There are two varieties of individuals on this world: those that love Hallmark Christmas motion pictures, and people who are — nicely, Grinches. Love them or hate them, the time of yr for tacky Christmas motion pictures is right here.
In response to the Utah Movie Fee, in 2022 alone six holiday-themed motion pictures had been filmed within the Beehive State. So earlier than you seize a blanket and a cup of sizzling cocoa to twist up and watch your subsequent vacation flick, discover out which of your favorites might have been filmed proper right here in Utah.
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‘Falling for Christmas’ (2022)
A Lindsay Lohan performing comeback has millennials flocking to Netflix to see Lohan’s heartwarming, family-friendly movie “Falling for Christmas.” The brand new launch is at the moment in Netflix’s Prime 10 checklist. The plot follows a spoiled resort heiress who hits her head in an accident on the slopes and, whereas struggling amnesia, finds herself within the care of a good-looking widower. The smooth resort Lohan performs heiress to is portrayed by the Goldener Hirsch resort in Park Metropolis. Screenrant.com writes that the ski scenes had been shot at Deer Valley Resort, and the fictional North Star Lodge was partly portrayed by the Stein Erikson Lodge.
‘Mr. Krueger’s Christmas’ (1980)
Mr. Krueger’s Christmas could also be an oldie, however the beloved traditional Christmas movie stays a favourite that brings many viewers to tears. Jimmy Stewart of “It is a Fantastic Life” fame stars as Mr. Krueger. Krueger is a lonely widower who rediscovers the true that means of Christmas after an interplay with a bunch of pleasant carolers. These aware of downtown Salt Lake Metropolis will acknowledge the road scenes filmed there, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir additionally makes an look.
‘Christmas Land’ (2015)
This made-for-tv Hallmark film was absolutely filmed in Utah. It focuses on a younger New York Metropolis profession girl who inherits a quaint Christmas-themed village and tree farm from her grandmother. She faces robust choices about promoting the property after being charmed by the townspeople and a good-looking native lawyer.
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In response to the film’s IMDB web page, scenes displaying the barn and outlets of Christmas Land had been shot on the Pioneer Village portion of Lagoon amusement park in Farmington. Different scenes had been shot in Salt Lake Metropolis and Riverton.
‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (2000)
“It is the… the… the… the Grinch!” The live-action film model of the Dr. Seuss traditional stars Jim Carrey because the titular Grinch. The film gained a cult following within the early 2000s that is still at present. And, sure, many of the film was filmed within the well-known Whoville set constructed at Common Studios. However Utah can declare a small function within the fourth-highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time—the snowy mountain scenes had been filmed at Solitude Ski Resort!
‘Verify Inn to Christmas’ (2019)
Hidden away in tiny Huntsville is the Compass Rose Lodge—a comfortable 15-room boutique resort. The Ogden Valley gem even boasts its personal observatory for stargazing. Sounds magical, proper? The Hallmark Channel should’ve thought so too, as a result of they filmed “Verify Inn to Christmas” there. The plot follows a lady who’s residence for the vacations serving to her household run their inn whereas feuding with a rival enterprise competitor. (The rival is, after all, good-looking.) The Heber Valley Railroad is proven in a gap scene, and one other takes place on Bountiful’s Fundamental Road.
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‘Christmas Beneath Wraps’ (2014)
“Christmas Beneath Wraps” has the excellence of being the most well-liked Hallmark Christmas film ever! Candace Cameron Bure performs an aspiring surgeon who loses out on a big-city fellowship and as a substitute results in a tiny city referred to as Garland, Alaska. However after falling in love with the charming city and forming relationships with its inhabitants, she may simply forgo the large metropolis in any case. The film’s IMDB web page lists its filming places as Salt Lake Metropolis, Payson and Heber Metropolis.
‘A Cozy Christmas Inn’ (2022)
This new Hallmark flick is a sequel of kinds to “Christmas Beneath Wraps.” “A Cozy Christmas Inn” tells the story of an actual property govt who heads to Alaska to obtain a property for her boss, then discovers her ex-boyfriend is the proprietor of mentioned inn. (What is the cope with Hallmark motion pictures and inns?) The setting is fictional Garland, Alaska however the film was filmed—get this—in Huntsville on the Compass Rose Lodge. Should you’re conserving a tally, that now makes two Hallmark motion pictures filmed there. The lodge’s on-site java store, First Raise Espresso, even makes an look within the movie.
‘Mistletoe Mixup’ (2021
A workaholic girl with little interest in romance or the vacations meets two nice guys on the identical day. Who will she select? Unbeknownst to her, they’re brothers, and a sibling rivalry ensues. The film stars Nineties heartthrobs Joey and Matthew Lawrence because the brothers vying for Danielle C. Ryan’s coronary heart. The film was primarily filmed in Heber Metropolis and Halfway—together with scenes at Halfway Bakery on Fundamental and the Vacation Lanes bowling alley in Heber.
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‘Jingle Belle’ (2018)
A Lifetime film, “Jingle Belle” follows the story of two former highschool sweethearts reuniting over a small-town Christmas pageant. The fictional city of Masonville is portrayed by Brigham Metropolis—you possibly can see the Field Elder County courthouse within the opening scene. Tatyana Ali of “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air” performs the lead function of Belle Williams.
‘Christmas Tree Lane’ (2020)
South Utah County was the capturing location for this Hallmark movie. The plot entails a plucky younger girl making an attempt to maintain her household music retailer on the eponymous Christmas Tree Lane from getting demolished. As she fights to save lots of the neighborhood, she discovers that her love curiosity, Nate, has different plans. Shot in Payson and Provo, downtown Payson skilled Christmas in June when the Hallmark channel was there filming in summer season 2020.
Siegfried & Jensen
Since 1990, Siegfried & Jensen have been serving to the individuals of Utah and surrounding states who’ve suffered pointless accidents and demise attributable to automotive accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, faulty medicine, canine bites, wrongful demise, and different varieties of private damage.
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The agency is dedicated to conserving Utah households and communities protected by ensuring that wrongdoers are held accountable. Whereas a lawsuit is not all the time the reply when it’s wanted having somebody in your aspect can imply the distinction between declaring chapter and rebuilding your life and shifting ahead, particularly once you’re up in opposition to an insurance coverage firm or a hospital.
Siegfried & Jensen has a 97% success fee with greater than 35,000 circumstances and $1.2 billion recovered for his or her purchasers.
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According to Jake Fischer during his NBA rumors chat on Bleacher Report, Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson are both available. But he also says that the Utah Jazz would prefer to keep Walker Kessler. (Big shoutout to David J. Smith for the notice on this one.)
Enjoyed @JakeLFischer‘s NBA rumors chat. He says Sexton and Clarkson are both available, but that he thinks the Jazz prefer to keep Walker Kessler. It would take a major package to entice them to move him (So not the ones I see many LAL fans suggesting).https://t.co/dQnlHeInf3
This is not something new regarding each of these players but it does provide some clarity with Kessler. But this idea that it would take a “major package” to get him reminds me of something. Oh, that’s right, all of last offseason where we heard the same thing with Lauri Markkanen. That ended up turning into nothing, and we’re seeing the same playbook. Utah is happy with Kessler, but if there’s a team out there to give a major overpay, it sounds like Utah won’t turn that down. Looking back at this offseason and how it panned out. Teams like the Warriors and Kings, who were very interested in Markkanen, certainly look like they might regret not paying the huge price tag.
As far as Sexton and Clarkson, it seems pretty obvious that Utah is likely going for the highest possible package they can get for Collin Sexton. That may take time but Utah needs to think about the ramifications of having Sexton potentially costing them losses down the road. Utah is in an extremely tight race for Cooper Flagg and should think about making a move sooner than later to make that more possible.
TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit by the state of Utah.
The accusations were made public on Friday, ahead of a scheduled Jan. 19 ban on TikTok in the United States unless its China-based owner, ByteDance, sells the popular social media app.
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to put that ban on hold.
TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit. AFP via Getty Images
TikTok, for its part, has said it prioritizes safe livestreaming.
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Utah’s original lawsuit accusing TikTok of exploiting children was filed last June by the state’s Division of Consumer Protection, with state Attorney General Sean Reyes saying the TikTok Live streaming feature created a “virtual strip club” by connecting victims to adult predators in real time.
Citing internal TikTok employee communications and compliance reports, Friday’s largely unredacted complaint said TikTok learned of the threats Live posed through a series of internal reviews into the feature.
It said a probe known as Project Meramec uncovered in early 2022 how hundreds of thousands of 13-to-15-year-olds bypassed Live’s minimum-age restrictions.
It said many children were then allegedly “groomed” by adults to perform sexual acts, sometimes involving nudity, in exchange for virtual gifts.
The complaint also said a probe launched in 2021, Project Jupiter, found that criminals used Live to launder money, sell drugs and fund terrorism including by Islamic State.
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According to the complaint, a probe known as Project Meramec uncovered in early 2022 how hundreds of thousands of 13-to-15-year-olds bypassed Live’s minimum-age restrictions. Shutterstock
In addition, an internal December 2023 study “documented what TikTok admits is ‘the cruelty’ of maintaining Live with its current risks for minors on the app,” the complaint said.
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TikTok had fought the disclosures, citing confidentiality concerns and its interest in “preventing potential bad actors from getting a roadmap” to misuse the app.
A Utah state judge, Coral Sanchez, ordered the release of much of the previously redacted material on Dec. 19.
“This lawsuit ignores the number of proactive measures that TikTok has voluntarily implemented to support community safety and well-being,” a TikTok spokesperson said on Friday.
“Instead, the complaint cherry-picks misleading quotes and outdated documents and presents them out of context, which distorts our commitment to the safety of our community,” the spokesperson added.
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Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says the TikTok Live streaming feature created a “virtual strip club” by connecting victims to adult predators in real time. AP
In October, a bipartisan group of 13 states and Washington, DC, separately sued TikTok for allegedly exploiting children and addicting them to the app.
“Social media is too often the tool for exploiting America’s young people,” Reyes said in a statement on Friday.
“Thanks to Judge Sanchez’s ruling, more of TikTok’s shocking conduct will now be public through this unredacted complaint,” he added. “(The) full extent of its culpability can be demonstrated at trial.”
President Joe Biden signed a law authorizing the TikTok ban last April, addressing concern TikTok could gather intelligence on American users and share it with the Chinese government.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to put the ban on hold on Jan. 10. It is expected to rule quickly.
Utah Hockey Club (17-15-6, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (23-13-1, in the Central Division)
Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Hockey Club visit the Dallas Stars after Lawson Crouse’s two-goal game against the Calgary Flames in the Utah Hockey Club’s 5-3 win.
Dallas is 23-13-1 overall with a 10-3-1 record in Central Division play. The Stars have a 13-6-1 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Utah has a 4-6-1 record in Central Division games and a 17-15-6 record overall. The Utah Hockey Club serve 10.9 penalty minutes per game to rank second in NHL play.
Saturday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season. The Stars won the previous matchup 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene has 15 goals and 20 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has seven goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
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Dylan Guenther has 16 goals and 18 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Clayton Keller has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 2.8 goals, five assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Utah Hockey Club: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: None listed.
Utah Hockey Club: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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