Saving Private Ryan’s Bakery
In this whimsical reboot of Steven Spielberg’s bloody World War II drama, the picturesque Oregon town of Astoria becomes the battleground for a pair of rival bakeries both seeking to prove themselves and win a lucrative opportunity to cater the town’s Reindeer Day event. War is hell but real hell is when your dough won’t rise.
Muffinfellas
An ambitious and hunky young man grows up in the baking game and works hard to advance himself through the ranks at the Cicero Family Cannolis company. But his rise to the top is stifled by the patriarch of the family who doesn’t want to expand beyond cannolis. The movie includes the classic line, “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a baker.”
Merry Groundhog Day
When a hunky weatherman, Phil, is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather-predicting groundhog in Punxsutawney, he finds himself living an amazing day over and over that involves him stumbling into his old high school flame, Juliet, at a church Christmas tree lot. He then helps her save Christmas by baking over a thousand gingerbread men for some reason. The relationship succeeds because Phil isn’t concerned about the timeline that forces him to relive a day in December even though he left for Punxsutawney in February and because Juliet still has her high school body.
Schindler’s Wish List
Oscarina Schindler has a problem. She needs to deliver a big order of artisanal candy canes in time for Christmas. It’s going to take a miracle. So, over a cup of enchanted eggnog, she makes a wish. The next morning, her wish is answered after she meets Amon, a hunky widowed contractor at the Reindeer Diner. Amon needs to find work for his crew after a winter storm has forced them to stop all their jobs. Oscarina and Amon discover that perhaps they could help each other out – and find love, too. But will Amon’s plucky, sarcastic preteen daughter ruin the couple’s chance for a holiday romance? Things are about to get as sticky as one of Oscarina’s handcrafted candy canes!
There Will Be Bakeries This Christmas
In this bold re-imagining of Paul Thomas Anderson’s classic film, the action moves to a quaint little snowbound suburb in Madison, Wisconsin. Daniel Plainview is now the hunky CEO of a bakery chain that’s intent on spreading across the Midwest. Standing in his way is Ellie Sunday, the plucky and pretty owner of a popular little bakery, Family Sweets. And Ellie isn’t ready to concede the lucrative boutique fruitcake and holiday treats market to a big chain. Will Daniel succumb to pressure from the board to run Family Sweets out of business or will his bubbling affection for Ellie result in them finding a rich vein of love just in time for Christmas?
No Christmas for Old Men
After a trial run of Santa’s journey goes awry and a bunch of presents get dumped off his sled in rural Texas, it’s up to Santa’s fixer, Hoho Chigurth, to track down the presents and return them to the North Pole. Complicating matters, the lost presents get donated to a local charity run by Carla Jean, a plucky divorcee who’ll do anything to bring Christmas joy to the kids in town. Soon, HoHo and Carla Jean are on a collision course that will teach them both about the meaning of Christmas. Note: Film doesn’t actually include any old men.
500 Days of Christmas
In this offbeat comedy, a young woman who doesn’t believe in Christmas gets involved with the ruggedly hunky writer of holiday greeting cards. Will his dedication to Christmas melt her resistance to the season? A dance number set in a reindeer petting zoo that includes Hall & Oates’ “Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday” could contain the answer.
The Sconing
Jack, a romance novelist with writer’s block, takes a job at an isolated hotel for the winter only to fall for a beautiful ghost, Wendy, who can take mortal form if he discovers a lost recipe for a scrumptious blackberry and currant scone that’s hidden in the hotel’s dense garden maze.
