirit restores its visitors during their times of deep turmoil. Years later, Talia is a stalled writer who’s given up her pen, and Anderson is a doctor, shaken after a patient’s passing. They unexpectedly reunite in a curiously similar-looking town depicted in the book they loved, along with widower Charles (John Prowse, “Riverdale”) and soon-to-be divorced couple, Keith (David Attar, “Autumn in the City”) and Diane (Carmel Amit, “Virgin River”). The local townspeople, led by Judy (Rochelle Greenwood, “Peacemaker”) and Miles (John Murphy, “Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries”), worry they may not fulfill their mission in time for the closing Night of Wunder event this year, putting access to the secretly magical town in jeopardy. Nonetheless, as these visitors enjoy the town’s Week of Wunder festivities, with the clock ticking, each person is slowly starting to heal.

“A Fabled Holiday” is BRB Pictures production. Jenni Baynham, Chaya Ransen and Kristofer McNeeley are executive producers. Robyn Wiener serves as produce. Ruby Munro directed from a story written by E.S. Dolan Dix and Samantha Herman.

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Life is…Life

"A plate is a plate. A man is a man. Life is ... Life."

Reflecting on Jean-Luc Godard's Vivre sa vie

[I originally published this post on September 4, 2009, in my blog Running Into Myself, while living and teaching in China.]

"...I don't think there's any better way to fight off the chill of winter than a big bowl of carbohydrates swimming in melted butter." David Lebovitz, Wed., Dec 31, 2008 Imagine if all the tumult of the body were to quiet down, along with our busy thoughts. Imagine if all things that are perishable grew still. And imagine if that moment were to go on and on, leaving behind all other sights and sounds but this one vision which ravishes and absorbs and fixes the beholder in joy, so that the rest of eternal life were like that moment of illumination which leaves us breathless. Saint Augustine

Anna Karina in Vivre sa vie

Among my obsessions lately have been all things French; witness my continual references to David Lebovitz' blog about food and Paris.

I've also been watching a bunch of French films recently.  Is it my imagination, or am I understanding more of the dialogue, since the downloads and DVDs don't include English subtitles?  Jean-Luc Godard's Vivre sa vie (1962), which I watched again last night for the third or fourth time, is rapidly becoming one of my favorite movies. 

Nana in a cafe, opening scene of Vivre sa vie

I was mesmerized by the unusual, voyeuristic camera placement that often photographs conversations showing the backs of people’s heads; by the informal, everyday atmosphere of Paris in the early 60s; and, most of all, by the images of Anna Karina (then married to Godard).  The film, above all, seems to be a meditation on her face in its many expressions and moods.  It's a many-layered evocation of life, living, choices, and death, through masterful use of sound, silence, symbolism, dialogue, and camera work.

"The film was made by sort of a second presence," Godard said; "the camera is not just a recording device but a looking device, that by its movements makes us aware that it sees her, wonders about her, glances first here and then there, exploring the space she occupies, speculating."

Anna Karina

The streetwalker's endless beat begins

The story in brief: a young woman's loss of income leads her to become a prostitute; she hooks up with a pimp, eventually finds love, and finally, er, suffers a tragic and abrupt end. Can you even imagine an early 60s American film dealing matter-of-factly with prostitution? (Vivre sa vie includes a voice-over, clinical dissection of the facts and daily routine of a prostitute's life) Yes, I know Shirley MacLaine played a whole series of hookers-with-a-heart-of-gold, but the word was never used. Nor did money change hands. Nor did we ever get a great shot like this:

Some things are slightly less obvious, though:

Anna Karina as...Louise Brooks?

Louise Brooks, 1920s

Compare the expression on Karina's face above with with that of actress Ellen Andrée in Degas' painting of L' Absinthe below:

Edgar Degas, Dans un café (L'Absinthe), 1875 -1876, oil on canvas,H. 92,0 ; L. 68,5 cm. Musée d’Orsay

This has always been one of my favorite paintings, maybe because of the deep alienation and sadness in the woman's downcast eyes. She also reminds me of my mother, who had a lot of her own sadness.

Enough said. You'll just have to watch the film, or read an excellent interpretation here:

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2000/cteq/vivre/

Oh, and don't let the conversation about the chicken confuse you:

 Nana's lover tells her about a homework assignment submitted by a little girl to his father the teacher. In this essay, the little girl writes: "The chicken has an inside and an outside. Remove the outside and you find the inside. Remove the inside and you find the soul."

Criterion trailer for Vivre sa vie

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A Not So Royal Christmas

Premieres Saturday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. ET Starring Brooke D'Orsay, Will Kemp

Tabloid journalist Charlotte (Brooke D’Orsay) attempts to land an interview with a reclusive Count. In response, the royal family has a groundskeeper (Will Kemp) pose as the Count since the real one fled years ago.

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“A Dickens of A Holiday!” (With an exclamation point!)

Starring: Generic Blonde Lady (Brooke D’Orsay) and Hallmark Channel Josh Duhamel (Kristopher Polaha)

Her badass (?) job: Play director for a small town in Ohio

His “that’s a job?” job: ACTOR (in all caps, because OF COURSE there’s scenery chewing)

Setting: The small town of Dickens, Ohio, which seems to be both a) without any kind of conflict between community members (c’mon), b) relentlessly cheerful, and c) what entertainment execs think of when they hear Ohio (I.e., generically Midwest)

Ridiculous third act conflict: He has to go to a fancy Hollywood party to secure his movie role

Steaminess (out of 5 ☕️): ☕️ ☕️ ☕️ Three cups of cocoa. There’s the requisite almost-kiss, and a big kiss at the end, but nothing else. They do have pretty decent chemistry, though.

Overall holiday joy: four calling birds

NOTE: We missed the last five minutes because of a storm, so we must live with the agony of never knowing if they get together.

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Who's Brooke D’Orsay? Brooke D’Orsay was born on 17 February 1982, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is an entertainer, nonetheless possibly hottest from being the voice of the particular person Caitlin Cooke within the vivified collection named “6teen” which ran from 2004 to 2010. She is likewise performed the particular person Brooke Mayo in “Fortune”. Within the US she is hottest for her job within the collection “Main Agonies” as Paige Collins, and moreover for taking part in the regulate self picture of the elemental particular person within the collection “Drop Lifeless Diva”.Torontoze.com The Whole property of Brooke D’Orsay How wealthy is Brooke D’Orsay? Truly 2018, sources illuminate us relating to a complete property that's greater than $3 million, procured via a fruitful career in performing. She’s moreover made customer appearances in varied totally different reveals, in addition to carrying out movie work.  As she proceeds along with her vocation, it's regular that her abundance will likewise carry on increasing. Early Life and Appearing Beginning factors Brooke skilled childhood in Toronto along with her household, nonetheless little or no knowledge is had some important consciousness of them. SPOILER ALERT! Earlier than & after w/the fab Brooke D’Orsay & Jeremy Davidson. #RoyalPains pic.twitter.com/lIZh0iqnOH — Simran Baidwan • ਸਿਮਰਨ (@sbaidwan) August 13, 2014 As per reviews, her household dives from Huguenots which is a family tree beginning through the ascent of Protestantism in France, presently considered as from one aspect of the planet to the opposite. She sought to show into an professional entertainer very early in life, and received her most memorable huge work in 2001, exhibiting up because the particular person Jennifer Cruz within the movie named “For what purpose Mightn’t I at any level Be a Superstar?” Extra jobs adopted, incorporating as a customer within the collection “Doc” and “Southern fare”, through which she performed Justine. In 2003 she confirmed up within the TV movie named “Beautiful Younger girl” and adopted it up with the recuring job of Felicity Rage in 4 episodes of “Skilled Lightning”. One among her most outstanding duties throughout this time was named “Harold and Kumar Go to White Palace”, which was delivered the following yr, the exercise satire movie being the first portion of the “Harold and Kumar” collection that includes John Cho and Kal Penn.The story facilities across the couple going to a budget meals chain White Palace subsequent to partaking in hashish, and winding up in a development of humorous misfortunes. Career Noticeable high quality Throughout that very yr, D’Orsay received fairly probably of her longest job, within the energized collection “6teen”, voicing Caitlin Cooke within the vivified sitcom zeroed in on children, pre-youngsters, and youths because the viewers, with events of the present steadily occurring in an immense purchasing heart. The story follows six 16 yr lifelong companions of their each day existences, together with their preliminary phase time occupations, as they handle kilos, first ledgers, first positions, and so forth. Hey 😁 at all times smile! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/oi4KZW1eVz — Brooke D’Orsay (@RealBrookeD) March 28, 2015 She remained with the present for a sum of 99 episodes which circulated for the next six years. Whereas coping with “6teen”, different performing actions stored coming her route. She was a customer in an episode of “The Huge Bang Speculation” within the job of Christ, and confirmed up in an episode of “How I Met Your Mother” as Margaret. She was then given a normal job in 2009’s “Gary Single” taking part in the top supervisor of the video games radio group Sasha. The present is centered round an as of late separated from couple, sharing care of their youngsters whereas overseeing new connections, and ran for 2 seasons previous to being dropped. Near this time her notoriety likewise stretched out to commercials – she become the Nestea Younger girl within the lengthy working Nestea Plunge enterprise. Ongoing Duties In 2009 Brooke was projected within the repetitive job of Deb Dobkins in “Drop Lifeless Diva”, taking part in the spirit of a lifeless mannequin possessing a bigger estimated authorized counselor performed by Brooke Elliot.  The present ran for a sum of six seasons, nonetheless she performed in 9 episodes via 2011, on the grounds that she was given a normal job in one other collection named “Severe Torments”, taking part in Paige Collins.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHK2IQadMEA[/embed]The present relied on real attendant treatment rehearses, and follows the story of Hank Lawson, a earlier fruitful New York E.R. specialist who turns into an attendant specialist. She remained with the present for a sum of 56 episodes. Near this time, she likewise featured within the Nickelodeon TV movie “The Child who Cried Werewolf” as Paulina Von Eckberg, and that includes Victoria Fairness and Pursue Ellison.  Interim she likewise performed a repetitive half in “Greater than two Males” because the particular person Kate, the collection zeroing in on the undertakings of three characters together with Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher. A few her most up-to-date undertakings bear in mind a customer look for the sitcom “9JKL”, inexactly based on Mark Feuerstein’s life, likewise that includes Linda Lavin, David Walton and Elliot Gould. She likewise featured within the Hallmark movie named “Christmas in Adoration”, delivered in 2018. Particular person Life For her personal life, it's realized that D’Orsay was concerned with entertainer Greg Coolidge, which the 2 found out tips on how to go away properly sufficient alone till 2012, when she uncovered knowledge about their relationship in a gathering, and moreover makes preparations for getting hitched, nonetheless, the 2 haven't confirmed up in that state of mind beginning round 2015. There are tales circumventing that the 2 are as of no longer collectively, whereas others categorical that they subtly wedded and haven't unveiled the information – neither of those bits of Torontoze have been affirmed. Greg is likewise an essayist, chief and maker, having handled varied films all via his vocation. Twitter Account – @RealBrookeD Instagram Account – @brookedorsay

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Stream It or Skip It: ‘A Fabled Holiday’ on Hallmark Is the Closest We’ll Get to a Stephen King Christmas Romance

Stream It or Skip It: ‘A Fabled Holiday’ on Hallmark Is the Closest We’ll Get to a Stephen King Christmas Romance

Hallmark enters fairytale territory with A Fabled Holiday, a supernatural entry in the community’s Countdown to Christmas lineup. Brooke D’Orsay (A Dickens of a Holiday!) and Ryan Paevey (Coyote Creek Christmas) star as childhood associates reunited by way of storybook magic. But does this film create a convincing fairytale romance? Or ought to Hallmark hold each toes planted firmly in it’s…

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Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz 2007 in The Big Bang Theory “The Dumpling Paradox“

https://bigbangtheory.fandom.com/wiki/The_Middle-Earth_Paradigm

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Beverly Hills Wedding

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Brooke D’Orsay has magnificent legs!

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Nostalgic Christmas - photo preview (2 of 2)

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Royal Pains, season 5, episode 6

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Get Brooke D'Orsay Christmas in Love Red Coat from online Store. This woolen coat is worn by Ellie Hartman (Brooke). We are providing free shipping.

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Darby (Brooke D’Orsay) and Jake (Jonathan Bennett) are an engaged couple who have been together since their days as high school sweethearts in their close-knit mountain town. Over the years they have found themselves in a rut and out of love. As Darby and Jake prepare to break the news of their separation to their families, they inadvertently find themselves entered in a “romantic relationship competition” hosted by a popular national daytime TV show after being nominated by the whole town. The grand prize is a televised, all-expenses-paid “Wedding of a Lifetime!” Though Darby and Jake are uncomfortable pretending they are still engaged, they decide to continue with the show. Neither of them wants to disappoint their family and friends, and being on the show could potentially give both their careers a boost. Will the charade end with Darby and Jake coming clean and going their separate ways, or will the competition rekindle their romance?

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Brooke D’Orsay - on location for Beverly Hills Wedding

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Beverly Hills Wedding: Sat. Feb. 6, 9/8c

Brooke D’Orsay & Brendan Penny

“A meddling woman wins her sister an all-paid-for Beverly Hills Wedding, but is disappointed to learn her ex will be invited along to help plan.”

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