Kenny is heavily into reading, and is a very thoughtful, sensitive boy (early in the film he gives a powerful reading of Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again” to his class), so the new world his family encounters in Birmingham — where Jim Crow laws rule the land — seems to affect him the hardest, filling him with confusion, and especially fear. It works as a “family vacation” movie, a coming-of-age story, and also serves as a fine way of bringing to life some of the notable events we have been commemorating this year, and what they mean to so many. So they load up the car and head south once school is finished for the summer. Every now and then, a television program comes along that has the power to both entertain and enlighten.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham premieres on Hallmark Channel Sept. 20 at 8pm ET. The Love Boat has one of […], Katie Leclerc stars in Beverly Lewis The Confession: The Amish return to the spotlight in the Hallmark Channel original film The Confession (premiering Saturday, May 11 at 9pm ET). His first taste of the “way things are done down here in Birmingham” is when he and Byron innocently enter the front door of a diner and sit down at the counter to order hot dogs, much to the outrage of the white patrons and servers, who expect black customers to understand that they “don’t serve your kind.” Grandma Sands’ live-in friend, Mr. Robert (David Alan Grier), later takes the kids to a showing of To Kill a Mockingbird, where they are forced to go in through, to Kenny’s shock, an entrance marked “Colored Only.” Kenny and Byron meet some cousins of theirs who were involved in earlier marches in Birmingham, and that seems to spark a sense of maturity and responsibility in Byron, who takes more of a father figure role toward Kenny as the summer in Birmingham progresses, even as the summer comes to a shocking end with the church bombing. Check out an exclusive preview in the clip above. Lights, Camera, Faith: Beatitudes and Deadly Sins? The Watsons Go To Birmingham, which premieres exclusively on Hallmark Channel, Friday, September 20 (8p.m. Middle child Kenny's (Bryce Clyde Jenkins) narration of that fateful summer is at times reminiscent of The Wonder Years. FACEBOOK Also, send me the Entertainment Newsletter. "Fatima" up for release on DVD and streaming... Who Invented the "Jump Shot"? If you miss the world premiere of “The Watsons Go To Birmingham” on the Hallmark channel on Friday, 9/20/13, the movie will also encores on 9/27/13 and 10/11/13, at 8 PM (ET/PT) on Hallmark Channel. Calling all HuffPost superfans!

Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. It airs Friday night on the Hallmark Channel at 7 p.m. It’s on time, I think.”. For more than six decades, she entertained, from her early days as a “Ziegfeld Girl” in New York to her Hollywood film career and, of course, her pioneering work both in front of the camera and behind the scenes for television.

“The Watsons Go to Birmingham” 8 p.m. (7 p.m. Central) Friday, The Hallmark Channel. Copyright © 2020 Crown Media Family Networks, all rights reserved. Download. But she will forever be known, to most of us, as simply Lucy — the goofball redhead who got herself, her husband Ricky (played by real-life husband Desi Arnaz) and their two landlord friends, Fred and […], On Thursday, Home & Family, Hallmark Channel’s daily talk and lifestyle program, is gathering the cast of another classic TV series for an unforgettable reunion.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The film, based on the Newbery Honor-winning book by Christopher Paul Curtis, also touches on other key civil rights moments from 1963 that we are commemorating this year, including the Birmingham marches and the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham.

Katie Leclerc (Switched at Birth) stars as Katie Lapp, a naive, young Amish woman shunned by her township, who goes looking for her birth mother, who is dying of cancer. Setting a course for adventure the reunion are (clockwise from left): Jill Whelan (Vicki), Bernie Kopell (Doc),Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Fred Grandy (Gopher),Cynthia Lauren Tewes (Julie) and Lange (Isaac). The Watsons Go to Birmingham is a launching point, and a fair way to introduce young viewers to an important historical tragedy. Growing up in Dallas, attending our public schools, and being raised by a single mother who taught in Dallas public... By Dwight Brown That event marks a pivotal scene in the Hallmark Channel original movie The Watsons Go to Birmingham, premiering Sept. 20 at 8pm ET. The remarkable film adaptation is produced by Tonya Lewis Lee, Nikki Silver and Philip Kleinbart and directed by Kenny Leon. The Watsons Go to Birmingham: © 2013 Crown Media, Inc. Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert, Duck Dynasty stars flock to Last Man Standing season premiere, George Takei appearance helps kick off Syfy’s new “Fangasm” series, by Karl J. Paloucek Follow @ChannelGuide Lucille Ball enjoyed one of the most incredible show business careers of anyone in the 20th century. The Watsons Go to Birmingham stars Anika Noni Rose, Wood Harris, and David Alan Grier. Lee, a former attorney, is now focusing full time on writing and producing television and film projects, with the first, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, making its debut on the Hallmark Channel on Friday night. TWITTER “It’s not an easy story to see or hear for a lot of people. MORE: Black Voices The Hallmark Channel … Contact us: marketing@northdallasgazette.com.

in Theatre Arts from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Through these incidents happening right before them, along with breaking news flashes on TV and radio about events occurring elsewhere, the Watsons are regularly reminded of the changing American landscape, and particularly of the dangers that they may face on their trip (they plan ahead so as not to end up having to drive at night in the South), and these reminders sometimes interrupt their familial closeness and fun, and puts them on edge for a time, but never stops their love. Wilona is originally from Birmingham, and she decides she wants to see her mother, whose strong personality will be good for Byron. A family-friendly look at an important historical tragedy, but it could dig deeper. 1:47 PM PDT 9/19/2013 It’s about parents trying to figure out what to do about a teenager that’s driving everyone in the house nuts. Tonya Lee has one important rule in the home she shares with her teenage son and director husband, Spike. Find out more about the Hallmark Channel Original Movie "The Watsons Go to Birmingham," starring Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Harrison Knight, Anika Noni Rose and David Alan Grier. The most complete TV listings and best recommendations delivered right to your door — every month. Review of "Strangely Bright: Can you Love God AND Enjoy this World? Hallmark Schedule The Watsons Go to Birmingham stars Anika Noni Rose, Wood Harris, and David Alan Grier. Though the Watsons do come up against the institution of segregation, there's a lot of apologizing from whites (the production also unfortunately leans heavily on southern stereotypes for all races). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It is used to detect spammers. It’s really a book about family and family love, above all else. In time to mark the 50th anniversary of the Sept. 15, 1963, bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., that killed four young girls (Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Denise McNair), “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” made-for-television film will premiere on The Hallmark Channel. Katie Leclerc stars in Beverly Lewis “The Confession”, Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union Are ‘L.A.’s Finest’ on FOX, HBO’s ‘Coastal Elites’ a Star-Studded Satire of Characters Living in Lockdown, Yanked!

The family watches on the news that President Johnson has signed a bill outlawing racial discrimination, and are of course thrilled. The Hallmark Channel has adapted their road trip and experience from Christopher Paul Curtis ' 1996 historical work The Watsons Go to Birmingham (a …